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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2015, 02:02:18 PM »
waze has that feature too, but then again google owns waze and its google maps on steroids
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2015, 05:22:49 PM »
 I think on Waze, if you 'friend' someone it will show you when they are close. That is if they are logged on and not set to invisible. 8)
 What I like about waze, is when I use it with bluetooth,(Sena SMH10), it will over lay audible warnings and directions over my music.
Keeps me from having to look at the phone while riding.
    Turn on the tunes, set waze and head off and not have to take my eyes off the crazy cages.  ;D
I think it will even do basic voice commands but if I need more info or changes I wait for a place to pull off.

Waze like google maps is dependent on cell data.
So for more rustic locations I us my garmin or (OSMAnd+) app. It lets you download maps by state and the 1st few are free. It only uses GPS no cell towers needed.


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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #22 on: May 12, 2015, 06:00:15 PM »
Wonder how Glympse compares with Bubbler?
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #23 on: May 13, 2015, 09:06:28 AM »
Glympse
- wife sends me one so I know when to have dinner warmed up by the time she gets through traffic

WeekCal
- displays shared calendar entries so she knows what weekends I have a ride planned or not.

Local TV weather website vs Weather Channel
- checks and balances to make sure the forecasts follow each other's predictions

IMDB
- because I watch older (80's, 90's) movies and love to know trivia about them

Pandora, iHeart Radio, SimpleRadio, Tunein Radio
- free music only, radio stations from around the world.  Love hearing Aussie forecasts of 13C in February!

Dice Roller
- don't carry a Quarter to flip anymore

U-Verse
- record pgms when away.  Sneakily change upstairs channel while wife is watching.  Childish, but funny.

BigFish Casino
- free Roulette which I like to play waiting in line, sitting in the dentist's office

Cribbage, Angry Birds, Word with Friends, Tug of Words
- fun stuff

QuizUp
- great, great games played with people around the world.
-- I am relearning the French I studied long ago. Now playing against Louisianans, Sri Lankans, Iraquis, and others. Way cool!

AC-130
- just to shoot 'em up

Yelp
- great app for exploring different towns you ride to

SWconnect
- used with Spotwalla.com to report my trip progress so wife doesn't worry as much where I am

Navigon (owned by Garmin but is not a native Garmin product)
- used for trip routes with converted GPX files
-- kind of a pain to have to convert Garmin routes to waypoints but the app does work well when followed

ShopSavvy
- scan a barcode and get pricing from other sources

QR Scanner
- read codes to take you to websites

ShotTimer
- practice drills
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #24 on: May 13, 2015, 10:25:46 AM »
Radio Reference  http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Live_Audio
Good for those who wish to listen on on public safety (LE) radios. 
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #25 on: May 13, 2015, 10:47:49 AM »
Any apps for severe weather warnings that travel with you?
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2015, 05:14:34 PM »
Any apps for severe weather warnings that travel with you?

I use Radar Express. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appdlab.radarexpress

Free and easy to check when I am out on the bike and when planning trips.
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #27 on: May 18, 2015, 06:46:05 AM »
Just downloaded and created an account with Uber. Anybody use this? I need a ride to the airport in Austin on Thursday and plan to use it. Do they come when they say they will?

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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2015, 07:07:38 AM »
I think on Waze, if you 'friend' someone it will show you when they are close. That is if they are logged on and not set to invisible. 8)
 What I like about waze, is when I use it with bluetooth,(Sena SMH10), it will over lay audible warnings and directions over my music.
Keeps me from having to look at the phone while riding.
    Turn on the tunes, set waze and head off and not have to take my eyes off the crazy cages.  ;D
I think it will even do basic voice commands but if I need more info or changes I wait for a place to pull off.

Waze like google maps is dependent on cell data.
So for more rustic locations I us my garmin or (OSMAnd+) app. It lets you download maps by state and the 1st few are free. It only uses GPS no cell towers needed.


My phone- Galaxy S5 active (Water Resistant) full bluetooth cabablities.
My Garmin - old out of date hands free only bluetooth. not Water Resistant.

waze will only show you're location to another individual if you have purposely shared that. 

Going "invisible" will only make you appear to be offline (whether you are or not).  Otherwise you're friends see you're logged on and can beep you and such
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #29 on: May 19, 2015, 11:16:34 AM »
Any apps for severe weather warnings that travel with you?

the Weather Channel app will show textual warnings from the National Weather Service for the area you are checking on.  You should be stopped while checking this, of course.
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #30 on: May 20, 2015, 06:46:28 AM »
Just downloaded and created an account with Uber. Anybody use this? I need a ride to the airport in Austin on Thursday and plan to use it. Do they come when they say they will?

Never used it, and here in SA the idiot dems in charge basically banned UBER for consumer safety. Everybody in and around SA still uses it. You cannot be picked up in SA but they can drop you off.

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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #31 on: May 20, 2015, 07:00:26 AM »
Never used it, and here in SA the idiot dems in charge basically banned UBER for consumer safety UNION saftey. Everybody in and around SA still uses it. You cannot be picked up in SA but they can drop you off.
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #32 on: May 20, 2015, 07:21:32 AM »
LOL, yeah, there is that too.

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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #33 on: December 11, 2015, 05:05:17 AM »
snip...

Google Sky Map (Conrad would like this!)

I finally got myself a smartphone!

I got this app after my son's recommendation.

Sky Guide  $2.99

http://www.cnet.com/products/sky-guide-ios/

All I've got to say WOW. That app is SO cool! I've been playing with this a bunch and it makes me smile big time. My wife says that I'm like a lil kid.    :)
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #34 on: December 11, 2015, 07:18:33 AM »
snip...

I finally got myself a smartphone!

I got this app after my son's recommendation.

Sky Guide  $2.99

http://www.cnet.com/products/sky-guide-ios/

All I've got to say WOW. That app is SO cool! I've been playing with this a bunch and it makes me smile big time. My wife says that I'm like a lil kid.    :)

If you have a simple Dobson mount telescope (no guidance or computer), that app is your best friend.
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #35 on: December 11, 2015, 07:59:50 AM »
If you have a simple Dobson mount telescope (no guidance or computer), that app is your best friend.

 :thumbs:

That app pretty much renders my other astronomy software obsolete.
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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #36 on: December 11, 2015, 08:08:46 AM »
I have a Mead Lightbridge and I can find stuff using Google Sky in a fraction of the time it took me using my computer guided Celestron Schmidt-Casagrain. It would take at least 1/2 hour just to setup and align the Celestron. Now I just (or used to when I lived in CO, left it with my son), wheel the Mead out and be observing in about 1 minute, spend about 1/2 hour observing and be back inside by the fire in the time it used to take just to align the stoopid computer on the other one.

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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #37 on: December 17, 2015, 06:45:28 AM »
Fotoswipe...  Plus the video has a nice beat and you can dance to it.

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Re: Smart phone Apps we like
« Reply #38 on: December 20, 2015, 06:43:49 AM »
I have a truck tent, and went camping in Florida last weekend.  Needed to make sure my head wasn't going to be downhill so I installed a bubble level app.  Worked well in my time of need.
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« Reply #39 on: December 20, 2015, 06:55:03 AM »
iphones have a built in semi-hidden bubble level.  Go to "utilities"..."compass"...then switch the dot at the bottom of the screen.