I recently won a copy of the PC digital version of Pizzey and Knight and I installed it on my computer but now my computer is running slow on a lot of things and also wont google a lot of stuff. Its too much of a coincidence that things that worked before I put this thing on my computer now don’t work. Does anyone know of this problem? How do I fix it? Ive tried finding how to get the thing back off my computer but cant find how to. david Richardson On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com>wrote: > Russ, > > I was in the UK recently and I noticed some birders carting around both > book and iPod/Pad. I did the same, taking my iPod Touch, on which I had > NatureGuides’ “Birds of Britain & Ireland”. I also took “The Crossley ID > Guide”. I mostly used the Crossley guide, using the iPad for back-up and > calls. > > One disadvantage I found with the app, is that you can’t easily scribble > notes on the pages. > > Carl Clifford > > > > On 28 Apr 2014, at 14:50, Russell Woodford <rdwoodford@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi David > > My suggestion is to ask another birder to show you the app on their > phone next time you are at a twitch or birding in a group. They should be > able to give you an idea of what all the fuss is about! > > > > I find both Morecombe and Pizzey apps very useful for checking calls, > and for comparing details on birds in the field. Eg yesterday I was seeing > a lot of lorikeets and needed to remind myself of the differences in tail > shape and rump colour. The presence of several hybrids made it confusing, > but having this info in my hand while walking around at least made it > possible to speculate on the parentage of most of them! > > > > Russell > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On 26 Apr 2014, at 6:05 pm, David Richardson <albatrossvaldez@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> > >> Thank-you everybody. If I hadn’t won the free cd of it I think I would > >> carry on with my books and my calls on ipod. Infact, I can read my field > >> guides in bed which I cant do with the computer. And a book has lots of > >> birds on each page and following pages so I find it easier to look for a > >> bird Im trying to identify.I guess Im not used to how computers work > and am > >> more comfortable with a familiar field guide. I thought I was going high > >> tech when I bought an ipod 7 years ago and my neice put my BOCA calls > on it. > >> > >> Thanks’ > >> David > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 5:46 PM, storm <storm.stanford@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> It depends on what kind of phone you buy. > >>> > >>> If you buy an iphone, no (assuming you do not have a apple mac at > home). > >>> If you have a PC and buy an android then maybe. > >>> > >>> On the computer you have at the moment you can have the internet, the > >>> email and maybe an excel spreadsheet or word document all open. You can > >>> move between the programs with the mouse. > >>> > >>> On a phone you pretty much need to close one program before you open > >>> another. > >>> > >>> That you can hear bird calls when you doing other things means you have > >>> the Pizzey guide open. If you close the program, then the sounds should > >>> stop. You might need to eject the cd from the computer. > >>> > >>> good luck > >>> > >>> storm > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 26 April 2014 17:27, David Richardson <albatrossvaldez@gmail.com > >wrote: > >>> > >>>> I don’t understand a lot of that. I can only do one thing at a time > on my > >>>> computer. I turn it on and click on the e and it goes to google. From > >>>> there > >>>> I use gmail and can get to birdline and facebook and google things. > That’s > >>>> as far as my computer knowledge goes. I put the cd for pizzey and > knight > >>>> into the slot on the computer and I now have a picture of a rosella > next > >>>> to > >>>> the e that I can click on and it shows the pizzey and knight > electronic > >>>> version. I had to turn the speakers off because I keep hearing bird > >>>> calls.Will the “PC “pizzey and knight I have work on an iphone or > >>>> whatever > >>>> they are if I get one? Or is it only for the big computer at home > and I > >>>> will have to buy another one to use on a phone? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> david Richardson > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 5:03 PM, David Adams <dpadams@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> PS I don’t know what “Android “is apart from in sci-fi movies. Im > not > >>>>>> being silly, I genuinely don’t understand the differences. > >>>>> > >>>>> Fair enough. There’s now to summarize a big subject like this one > >>>> without > >>>>> skipping something important or saying things that while > approximately > >>>> true > >>>>> aren’t complete. Even still, I can offer you a sketch that might > help. > >>>>> > >>>>> Android and iOS are the two dominant operating systems out there for > >>>> smart > >>>>> phones and tablets. For an end user, they’re more the same than > >>>> different. > >>>>> Which one is better? Yes 😉 They have fans and detractors on both > >>>> sides, > >>>>> such is how it goes. Both are geared towards small screens, > >>>> conservation of > >>>>> battery life, and nearly instantaneous startup. If you know how to > use > >>>> one, > >>>>> you could easily figure out the other. Apps on Android and iOS often > >>>> look > >>>>> and behave very nearly identically. They are both very different from > >>>>> desktop computers of whatever sort you might be using now. Instead > of a > >>>>> mouse and keyboard and apps in different windows, you generally use > one > >>>> app > >>>>> at a time on a small screen using your fingers. > >>>>> > >>>>> Android is developed by Google and then more-or-less given away to > phone > >>>>> makers to include on their handsets. The dominant Android smartphone > >>>> maker > >>>>> is Samsung…but there are dozens of others. > >>>>> > >>>>> iOS is developed by Apple and used exclusively on their hardware: > >>>> iPhone, > >>>>> iPod Touch (iPhone without a phone), and iPad. > >>>>> > >>>>> Apple and Samsung have been in a court battle for years that you may > >>>> have > >>>>> seen in the headlines. It’s pretty much about Apple suing Google by > >>>> proxy > >>>>> for cloning the iPhone. None of that matters much to us as users. > >>>>> > >>>>> You can buy a cheap Android phone at Woolies or Coles for $40-80 on > sale > >>>>> but it probably won’t have the memory to run the Pizzey app…or most > >>>> any > >>>>> serious birding app. Apple doesn’t make low-end devices but, in many > >>>>> markets, completely owns the high-end. (High end laptops? They own > it. > >>>> High > >>>>> end phones? They share it.) If you’re in the price range of Apple’s > >>>>> products, their kit is competitively priced with comparable gear. If > you > >>>>> want something cheaper, they just don’t do that. I’ve got a couple of > >>>>> Android phones (love them), an old iPod Touch (works great, even > years > >>>>> later), and the new iPad Mini. I have to say, the Mini is the > greatest > >>>>> gadget in the history of gadgets, so far as I can tell. With a sturdy > >>>> case, > >>>>> it can go in my bag and I’ve got thousands of pages of birding info, > >>>> sounds > >>>>> and pictures from around the world. Magic. Oh, none of these devices > are > >>>>> easy to read in bright light. So, books and pads of paper still have > >>>> their > >>>>> place, to be sure. (I prefer paper guides for areas I don’t know as I > >>>> flip > >>>>> through the pages a lot.) > >>>>> > >>>>> To buy apps for either platform, you go through a store. In the case > of > >>>>> iOS, it’s Apple’s iTunes App Store. For Android, you’ve got choices. > The > >>>>> biggest and most trusted is Google’s Play store. Many apps are free. > >>>> When > >>>>> you buy an app, it’s usually licensed for one account on multiple > >>>> devices. > >>>>> So, if you have a tablet and a phone you can often buy one copy of > the > >>>> app > >>>>> and legally use it on your two devices. With Apple, the license is > >>>> always > >>>>> for 5 devices, so far as I know. For Android, it depends a bit. If > you > >>>> buy > >>>>> an Android version you don’t get a license for iOS or the other way > >>>> around. > >>>>> Just like buying Office for Windows doesn’t let you run Office for > Mac. > >>>>> Different OS, different license. And, yes, Microsoft does make a > phone > >>>>> operating system and just finished buying Nokia something like > >>>> yesterday. > >>>>> Windows Phone isn’t Windows, is getting increasingly positive > >>>> reviews…and > >>>>> has a trivial market share for now. So, you don’t see so many apps > for > >>>>> that. > >>>>> > >>>>> Colin R asked: “why is it cheaper for androids?” > >>>>> > >>>>> Probably because Android users are, as a market, far, far, far less > >>>>> inclined to spend money on apps. I assume that Guy Gibbons is > >>>> attempting to > >>>>> get the best price he can for his efforts, and fair enough. Also, if > the > >>>>> Android version is licensed for two devices and the iOS one for > >>>> five…some > >>>>> people will find it cheaper on iOS. Birding apps as a category are > some > >>>> of > >>>>> the more expensive apps I’ve seen on either platform. > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Birding-Aus mailing list > >>>>> Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > >>>>> To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > >>>>> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Birding-Aus mailing list > >>>> Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > >>>> To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > >>>> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Birding-Aus mailing list > >> Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > >> To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > >> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Birding-Aus mailing list > > Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > > To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > > http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org