That's the great thing about way points! Birds don't seem to like them! Nor anything else that creepeth or crawleth abouts the earth! Russian hackers? Now that's another whole different ball game!
-----Original Message----- From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 5:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps I think you are confusing Ariadne in the Minotaurs Labyrinth with Hansel and Gretel. The problem with breadcrumbs is birds tend to eat them! Best wishes, Sandy sent from the dark side of the moon > On 11 Jul 2017, at 07:20, 'RobH.' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On the outward trip, you make way-points at key locations as you go, > then to return, you go back from point to point in the reverse order you made > them. > > I believe there is an old legend about a hero searching out the beast in a > maze, and did use bread crumbs to mark his way out again. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Pryor" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 9:00 PM > Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps > > > What is breadcrumb navigation. > Jud > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 9 Jul 2017, at 19:02, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Kelly Pierce >> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 1:51 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps >> >> The app is called My Way Lite from the Swiss Federation of the blind. >> It provides breadcrumb navigation and directs the blind end user >> through a path not a particular endpoint. it is free. >> >> Kelly >> >>> On 7/9/17, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I really like Near-by Explorer, but I don’t think it would be all >>> that helpful in traversing a specific route which isn’t based on >>> named roads (that is, I don’t think it can record “routes”). Just >>> like Blind Square, it could only record the end of the route and aim >>> you at it. Either of these could also allow you to record way >>> points along your route, but you would have to remember to switch to >>> the correct next waypoint each time you arrived at one. I believe >>> Near-by Explorer is better at getting you to a point in that it >>> allows you to use your phone as a “pointer”, and it will indicate to >>> you when you have the end of your phone pointed directly at the desired >>> point. >>> >>> >>> >>> I think Seeing Eye can record a route of waypoints however. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hth, >>> >>> >>> >>> Chip >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright >>> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 2:30 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps >>> >>> >>> >>> To help her out she and her husband are moving to a new complex and >>> are hoping to create a POI at the mailbox then set a gps app to plan >>> a route to that poi. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: Richard Turner <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 1:38 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: Another question about gps apps >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Blind Square is not strictly speaking a GPS app. It does not do >>> turn-by-turn directions. >>> >>> But, once you find the point of interest you want, Blind Square can >>> launch Google maps, Apple Maps, or several paid GPS apps. >>> >>> If all you want is the turn-by-turn directions, Google Maps does a >>> fine job. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 8, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Lelia <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, so here is a question, I know with google maps you can get >>> directions say from your place to a store or something like that. >>> Can you do the same with a GPS app like blindsquare? Say can you get >>> directions from my house to a point of interest? Is there a GPS app >>> that can do something like that? >>> >>> Thanks for any tips you can give. >>> >>> Lelia >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>> itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> [email protected]. 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