technology working for us

[Gabes-Apg]

Technology working for us!
the combo of awareness and demand is in our favour

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=8881

In a quirky take on disease awareness, and to mark the official national launch, Crohn’s and Colitis New Zealand (CCNZ) in association with Abbott are publishing a "Toilet Map".

The map is intended for sufferers of Crohn’s Disease and Colitis, as finding the nearest available toilet can often be a critical situation. The disease affects both young and old, but typically strikes people in the prime of their lives between ages 15 – 35. A Toilet Map also offers utility to people with various other conditions.

Big pharma are part of it - (of course) but good to see them using money for good not evil

[Joefnh]

Thanks for posting that. It is good to see the money and time of big pharma helping out like that. I did not realize that NZ had one of the highest rates of Crohns in the world.

Along the lines of the application mentioned in that article, a friend of mine at work with Crohns recently made me aware of some similar "Potty Locator" applications.


Here is a POI (Point of Interest) file for a Garmin that has all of the rest areas on US roads mapped out..

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6643


There is also another website that gathers data for bathroom locations worldwide (92,883 to date). I have this program loaded on my blackberry. This is my favorite application as it works right on my phone. I don't leave home without it...

http://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/home/map


Download the mobile app:

http://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/mobile/index/



Thanks for bringing this topic up Gabes, there are good tools at our disposal like these that can make our lives just a bit easier.



--Joe