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Gary Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Don't know what you folks consider pricy, but I purchased navigon last june. 
Cost me $49.00.
Damn cheap compared to any other blind gps solution. Even adding the $200 
for the iphone.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters


> Navigon is the best, although it is pricey.  There are others which work
> fairly well.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 6:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>
>
>> Which GPS App is the best?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> I'm not Russ, but I purchased my iPhone last February.  With the help of
>>> the
>>> Getting to Know YOur iPhone book from National Braille Press, I was
>>> functional after a week or two.  I'm still learning some things with
>>> certain
>>> apps as I go, but I would never go back now.  There are just too many
>>> very
>>> useful apps you can use that make the iPhone so damn fun and useful.  It
>>> ranges from GPS apps that are accessible, a currency identifier for a
>>> couple
>>> bucks, and Vizwiz which lets you take a picture of something and record 
>>> a
>>> question and somebody answers it within a minute or two.  Can't get that
>>> on
>>> a basic cell phone.
>>> And, of course, with the new iPhone 4s, you can use Siri and ask
>>> questions,
>>> tell it to wake you up at a certain time, schedule appointments all
>>> verbally.
>>>
>>> The Other Steve in Michigan, K8SP
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 2:12 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>
>>>
>>>> Russ,
>>>>
>>>> How long did it take before you felt like you could comfortably use the
>>>> touch screen?  Even though I like what the iPhone does, I haven't been
>>>> able
>>>> to get past my frustration with the touch screen.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:54
>>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I was one of those who thought I would never own any device with a 
>>>>>touch
>>>>> screen.  One day, I had some extra time and listened to several
>>>>> podcasts
>>>>> on
>>>>> the Ipod Touch.  The more I listened, I was amazed with what Apple did
>>>>> with
>>>>> voiceover.  I said to myself, I got to get one!  And so I did.
>>>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>>>> From: John Miller
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:43 AM
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll never own a phone with a touch screen on it, I hate them and 
>>>>> think
>>>>> they
>>>>> should be banned, I don't even know anyone who likes them. my DirecTV
>>>>> DVR
>>>>> has one on it and I had to move the thing because just walking past it
>>>>> in
>>>>> tight quarters was messing it up. I'm short though so putting it over
>>>>> my
>>>>> head wasn't a problem, I'd only use the remote anyway.
>>>>> 

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