In rural Somerset, broadband is slow, very slow. Therefore we have had issues with video streaming forever. J33PER however has now found a website, TV Catch Up, that lets you watch UK TV channels without any dithering on both the iPhone and iPad. In fact, it's better than viewing a YouTube movie here. The site can be found here.

J33PER has just stumbled across a truly amazing App that lets you track where one's mobile device is in the world. In fact you can do that for as many devices you like. So you could track your daughter's iPhone and your own, your sales force or whoever would agree to be tracked. J33PER only uses it for his own iPhone. Anyway, this App is free of charge and is immensely powerful. Go try it is all I can say and enjoy!

QCT Viewer (see note in red!)

For the past six years I have been using Memory Map to track my off-roading trips using my old Windows Mobile iPaq device. I have all of the UK's Ordnance Survey maps and up to very recently was unable to make use of these maps on my iPhone. Apps like Trails as discussed below are all well and good but not having the trusted Landranger maps was a huge disadvantage.
I then stumbled on an app called QTC viewer. This app lets you put a Memory Map on the iPhone, view the map and show you your position on the map. Well, that was in version 1.0 of the software. A few days after buying that app from iTunes, the programmer released a new version that allows the user to up and download and record tracks! So now, my iPhone does exactly what MM did for me on the iPaq!
The cost of QCT Viewer is £4.99. If you consider that just one Landranger map for AtlasBuddy is something like £8.99, QCT VIewer has to be the way to go for people that have already put money into Memory Map.
Combine QCT viewer with the functionality of www.everytrail.com and you have the perfect set-up!
You can get QCT Viewer here! The programmer's website can be found here.

Unfortunately, Memory Map stopped the author from selling this App on iTunes yesterday (22/01/2010) as MM are about to launch their own App. Let's see what those bullies want to charge... tbc for sure!

GPS enabled app for Jeepers

J33PER has been interested in recording and sharing track information for years. After a number of Garmin units and Windows Mobile applications like Memory Map, the iPhone 3Gs' GPS capability is a very welcome feature.

In iTunes you can find hundreds if not thousands of GPS enabled apps. What J33PER wanted was an app that records tracks as you're driving them, store the track so it can be downloaded again later and the ability to share with others would be a bonus.

Meet Trails. Trails lets you do that. It is a very intuitive app so there is no steep learning curve and what is more is that it integrates seamlessly with www.everytrail.com. If you're into off-road driving, don't be put off by the fact that this app doesn't mention that pursuit. Nowadays hiking and Geocaching are the only politically correct outdoor activities.

So, below you see some output from www.everytrail.com. Note that not only can you upload your track but you can also download tracks other people have recorded. If you're off to drive Hell's Revenge, someone probably has recorded it already so that you can follow their path. Don't do so blindly though! Close to Hell's Gate is a drop of at least 300 feet that would make you land in the Colorado river!

Mille Rivieres Day 3-6

Map your trip with EveryTrail