14 DAY TRIAL // Berbie's route planning application, TrailRunner, has come out of beta, reaching version 1.9.327. The new release adds quite a few enhancements, such as improved merge track performance and better importing for TrackRecord and Nikeplus, as well as a number of bug fixes.
TrailRunner is aimed at sports dealing with long-distance traveling, such as running, biking, hiking, and inline-skating. The software is able to determine how long or how effective one's workouts are, and what routes work best for them.
The changelog for TrailRunner 1.9.327 reveals that Berbie has added a repair routine for a document corruption problem, while changing the diary history chart x-axis legend to display calendar weeks instead of dates. The latter applies only when you show approx. less than one year of data, according to the developer.
Also added is an optional equipment column to the diary. The updated help now explains how you can find out the milage for one equipment item. Additionally, you can now always drag a selected waypoint if it is not part of the selected route. For a waypoint part of the selected route, a drag initiates a detour, except when you hold the command key, according to Berbie. Merge track performance has been slightly improved, while the left import panes have been tweaked “internally.” The select all/deselect all items shortcut is now alternate-click. For more on this, users are advised to check with the updated Help menu. Lastly, the workout import for TrackRecord and Nikeplus now shows a distance column for the import item.
According to the release notes, bug fixes include:
- Fixed a map update bug after a move. - Fixed a merge section with intermediate regression. - Fixed some Error Report issues. - Fixed a problem with undo where a layout section process was in the undo stack. - Fixed a regression importing way-points. - TrackRecord imports could sometimes have lost a workouts date.
TrailRunner can calculate a route for the desired distance, and export directions onto the user's iPod. This way, users get detailed orientation, while keeping the workout going. In recent releases, the company introduced the ability to display collected workout data within the program, matching the recordings with routes created by users. TrailRunner integrates with nikeplus.com, the online community for the Nike SportBand, and the Apple Nike+ iPod Sport Kit running devices.