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White Water phone apps?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:29 pm
by A Savage spanke
I finally moved into the future (which is ironically kind of the past since its an older model) and got an iPhone. I thought this had already been a topic, but I couldn't find it searching the board (so I'm sorry if this is a repeat). Does anyone have any recommendations for must-have apps that are convenient for boating? This could be anything from release schedules, to water levels, rain predicitions or perhaps one that just reminds me to take a right stroke when landing a left-side initiated boof
Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:01 pm
by justin.payne
I'd save the ozarkpages link to your bookmarks on safari for quick reference of water levels, weather channel app for rain, and mountainbuzz for the hell of it. I just bookmark the webpages that give release and waterlevel info. There is an app or 2 out there with the information, but i've found them to be very inaccurate.
Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:26 pm
by Roger
Like Justin said. Get on your computer and create a folder in favorites labeled Paddling. Add in all the links that you want or think you might use. Fish's OW page for sure, ACC message board, Walden's Ridge and Alabama WW pages for those eastern trips, AW page, favorite radar link (more than one, Wunderground is good) and any other favs.
When you sync the iPhone on your computer in iTunes, it should import all your favorites into the phone. They will be in the Bookmark menu in the phone. Got everything you use at home in the phone.
Google ww apps and I'm sure you can find some for free/cost. $4.99 will get the following:
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Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:53 pm
by Fish
If that bum who runs the OWP would make a phone app, that would be great, but he's too lazy to do anything like that. Can't even update his web site from the stupid 1970's design. Lame.
You can get a faster loading version of stuff at
http://www.ozarkpages.com/lowband on your cell phone. Some of the low-band radar loads good even when you're standing at the takeout for Lee or the EFLB. Which I am not. Which sucks.
Later,
Fish

Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:49 pm
by mgood
Fish wrote:If that bum who runs the OWP would make a phone app, that would be great, but he's too lazy to do anything like that. Can't even update his web site from the stupid 1970's design. Lame.
You can get a faster loading version of stuff at
http://www.ozarkpages.com/lowband on your cell phone. Some of the low-band radar loads good even when you're standing at the takeout for Lee or the EFLB. Which I am not. Which sucks.
Later,
Fish

That stupid 1970s design works for me! I'd be lost if you changed it. So, please, don't.
Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:10 pm
by Mike_P
Even faster to select "add to home screen" rather than bookmark it. Fish's gauge page is by far the best app!
Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:43 am
by waterhog
spanke u can go to the richland usgs guage and sign up for notifications of certain water levels they will text u when it reaches ur desired level works with any creek ur welcome
Re: White Water phone apps?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:47 am
by jermdog
Riverflows is an app that accesses every usgs site in America I think. You bitched constantly about it when we were in CO this summer. I believe your words were, "Why don't you bring up eddyflower for me?" followed by tears and throwing yourself on the floor kicking and screaming.