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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0300_01CE0D3D.E62F0390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What I have done is get a prepaid plan with no data (voice and message = only). It is very cheap. Anything I want to download to my smartphone = I can do through the WiFi. Therefore I don't have to worry about ever = incurring data charges. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: klantz@ns.sympatico.ca=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] birdlog app on sale This is a nice app, I have been using birdlog for all of my eBird = submissions for about a month now.=20 I create off line checklists and upload them to eBird via Wi-Fi when I = get home or at the next Tim's stop. One thing that I have noticed makes me wonder if there may be a way to = unintentionally incur data charges. I have a data block on my phone and = therefore can't be sure. When you click "create offline checklist" the internal GPS comes on and = the app displays your approximate Lat/Lon. However if I do this while = the Wi-Fi is connected the app accesses google earth to refine the = location and bring up a civic address. Does this mean it will do the = same if there is a data connection? If this does create a problem then choosing from the recent locations = would get around it. You could also start the list beforehand however = after uploading you may have to open the checklist in eBird and correct = the time as it seams to revert back to the time that was set when the = checklist was created. A better solution is to use the previously = created list to generate a record in the recent locations and start a = new list when you get to your destination. The first list can then be = deleted if you so wish.=20 Kevin=20 From: Nancy Dowd=20 Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 07:04 To: naturens=20 Subject: [NatureNS] birdlog app on sale Here is an app on sale now that some people may be interested in, = especially if they send data to ebird: http://www.birdseyebirding.com/index.php/2012-09-27-00-35-10/birdlog-nort= h-america Nancy ------=_NextPart_000_0300_01CE0D3D.E62F0390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19400"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>What I have done is get a prepaid plan = with no data=20 (voice and message only). It is very cheap. Anything I want = to=20 download to my smartphone I can do through the WiFi. Therefore I = don't=20 have to worry about ever incurring data charges.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Don</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Don MacNeill<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</A>= </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dklantz@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca">klantz@ns.sympatico.ca</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:27 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] birdlog app on sale</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal>This is a nice app, I = have been=20 using birdlog for all of my eBird submissions for about a month now. = </P> <P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal>I create off line = checklists and=20 upload them to eBird via Wi-Fi when I get home or at the next Tim's = stop.</P> <P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal>One thing that I have = noticed=20 makes me wonder if there may be a way to unintentionally incur data = charges. I=20 have a data block on my phone and therefore can't be sure.</P> <P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal>When you click = "create offline=20 checklist" the internal GPS comes on and the app displays your = approximate=20 Lat/Lon. However if I do this while the Wi-Fi is connected the app = accesses=20 google earth to refine the location and bring up a civic address. Does = this mean=20 it will do the same if there is a data connection?</P> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT face=3DCalibri>If this does create a = problem then=20 choosing from the recent locations would get around it. You could also = start the=20 list beforehand however after uploading you may have to open the = checklist in=20 eBird and correct the time as it seams to revert back to the time that = was set=20 when the checklist was created. A better solution is to use the = previously=20 created list to generate a record in the recent locations and start a = new=20 list<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>when you get to your = destination. The first list can then be deleted if you so wish.</FONT>=20 </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa">Kevin</SPAN>=20 <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dnancydowd318@yahoo.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:nancydowd318@yahoo.ca">Nancy Do