RE: Blind square list?

2020-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
0:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Blind square list? Thank you Richard. Andy and Shubert From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 1:47 PM To: viphone@googlegro

RE: Blind square list?

2020-08-16 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
Thank you Richard. Andy and Shubert From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 1:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind square list? Try writing them atsupp...@blindsquare.com <mailto:supp...@blindsquare.

Re: Blind square list?

2020-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
Try writing them atsupp...@blindsquare.com Richard "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient hatreds among peoples. (It is notable that while I have regretted

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: blind square help please. How do I enter a distant location into my places so that I can simulate a route?

2020-02-04 Thread Richard Turner
Could you send an address you have tried so I can check to see if I can duplicate the issue? Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Feb 4, 2020, at 11:01 AM, 'Kra

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: blind square help please. How do I enter a distant location into my places so that I can simulate a route?

2020-02-04 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G. (Keith G.), M.D.' via VIPhone
thanks very much, Richard. With your advice, I went into BlindSquare with every confidence it would work. Much to my chagrin, the well-established addresses I entered reveal a search that cannot find those addresses. I know these are existing addresses, but for some reason the search engine can

Re: Blind Square

2020-02-04 Thread Richard Turner
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square First, make sure everything is out of the app switcher. Reboot your phone. If that still happens, you may have to delete and redownload the app. Richard

RE: Blind Square

2020-02-04 Thread Laury, Shawnese (LEO)
: Blind Square First, make sure everything is out of the app switcher. Reboot your phone. If that still happens, you may have to delete and redownload the app. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intellige

Re: Blind Square

2020-02-04 Thread Richard Turner
First, make sure everything is out of the app switcher. Reboot your phone. If that still happens, you may have to delete and redownload the app. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,

Re: Blind Square

2020-02-04 Thread Alex Stone
It doesn’t happen to me, I used it to find a bus stop about ten minutes ago, and it worked fine. From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Laury, Shawnese (LEO) Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 1:37:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Blind Square S

Re: blind square help please. How do I enter a distant location into my places so that I can simulate a route?

2020-02-03 Thread Richard Turner
You do not need to go into settings, first. Just use the search button in the top left. Then, once you have your destination found, double tap on it and then flick to simulate location. Also, BTW, the search radius is for when you use a category like my places, food, etc. Richard "Reality is

Re: blind square help please. How do I enter a distant location into my places so that I can simulate a route?

2020-02-03 Thread Richard Turner
On the first screen of Blind Square, find the search button in the top left, not the my places search, but the plain search button. Enter the address, for example, I'm in Oregon, I put in a made up address, 500 Broadway, New York City, NY And found one place over 2 thousand miles away, I flicked

Re: blind square help please. How do I enter a distant location into my places so that I can simulate a route?

2020-02-03 Thread Marie
I have not used this feature for some time so this may not be true, but to the best of my memory, you need to go into the simulation first and then enter the area you wish to simulate. In setting you have set a search criteria around you for searching so it is not the same as you would use in th

I'm also interested in this answer: RE: blind square help please. How do I enter a distant location into my places so that I can simulate a route?

2020-02-03 Thread territek
I have an additional question as well. I like to go out for treks with my Seeing Eye dog through my neighborhood, which has the same start and end point (home). I want to explore routes through my area at home before I go out walking. Best, Terri Hedgpeth -Original Message- From: 'Kram

Re: Blind square

2019-09-17 Thread Marie
: Richard Turner Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 7:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind square James, GPS accuracy varies widely; so you could be 30 feet from a cross street or 100. If the streets are on the map, it should announce them, but some smaller streets, paths, are not on

Re: Blind square

2019-09-16 Thread Richard Turner
intersection analysis yet. It is something I have lobbying for for years. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 8:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind square Well, nobody should say whether the apps can get you home safely

RE: Blind square

2019-09-16 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Blindsquare doesn’t have intersection analysis yet. It is something I have lobbying for for years. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 8:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind square Well, nobody should say

Re: Blind square

2019-09-16 Thread James English
Hi, What I guess I mean is how accurate is it? When blind square says street is right in front of me, am I right at the curb, or will their be slight turns and tiny side streets that aren't spoken? On 9/17/19, Richard Turner wrote: > Well, nobody should say whether the apps can get you home safe

Re: Blind square

2019-09-16 Thread Richard Turner
Well, nobody should say whether the apps can get you home safely since we do not know your cane skills. Can they assist you in getting there; absolutely. Blind Square can speak the street names that you are coming to/crossing; while Apple Maps tells you when to turn. I set blind square to streets

Re: Blind square

2019-09-16 Thread James English
Hi, How useful is blindsquare in an unfamiliar place, especially a very busy one? If I am in say, the royal mile, and want to walk back to my house around 1.5 miles away (I have no clue of the directions), could blindsquare and apple maps get me there safely? With a cane, of course. - James On 9

RE: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread 'Karen Delzer' via VIPhone
Could be very interesting; thank you. Karen At 04:47 PM 9/15/2019, you wrote: I also quite like the app Righthear which is free and it gives you a lot of information about what is around you, you can record your own points and it even has built-in turn by turn directions. In the latest update

RE: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I also quite like the app Righthear which is free and it gives you a lot of information about what is around you, you can record your own points and it even has built-in turn by turn directions. In the latest update you can tap on a button called "Lense" and it allows you to open Be My Eyes or C

Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread 'Karen Delzer' via VIPhone
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Christopher Chaltain
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Gerardo Corripio
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Richard Turner
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Ann Byrne
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Gerardo Corripio
of days ago. As to cost. I think it > is well worth the $29 I paid and if it has gone up t $40 by now, I’d gladly > pay it. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 11:38 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Larry Lumpkin
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind square https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255 Richard Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. On Sep 14, 2019, at 7:17 PM, Robert Wright wrote:  I tried to reload blind Square and could not find it any where

Re: Blind square

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RE: Blind square

2019-09-15 Thread Robert Wright
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Re: Blind square

2019-09-14 Thread Richard Turner
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255 Richard Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. On Sep 14, 2019, at 7:17 PM, Robert Wright wrote:  I tried to reload blind Square and could not find it any where. ** Jesus says, follow me and I'll help you through

RE: Blind Square price?

2017-03-17 Thread R Van Lant
went astray yesterday and made a wrong turn. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 7:21 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square price? I bought it when it was $29.

Re: Blind Square price?

2017-03-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
I bought it when it was $29.99 in January of last year. Though the price has gone up a little, it is still worth the price. If BlindSquare offers what you want/need then go for it. I am ever grateful that I did, since now I can get the intersection information on my bus ride home, along with menus

Re: Blind Square price?

2017-03-16 Thread Richard Turner
the old price was 29.99. That was over a year ago I believe. The regular price is 39.99. I do not recall it being on sale. Richard On Mar 16, 2017, at 8:22 PM, R Van Lant mailto:vanlant2...@msn.com>> wrote: I finally got a gift certificate to use to buy Blind Square. I thought it had been on

Re: Blind Square in Italy?

2016-10-19 Thread Andrea Roveretto
yes ofcourse it wil! I live in italy and use it. Il 19/10/2016 18:23, Dulce Muccio Weisenborn ha scritto: Will Blind Squarework in Italy? Dulce -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this

RE: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-20 Thread Ron
find it. Ron & Danvers From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 11:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Blind Square and Four Square I really wish we had a blind-friendly navigational GPS app w

RE: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Chip Orange
o: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square The one big advantage with Blind Square and FourSquare is that you can access menus from various restaurants and fast food places through BlindSquare. That menu data is pulled directly from FourSquare from what I understand. It c

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
ts and VoiceOver says "Menu", then I'll know that this > restaurant has a menu. > > Thanks again and have a wonderful day! > > > From: Wayne Merritt > To: > Date: 2016/07/19 9:33 AM > Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square > >

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Daniel L. Gervais
Menu" button, I came across the "Tip" button, and made the connection. So if I navigate restaurants and VoiceOver says "Menu", then I'll know that this restaurant has a menu. Thanks again and have a wonderful day! From: Wayne Merritt To: Date: 2016/07/19

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
rritt > To: > Date: 2016/07/18 5:45 PM > Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square > > The one big advantage with Blind Square and FourSquare is that you can > access menus from various restaurants and fast food places through > BlindSquare. That menu data is pull

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Daniel L. Gervais
te: 2016/07/18 5:45 PM Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square The one big advantage with Blind Square and FourSquare is that you can access menus from various restaurants and fast food places through BlindSquare. That menu data is pulled directly from FourSquare from what I understand. I

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-18 Thread Wayne Merritt
n’t want to own them like that if that was the case. > > However, I am really disappointed in Blind Square so far. > > > > Chip > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of englishride...@gmail.com > Sent: Sund

RE: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-17 Thread Chip Orange
am really disappointed in Blind Square so far. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 2:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square Doesn't Seeing Ey

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-17 Thread englishrider91
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Andy Baracco > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 10:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square > > In my area i have seen 4square POIs that were as much as half a

RE: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-17 Thread Chip Orange
square. I think it would be a big improvement. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 10:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square In my area i have seen

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-16 Thread Andy Baracco
In my area i have seen 4square POIs that were as much as half a mile away from the actual location. Andy From: Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 6:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Blind Square and Four Square And I have to say it’s map data isn’t all that accurate in

RE: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-16 Thread Chip Orange
info. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Lumpkin Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 9:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Blind Square and Four Square Blindsquare uses 4 square’s database of pois. You don’t have to have a 4

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-12 Thread Andy Baracco
None really, unless you are into playing the games. Andy From: Dulce Muccio Weisenborn Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 6:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Blind Square and Four Square What are the advantages of using these two apps together? Virus-free. www.avast.com -- The fol

RE: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-12 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Blindsquare uses 4 square’s database of pois. You don’t have to have a 4 square account to use blindsquare but I think it helps you check into a place if you wish. I don’t use the internals of 4 square so don’t know much about it. Blindsquare uses open street maps for it’s map data. Fr

RE: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-08 Thread Pinky
hone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 3:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye. Dianne, Have you tried wearing earbuds, where one side is open to traffic and environmental sounds,

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-08 Thread Wayne Merritt
I like having BlindSquare in one earbud since part of my daily trip home has me riding on the bus and I don't want to disturb other passengers. Plus, I can listen to tunes while I'm getting information from BlindSquare. The problem I have with bone conduction headphones is most of the ones I have l

RE: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-08 Thread Jim Ruby
I have to agree, but I just don’t travel as much as I use to in strange environments so just can’t justify it for only two to three times a week and only if I get off course.. Blind square wor4ks very well for me and along with google maps, apple maps and navigin spelled wrong I think I have eno

RE: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-08 Thread Ron Pelletier
hone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 3:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye. Dianne, Have you tried wearing earbuds, where one side is open to traffic and environmental sounds, and the other you have an earbu

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-08 Thread Feliciano Godoy
z 2. > > Andy > > > -Original Message- From: Feliciano Godoy > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 6:21 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye. > > Do you have any recommendations? I have looked into this, but have

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-07 Thread Andy Baracco
This is why I have the Aftershokz Bluez 2. Andy -Original Message- From: Feliciano Godoy Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 6:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye. Do you have any recommendations? I have looked into this, but haven&#

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-07 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Do you have any recommendations? I have looked into this, but haven't purchased one. I like how the trekker breeze has that external speaker. Too bad it doesn't work with the iPhone. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE ..facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/th

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-07 Thread Ann Byrne
You can purchase a speaker that will clip to your collar or somewhere near your ear. This leaves your ears free and the GPS info available. At 07:40 PM 4/7/2016, you wrote: I too wear one ear bud while using blindsquare. For safety reasons, i remove the ear bud when crossing streets. Regards

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-07 Thread Feliciano Godoy
I too wear one ear bud while using blindsquare. For safety reasons, i remove the ear bud when crossing streets. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE ..facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > On Apr 7, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: > > D

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-07 Thread Wayne Merritt
Dianne, Have you tried wearing earbuds, where one side is open to traffic and environmental sounds, and the other you have an earbud in and are getting information from BlindSquare? I wear hearing aids as well and this setup has worked great for me. Wayne On 4/6/16, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Th

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-06 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
They have a $9.99 a month subscription now for Sendero gps. > On Apr 6, 2016, at 8:54 PM, Dianne B. Phelps wrote: > > I am sorry to say that Sendero’s price for their product has gone too high > for this old lady. I do have Blind Square and do Like it. My problem is that > I can’t found a pouch

Re: Blind square

2015-11-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
I had this when I launched the app, changed it in teh app settings and it’s fine now. > On Nov 13, 2015, at 6:10 PM, david gross wrote: > > Speech very slow since last app update. > Have reinstalled, no change. > Using Iphone 6 plus. > Suggestions? > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The follow

Re: Blind Square

2015-08-09 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Linda, I found this clip on blue tooth speaker on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Hype-Bluetooth-Speaker-Extremely-Portable/dp/B00HE61TYY/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1439142302&sr=8-14&keywords=clip+on+speaker I've never used a Trekker Breeze, but it reminds me of the speaker used by the first gene

RE: Blind Square

2015-08-09 Thread Ron Pelletier
Linda, Have you considered the After Shokz bone conduction but not the one that is blue tooth. They have a wired model that you can connect to your phone. That way, you could hear your traffic through your hearing aids and your Blind Square through the bone conduction. Just an idea Ron & Da

Re: Blind Square

2015-08-09 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Some people like to use aftershockz bone conduction headphones. You can Google them or find them on Amazon. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > On Aug 8, 2015, at 6:10 PM, Terry-Ann Saurmann > wrote: > >

Re: Blind Square

2015-08-08 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
Linda, There is a new product called the Bem Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Wristband for $39.99 from AT Guys.com and perhaps a couple of dollars cheaper from Amazon.com. It is a Bluetooth speaker that you wear on your wrist. It can also make and receive phone calls from your IPhone. Otherwise

RE: Blind Square

2015-08-08 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, A coworker who is a mobility instructor just got some headphones from Amazon that work quite well. You can wear them as over the ear headphones, or put them around the back of your neck and turn the speakers outward just under your ears on your shoulder so you can hear them without having th

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-20 Thread Andy Baracco
Subject: RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS Hi, In Blind Square you can adjust how early you want to hear an intersection. You can set it to short medium or long. The default is medium. Ron & Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups

RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-20 Thread Ron Pelletier
.com Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS Blindsquare anounse something like this, you have walked 500 meters five minutes or something like that. However i'm not shure if there is an oportunity to manualy check how far you have walked. ok. there is an step accounter wich tell you how

RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-20 Thread Ron Pelletier
shake phone commands and her problem is gone. Ron & Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 10:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GP

RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-20 Thread Ron Pelletier
iday, June 19, 2015 9:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS I much prefer blind square. It provides more information without you having to touch your screen. The seeing ehe app will announce streets, but only when you arrive at them, where as blindsquare

RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS I'm not sure what you mean by intersection analysis. It does let you know which side of the street the intersection is on. - Original Message - From: "Larry Lumpkin" To: Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: RE: Blind Square

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Robert Doc wright
Seeing Eye is$69 a year. - Original Message - From: "Alexander Masic/Surgubben" To: Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 8:07 AM Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS How much is seeing eye. dacia.l...@gmail.com skrev den 15-06-19 15:54: I agree, a podcast comparing tha

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Robert Doc wright
Correction, Seeing Eye announces streets before you get to them as well as alerting you to which side (left or right) the upcoming intersection is and announces nearby POIs - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 7:48 AM Subject: Re: Blind

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Robert Doc wright
I'm not sure what you mean by intersection analysis. It does let you know which side of the street the intersection is on. - Original Message - From: "Larry Lumpkin" To: Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS Does

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Andy Baracco
Please do! I love your podcasts. Andy -Original Message- From: Mike Arrigo Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 6:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS I much prefer blind square. It provides more information without you having to touch your screen

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Grant
BlindSquare has a number of features that SeeingEye GPS lacks, such as the ability to mark your own points of interest. I use this all the time to mark bus bays, the entrances to train stations, and so forth. It is a great indication to keep me on track as I’m getting on and off busses and walki

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Grant
lf Of Ann Byrne Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 6:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS Is there a way to request Blind Square to announce how far you have traveled? When I use it, it is a bit whimsical about when this announcement is made. At 08:48 AM 6/19

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Alexander Masic/Surgubben
Blindsquare anounse something like this, you have walked 500 meters five minutes or something like that. However i'm not shure if there is an oportunity to manualy check how far you have walked. ok. there is an step accounter wich tell you how many step you have tooken, but as i understand you

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ann, If you look at the settings, you should find a button to open another screen where you select what happens when you shake your iPhone. Shake to read pedometer is what you want. I’m a bit vague about how everything else is labelled as I run BlindSquare in French, but they failed to l

RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
ne 19, 2015 6:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS Is there a way to request Blind Square to announce how far you have traveled? When I use it, it is a bit whimsical about when this announcement is made. At 08:48 AM 6/19/2015, you wrote: >I much pref

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Alexander Masic/Surgubben
How much is seeing eye. dacia.l...@gmail.com skrev den 15-06-19 15:54: I agree, a podcast comparing that would be great. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 19, 2015, at 8:50 AM, Shaf wrote: Yes you should! On 6/19/2015 2:48 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: I much prefer blind square. It provides more info

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread dacia . luck
I agree, a podcast comparing that would be great. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2015, at 8:50 AM, Shaf wrote: > > Yes you should! > >> On 6/19/2015 2:48 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> I much prefer blind square. It provides more information without you having >> to touch your screen. The seeing

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Ann Byrne
Is there a way to request Blind Square to announce how far you have traveled? When I use it, it is a bit whimsical about when this announcement is made. At 08:48 AM 6/19/2015, you wrote: I much prefer blind square. It provides more information without you having to touch your screen. The seein

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Shaf
Yes you should! On 6/19/2015 2:48 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: I much prefer blind square. It provides more information without you having to touch your screen. The seeing ehe app will announce streets, but only when you arrive at them, where as blindsquare will announce approaching streets from a d

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
I much prefer blind square. It provides more information without you having to touch your screen. The seeing ehe app will announce streets, but only when you arrive at them, where as blindsquare will announce approaching streets from a distance. Also, blindsquare will frequently announce your c

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-18 Thread Gmail
in the app, while BS has to use another app like Google or > Apple maps. > > Andy > > > -Original Message- From: Nancy Badger > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:37 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS > > It is

RE: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-18 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Does seeing eye give intersection analysis? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS Both announce

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-18 Thread Andy Baracco
: Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS It is my understanding that the seeing eye GPS app does intersections. I think that blind square does not do this. That's why people use them simultaneously. Just my two cents, and I don't know much about this. Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assi

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

2015-06-18 Thread Nancy Badger
It is my understanding that the seeing eye GPS app does intersections. I think that blind square does not do this. That's why people use them simultaneously. Just my two cents, and I don't know much about this. Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga S

Re: Blind Square

2015-04-12 Thread Michael Feir
In the blind square settings, there's a place to select that you want the headphone remote to control blind square as opposed to music and video playback. I just discovered this afternoon than if you decide to use an app which Apple thinks of as a music app like audioboom, it will take over and you

RE: Blind Square

2015-04-12 Thread Richard Turner
What phone and operating system are you using? Have you cleared out the app switcher? Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Beha

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-10 Thread taylorarndt99
now how good is it with mall navagaton Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Jessica Dail wrote: > > Does anyone know how to make the tracking feature work in Apple maps? Every > time I try to use it, it won't work. When I enable the "tracking with > headings "option, voiceove

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Andy Baracco
BS does not in itself offer turn by turn directions, but it will interface with any ap on your device that does, including the native Apple Maps. Andy From: Sherry Wells Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 7:53 AM To: viphone Subject: Blind Square Questions Hi all, I am considering getting Blin

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Terje Strømberg
gle maps. While using Google maps, can Blind Square run in the background & tell me info about my surroundings? Will Google maps do that as well? Thanks, Sherry Wells From: Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 11:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square Qu

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Sherry Wells
ay, November 08, 2014 11:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blind Square Questions Hi there. Blind Square will not give you turn by turn directions. That's not what's the feature for it. This goes into your question 3 I think, if you want turn by turn directions, I highly

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi there. Blind Square will not give you turn by turn directions. That's not what's the feature for it. This goes into your question 3 I think, if you want turn by turn directions, I highly recommend Google Maps for turn by turn directions. The cost of Blind Square in the US is 30 dollars. You

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, the subject here is Blind Square. So is your question about that app? If not, then it's best to start a totally new email, then, write your question so that it will be sorted in its own thread. Thanks. > On Nov 8, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Jessica Dail wrote: > > Does anyone know how to make th

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Jessica Dail
Yes. I do. I have only tried it once. When I tried it, and it worked, I had to push a button to get it to speak. Shouldn't it speak automatically? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Brandon A. Olivares > wrote: > > It should just work. Do you keep the phone unlocked while doin

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