Yes I too took a long trip with PK to north Wales and relish in the fact that I can pick up info when others say there is nothing about to see or visit.
I use a neckloop and so it is quite discreet when all about are chatting etc.
Thanks to Sendero! Sylvia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:08:06 -0700Subject: [gps-talkusers] the power of a full keyboard for accessible navigation
Since most posts on the list these days have to do with iPhone apps, I thought I'd wax eloquent for a minute about the full Sendero GPS systems that really give one powerful access using a Braille or QWERTY keyboard,
especially when on a long trip.I went to Reno for a conference last week, taking the Megabus from Sacramento. It was great having very specific user points to get me from the actual stop in Sparks Nevada to the casino doorway and back. You had to pass under a freeway and a few streets so simply following a pedestrian route
might get you close but not right to the door.When I asked the bellman about restaurants that were walkable, he told me there weren't any. When I got to my room and fired up Sendero Maps, I found 6 restaurants from 650 to 900 feet away. The Great Basin Brewing Company was
my favorite.It was also nice on the ride home to be able to monitor our progress and then to call ahead to have my ride meet me early as I saw we would be there
ahead of schedule.This past weekend, we went to my old stomping grounds, Ashland Oregon. Since I was working on my laptop on the ride up and back, I had Sendero GPS and Maps running in the background. Various POIs and cities announced along Highway 5. I also picked a restaurant in Mount Shasta for our lunch break and somewhat reluctantly found several crystal shops for a little shopping
expedition.I had lots of user points in Ashland from the old days with the GPSTalk laptop unit. I had to recategorize lots of those points from the Bonus
category.It was great walking around town with my PK playing tour guide for friends and family. I occasionally switched to my iPhone but it was so much more efficient to have the Braille keyboard and display when narrating what was around and when trying to find a destination. It is so nice when having a conversation when in a car on a long trip to be able to monitor the environment on a Braille display. Audio announcements, even in an earphone,
interrupt the train of thought.I love the Seeing Eye GPS as well, especially for the latest POIs, some of
which are not yet in the BrailleNote onboard database.In all cases, it is amazing to have these tools to accentuate independent
travel. Mike Michael May, CEO Sendero Group, Davis California Developers of accessible GPS Sendero Phone: 888-757-6810, extension 101 Home Office: 530-757-6900 Email: MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sendero web: http://www.senderogroup.com General GPS web: http://www.AccessibleGPS.com Mike May Personal: http://www.CrashingThrough.com To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.