Taxi Share hits 10,000 sessions

Taxi Share is working its way to critical mass reaching 10,000 sessions, which translates to 1,500 sessions on peak days and aver 300 active users in Chicago.

Radio interview with WGN 720

Here is a link to MP3 of Radio interview of Daniel Fedor of Taxi Share and Mike McConnell of WGN 720 Chicago:

http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/mikemcconnell/wgnam-mike-mcconnell-interview-dan-fedor,0,4030296.mp3file

FOX Chicago News mentions Taxi Share app

Taxi Share is mentioned by myFoxChicago.com

JenChicago post on Taxi Share

Thank you JenChicago for mentioning us in Chicago NOW!

http://www.chicagonow.com/jenchicago-does-the-windy-city/2012/01/save-money-and-the-planet-with-new-taxi-share-app/

Developing on Amazon Kindle

To develop Android app on Kindle you have to set up your Mac's IDE environment first:

• Install Android 2.3.4 tools in your Eclipse
• Edit  ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT.
# USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE.
# 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE.
0x1949
0x000

• Restart the ADB

uki:platform-tools uki$ adb kill-server
-bash: adb: command not found
uki:platform-tools uki$ ./adb kill-server
uki:platform-tools uki$ ./adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
uki:platform-tools uki$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
75E8002600000001 device 

• If Amazon Fire is in USB transfer mode, just quit it

At this point you should be able to start using Eclipse to develop your apps.


When trying to install MY Mapping app I am getting error:

[2012-01-19 10:27:31 - CouponCabin] Uploading XYZ.apk onto device '75E8002600000001'

[2012-01-19 10:27:31 - CouponCabin] Installing XYZ.apk...

[2012-01-19 10:27:32 - CouponCabin] Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY

[2012-01-19 10:27:32 - CouponCabin] Please check logcat output for more details.

[2012-01-19 10:27:32 - CouponCabin] Launch canceled!

01-19 10:27:32.394: E/PackageManager(1399): Package com.XYZ requires unavailable shared library com.google.android.maps; failing!

Yes, Amazon, you are failing indeed. Google Maps are not installed and you need to root your device to get them on:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/244474/how_to_install_the_android_market_on_your_kindle_fire.html

Kindle may be selling well, but it is far from a target platform.

Developing on Amazon Kindle

To develop Android app on Kindle you have to set up your Mac's IDE environment first:

• Install Android 2.3.4 tools in your Eclipse
• Edit  ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT.
# USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE.
# 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE.
0x1949
0x000

• Restart the ADB

uki:platform-tools uki$ adb kill-server
-bash: adb: command not found
uki:platform-tools uki$ ./adb kill-server
uki:platform-tools uki$ ./adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
uki:platform-tools uki$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
75E8002600000001 device 

• If Amazon Fire is in USB transfer mode, just quit it

At this point you should be able to start using Eclipse to develop your apps.


When trying to install MY Mapping app I am getting error:

[2012-01-19 10:27:31 - CouponCabin] Uploading XYZ.apk onto device '75E8002600000001'

[2012-01-19 10:27:31 - CouponCabin] Installing XYZ.apk...

[2012-01-19 10:27:32 - CouponCabin] Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY

[2012-01-19 10:27:32 - CouponCabin] Please check logcat output for more details.

[2012-01-19 10:27:32 - CouponCabin] Launch canceled!

01-19 10:27:32.394: E/PackageManager(1399): Package com.XYZ requires unavailable shared library com.google.android.maps; failing!

Yes, Amazon, you are failing indeed. Google Maps are not installed and you need to root your device to get them on:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/244474/how_to_install_the_android_market_on_your_kindle_fire.html

Kindle may be selling well, but it is far from a target platform.

Children TV for iPad

Going on a trip with your children? Enliven your journey with ChildrenTV app that will keep them occupied, entertained and educated at the same time!


Children TV App provides an impressive collection of new and old classic cartoons that you can filter by language and age category.


Features:

• More than 800 safe sorted cartoons
• Browse by age categories: 2+, 4+, 6+ and 8+
• 10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Korean and Polish
• Charming graphics in HD resolution optimized for your iPad
• Simple navigation and kid-friendly interface
• Perfect balance of fun and education
• Hours of entertaining experience for the whole family!

Don’t miss a chance to get ChildrenTV on your iPad - the greatest present for your kids! Expand your language learning and enjoy cartoons that colored your childhood as well!


*** Please note - all videos are hosted and played by YouTube.com player. Our service is limited to finding child-appropriate videos and rating them by language, fun and age.

Download the application: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/childrentv/id491518606?ls=1&mt=8




French:



Vous allez voyager avec votre bébé?  Ranimez votre voyage à l'aide de l'application ChildrenTV, qui les amusera et apprendre en même temps ! 


ChildrenTV contient la collection impressionnante des dessins animés modernes et classiques, que vous pouvez filtrer selon la langue et l'âge.

Les particularités :
 - Plus de 800 dessins animés bien filtrés
 - Le visionnage selon les catégories d'âge : 2 +, 4 +, 6 + et 8 +
 - Le soutien de 10 langues : l'anglais, le français, l’italien, l’espagnol, l’allemand, le russe, le roumain, l’ukrainien, le polonais et le coréen
 - Graphique HD excellent pour votre iPad
 - L'interface simple et confortable créée spécialement pour les enfants
 - La balance entre la distraction et l'enseignement
 - Le loisir gai pour toute la famille
Ne manquer pas l'occasion de télécharger  ChildrenTV sur iPad – le meilleur cadeau pour vos enfants! 


Perfectionnez les connaissances des langues étrangères et jouissez des dessins animés aimés dès l'enfance!

Huffington Post mentions Taxi Share Chicago

Huffington Post writes about Chicago winter apps website initiatives and mentions Taxi Share Android application as one of the suggested apps by the city to cope with adverse winter conditions.

Taxi Share Chicago is a new smart phone application available on Android designed to give people the ability to easily and efficiently share taxi cab when going to the same general destination. The application is designed and created by CyberWalkAbout.com in cooperation with application cofounders Daniel Fedor, Ryan Bahrke and Uki D, Lucas.

How it works: Once you opened the application, select the general destination of your travel (Chicago downtown, O'Hare, Wrigley Field, etc.). The application then will show the route of your travel on a map. Anyone else using the app and traveling in the same direction will be shown on the map without disclosing their identity. Using the anonymous chat feature (trademark of CyberWalkAbout.com) both parties can arrange the pickup while maintaining their privacy.

You can download Taxi Share Android application here.

Vocalo 89.5 FM Radio

Daniel Fedor, cofounder of Taxi Share, interview on the radio, you can listen to it here.

Gapers Block article about Taxi Share

Monica Reida published an article in Gapers Block (a Web Publication), about Taxi Share application created and designed by CyberWalkAbout.com in cooperation with Daniel Fedor, application cofounder.

You can read the whole article here and download the Android application here.

NBC Chicago mentions Taxi Share

NBC Chicago, Brad Spirrison, posts a mention (edited by David Wolinsky) of Taxi Share Android application, you can read the whole article here.

Taxi Share Chicago is a new smart phone application available on Android designed to give people the ability to easily and efficiently share taxi cab when going to the same general destination. The application is designed and created by CyberWalkAbout.com in cooperation with application cofounders Daniel Fedor, Ryan Bahrke and Uki D, Lucas.

How it works: Once you opened the application, select the general destination of your travel (Chicago downtown, O'Hare, Wrigley Field, etc.). The application then will show the route of your travel on a map. Anyone else using the app and traveling in the same direction will be shown on the map without disclosing their identity. Using the anonymous chat feature (trademark of CyberWalkAbout.com) both parties can arrange the pickup while maintaining their privacy.

You can download Taxi Share Android application here.

  

Chicago City winter apps

City of Chicago lists Taxi Share as a choice of "Winter apps" 

Taxi Share Chicago is a new smart phone application available on Android designed to give people the ability to easily and efficiently share taxi cab when going to the same general destination. The application is designed and created by CyberWalkAbout.com in cooperation with application cofounders Daniel Fedor, Ryan Bahrke and Uki D, Lucas.

How it works: Once you opened the application, select the general destination of your travel (Chicago downtown, O'Hare, Wrigley Field, etc.). The application then will show the route of your travel on a map. Anyone else using the app and traveling in the same direction will be shown on the map without disclosing their identity. Using the anonymous chat feature (trademark of CyberWalkAbout.com) both parties can arrange the pickup while maintaining their privacy.

You can download Taxi Share Android application here.

Children TV - Privacy Policy

This application does not collect any personal information about its users. The general statistics are collected to determine amount of users, but no connection to an individual can be determined.

The videos are provided by YouTube.com and are subject to their policy which include any copyright violations and inappropriate content. Our team makes the best attempt to select the appropriate content for the child age group, but the final decision of how appropriate the video is should be determined by the supervising parent.

Your comments about how to improve the application are welcome:

info@CyberWalkAbout.com