Gigi I'm actually working with the seeing assistant app. On Jul 29, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote:
> Hi Paul > I'm sorry but that's a new one on me. You see, I didn't have to load any map > for Dallas. It was already on there somehow. I think you had to load any maps > like on say the StreetTalk version of the Sendero software. When I did it, I > think I had to choose my mode, and it started automatically. When I get a > chance I'll do some experimentation here and see if I can figure it out. > > Regards, > Gigi > > On Jul 28, 2013, at 10:56 PM, Paul Hunt <prhu...@att.net> wrote: > >> Hello Gigi. I purchased the Seeing Eye GPS app, loaded the travis county >> map and set up an automatic route from my home to a POI. I turned tracking >> on and walked the route. The Seeing Eye GPS app was completely silent. How >> do I get it to start giving pedestrian guidance? Thanks so much. >> >> On Jul 28, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> I just tested Siri out with some directions to make sure I was saying this >>> right. Here is the way I did it, and I will give you an example. Generally, >>> it uses your current location to start with if you are sitting somewhere or >>> in the car. So, when I was sitting here in my house I said "Siri I need >>> directions to 1100 Commerce St. "Siri immediately went to Maps and had the >>> directions there and if I had been in a car they would've been spoken. It's >>> my understanding that with iOS 7, there will be pedestrian mode also. >>> >>> I do have NAVIGON, and I like it a lot. I also have the Seeing Eye GPS on >>> my iPhone as well. I haven't used it enough yet to decide what I think >>> about that in vehicle mode, but I do like it in pedestrian mode. In fact, I >>> like the Seeing Eye GPS in pedestrian mode better then Navigon because it >>> tells you further out what you're going to do. I like that so I can make a >>> decision to use a different street than the one the application is >>> recommending. >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jul 28, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Jessica Moss <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Can I get a few tips on using Apple Maps with Siri, or just how to use it >>>> in general? I tried using it a couple times recently when I was looking >>>> for a particular landmark, and found the mapquest app to be anything but >>>> helpful, but when I put in the info that I could've spelled wrong, I got >>>> no results, and don't know how to check it very well when it comes to >>>> points of interest. I eventually managed to find what I was looking for >>>> as we were driving, but at that point, what was the point in that sense we >>>> were almost there? Also, is there a means to using it and running another >>>> task in the background, or will voiceover not read directions if I've >>>> switched tasks? >>>> It doesn't seem to on my end, but wasn't sure if there was a work-around >>>> for this, which I find extremely frustrating. >>>> On Jul 28, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jamie Pauls wrote: >>>> >>>>> Apple maps with Siri works great. I am also quite impressed with NAVIGON. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 27, 2013, at 8:25 PM, Shen <goalb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>> My wife and I are going to Italy in September for our vacation. >>>>>> What GPS apps would you recommend that will work well when we are there? >>>>>> We will have our iPhones with us. >>>>>> Any recommendations are appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shen >>>>>> goalb...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. > > -- > 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. 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