Re: small gps victory

2013-08-23 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, managed to get it up and running, but have a couple of questions. Can you use it to access/get directions via your contact list, and how do you go about finding nearby points of interest? Also, I tried just for the heck of it, sense I'm not going any place over the next day or so, just

Re: a small gps victory

2013-08-22 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok Jean, how in the world do you get Google Maps to even work Solo? I've tried using it without Blindsquare, which I can't afford right now, and have found it not only to be pretty much unusable with voiceover, but can't find half the cities in Florida that I know obviously exist, Jacksonville

Re: a small gps victory

2013-08-22 Thread Ilkka Pirttimaa
Ray: Google Maps provides spoken turn-by-turn also when you are walking. Here is podcast that gives you a good view about experience you get when you use Google Maps together with BlindSquare: https://audioboo.fm/boos/178-blindsquare-walking-demo-using-google-maps On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at

Re: small gps victory

2013-08-22 Thread Jessica Moss
When did the latest update come out? I used the version I found about 3 months ago, and couldn't stand the thing, which was really disappointing, considering the fact that I've heard really positive things about it. On Aug 22, 2013, at 6:00 PM, jean parker wrote: Hello: About using google

a small gps victory

2013-08-21 Thread jean parker
Dear all: After listening to Mike Orego's podcast on using google maps I decided to give it a try. As it turned out I am very glad I did. Last Saturday evening, middle of the night really, I was returning to Pasadena from Urvine California where I had been attending a conference with some

Re: a small gps victory

2013-08-21 Thread Ray Foret jr
Just curious to know how Google Maps compairs to Apple Maps. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Aug 21, 2013, at 4:34 PM, jean parker

Re: a small gps victory

2013-08-21 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Experiences like these are exactly the justification for universal accessibility. More power to you and all of us! Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 21/08/2013, at 14:34, jean parker radiofore...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all: After listening to Mike Orego's