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Mobile SCD Cribs

Charles Inglis

Charles Inglis

Sept. 30, 2021, 2:36 a.m. (Message 72075)

Hi All,

I am please to announce that the Mobile SCD Cribs app is now in
production and is available in both the Apple Apps Store and the
Google Play Store.

Information about the app can be found at
https://saltire.ca/mobilescdcribs <https://saltire.ca/mobilescdcribs>

I would like to thank Anselm, Keith Rose, David Haynes and Lydia Hedge
for their help and suggestions in developing the app.  Also, I would
like to thank the members of the strathspey mailing list who
volunteered to be beta testers for the app.

The app is an attempt to provide easy “mobile� access to some of
the basic features of the SCDDB.  Let me know if you have any
suggestions for additional functions for app and I’ll look into
adding the functions.

For those of you who have access the Apple devices that use the new M1
chip, the app can be downloaded and used on those devices as well.

Please contact me at xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx <mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> if
you find any problems / issues with the app.

One small bug, which I will be fixing in the next few days, is that
the app may not load the dances you attempt to add to your dance list
and not inform you why.  This happens when the SCDDB server is
overloaded and isn’t immediately responding.  If this happens, just
wait for a few minutes and try again (this happens infrequently).


To access the app on the google play store search for 'mobile SCD
cribs' or click on this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/detail
s?id=ca.rscdsottawa.mobile_cribs <https://play.google.com/store/apps/d
etails?id=ca.rscdsottawa.mobile_cribs>

To access the app on the google apple store search for 'mobile SCD
cribs' or click on this link https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-scd-
cribs/id1569432915 <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-scd-
cribs/id1569432915>

Charlie Inglis
Bruce Herbold

Bruce Herbold

Sept. 30, 2021, 2:57 a.m. (Message 72076, in reply to message 72075)

thank you Charles.  I just downloaded and used it and it is great!

Now if we could only dance...

but seriously, thank you,

Bruce Herbold
George Watt

George Watt

Sept. 30, 2021, 7:06 p.m. (Message 72080, in reply to message 72076)

Sound great, but I dance with a partner! I can just see people dancing
with their apps in one hand....I saw that once with someone and
Pillings...

George



Sent from my Galaxy



-------- Original message --------
From: Bruce Herbold <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
Date: 29/09/2021 23:57 (GMT+00:00)
To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: Mobile SCD Cribs

thank you Charles.  I just downloaded and used it and it is great!

Now if we could only dance...

but seriously, thank you,

Bruce Herbold
Pia Walker

Pia Walker

Sept. 30, 2021, 7:11 p.m. (Message 72081, in reply to message 72080)

Only once!
Bruce Herbold

Bruce Herbold

Sept. 30, 2021, 8:39 p.m. (Message 72082, in reply to message 72081)

I've been dancing and teaching a long time so I generally know the dances
before the talk through starts.  But given some of the talk throughs I've
tried to look quiet and attentive for, I am happy for anything that helps
prepare my fellow dancers to dance.  Talking with partner while the
talk-through is going on (bad as it may be) is less desirable than a peek
at a Pillings or a crib.  Of course, ideally such prep is done before
taking the floor, but some talk throughs raise confusion rather than reduce
it.

Charlie's new tool is a simple way to access needed info, on the fly,
quickly.  Living in an imperfect world, again I say "Thanks, Charlie."
Pia Walker

Pia Walker

Sept. 30, 2021, 10:57 p.m. (Message 72084, in reply to message 72082)

Or you could just call the dances 😊 - agreed if we stuck to the golden
oldies and they were repeated often enough, it would not be necessary
- but with so many dances on the market and at least some of them
excellent 😊 we can't memorise them all.

And yes calling is an art - rhythm and emphasis a must, plus also a pleasing voice 😊

Pia
奥村 尚子

奥村 尚子

Sept. 30, 2021, 6:58 a.m. (Message 72077, in reply to message 72075)

Thank you for the good news, the mobile app's completion.
I have just downloaded it, tried it and found it is very useful.

Shoko Okumura
Marion Hamilton

Marion Hamilton

Sept. 30, 2021, 5:20 p.m. (Message 72078, in reply to message 72077)

Huge congratulations to you, bravo!! 
Charlie!! 

Marion Hamilton 


Sent from my iPhone
Fiona Grant

Fiona Grant

Sept. 30, 2021, 5:32 p.m. (Message 72079, in reply to message 72075)

Hi Charlie,
I would like to include a review/short report of your app in the April
2022 issue of SCD mag. Let me know if you are happy either to write a
few paras yourself and/or for someone to write about their experience
of using it.

Hi Bruce Herbold, hi Shoko Okumura,
Would you like to write a paragraph for the SCD mag on your experience of using the app?

Hope you are all able to be out and about dancing now,
Fiona Grant
Bristol, UK
Current editor Scottish Country Dancer Magasine.

On 29/09/2021, 23:35, "Charles Inglis" <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> wrote:

    Hi All,

    I am please to announce that the Mobile SCD Cribs app is now in
    production and is available in both the Apple Apps Store and the
    Google Play Store.

    Information about the app can be found at
    https://saltire.ca/mobilescdcribs
    <https://saltire.ca/mobilescdcribs>

    I would like to thank Anselm, Keith Rose, David Haynes and Lydia
    Hedge for their help and suggestions in developing the app.  Also,
    I would like to thank the members of the strathspey mailing list
    who volunteered to be beta testers for the app.

    The app is an attempt to provide easy “mobile” access to some of
    the basic features of the SCDDB.  Let me know if you have any
    suggestions for additional functions for app and I’ll look into
    adding the functions.

    For those of you who have access the Apple devices that use the
    new M1 chip, the app can be downloaded and used on those devices
    as well.

    Please contact me at xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx
    <mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> if you find any problems / issues with
    the app.

    One small bug, which I will be fixing in the next few days, is
    that the app may not load the dances you attempt to add to your
    dance list and not inform you why.  This happens when the SCDDB
    server is overloaded and isn’t immediately responding.  If this
    happens, just wait for a few minutes and try again (this happens
    infrequently).


    To access the app on the google play store search for 'mobile SCD
    cribs' or click on this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/de
    tails?id=ca.rscdsottawa.mobile_cribs <https://play.google.com/stor
    e/apps/details?id=ca.rscdsottawa.mobile_cribs>

    To access the app on the google apple store search for 'mobile SCD
    cribs' or click on this link https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-
    scd-cribs/id1569432915 <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-scd-
    cribs/id1569432915>

    Charlie Inglis
Mary Quinton

Mary Quinton

Sept. 30, 2021, 11:19 p.m. (Message 72085, in reply to message 72075)

Thankyou  Charles, a great appMary Quinton Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Charles Inglis
<xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> Date: 29/09/2021  23:36  (GMT+00:00) To:
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: Mobile SCD Cribs Hi All,I am please
to announce that the Mobile SCD Cribs app is now in production and is
available in both the Apple Apps Store and the Google Play
Store.Information about the app can be found at 
https://saltire.ca/mobilescdcribs <https://saltire.ca/mobilescdcribs>I
would like to thank Anselm, Keith Rose, David Haynes and Lydia Hedge
for their help and suggestions in developing the app.  Also, I would
like to thank the members of the strathspey mailing list who
volunteered to be beta testers for the app.The app is an attempt to
provide easy “mobile� access to some of the basic features of the
SCDDB.  Let me know if you have any suggestions for additional
functions for app and I’ll look into adding the functions.For those
of you who have access the Apple devices that use the new M1 chip, the
app can be downloaded and used on those devices as well.Please contact
me at xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx <mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> if you find any
problems / issues with the app.One small bug, which I will be fixing
in the next few days, is that the app may not load the dances you
attempt to add to your dance list and not inform you why.  This
happens when the SCDDB server is overloaded and isn’t immediately
responding.  If this happens, just wait for a few minutes and try
again (this happens infrequently).To access the app on the google play
store search for 'mobile SCD cribs' or click on this link https://play
.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.rscdsottawa.mobile_cribs <https:/
/play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.rscdsottawa.mobile_cribs> To
access the app on the google apple store search for 'mobile SCD cribs'
or click on this link https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-scd-
cribs/id1569432915 <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-scd-
cribs/id1569432915>Charlie Inglis
Phyl Gaskell

Phyl Gaskell

Oct. 3, 2021, 2:16 a.m. (Message 72095, in reply to message 72075)

I was amazed how quickly it downloaded and the response time is
incredible! Thank you so much for another wonderful tool.
Phyl in México 

Sent from my iPad
Colleen Putt

Colleen Putt

Oct. 3, 2021, 2:51 a.m. (Message 72096, in reply to message 72095)

This is fantastic, Charlie! Fast and so easy to use. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers, Colleen 


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Margaret Silke

Margaret Silke

Oct. 3, 2021, 3:53 a.m. (Message 72097, in reply to message 72075)

Thank you Charles. I have downloaded it and it looks really useful, thank
you.

Kind regards
Margaret
Murrough Landon

Murrough Landon

Oct. 3, 2021, 3:16 p.m. (Message 72098, in reply to message 72097)

Hello,
   I am very pleased that Charlie has made versions of his app for
   both Apple and Android devices. I know its a lot of work. So
   thanks!

   I am also curious to know if anyone on the list has tried either of
   two similar SCD focussed apps: Pochette or SCD Tools? I heard of
   them a year or two ago but they are only available for Android
   devices - which I do not currently have.

   I think Charlie has said he hopes to extend the functionality of
   his app in future, but I have the impression that both Pochette and
   SCD Tools not only display cribs & diagrams but also link SCDDB
   dances with music tracks on your device which I would find very
   useful. Though I think Charlie’s app may be the only one linking
   videos.

   If anyone who does have an Android device would like to compare and
   contrast these tools (and report back) their websites are
   http://www.pochette.org/ <http://www.pochette.org/> and
   https://www.scottishdance.ru/en/rscds-russia/scd-tools/scd-tools-
   pocket <https://www.scottishdance.ru/en/rscds-russia/scd-tools/scd-
   tools-pocket> (and the google playstore entries appear to be
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pochette.pochette
   <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pochette.pochett
   e> and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scd.tools
   <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scd.tools>).
Cheers,  Murrough.

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