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> > coun Thank you so much, Bev, for your detailed response. I was playing around on the computer as well and found several of the same applications that you have suggested. I really appreciate your help and if a worldwide list ever becomes available please let me know... Fawne ----- Original Message ----- From: "bev wigney" <bev@magickcanoe.com> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 5:28 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] world birding app for ipad > Gayle and all, > > To answer a few of your questions - for those who may also be interested > in birding or other nature-related apps. > > "app" is a term referring to "application software" - a program that is > designed for a particular applicattion - to perform a particular task. > The ones that I have written about in my earlier note are all applications > designed to run on Apple mobile devices such as the iPad and the iPhone. > I am not familiar with birding apps designed to run on other mobile units > such as tablets or smart phones which are using operating systems such as > Android. However, I just checked the ibird.com website and see that they > do have an Android version of iBird Pro available for $9.99. As the > Android system is also very popular, I would not be surprised to find that > there are or will be more nature apps available for them as well. > > As a rule, most mobile Apple apps are written specifically to run on an > Apple mobile unit, but not on an Apple laptop or desktop unit. There is a > reason for this and it has much to do with navigation on a mobile unit - > being all touch screen operated - where a person taps or swipes to select > or move from screen to screen. An app that is designed for a touch screen > unit probably can't run properly on a computer that uses a mouse for > navigation. Apple does have a somewhat new thing - apps that can be > downloaded and run in Mac laptops and desktops, but I am not sure if the > various birding fieldguides would be among those that are available. I > checked the iBird website and I don't see one. The best thing to do would > be to look up the websites of companies that produce software such as > iBird and see if they have other versions designed for PCs. You can > probably find birding fieldguide software just by doing a Google search. > > Regarding the Apple app store - it is accessed through its own app on the > mobile unit and not through a web URL. The "store app" connects to the > store to allow you to search for apps using various methods of finding > what you want. You then buy them (some are free) and download them into > your mobile unit. It is a simple process and takes seconds - no real > installation process as it does everything itself. One note for > travelers. If you are intending to buy a birding app for your iPad or > iPhone, you must do so either by downloading into mobile unit while > connected to your high-speed internet connected computer, OR you can > download using a fast wifi connection. Apple will not allow direct > downloading to a 3G enabled mobile unit for apps over about 10 MB in size > (most birding apps are several hundred MB in size). I did not know this > before leaving to go west last year and had to wait until I had access to > a high speed wifi connection somewhere on the > road in order to download the iBird Pro app. > > I think that should answer most of your questions. Gayle. If anyone has > others, I don't mind attempting to answer them as well. > > Regarding my travels - yes, I do feel very fortunate to have traveled to > and spent much time camped in so many areas of North America, especially > those vast open spaces of the high desert rangelands in the western U.S., > the coastal redwood forests of California, and to the red rock country of > the Four Corners region of the southwest, and the Sky Islands of southeast > Arizona. That said, from a nature perspective, Nova Scotia is among the > most unique places that I have chosen to spend time. We are all very > fortunate to live in such a place. > > bev wigney > Round Hill, NS (in summer) > > > --- On Sun, 8/28/11, duartess@ns.sympatico.ca <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote: > >> From: duartess@ns.sympatico.ca <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] world birding app for ipad >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Cc: "bev wigney" <bev@magickcanoe.com> >> Received: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 2:58 PM >> Hi Bev, >> >> Thank you very much for your input. Your information is >> very interesting. I was wondering if any of these "app's" >> (what is that an acronym for?) compatible for just a regular >> personal computer and, if so, as I am not very computer >> savvy, what is/are the link/s (if there are any) to >> purchase, or download these sites? >> I always enjoy reading your posts and I think you are so >> fortunate to be able to travel around North America & >> for such extended periods of time. >> >> Cheers! >> >> Gayle MacLean >> Dartmouth >> >> ---- bev wigney <bev@magickcanoe.com> >> wrote: >> > Hello Fawne, and all, >> > >> > Someone else on the list may correct me on this, but I >> don't think there is yet a worldwide birding app available >> for the iPad. If there was, I suspect it would be >> fairly costly and also take up a lot of memory. >> > >> > Here is what I found after checking theI just checkin >> the app store. There are now several companies >> offering birding apps, but all are by region. >> > >> > I use iBird Explorer Pro for North America. iBird >> comes in regional versions as well - they are less expensive >> and require less memory. However, I travel across >> N.A., so I bought the North America version. It is >> regularly around $30, but seems to be on sale for around $20 >> at the moment. I see that iBird now has a version for >> the UK and Ireland and it is priced at about $14. >> > >> > BirdGuides Ltd. has some apps available, but again, >> they are by region. For example, there is a Birds of >> Brazil app available for 12.99 which is about 700 MB in size >> (some of the Bird apps are quite large as they include >> photos, audio, etc...) I see that the same company >> offers a Birds of Northern Europe for 20.99, and a Birds of >> Britain and Ireland for 17.99. >> > >> > If you do a search for Birds and a country, for >> example, "birds africa" in the app store, you may find other >> guides. For example, I just tried that search and came uo >> with a Birds of Africa app by Oren Meiri for around $10. >> > >> > There is also a Peterson's Birds of North America app >> available for 14.99, and Audubon guides for North America >> and also by region for around the same price. I don't >> think either of those are available as versions for other >> countries as yet. >> > >> > Hope some of that info helps. >> > >> > bev wigney >> > Round Hill, NS (in summer) >> > >> > >> > >> > --- On Sun, 8/28/11, fawne atkinson <heronsmist@eastlink.ca> >> wrote: >> > >> > > From: fawne atkinson <heronsmist@eastlink.ca> >> > > Subject: [NatureNS] world birding app for ipad >> > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> > > Received: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 12:10 PM >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Good day, >> > > >> > > My son just got a new ipad >> > > and was wondering if >> > > anyone could recommend a good worldwide birding >> application >> > > for him to use. I >> > > appreciate any suggestions. >> > > >> > > Fawne >> > > Atkinson >> > > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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