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Oz Shorebirds iPhone/iPod Touch App (& Android Devices) for Bird Identif

To: Peter Shute <>
Subject: Oz Shorebirds iPhone/iPod Touch App (& Android Devices) for Bird Identification
From: "Sandra & Neil Shelley" <>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:58:48 +1000
Hi Peter,

Sorry, I should have said that it doesn't work with IE or Firefox.  It does
however work with Safari or Google Chrome.

However it relies on "touches" for navigation, and you will have to
simulate these with your mouse.

*Neil*

On 27 July 2012 10:49, Peter Shute <> wrote:

> This site seems to work well on a Blackberry (9800) too, although I had to
> use the touch screen to navigate, rather than the trackpad. It should be
> very handy.
>
> My Blackberry has a full screen, I don't know how well it's going to work
> on smaller ones, and ones without touch screens.
>
> It doesn't work on my PC - not at all in IE, and not very well with
> Firefox.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:  [birding-aus-
> > On Behalf Of Sandra & Neil Shelley
> >Sent: Friday, 27 July 2012 8:58 AM
> >To: Birding-Aus Aus
> >Cc: Golo Maurer; Luke Shelley
> >Subject: [Birding-Aus] Oz Shorebirds iPhone/iPod Touch App (& Android
> >Devices) for Bird Identification
> >
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >With all the recent posts regarding iPhone apps, I thought I would let
> >you
> >know about my Oz Shorebirds app for bird identification.
> >
> >It is based on the Shorebirds Identification Booklet available from
> >BirdLife Australia, and allows you to browse 48 shorebird species by
> >name
> >or size.  From the browse list you can view an illustration,
> >distribution
> >map, identification tips and a flight photo of each species.
> >
> >The app is freely available to everyone interested in our migratory and
> >resident shorebirds.  It is a website, however the content will be
> >cached
> >on your device so that it is accessible even when the internet isn't
> >available.  It was designed and developed by myself using the Sencha
> >Touch
> >Framework <http://www.sencha.com/products/touch/>.
> >
> >*For the iPhone*
> >The iPhone has 3G & Wi-Fi capability, and one of these needs to be
> >available for the following:
> >
> >   - Point Safari at www.penboc.org.au/shorebirds/
> >   - Tap on the "+" or "forward arrow" on the toolbar at the bottom of
> >the
> >   Safari screen
> >   - Tap on "Add to Home Screen" and change the name to Oz Shorebirds
> >   - Tap on "Save" or "Add"
> >
> >You should now have an icon on your home screen (of a Hooded Plover)
> >that
> >you can tap on to run the app.
> >
> >*For the iPod Touch*
> >The iPod Touch has Wi-Fi capability, so if you have access to a Wi-Fi
> >network you can also get access to the app.  Start the Settinga app,
> >turn
> >on Wi-Fi and connect to the Wi-Fi network:
> >
> >Now do the following:
> >
> >   - Point Safari at www.penboc.org.au/shorebirds/
> >   - Tap on the "+" or "forward arrow" on the toolbar at the bottom of
> >the
> >   Safari screen
> >   - Tap on "Add to Home Screen" and change the name to Oz Shorebirds
> >   - Tap on "Save" or "Add"
> >
> >You should now have an icon on your home screen (of a Hooded Plover)
> >that
> >you can tap on to run the app.
> >
> >Start the Settings app again and turn off Wi-Fi.  While is Settings
> >check
> >that Bluetooth and Location Services are turned off (you generally don't
> >need any of these on for an iPod Touch and they only drain the battery).
> >
> >*For the iPad*
> >Follow the instruction for the iPhone.
> >
> >However the images are sized for devices with a smaller screen and look
> >grainy on this.
> >
> >*For Android Devices*
> >The iPhone has 3G & Wi-Fi capability, and one of these needs to be
> >available for the following:
> >
> >   - In the browser go to www.penboc.org.au/shorebirds/
> >   - Bookmark the site in the browser
> >   - Return to the home screen
> >   - Tap & hold in empty space to bring up the menu
> >   - Tap "Shortcut" then "Bookmark"
> >   - Select the relevant bookmark
> >
> >You should now have an icon on your home screen (of a Hooded Plover)
> >that
> >you can tap on to run the app.
> >
> >If you have any problems, drop me a line.
> >
> >*Neil Shelley*
> >
> >   - Illustrations by Jeff Davies copyright WWF Australia
> >   - Distribution maps from the New Atlas of Australian Birds
> >   - Identification tips collated by BirdLife Australia with assistance
> >   from Adrian Boyle, Glenn Ehmke, Chris Hassell, Danny Rogers & Mike
> >Weston
> >   and information from Shorebirds of Australia (Geering *et al.* 2007)
> >   - Flight photos by Alister Benn, Rohan Clarke, David Disher, Glenn
> >   Ehmke, Peter Ericsson, Alan Fletcher, David Hewitt, Dean Ingwersen,
> >Deane
> >   Lewis, Danny Rogers, Sonja Ross, Juanli Sun, Johan Stenlund, Carl-
> >Johan
> >   Svensson, Glen Tepke & Chris Tzaros - all of which are copyright
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