Alastair, Target currently has 20% off iTunes cards which means you can get $70 apple dollars for only $56 dollars – a bit closer to regular price of a field guide. I personally like having some more images on phone for IDing tricky birds. Terri Randle On Friday, November 22, 2013, Alastair Smith wrote: > While I have not seen the app and so I cannot comment on its utility, the > question I would ask whether it twice as good as Morcombe (i.e. $70 v $36)? > As someone who currently uses Morcombe as a field guide and Birdlog ANZ for > recording my sightings in the field, I would also question whether we need > all the additional info that the P&K app provides, in one app. For example, > while hotspots is nice to have, more up-to-date information on birding > hotspots is freely available on Eremaea and eBird. > > For the very high price the developers are asking, I suggest they need to > provide a free LITE version so people can have a look what is on offer as > is the case with the Sibley app in the US. > > Regards > Alastair > > > > > BIRDLINE ACT > > Please report all interesting sightings of birds in the ACT to > www.eremaea.com/birdlinerecentsightings.aspx?birdline=11 > > > BirdlineACT@gmail.com > > On 22 Nov 2013, at 12:53 am, Russell Woodford <rdwoodford@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Fantastic review, David. I’ve also had fun playing with a beta version. > Like you’ve said in the review, it maintains the look and feel of a field > guide, but is so, so much more. I love the “key guide” identification, the > ability to build multiple lists, and add to any of them, not just the > latest one, and also to export lists. There is also an import list feature, > but I haven’t been able to test that yet because I don’t have any program > to convert CSV into a SQL file (and I don’t want to muck around in shell > scripts). > > I think the calls are a little louder in this app than in Morcombe (to > answer a question on your blog) but there are a few species not included. > Still with both apps, we have a wonderful selection of calls for ID etc. > Getting a checklist based on your location is another fantastic > development: we should expect this in every serious birding app from now > on. > > Pleased to see that it’s on the App Store now. Very keen to hear what other > people think about this wonderful app. > > Russell Woodford > > > On 21 November 2013 20:02, David Stowe Photography < > photos@davidstowe.com.au > > wrote: > > > If anyone is interested i have just posted a longer review including a > few > > screenshots of the new Pizzey & Knight Digital Edition on Feathers and > > Photos. > > I see that it is now available on iTunes in the App store too! > > > > > > > http://www.feathersandphotos.com.au/forum/showthread.php?27084-Pizzey-amp-Knight-Birds-of-Australia-Digital-Edition > > > > Cheers > > David Stowe > > =============================== > > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > > send the message: > > unsubscribe > > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > > > http://birding-aus.org > > =============================== > > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== > =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
