[nabs-l] blindsquare vs seeing eye gps

[Steve Jacobson]

Joe,

My understanding of the two apps is that they overlap but are not really the
same.  You may find both apps useful.  However, you can do a lot of
filtering of Blind Square announcements, but I have also found that it seems
as though one's preferences don't take effect immediately.  Another thing
you can do is to reduce the distance Blind Square looks around you for
points of interest, and this will also reduce the noise.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco via
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blindsquare vs seeing eye gps

Hi, I hadn't really seen anyone speak up in favor of the Seeing Eye
GPS app. That kind of bums me out, because I was hoping someone could
justify the cost. Honestly, I feel like the only blind guy who missed
the memo on the wow factor with BlindSquare. I find the app more
annoying than helpful and fully confess this could be user idiocy.
Like, I just want the damn thing to tell me the next cross street. I
would like it to give some sort of audible indication when I'm
pointing the phone in the right direction of my intended destination
as is true of apps like WhereTo and Ariadne. As things stand, I get
more information than I need, and even after configuring the settings
to what I think I want, I feel as though the app picks and chooses
when to actually be helpful. Again, this could just be me being a
moron, so if any current users have suggestions on how to make the app
more beneficial, I'd love to hear from you. The Seeing Eye app seems
more streamlined, but I hesitate to throw down seventy on what I can
currently accomplish with two apps. Still, I'm willing to be persuaded
if for no other reason than to keep things straighter in my navigation
needs.

Thanks in advance,

Joe


On 7/9/16, petras via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, I've been interested in buying the Blind square app, but I
> would like to know the difference between both apps.  Which one
> is better? I had  jaws training  almost a month ago and discussed
> about the app.
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