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Tony Bad
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Wed, 06/23/10 8:57 AM
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Davydd
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Wed, 06/23/10 9:13 AM
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I have little interest in a Roadfood.com app at this time though apps make the internet a better experience when using an iPad and I suspect will become a more popular way to access the internet with packaged and presentable material. However, there are now 3 million iPad users that can't post a message to the Roadfood.com forums. So at least 10 weeks out of the year and many weekends I know I won't be posting because the iPad is my main computer traveling device when I mostly visit restaurants. I've given up on posting trip reports. I am not blaming Stephen on this but the ASPPlayground people who now have the suckiest message forum software that I am aware of. iPhones and other smartphones have the same problem and that's millions and millions more locked out of participation - all people on the go visiting restaurants.
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Ralph Melton
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Mon, 03/21/11 1:03 PM
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Several months ago, Tony Bad and I discussed using Google Earth to see all the Roadfood restaurants, and both of us had problems with Google Earth only showing us a fraction of the restaurants listed in the .kmz file. I've got another part of a solution today: the app Globalscout (for iPad and iPhone, currently $5.99) will import the .kmz file and show all the locations. Unfortunately, I can't declare bliss yet: - it doesn't correctly import the descriptions of the restaurants, just the locations and names. - the UI feels rather rough. Even so, I'm happy at the prospect of being able to identify nearby Roadfood restaurants in New Orleans.
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Davydd
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Mon, 03/21/11 2:17 PM
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I can post a message now from my iPad. Good thing. There are now over 16 million iPad users and I am one of them getting ready to hit the road for two months.
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Ralph Melton
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Tue, 03/22/11 2:01 PM
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I got email back from the author of the Globalscout app. He said that version 1.0.2 should be out in less than a week, and should correctly import the descriptions.
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rtbryant
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Mon, 05/23/11 12:06 PM
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I just tried this with Google Earth 6 and it's not working for me. I get an error message that says: We could not finish downloading your file. Any ideas?
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Sundancer7
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Wed, 05/25/11 1:56 PM
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I talked with Stephen Rushmore a few months ago about a Roadfood app. He indicated that the cost is aroound $10-$12.000. I do not think that our current advertising would pay for that. I agree with all that would be a nice feature. Many apps are free but I recently bought the IBIRD pro and it was $10.00. It is a wonderful tool for those of you that have a interest in birding. I have a HTC EVO by Sprint and it is a super smart phone. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN
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Ralph Melton
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Wed, 05/25/11 2:09 PM
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rtbryant I just tried this with Google Earth 6 and it's not working for me. I get an error message that says: We could not finish downloading your file. Any ideas? I don't have any ideas offhand, but I'm willing to try to help. What platform are you running on? (I don't assume the iPhone, because the conversation has wandered to other systems.)
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ckilly
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Tue, 04/16/13 12:52 PM
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I am a newbie to this forum, but a long-time RoadFood addict. I would purchase an app dedicated to RoadFood. In the mean time, have considered the Tapatalk app []. I read/engage in many apps via my iPhone with this app. It is terrific. Keep up the great work as I enjoy this forum.
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Sundancer7
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Tue, 04/16/13 1:31 PM
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I talked with Stephen about this some time ago. The expense of developing a APP was far more cost than what Roadfood received. I personally felt that it would encourage more folks to use the site but Stephen manages cost very well. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN
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EdSails
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Re:Roadfood iPhone App
Wed, 04/17/13 12:49 AM
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Michael Stern IMO, the handiest app would be a proximity search with a choice of whether to base it around one's current coordinates or around some other given point, resulting in a list of restaurants arranged by closeness to the designated point. Of course, each listing would be a hot link to the Roadfood.com review. After my two trips in the last few months, this would have been the perfect app,
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