MacVoices #22064 - Adam Engst on Different Ways to Think About and Use Maps (1)
MacVoices26 Maalis 2022

MacVoices #22064 - Adam Engst on Different Ways to Think About and Use Maps (1)

Adam Engst of TidBITS discusses some interesting use cases that the major map apps don't address. If you are a runner, a walker or a hiker, Adam explains why the needs, and the solutions, are different, and picks some of his favorites.ways that he uses maps that many of us wouldn't think about. (Part 1)



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Show Notes:

Links:


MapMyRide


MapMyRun


On the Run (OTR App)


GMap Pedometer


Run Go


Guests:


Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS and the TidBITS Content Network. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles - thanks to Contributing Editor positions at MacUser, MacWEEK, and now Macworld. His innovations include the creation of the first advertising program to support an Internet publication in 1992, the first flat-rate accounts for graphical Internet access in 1993, and the Take Control electronic book series. His awards include the MDJ Power 25 ranking as the most influential person in the Macintosh industry outside of Apple every year since 2000, inclusion on the MacTech 25 list of influential people in the Macintosh technical community, and being named one of MacDirectory's top ten visionaries. And yes, he has been turned into an action figure. Want more? Follow Adam on Twitter for 140-character musings on a variety of topics.


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