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Sick & tired of getting lost- GPS anyone?
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Baninated
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Cambridge, Chicago, Jerusalem (school/home/heart)
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I live in the crooked, nonsense streets of Boston and suburbs. I'm tired of getting lost just trying to go to the store! Does anyone have a good navigational GPS system they know of? Ideally something that works with OS X (if it needed updating and that stuff).
I await your battles.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I'd recommend one of the c series units from Garmin... portable, touchscreen, voice prompted navigation, and affordable. http://www.garmin.com
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Id like some GPS software and hardware that will work with a Powerbook and OSX 10.4.3. Were about to move on a sailboat and i want to use my PB as my GPS/Plotter.
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Baninated
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Dead whale
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I'd recomend getting to know your city better!
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Westside Island
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Don't ask bstonebstone, ask TomTom.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Auburn, Alabama
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Is TomTom worth the marketing hype? anyone have one? compatible with Macs?
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Real Patriots Ask Questions
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by Bandit240
Id like some GPS software and hardware that will work with a Powerbook and OSX 10.4.3. Were about to move on a sailboat and i want to use my PB as my GPS/Plotter.
http://www.macgpspro.com/
They have listings for compatible marine maps. Not sure about it being a full navigation system, but there ain't much out there for Mac.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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I have a Garmin 12 and a compact flash GPS receiver for my PDA. Both are good for telling you where you are, but whatever you use to navigate, you need to know what's around you. In other words, you need MAPS!!! Paper and electronic maps are the best way to avoid getting lost at home. Really. Study hard!
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: USA
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I just got a Garmin eTrex Legend C and bought a low-end Dell laptop to use the MapSource software.
It's great.
And that combo gives you more power and functionality that an $800 TomTom.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I'll be using Galileo exclusively. It's much better than GPS.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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I've had very good luck w/ Megellan products.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Belgium
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Get a real GPS with TMC. TMC notifies you of traffic jams and other problems and guides you around them. Sadly almost none of the cheaper ones don't have TMC.
Oh and get to know your own city. It can't be THAT hard 
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by RAILhead
I just got a Garmin eTrex Legend C and bought a low-end Dell laptop to use the MapSource software.
Mapsource doesn't have navigation. Get Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 if voice prompted navigation interests you (as it does most people using a GPS in a vehicle).
And that combo gives you more power and functionality that an $800 TomTom.
Not without voice prompting. MapSource is adequate but certainly not comparable to TomTom.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Uhhh....all my Garmin units, with MapSource, have navigation. Routes are programmed, and the Garmin alerts either via voice or beep.
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Uhh... sorry I missed the "C". The B&W Legend doesn't have such capability and neither does my eTrex Vista.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Boston, MA
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Originally Posted by Cubeoid
I'd recommend getting to know your city better!
The problem is that Boston keeps changing the streets. So the new technology doesn't keep pace. Just like. 
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Why not just buy a map? They're way cheaper than a GPS.
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Baninated
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Cambridge, Chicago, Jerusalem (school/home/heart)
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I'd love to buy a map, but it's rather tough to find yourself on the map when the street you were on has suddenly changed names 5 times, twisted, turned and become rather insane.
I think I found the GPS I want. New year's resolution: don't get lost again. heh!
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Location: College
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