{"id":3218,"date":"2016-08-06T17:54:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T17:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2016-08-06T17:54:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T17:54:28","slug":"trackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/2016\/08\/06\/trackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Data. Data. Data.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that I&#8217;m a list person. Having a smartphone makes it incredibly easy to meaningfully keep track of things. Here are a few of the apps I use regularly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Untappd<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3263 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackuntappd.jpg\" alt=\"trackuntappd\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackuntappd.jpg 500w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackuntappd-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackuntappd-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nFor quite a while I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beerbuddyapp.com\">Beer Buddy<\/a> to log my beer exploits. The app became buggy, so on Jasen&#8217;s suggestion, I switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/untappd.com\/home\">Untappd<\/a> with him.<\/p>\n<p>Key Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connection with other beer lovers, clink glasses, comment<\/li>\n<li>Earn\u00a0fun\u00a0badges for styles, photos<\/li>\n<li>Follow breweries<\/li>\n<li>Simple rating and comment at check in<\/li>\n<li>Scrolling feed of friends&#8217; check ins<\/li>\n<li>Tracks unique beers tasted<\/li>\n<li>Ability to add absent beer to\u00a0the library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having access to a complete list of beer that I&#8217;ve tried is a great aid in determining what to try next in terms of styles and breweries. I&#8217;m currently sitting at 799 unique beer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Letterboxd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a cinephile, gaining access to trusted recommendations is key. Wasting 2 hours on a movie to see if it&#8217;s good is not an option the older I get. Having connected a couple guys who I respect as movie lovers helps to filter some new releases and get some recommendations to the vast catalogue of great films I have yet to see.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3262 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackletterboxd.jpg\" alt=\"trackletterboxd\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackletterboxd.jpg 500w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackletterboxd-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackletterboxd-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nKey Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great visual of movie posters rather than a list<\/li>\n<li>Rating, review option<\/li>\n<li>Excellent sorting and filtering options<\/li>\n<li>Very comprehensive library<\/li>\n<li>Watchlist to record future viewings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fog of World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exploration of the earth is something westerners take for granted. I fully appreciate the privilege possessed when I get in my car or board a plane or even take a walk. Creating a visual record or where I have been is a reminder of this privilege, especially when I languish in wintery Calgary half of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Fog of World turns on a GPS tracker that clears fog when you enter an area you have never been.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3260 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow1.jpg\" alt=\"trackfow1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow1.jpg 500w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Key Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>import data .kml from a variety of devices<\/li>\n<li>cloud storage so that my account can be accessed on different devices<\/li>\n<li>fun visual concept<\/li>\n<li>part of Apple game centre to allow for friendly competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unfortunately, Fog of World quits unexpectedly and it requires enormous amounts of battery to keep it running. Fortunately, I can resort to using DG200 and import the data later.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this wasn&#8217;t around when I was travelling Europe, Central America, Ukraine, Malawi, South Africa, Northwest Territories, Pacific islands, and various trips to the\u00a0United States.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3261 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow2.jpg\" alt=\"trackfow2\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trackfow2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data. Data. Data. It&#8217;s no secret that I&#8217;m a list person. Having a smartphone makes it incredibly easy to meaningfully keep track of things. Here are a few of the apps I use regularly. Untappd For quite a while I used Beer Buddy to log my beer exploits. The app became buggy, so on Jasen&#8217;s &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/2016\/08\/06\/trackers\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,28,29],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"post-3218","6":"format-standard","7":"has-post-thumbnail","8":"category-beer","9":"category-film","10":"category-technology","11":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3265,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions\/3265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}