<VV> FW: Membership Directory

Sat Oct 26 01:34:59 EDT 2019

Of course, an "app" could just be a mobile version of the membership 
finder, with the data still living on the Corsa site.
Or, it could have the data bundled in and self-contained on the phone. 
That would have the pluses and minuses that have already been discussed. 
I think Corsa could offer the directory as a print-on-demand item, which 
would solve the inventory issues.
If the website were mobile-friendly, then the app wouldn't be needed, 
you could just use your device's browser.
Personally, I have a desktop computer that I use daily, a smartphone 
that I also use daily, a laptop that I use once in a blue moon, and 
other assorted techno-toys.
I still have a couple of standalone GPS units with lifetime maps. They 
do have the charm that they'll never lose their minds and decide they 
just want to be a phone.

cheers
Jay

On 4/7/2014 2:17 PM, Joel Rushworth wrote:
> Smartphones can be had cheaply, and aren't necessarily has hard to use as
> one might imagine.
>
> The Lumia 520 can be had for $60 on Amazon, with NO Contract.
> http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Lumia-520-GoPhone-AT/dp/B00E45043A/ref=sr_1_1?ie
> =UTF8&qid=1396904598&sr=8-1&keywords=lumia+520
> (Shop around, that's a fairly normal price for that device, I only put this
> link up as an example.)
>
> Put a cheap "pay as you go" SIM in it, so you'll only pay for calls if/when
> you make them, which is nice insurance for long drives in your Corvair.
>
> Not to mention the fact that it has OFF LINE TURN BY TURN Navigation.  That
> means that you can have the maps pre-loaded onto the phone so that they work
> regardless of whether you have a connection.  The "Turn by Turn" means that
> it will give you audible directions of where you are going just like a stand
> alone GPS unit.
>
> Regards,
> Joel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bill Hubbell
> Sent: April 6, 2014 4:43 PM
> To: Jay Maechtlen
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org; Harry Jensen Executive Secretary
> Subject: Re: <VV> Membership Directory
>
> Ok, so there are a bunch of guys who don't have smart phones or tablets.  I
> get it, but guess what - you are in the minority, as recent studies show
> that approximately 56 percent of the adult US population and as much as 61
> percent of all people who own a cellphone now own smartphones. Further,
> among those in the 30 to 49 age category making $75,000 or more, 87 percent
> have a smartphone.
>
> I realize that most of us in the Corvair Hobby are older than that age
> group, but if we really want to attract younger members to this hobby we
> should understand how they communicate and strive to bring our organization
> up to modern standards.
>
> Heck, even Smitty has a tablet.
>
> http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/emissions.html
>
> Bill
>
> On Apr 6, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Jay Maechtlen <jaysplace at laserpubs.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/6/2014 6:35 AM, Bill Hubbell wrote:
>> Harry,
>>
>> Glovebox? Laptop?  Aren't those relics of the previous century?
>>
>> Everybody uses smart phones or tablets and GPS units now and they fit
>> just
> fine in our pockets.
>> It's past time CORSA joined the 21st century and had a CORSA ap.
>>
>> Bill Hubbell
> "everybody"?
> I don't have a bloody smartphone.
> Or a tablet. I'd probably have to root my wife's Nook to put a 3rd party app
> on it, and that's not going to happen any time soon.
> And we have GPS units, but they won't have the CORSA directory in them.
>
> Yes, an app could be nice.
> But if you have a tablet, you can probably use the CORSA website.
>
>
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