Re: blind square help.
Driving mode, I've never had that issue before, so have no idea what the deal here is. On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:53 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: What mode on google maps? Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 27, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just reinstalled google maps, and tried using it on a route this afternoon, only for it for some reason, to do absolutely nothing after I pressed the navigate button, which I found interesting considering the fact that I never had any trouble with it in the past. Blindsquare was working perfectly fine, but for some reason google maps just continued to tell me which direction to head in when I left my destination, which was anounced by voiceover and not by the google maps app, and it did nothing after that. On Aug 26, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: I use Google maps and most situations, I preferred over Apple maps. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:36 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop
RE: blind square help.
Hi blind square will give you a list of apps you have on your device so if you only have maps that's all that will show hope this helps -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:48 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: blind square help. I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
The only thing I think I can say I don't like about Apple Maps, is that if you want it to announce turn-by-turn directions, unless there's something I'm missing, you have to have it running in the foreground, which is a serious inconvenience, considering the fact that most people multi-task with their phones. On Aug 26, 2014, at 9:33 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: I prefer Apple Maps. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27 Aug 2014, at 12:36, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
I just reinstalled google maps, and tried using it on a route this afternoon, only for it for some reason, to do absolutely nothing after I pressed the navigate button, which I found interesting considering the fact that I never had any trouble with it in the past. Blindsquare was working perfectly fine, but for some reason google maps just continued to tell me which direction to head in when I left my destination, which was anounced by voiceover and not by the google maps app, and it did nothing after that. On Aug 26, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: I use Google maps and most situations, I preferred over Apple maps. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:36 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
What mode on google maps? Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 27, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just reinstalled google maps, and tried using it on a route this afternoon, only for it for some reason, to do absolutely nothing after I pressed the navigate button, which I found interesting considering the fact that I never had any trouble with it in the past. Blindsquare was working perfectly fine, but for some reason google maps just continued to tell me which direction to head in when I left my destination, which was anounced by voiceover and not by the google maps app, and it did nothing after that. On Aug 26, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: I use Google maps and most situations, I preferred over Apple maps. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:36 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at
Re: blind square help.
It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
Once you have chosen a business or location, you should have the options start tracking and plan a route. You want to select plan a route so that you can use BlindSquare and the third-party application. If the third-party isn't available on that view, you cannot use the app. Google Maps works great and it is free. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
Hi there Somebody may have already said this, but you can pair Blind Square with Apple Maps as well, which is already on your iPhone. You need to decide whether you want Blind Square to tell each street you come to. If you are riding in a car, you may not want that. You can set this in Blind Square's settings section. I forgot to set that once, and I was sorry. Gigi On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:24 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: Once you have chosen a business or location, you should have the options start tracking and plan a route. You want to select plan a route so that you can use BlindSquare and the third-party application. If the third-party isn't available on that view, you cannot use the app. Google Maps works great and it is free. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
I did select plan a route, and the only ones that were listed were google maps, and maps, which surprised me, considering the fact that the web site says it works with multiple apps, so have no idea why those were the only ones listed. On Aug 26, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: Once you have chosen a business or location, you should have the options start tracking and plan a route. You want to select plan a route so that you can use BlindSquare and the third-party application. If the third-party isn't available on that view, you cannot use the app. Google Maps works great and it is free. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
It will only recognize apps that are installed on your phone. Do you have other GPS apps on your phone? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I did select plan a route, and the only ones that were listed were google maps, and maps, which surprised me, considering the fact that the web site says it works with multiple apps, so have no idea why those were the only ones listed. On Aug 26, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: Once you have chosen a business or location, you should have the options start tracking and plan a route. You want to select plan a route so that you can use BlindSquare and the third-party application. If the third-party isn't available on that view, you cannot use the app. Google Maps works great and it is free. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
I had scout maps installed on my phone, but it didn't pick that up, which I found interesting. On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:34 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: It will only recognize apps that are installed on your phone. Do you have other GPS apps on your phone? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I did select plan a route, and the only ones that were listed were google maps, and maps, which surprised me, considering the fact that the web site says it works with multiple apps, so have no idea why those were the only ones listed. On Aug 26, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: Once you have chosen a business or location, you should have the options start tracking and plan a route. You want to select plan a route so that you can use BlindSquare and the third-party application. If the third-party isn't available on that view, you cannot use the app. Google Maps works great and it is free. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
I use Google maps and most situations, I preferred over Apple maps. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:36 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
I prefer Apple Maps. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27 Aug 2014, at 12:36, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
Hi Jessica When it says Maps, I think it means Apple Maps. Blind Square will tell you when you read your destination if you set it to talk along with the other GPS program. I think another option to telling Blind Square not to run at the same time would be to turn off streets first if you were in a car and didn't want to hear every street. You could set it for My Places, and then it should tell you when you got there, even if the other GPS didn't. I believe I am correct on that. Gigi On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:33 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: I prefer Apple Maps. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27 Aug 2014, at 12:36, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: blind square help.
Hello! You will find list of all 3rd party navigation apps from here: http://blindsquare.com/instructions/#tracking-and-route There are 10 options and 3 of them are free. Ilkka On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 5:16 AM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi Jessica When it says Maps, I think it means Apple Maps. Blind Square will tell you when you read your destination if you set it to talk along with the other GPS program. I think another option to telling Blind Square not to run at the same time would be to turn off streets first if you were in a car and didn't want to hear every street. You could set it for My Places, and then it should tell you when you got there, even if the other GPS didn't. I believe I am correct on that. Gigi On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:33 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: I prefer Apple Maps. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27 Aug 2014, at 12:36, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Which one do you use? I eventually had to uninstall scout maps and go back to google maps, which I had a love/hate relationship with, mostly because it didn't let me know when I'd reached my destination, which was frustrating for me. On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: It may not work with that application right now. I know it works with Seeing eye GPS, Google and apple maps, navigon, TomTom, and others. I don't have this other app that you do so I can't replicate this problem Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 15:48, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded the blind square app, and love it so far, but can't seem to find an option to use any gps apps other than google maps, which I don't have, and maps, which I almost never use, and would like to use scout maps, which I was under the impression I would be able to, sense the description says it would work with your choice of 3rd-party apps, then named about a ton of them. Am I missing something here? I can't seem to find a help file any place, and can't find anything in the settings that says anything about which gps apps to use, so I'm really stumpt here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi guys I love this program, and it has saved me more than once for not passing up my bus stop. Lately, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit has not had working GPS announcements on all the buses, and the old-fashioned way of asking the driver didn't work, especially when he asked me to tell him where the thing was. Even if I didn't use other features, it has been well worth having on my iPhone so that I can avoid walking 8 or 10 blocks when it's close to 100 degrees out. My dog sure appreciates that, too! The only thing I can think of right now that I wish we could quickly do when planning a route through Apple maps or Navigon through Blind Square is to quickly tell Blind Square to close. Recently, I was in a taxi, and I had called up the place on Blind Square and was going to use Navigon for turn-by-turn. I forgot to go to settings and tell Blind Square to drop out after it sent co-ordinates to Navigon. the iPhone started talking too much and driving the other people in the car crazy, so I had to go to the App Switcher and close both programs. Then I got a lecture from the gal sitting next to me about how the old-fashioned ways worked better and that I should have used them. She is a good friend, but if anybody needs a working copy of Blind Square, it's this gal. But first, she needs a working iPhone. Regards, Gigi On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I also think it's a great app. When I'm walking around, it's the app I use most. It does cost money to develop these apps, as has already been stated, no one is forcing you to purchase it if you don't like the cost. Original message: well jessica, you have gotten several opinions on how great blind square is. you continue to complain about the cost. so, just don't buy it then. we can't force you. lol. why continue to write negative emails? good work on BS Ilkka! Vivianna On Jun 28, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! Yes! Its worth the price. /A 27 jun 2014 kl. 20:02 skrev Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Thank you for the clarification. (smile) Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Direct: (716) 965-5717 Fax: 888-766-7985 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets mailing list: http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/28/2014 1:12 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote: Hello! I'm developer of the app. BlindSquare really doesn't need built-in turn-by-turn, since it is always better if user can use best-of-best. It varies by the location, if TomTon, Navigon, Google Maps or Apple Maps is better than the other, so it is really the best choice to give user freedom to pick the one he/she likes. Luckily Apple provides their turn-by-turn also to 3rd party app developers, so some day I'll add that as a built-in choice. Possibility to use 3rd party apps doesn't go away and since Apple provides this option for free, it will not affect price of the app. Br, Ilkka On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se mailto:and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! Actually navigon or tomtom i guess is much more expensive. So yes its really worth the pricing. /A 27 jun 2014 kl. 20:48 skrev Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com: It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com http://applevis.com/ there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi. It is worth the price, but for me it lacks one function, the function to record a route. Best regards Annie. Den 27/06/2014 kl. 20.23 skrev Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop
Re: Blind Square and Creating Routes
Well – said. I like to use commercially available apps when possible. I do think that one area where blindness related development makes a lot of sense is in the realm of GPS applications. It's just something that's needed. This isn't to bash programs like Apple maps or Google maps. They are fine programs. I do think we have a tendency to talk to much about the price we talk about GPS applications. While that is a factor, there are other factors to be considered as I mentioned the other day. Typically, with commercially available apps, there isn't much help available. With blindness – related apps, you get help which a lot of people need to be successful in using GPS. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 29, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, Unless Sendero has recently included that in their Seeing Eye app for the iPhone, the only GPS software that has the function to record a route is the stand-a-lone soffware for the BrailleNote and Braille Sense products. When the Sendero app came out for the phone, this was one feature I was hoping for. I use My Way Lite to set a bread crumb route when I need to create one. Oh by-the-way, I wish those who think that an app is too pricey, to think about how much in the past one needed to pay for stand-a-lone devices that would do the same function that an app can do in the iOS environment. This is not the first time that this type of conversation has sprung up on various lists or other media sites. I just want to mention that the developers who extremely dedicated to creating and supporting those who use them should be conmended. My hats off to the developers of Blind Square and MBraille. I use these apps on a daily basis. Thanks for listening. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi! Like the trekker can? If so then yes i agree. /A 29 jun 2014 kl. 14:55 skrev Annie Skov Nielsen annieskovniel...@gmail.com: Hi. It is worth the price, but for me it lacks one function, the function to record a route. Best regards Annie. Den 27/06/2014 kl. 20.23 skrev Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Yes but there are conflicts with MBraille and VoiceOver anyway. If you have iOS 7 you can turn VoiceOver off and MBraille's self voicing mode will activate. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 27/06/2014 22:23, Jessica D wrote: You jaw mbraille? I could not get that application to work. Voice over never said anything. Was it supposed to say things when you type? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: If my memory serves me, Blind Square around Thanksgiving time one year was $6.99.. I didn’t get it at the time, but do have it now. There are just some apps that I would pay all over again for them. Blind Square and MBraille are two of them. I use both of them on a daily basis. JMO. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dierckens Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
In a recent podcast, the developer stated that he wanted to add turn by turn directions if it was possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: Hi, I don't think Blind Square will ever have turn by turn built in. The way they do it is to pass turn by turn off to another GPS application such as google maps or navigon. This approach saves the developer the trouble of reinventing the wheel as the apps that do turn by turn do it well. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Fax: 888-766-7985 Direct: (716) 965-5717 web: www.mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/27/2014 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:57:29 -0500 Jamie Pauls jamiepa...@gmail.com wrote: In a recent podcast, the developer stated that he wanted to add turn by turn directions if it was possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: Hi, I don't think Blind Square will ever have turn by turn built in. The way they do it is to pass turn by turn off to another GPS application such as google maps or navigon. This approach saves the developer the trouble of reinventing the wheel as the apps that do turn by turn do it well. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Fax: 888-766-7985 Direct: (716) 965-5717 web: www.mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/27/2014 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
ah, thanks for the update as I thought a couple months ago he posted to the GPsTalk-users list that he didn't want to do turn by turn, must have changed his mind. (smile) On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:16:08 -0400 Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:57:29 -0500 Jamie Pauls jamiepa...@gmail.com wrote: In a recent podcast, the developer stated that he wanted to add turn by turn directions if it was possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: Hi, I don't think Blind Square will ever have turn by turn built in. The way they do it is to pass turn by turn off to another GPS application such as google maps or navigon. This approach saves the developer the trouble of reinventing the wheel as the apps that do turn by turn do it well. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Fax: 888-766-7985 Direct: (716) 965-5717 web: www.mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/27/2014 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I would think that if this happened, the price would rise even more. I do not want to see this. I would just like to see you turn by turn directions. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: ah, thanks for the update as I thought a couple months ago he posted to the GPsTalk-users list that he didn't want to do turn by turn, must have changed his mind. (smile) On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:16:08 -0400 Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:57:29 -0500 Jamie Pauls jamiepa...@gmail.com wrote: In a recent podcast, the developer stated that he wanted to add turn by turn directions if it was possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: Hi, I don't think Blind Square will ever have turn by turn built in. The way they do it is to pass turn by turn off to another GPS application such as google maps or navigon. This approach saves the developer the trouble of reinventing the wheel as the apps that do turn by turn do it well. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Fax: 888-766-7985 Direct: (716) 965-5717 web: www.mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/27/2014 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi! Yes! Its worth the price. /A 27 jun 2014 kl. 20:02 skrev Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
well jessica, you have gotten several opinions on how great blind square is. you continue to complain about the cost. so, just don't buy it then. we can't force you. lol. why continue to write negative emails? good work on BS Ilkka! Vivianna On Jun 28, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! Yes! Its worth the price. /A 27 jun 2014 kl. 20:02 skrev Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi! Actually navigon or tomtom i guess is much more expensive. So yes its really worth the pricing. /A 27 jun 2014 kl. 20:48 skrev Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com: It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hello! I'm developer of the app. BlindSquare really doesn't need built-in turn-by-turn, since it is always better if user can use best-of-best. It varies by the location, if TomTon, Navigon, Google Maps or Apple Maps is better than the other, so it is really the best choice to give user freedom to pick the one he/she likes. Luckily Apple provides their turn-by-turn also to 3rd party app developers, so some day I'll add that as a built-in choice. Possibility to use 3rd party apps doesn't go away and since Apple provides this option for free, it will not affect price of the app. Br, Ilkka On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! Actually navigon or tomtom i guess is much more expensive. So yes its really worth the pricing. /A 27 jun 2014 kl. 20:48 skrev Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com: It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I have a lot of friends that used it. They love it. I am considering getting it but have not tried it yet due to the cost and the ability that it does not have navigation built in. Is it worth it? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Imho, it is very much worth the price. Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 2014-06-27 2:02 PM, Jessica D wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com http://applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com mailto:eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options,
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I also would like to add a bit of perspective regarding this issue with the cost of GPS apps for iOS. For many of us, money is tight and we need to be prudent and responsible about our purchases. However, when I consider that, in the past, specialized, speech-friendly GPS products were in the thousand dollars plus range, paying less than $25.00 for the same capabilities seems like quite a bargain to me. Of course, this is true for many of the apps that we use today compared to the specialized, blindness-specific counterpart. When I think of capabilities like listening to DAISY talking books, money identification, etc. iOS blows my mind. I recently read an article (I'm sorry, I can't remember the source) with the headline apple Is a Leader in the Assistive technology Industry. Of course, when I heard that I nodded my head in total agreement. Afterward, I thought about it and realized how incredible that really is, that we can all agree that Apple, a mainstream company that I once thought would never make it back in the 1990's, is now leading the way in assistive tech. When I really think about that it positively blows my mind. David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi, I don't think Blind Square will ever have turn by turn built in. The way they do it is to pass turn by turn off to another GPS application such as google maps or navigon. This approach saves the developer the trouble of reinventing the wheel as the apps that do turn by turn do it well. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Fax: 888-766-7985 Direct: (716) 965-5717 web: www.mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/27/2014 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com http://applevis.com/ there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Jessica,'It's so worth it. It's the only app I use literally every day. The price is very cheap in my opinion. It has got better and better over the years. I paid full price for Blind Square and would do so again as I use it so often. Lisette On 28/06/2014, at 4:00 am, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I have a lot of friends that used it. They love it. I am considering getting it but have not tried it yet due to the cost and the ability that it does not have navigation built in. Is it worth it? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi Chris, I thought at one time, the developers said the turn by turn was coming. I could be mistaken, though. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Chris G jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com wrote: Hi, I don't think Blind Square will ever have turn by turn built in. The way they do it is to pass turn by turn off to another GPS application such as google maps or navigon. This approach saves the developer the trouble of reinventing the wheel as the apps that do turn by turn do it well. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 Fax: 888-766-7985 Direct: (716) 965-5717 web: www.mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On 6/27/2014 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: I think it's an excellent product. And I will bet you that in time, they will have turn by turn directions. That's really the only major thing that is lacking. And it's not as if it off or an alternative to accommodate that. The developer is been committed to making this product is good as it can be for us. That alone makes it worth the money in my opinion. Hey buddy can come up with one version, but you continually upgrading make the product outstanding is a whole Nother matter. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi although it is very limited, i have tried the free verrsion. what really bugs me is the fact that its TTS talks overtop of voiceover constantly, so you are never hearing what voiceover is telling you and if it's important, that could bee bad or dangerous. My friends have it and as I said beffore, they loove it. How do you like it? Another thing I do not like, is that it does not have its own navigation system, you must use third party gps apps, and my favorite one so far, Scout maps is not even supported. Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com mailto:jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com mailto:matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com mailto:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had
RE: Blind Square - help getting started please
If my memory serves me, Blind Square around Thanksgiving time one year was $6.99.. I didn't get it at the time, but do have it now. There are just some apps that I would pay all over again for them. Blind Square and MBraille are two of them. I use both of them on a daily basis. JMO. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dierckens Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com http://applevis.com/ there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
You jaw mbraille? I could not get that application to work. Voice over never said anything. Was it supposed to say things when you type? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: If my memory serves me, Blind Square around Thanksgiving time one year was $6.99.. I didn’t get it at the time, but do have it now. There are just some apps that I would pay all over again for them. Blind Square and MBraille are two of them. I use both of them on a daily basis. JMO. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dierckens Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop
RE: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi, MBraille is terrific. When I am using my phone, it’s the only app I use for text input and editing. VO will announce either by characters, by word, or by both characters and words. I don’t know why you couldn’t get this to work. There are all sorts of dot commands that the developer has built into the app that can access Facebook, Tweeter, SMS, dial a phone number, email, do a Google search, input a web address, access even Blind Square features, and etc. Maybe you need to try the trial version again and take it for a spin. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica D Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 2:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please You jaw mbraille? I could not get that application to work. Voice over never said anything. Was it supposed to say things when you type? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: If my memory serves me, Blind Square around Thanksgiving time one year was $6.99.. I didn’t get it at the time, but do have it now. There are just some apps that I would pay all over again for them. Blind Square and MBraille are two of them. I use both of them on a daily basis. JMO. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dierckens Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com http://www.blindaccesstraining.com/ 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com http://applevis.com/ there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints
RE: Blind Square - help getting started please
Hi all i can say is yes with big capitals From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica D Sent: 27 June 2014 19:02 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
I'd agree that yes, it's worth the money. I just turned it on and let it talk to me. I know there's so much more you can do but just riding the bus is fun with it, especially in a different city. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:15 PM, wayne coles wayne...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all i can say is yes with big capitals From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Jessica D Sent: 27 June 2014 19:02 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that atapplevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Is the stuff that voiceover would tell you underneath the text to speech important? Or should I ignore voiceover? If I got it, that is. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:20 PM, Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: I’d agree that yes, it’s worth the money. I just turned it on and let it talk to me. I know there’s so much more you can do but just riding the bus is fun with it, especially in a different city. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:15 PM, wayne coles wayne...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all i can say is yes with big capitals From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Jessica D Sent: 27 June 2014 19:02 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that atapplevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
Let's see, Apple Maps (free), Google Maps (free), Around Me, Ariadne GPS, and a few others. That said, your statement would be somewhat more accurate if you said, a GPS app written for the blind, but you are still forgetting Look Around, which is overpriced at $4.95. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 28 Jun 2014, at 6:46, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I cannot imagine that you will ever find GPS product for lesson $15 it is any good. It's just not going to happen. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that at applevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
First of all, I thought this is cost was primarily related to blindness GPS options. Yes, Google maps and Apple maps are free. But there are other factors to look at when deciding I GPS app. For example, you don't get documentation with Google maps and Apple maps. You have to learn is you go. The blinders products such as BlindSquare have a lot of resources to get you up and going. Some people can learn by trial and error, others cannot. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:29 PM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, MBraille is terrific. When I am using my phone, it’s the only app I use for text input and editing. VO will announce either by characters, by word, or by both characters and words. I don’t know why you couldn’t get this to work. There are all sorts of dot commands that the developer has built into the app that can access Facebook, Tweeter, SMS, dial a phone number, email, do a Google search, input a web address, access even Blind Square features, and etc. Maybe you need to try the trial version again and take it for a spin. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica D Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 2:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please You jaw mbraille? I could not get that application to work. Voice over never said anything. Was it supposed to say things when you type? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: If my memory serves me, Blind Square around Thanksgiving time one year was $6.99.. I didn’t get it at the time, but do have it now. There are just some apps that I would pay all over again for them. Blind Square and MBraille are two of them. I use both of them on a daily basis. JMO. Eileen From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dierckens Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please It was on sale. It's seriously worth the price. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: When was it ever that low? The lowest I ever saw was $14.99, you would never convince me to pay that either. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is, then again, I did buy it when was $10. Still worth it though. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you
Re: Blind Square - help getting started please
You can pause Voice Over with the three finger double tap. Turn it on again when needed to get into tools et cetera. Unless you are using Apple Maps with tracking with direction wich is good app to confirm streets you need to learn with Blind Square running at the same time. Male voice in Blind Square and female in Voice Over for example. Turn off all the POI's under filter announcements. Then you can concentrate on the streets. Some POI's will still come through, but not many. You can still do a manual POI search, i assume. Later, you can turn on POI's as you prefer. 28. juni 2014 kl. 00:23 skrev Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com: Is the stuff that voiceover would tell you underneath the text to speech important? Or should I ignore voiceover? If I got it, that is. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:20 PM, Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: I'd agree that yes, it's worth the money. I just turned it on and let it talk to me. I know there's so much more you can do but just riding the bus is fun with it, especially in a different city. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:15 PM, wayne coles wayne...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all i can say is yes with big capitals From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Jessica D Sent: 27 June 2014 19:02 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square - help getting started please I want to know what everyone thinks, is it worth the price? Thanks, Jessica Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: If either of you need assistance with blind square, I can be reached off list. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Take advantage of our 10% discount for the month of June. Spots are limited, sign up here http://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this needs to be install on the phone first. When you open Blind Square, you can search for a location or open your My Places to select a destination. Once this is done, at the bottom of the screen in portrait mode you will hear VO annouce route or something like that. Double tap on this and a new screen will open. This is where you can choose the navigation apps for GPS. The native map will be listed, as well as any GPS apps that you have installed. Just double tap on one of them and the GPS app will open. You then need to use the GPS app as if you had opened it on its own. There are lots to learn about the app. I know that atapplevis.com there have been podcasts produce on how to use the app. I would do a search for Blind Square to pull them up. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Eleanor Roberts eleanor.robert...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all Wondered if you could help me with this one. I've just bought Blind Square and put it on my IPhone, and was wondering if anyone could give me some hints and tips on how to get started please?? For example, do I need to get something like Google maps to use with it? If so how do I get the two to work together?? Any help much appreciated, as I feel I'm plunging into the unknown!! Thanks. Eleanor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group
Re: blind square
Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favorite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regaards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to
Re: blind square
Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favorites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favorite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regaards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is
Re: blind square
There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can balance volume with VoiceOver using that. If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass announcements. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know! Lähetetty iPhonesta Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50: Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favorites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favorite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regaards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30
Re: blind square
Hi again I will check out the settings on voiceover like you said, but I think it means that if I raise the voiceover volume the speech volume on BlindSquare might be too loud at times. But I will find out. I know I can do a search and make a place a favorite. However, I had in mind that you heard something that you didn't know about, so you decide to make it a favorite without having to do a search. Like I said, I don't even know if this is possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can balance volume with VoiceOver using that. If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass announcements. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know! Lähetetty iPhonesta Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50: Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favorites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favorite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regaards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone
Re: blind square
Hi! I do believe that one of the options when your on route is to hear again a list of places you've gone passed! And if you pick the one you want I suppose it will let you edit it! Have you heard the podcast [I do not have the link sorry] it tells you all about hearing that list as well as a lot of other stuff! HTH Colin On 12 Jul 2013, at 12:50, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi again I will check out the settings on voiceover like you said, but I think it means that if I raise the voiceover volume the speech volume on BlindSquare might be too loud at times. But I will find out. I know I can do a search and make a place a favourite. However, I had in mind that you heard something that you didn't know about, so you decide to make it a favourite without having to do a search. Like I said, I don't even know if this is possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can balance volume with VoiceOver using that. If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass announcements. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know! Lähetetty iPhonesta Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50: Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favourites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favourite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt announcements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clock face information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clock face for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue., Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing.
Re: blind square
Yes, in Tools there is Recent Places. There you get list what you just heard and then favourite it. Eugenia, I don't mean voiceover setting. In BlindSquare, go to Other/Settings. You'll find setting for speech speed and volume. Lähetetty iPhonesta Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 15.15: Hi! I do believe that one of the options when your on route is to hear again a list of places you've gone passed! And if you pick the one you want I suppose it will let you edit it! Have you heard the podcast [I do not have the link sorry] it tells you all about hearing that list as well as a lot of other stuff! HTH Colin On 12 Jul 2013, at 12:50, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi again I will check out the settings on voiceover like you said, but I think it means that if I raise the voiceover volume the speech volume on BlindSquare might be too loud at times. But I will find out. I know I can do a search and make a place a favourite. However, I had in mind that you heard something that you didn't know about, so you decide to make it a favourite without having to do a search. Like I said, I don't even know if this is possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can balance volume with VoiceOver using that. If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass announcements. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know! Lähetetty iPhonesta Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50: Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favourites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favourite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt announcements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clock face information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clock face for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue., Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote:
Re: blind square
Hi all: i got a special code that i won in a tournament to get the blind square for free, but don't know where i can put this code, any ideas will be highly abbreciated thanks so much Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, in Tools there is Recent Places. There you get list what you just heard and then favourite it. Eugenia, I don't mean voiceover setting. In BlindSquare, go to Other/Settings. You'll find setting for speech speed and volume. Lähetetty iPhonesta Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 15.15: Hi! I do believe that one of the options when your on route is to hear again a list of places you've gone passed! And if you pick the one you want I suppose it will let you edit it! Have you heard the podcast [I do not have the link sorry] it tells you all about hearing that list as well as a lot of other stuff! HTH Colin On 12 Jul 2013, at 12:50, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi again I will check out the settings on voiceover like you said, but I think it means that if I raise the voiceover volume the speech volume on BlindSquare might be too loud at times. But I will find out. I know I can do a search and make a place a favourite. However, I had in mind that you heard something that you didn't know about, so you decide to make it a favourite without having to do a search. Like I said, I don't even know if this is possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can balance volume with VoiceOver using that. If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass announcements. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know! Lähetetty iPhonesta Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50: Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favourites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favourite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt announcements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clock face information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clock face for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With
Re: blind square
In App Store, go to first tab and then to bottom, you shloud find button there. Those codes changes for each release, so your code doesn't work anymore. Please send email to me, tell me rerence from which tournament you won this and I'll then give you a new one. Lähetetty iPadista ramy moustafa moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com kirjoitti 13.7.2013 kello 5.26: Hi all: i got a special code that i won in a tournament to get the blind square for free, but don't know where i can put this code, any ideas will be highly abbreciated thanks so much Ramy moustafa saber licturer at: faculty of musical education music arranger and sound engineer Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, in Tools there is Recent Places. There you get list what you just heard and then favourite it. Eugenia, I don't mean voiceover setting. In BlindSquare, go to Other/Settings. You'll find setting for speech speed and volume. Lähetetty iPhonesta Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 15.15: Hi! I do believe that one of the options when your on route is to hear again a list of places you've gone passed! And if you pick the one you want I suppose it will let you edit it! Have you heard the podcast [I do not have the link sorry] it tells you all about hearing that list as well as a lot of other stuff! HTH Colin On 12 Jul 2013, at 12:50, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi again I will check out the settings on voiceover like you said, but I think it means that if I raise the voiceover volume the speech volume on BlindSquare might be too loud at times. But I will find out. I know I can do a search and make a place a favourite. However, I had in mind that you heard something that you didn't know about, so you decide to make it a favourite without having to do a search. Like I said, I don't even know if this is possible. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can balance volume with VoiceOver using that. If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass announcements. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know! Lähetetty iPhonesta Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50: Hi guys Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a couple of ideas. First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done about this completely, but that would be beneficial. Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on your favourites right then and there. This is just some ideas. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe che...@dogsc4me.com wrote: Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I have as a favourite, the app made a chiming tone and announced the address. As the bus left my location toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime. I was also able to find a place new to me while walking. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone 4S On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt announcements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clock face information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clock face for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago,
Re: blind square
Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
Re: blind square
Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also.
Re: blind square
All GPS Apps do this. They tell you what POIS are around you if you put that setting on. On 9 Jul 2013, at 11:25 AM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i
Re: blind square
I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company ( http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since
Re: blind square
Hello again Thanks for the information. I have formed a voiceover special interest group which is meeting here in Dallas this coming Saturday, and I will pass along this information. I think they will be very interested. I had decreased the distance for searching for Points of interest because BlindSquare was doing too much talking in downtown Dallas. However, the next time I go to Northpark Mall, I will change it and see what happens. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to that. If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not hear direction and you will hear word about before distance. If you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface information. You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of few meters. In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location inside that building. So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more navigation possibilities also inside buildings! On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello guys I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do this anyway. Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but it did give distance. Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has just the same features: https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even
Re: blind square
I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: blind square
Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: blind square
You don't need an account to use blind square, how ever, you'll need an account on for square If you want to check in places Sent from my iPhone On 08/07/2013, at 8:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: blind square
Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: blind square
Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: blind square
Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
Re: blind square
Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do you have to use the official app to earn them? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address information, because they earn points in a game! If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get to know if they are near each other. I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get better and better. I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square. On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Matt, Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you mean when you talk about checking in to a place. Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information. Thanks and best regards! Mike On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike. No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you were going to. On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom mbusb...@gmail.com wrote: I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for sure. Thank you very much, Mike On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote: i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post
Re: blind square
i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you when on out of town trips also. i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of bluetooth. i think it's just the nature of the beast but, things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is chopped off. Vivianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Blind square wasRe: i phone users.
I don't like Blind Square but am using it whilst waiting for the new Sendero App. Blind Square keeps going to sleep if you stand still and it won't wake up unless your open the phone after it's been locked. I keep it locked to preserve battery. I just wish it would wake up automatically once you started walking or moving again. Kawal. On 29 Jun 2013, at 00:37, Red.Falcon velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com wrote: I also would like this info! I have the same thing! Colin On 29 Jun 2013, at 00:32, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi there I am still too new to Blind Square to start saying what I want as features. There are some other programs that I can mention, like TapTapSee, just to name one, that I love. I do have a question, however, that I intended to put on the list anyway. Has anybody had trouble closing Blind Square? I have had a weird problem that if I want to close the program, and I go to the app switcher, and press double tap and hold to edit applications, the iPhone wants to open the program instead of going to edit apps. The reason I want to close it is because if I have put in a destination, and the program thinks I'm not there, it keeps talking and won't stop. This is because, for instance, my house is at 1019, but the program thinks I'm at 1015, which, by the way, is better than some GPS programs I've used. So far, this is the only thing that I had trouble with. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Regards, Gigi On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Hello you all! Thank you Eugenia for this nice posting where you describe so well the level of independence an iDevice can make possible. If Apple develops their products with great vision without interacting with end user too much, I develop BlindSquare together with end users, bit by bit bringing it to the level you could never get by traditional development style. I welcome you all to take part of this journey by giving your ideas what you would like to see in future versions. BR, Ilkka, BlindSquare dev On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys When I started out thinking about an accessible phone, I never dreamed that I would get a device that would have a GPS like BlindSquare on it and that I could get a restaurant menu on it with a braille display. I never dreamed of a program where I could take pictures of an item in my refrigerator or a can in my cabinet and find out what the thing was. When people talked about the camera, I remember thinking Well, who cares! I remember Johnathan you doing a podcast or some kind of presentation for Freedom Scientific talking about braille displays with an iPhone and I was sitting there thinking about what a stupid idea this was to have a braille display hooked up to a phone of all things. I remember saying to myself: Why would anybody want music, email, etc. on a phone of all things? Of course, guess what I have on my iPhone these days! I just plain flat didn't get it what things I could do with an iPhone. I kept thinking of it as a phone instead of a little bitty computer with the ability to make phone calls. I have a blind friend who has decided she will an iPhone eventually, but she doesn't get yet either. She keeps saying to me: Well, I can do all that right now. I guess she won't get it either until she gets one herself. She would love BlindSquare, but she doesn't know it yet. It's a case of finding out you wanted something you didn't know you wanted until you got it. Regards, Gigi On Jun 27, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Kerri shalo...@shaw.ca wrote: *grin, seriously addicted grin. On 2013-06-27, at 2:13 PM, Chenelle Hancock filmchenelle1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I have been an apple I Phone user Since October 31, 209. When I first purchased my very first I Phone 3. g s. I had never texted anyone that I knew with a smart phone. I didn't have the proper access to a smart phone where I could text, send email or instant messages let alone download music and video content. Without having sighted assistancevery. So when I had my brand new I phone inside of my hands. I was so elated with joy I did not know what to do with myself at first. Now I cannot ever see myself with out one. Now I not only have an I phone 4. s. But I have a makdck book pro and a time capsule along with an I pad mini and and finally I have a Apple TV. That Is how invested in all things apple that I am at the moment. For the record I will never go back to the Windows operating system ever again as long as I live. Sincerely, Chenelle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
Re: blind square on android
Ok, what exactly is the difference between blind square as opposed to something like Where to, aside from the fact that Blind Square only does walking directions? On Jun 28, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: How about a version for android? That would be awesome, and you would not have to include a TTS engine with it since Android allows the built in tts to be used. We need more developers to spend time on android the way they do on IOS, especially because more and more blind people are starting to use this platform On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Hello you all! Thank you Eugenia for this nice posting where you describe so well the level of independence an iDevice can make possible. If Apple develops their products with great vision without interacting with end user too much, I develop BlindSquare together with end users, bit by bit bringing it to the level you could never get by traditional development style. I welcome you all to take part of this journey by giving your ideas what you would like to see in future versions. BR, Ilkka, BlindSquare dev On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys When I started out thinking about an accessible phone, I never dreamed that I would get a device that would have a GPS like BlindSquare on it and that I could get a restaurant menu on it with a braille display. I never dreamed of a program where I could take pictures of an item in my refrigerator or a can in my cabinet and find out what the thing was. When people talked about the camera, I remember thinking Well, who cares! I remember Johnathan you doing a podcast or some kind of presentation for Freedom Scientific talking about braille displays with an iPhone and I was sitting there thinking about what a stupid idea this was to have a braille display hooked up to a phone of all things. I remember saying to myself: Why would anybody want music, email, etc. on a phone of all things? Of course, guess what I have on my iPhone these days! I just plain flat didn't get it what things I could do with an iPhone. I kept thinking of it as a phone instead of a little bitty computer with the ability to make phone calls. I have a blind friend who has decided she will an iPhone eventually, but she doesn't get yet either. She keeps saying to me: Well, I can do all that right now. I guess she won't get it either until she gets one herself. She would love BlindSquare, but she doesn't know it yet. It's a case of finding out you wanted something you didn't know you wanted until you got it. Regards, Gigi On Jun 27, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Kerri shalo...@shaw.ca wrote: *grin, seriously addicted grin. On 2013-06-27, at 2:13 PM, Chenelle Hancock filmchenelle1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I have been an apple I Phone user Since October 31, 209. When I first purchased my very first I Phone 3. g s. I had never texted anyone that I knew with a smart phone. I didn't have the proper access to a smart phone where I could text, send email or instant messages let alone download music and video content. Without having sighted assistancevery. So when I had my brand new I phone inside of my hands. I was so elated with joy I did not know what to do with myself at first. Now I cannot ever see myself with out one. Now I not only have an I phone 4. s. But I have a makdck book pro and a time capsule along with an I pad mini and and finally I have a Apple TV. That Is how invested in all things apple that I am at the moment. For the record I will never go back to the Windows operating system ever again as long as I live. Sincerely, Chenelle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to
Re: blind square on android
Hello! I think Android will be interesting platform in the future. I'm building BSq alone without any investors and I'm investing all my time to bring new features to iOS version. In first year I released 12 versions with more than 70 new features. So, Android version is on plans but it will not happen soon. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 3:27 AM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: How about a version for android? That would be awesome, and you would not have to include a TTS engine with it since Android allows the built in tts to be used. We need more developers to spend time on android the way they do on IOS, especially because more and more blind people are starting to use this platform On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Hello you all! Thank you Eugenia for this nice posting where you describe so well the level of independence an iDevice can make possible. If Apple develops their products with great vision without interacting with end user too much, I develop BlindSquare together with end users, bit by bit bringing it to the level you could never get by traditional development style. I welcome you all to take part of this journey by giving your ideas what you would like to see in future versions. BR, Ilkka, BlindSquare dev On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi guys When I started out thinking about an accessible phone, I never dreamed that I would get a device that would have a GPS like BlindSquare on it and that I could get a restaurant menu on it with a braille display. I never dreamed of a program where I could take pictures of an item in my refrigerator or a can in my cabinet and find out what the thing was. When people talked about the camera, I remember thinking Well, who cares! I remember Johnathan you doing a podcast or some kind of presentation for Freedom Scientific talking about braille displays with an iPhone and I was sitting there thinking about what a stupid idea this was to have a braille display hooked up to a phone of all things. I remember saying to myself: Why would anybody want music, email, etc. on a phone of all things? Of course, guess what I have on my iPhone these days! I just plain flat didn't get it what things I could do with an iPhone. I kept thinking of it as a phone instead of a little bitty computer with the ability to make phone calls. I have a blind friend who has decided she will an iPhone eventually, but she doesn't get yet either. She keeps saying to me: Well, I can do all that right now. I guess she won't get it either until she gets one herself. She would love BlindSquare, but she doesn't know it yet. It's a case of finding out you wanted something you didn't know you wanted until you got it. Regards, Gigi On Jun 27, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Kerri shalo...@shaw.ca wrote: *grin, seriously addicted grin. On 2013-06-27, at 2:13 PM, Chenelle Hancock filmchenelle1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I have been an apple I Phone user Since October 31, 209. When I first purchased my very first I Phone 3. g s. I had never texted anyone that I knew with a smart phone. I didn't have the proper access to a smart phone where I could text, send email or instant messages let alone download music and video content. Without having sighted assistancevery. So when I had my brand new I phone inside of my hands. I was so elated with joy I did not know what to do with myself at first. Now I cannot ever see myself with out one. Now I not only have an I phone 4. s. But I have a makdck book pro and a time capsule along with an I pad mini and and finally I have a Apple TV. That Is how invested in all things apple that I am at the moment. For the record I will never go back to the Windows operating system ever again as long as I live. Sincerely, Chenelle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and
Re: Blind Square again
Yes, that's how to do it. In next version you can also search it in advance and mark as favorite: Then you find it from your My Places. Searching by multi-word-search-term works okay but best match is not always shown first since they are sorted by distance. This is fixed in soon-to-be-released version. It shows first best matches sorted by distance and after them other places that has near match. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Lisette Wesseling lisettewessel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Just search for the bank using the search field, and then you can turn tracking on as you physically go there. On 3/11/2012, at 5:33 AM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote: Is there a way to tell it where I want to go say, Wells Fargo Bank, and it will create a route from my house? Do I need to go to the bank myself and then name it as one of My Places? I am feeling rather thick headed about this. Sorry. Mel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Blind Square again
Does anyone know of a good Blind Square tutorial? I think there is a lot of potential with this app, but I really feel at sea and can't get the hang of it. Thanks, Brian Miller On 12/9/12, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, that's how to do it. In next version you can also search it in advance and mark as favorite: Then you find it from your My Places. Searching by multi-word-search-term works okay but best match is not always shown first since they are sorted by distance. This is fixed in soon-to-be-released version. It shows first best matches sorted by distance and after them other places that has near match. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Lisette Wesseling lisettewessel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Just search for the bank using the search field, and then you can turn tracking on as you physically go there. On 3/11/2012, at 5:33 AM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote: Is there a way to tell it where I want to go say, Wells Fargo Bank, and it will create a route from my house? Do I need to go to the bank myself and then name it as one of My Places? I am feeling rather thick headed about this. Sorry. Mel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Blind Square again
Hi Just search for the bank using the search field, and then you can turn tracking on as you physically go there. On 3/11/2012, at 5:33 AM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote: Is there a way to tell it where I want to go say, Wells Fargo Bank, and it will create a route from my house? Do I need to go to the bank myself and then name it as one of My Places? I am feeling rather thick headed about this. Sorry. Mel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
