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Use “My Feeds” to create a custom station

February 26th, 2010 Ryan No comments

With all the new features available in the newly released Aha Radio app, there are bound to be some that could use some additional explanation. So this will be the first in an on going series of posts dedicated to “getting to know” Aha Radio.

Hopefully by now you have found your way to the Manage Stations area (Hint: the triple hash button in the top-right corner).  One of the stations you can add is called “My Feeds.”

When you first add the station you’ll get a pop-up notice offering some details. To put it simply, you can hand-pick podcasts, as well as other Aha users, and have all of their content added to a single channel.  You will just have to pick some when you aren’t driving (or else you’ll end up with the blank station shown below).

Now let’s go about selecting content for the station.  Perhaps you want to have a single channel for all your NPR shows.  It’s easy to just touch on the little blue arrow on the side of any podcast or user shouts (while in ‘Walking Mode’) to reveal the additional options.

Adding the feed to your Feeds station is as easy as tapping the “Follow” button on the left (looks like a balloon with a “+” in it).

No need to bounce around to each NPR station, looking for the latest episodes.  Once you add them to your “My Feeds” station they will all appear in order of time/date posted.  You can just let them play.

Now whether you are in ‘Walking Mode’ (above left) or ‘Driving Mode’ (above right) you get a mix of all the content you want.  And don’t forget that you can even follow other users, so you’ll be sure to notice (and hear) when they leave any new shouts.

Thanks for checking out the new app!  Be sure to let us know what you think.

Ryan
Aha Community Czar

RESOLVED: Duplicate City Names within My Traffic

February 17th, 2010 Ryan No comments
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Quick note to report.  Some users may have noticed that custom road segmants within My Traffic were including the city names twice.

Our tech folks rooted out the cause of the issue, but if you were impacted you will need to remove and re-add the custom segments.

Sorry for the iconvenience.

Ryan

Aha Community Czar

Categories: General, Release Notes

Some News and Some TOP SHOUTS

February 12th, 2010 Ryan No comments
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As you may recall, we recently offered you a little tease of some of the stuff on the horizon for Aha users.  A lot of it is conceptual, but it still touches on the some of the feature ideas we are working on.

We added a preview page to our website, and Robert unveiled a pre-release version of the app at the CES Mobile Apps Showdown.

Well, we are getting closer to those previews and demos becoming reality, so be sure to stay tuned.  We’ll be sure to tell you when you can get in and test drive the “new hotness.”

In the meantime … here are some top shouts:

Caraoke
doctor1970 – Yo No Se Mañana Luis Enrique - Ciclos - Yo No Se Mañana
mico – Can you feel the love tonight Elton John & London Community Gospel Choir - The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Traffic
Wayne – 2-3 car accident – Los Angeles / Inland Empire
yaya – Slowdown on 92 East – SF Bay Area

#%& DRIVERS!
Nonny – Snow and ice everywhere – Atlanta Metro
guest_05ETSA9 – Don’t scream at old folks EXPLICIT – Tri-State Area

Ryan
Aha Community Czar

System Issues: Possible DNS Problems

February 5th, 2010 Ryan No comments
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Hi everyone. Quick heads up that we noticed some connection issues early this morning. Apparently AT&T was unable to resolve the connection with us when users were booting the app.

Everything appears to be back in order now, so if you are still having problems please let us know (support@ahamobile.com) or twitter (twitter.com/ahamobile).

Thanks for your patience!

-Ryan

Categories: General, System Updates

Good News & Bad News About Bathroom Finder

February 1st, 2010 Ryan 1 comment
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Some of you may have noticed over the weekend that the Bathroom search within Nearby had stop yielding results.  We have some good and bad news regarding that.

First with the bad news.  We are no longer leveraging SitOrSquat for bathroom results.  We are currently evaluating the possibility of leveraging other bathroom data providers.

However, there is some good news you can fall back on.  While you may not be able to obtain the same level of detail that was provided before, you can still locate a large number of bathrooms quickly and easily by accessing either the Coffee or Food options.  It’s easy to create a broad search option within either of those two categories, and just toggle that search on if you are interested in finding a place to take care of your “business.”

Ryan

Aha Community Czar

Categories: General, System Updates

Some Video Fun + Shouts of the Week (1/15/10)

January 15th, 2010 Ryan No comments
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In last week’s post about CES I mentioned that we were demo’ing an all-new app.  I even offered a link to the “Coming Soon” so  you could get an idea of some of the stuff we are adding.

And now I have a nifty video that captures some of the ideas and directions (believe it or not that pun was not intended) we are heading with our services.

And now that you are all revved up with video coolness, have some fun with this week’s top shouts!

Caraoke
ahajunior – You Found Me The Fray - The Fray - You Found Me + Free Fallin’ Tom Petty - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits - Free Fallin'
AhaRyan (no connection to ahajunior) – Umbrella Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded - Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)

Traffic
Ghryswald – Get off before the tollbooth – New Hampshire
Nonny – Getting worse by the moment – Atlanta Metro Area

#%& DRIVERS!
golfgod – Three Lanes!!! – Atlanta Metro
guest_07LH903 – I’m gonna git ya! – Tulsa Metro

Ryan
Aha Community Czar

CES Update + Shouts of the Week (1/08/10)

January 8th, 2010 Ryan No comments
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Hello again everyone.  In case you missed it yesterday, Aha is at CES this week, and is a finalist in the CES Mobile Apps ShowdownRobert has been presenting a preview demo of an all-new Aha app, with a lot of really cool possibilities (streaming podcasts anyone?).

If you are in Las Vegas for the event, you still have another chance to catch a demo.  It will be during the Mobile Apps Showdown Finals tomorrow.

  • Saturday, 1/9 – 12:30 – Room 257 of the North Hall.

But since many of you aren’t lucky enough for a “work” trip to Vegas, we also have some details about the new app over on the Aha website.  Either way…be sure to take a look and let us know what you think.

And now, on with the first “Twenty-Ten” (yes, I’m in the camp that is against everyone continuing the “Two Thousand and…” crap) edition of the Shouts of the Week.

Caraoke
queenmari – All I Wanna DoSheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club - All I Wanna Do
ahajunior – ApologizeOneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud - Apologize

Traffic
syzygy – 3-4 MPG…that’s it – SF Bay Area
Ziplock – accident on 295S – DC Metro Area

#%& DRIVERS!
andyscherer – It might not be for you… – Tri-State Area
guest_07EU2K2 – You’re driving too slowww – New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa

Ryan
Aha Community Czar

Categories: Aha Team, General, Product News

Aha is a finalist at the CES Mobile Apps Showdown!

January 7th, 2010 Ryan No comments
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CES 2010 is just kicking off, but we’ve already got some exciting news to report.  Aha has been selected as a finalist for the CES Mobile Apps Showdown.

Our CEO is at CES right now, and will be demo’ing our new app (Coming Soon!) during the Showdown.  If you are at CES you should make sure you head over and check out Robert’s presentation!

  • Thursday, 1/7 – 2:10 – North Hall, “Living in Digital Times” Stage
  • Friday, 1/8 – 2:15 – North Hall, “Living in Digital Times” Stage
  • Saturday, 1/9 – 12:30 – Room 257 of the North Hall.

If, like me, you are not fortunate enough to be in Vegas for the event, check back here or keep an eye on twitter.com/AhaMobile for updates.

Ryan
Community Czar
Aha Mobile

Categories: Aha Team, General, Product News

Happy “Chrismahanukwanzakuh” too

December 24th, 2009 Ryan No comments
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SimFingereYou may have thought that we at Aha only care about Festivus (it is, after all, for the rest of us), but we really embrace all choices for all of our users.

Whether you are into Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Soyal, Winter Solstice, Yule, or really anything at all … we would like to wish you and yours a safe holiday season.

And now that we have all the formalities out of the way…on with the special (and abbreviated) Holiday Edition of the Top Shouts!

Seasonal Caraoke
guest_00A8U27 – Silent Night Taylor Swift - The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection - EP - Silent Night
guest_00BHGUU – Jingle Bells Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas - Jingle Bells
timdogs – We Wish You… Weezer - Christmas With Weezer - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
guest_00P8MIT – Jingle Bells Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas - Jingle Bells

Ryan
Aha Community Czar

Categories: Aha Team, General, Top Shouts

System Issues: Possible DNS Problems

December 23rd, 2009 Ryan No comments
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Hi everyone. Quick heads up that we noticed some connection issues this afternoon. Apparently AT&T was unable to resolve the connection with us when users were booting the app.

Everything appears to be back in order now, so if you are still having problems please let us know (support@ahamobile.com) or twitter (twitter.com/ahamobile).

Thanks for your patience!

-Ryan