Top posts of 2007

Believe it or not, GPS Tracklog is entering its fourth calendar year, and as we did for 2005 and 2006, here’s a look back at some of our more useful and popular posts of 2007. I’ve broken this year’s list down into categories:

All about maps

• International maps for your Garmin GPS – Garmin units have a great variety of international maps from numerous sources. Here’s a rundown.
• Free maps for your Garmin GPS – Great sources of topo and highway maps for domestic and international destinations. These includes maps for countries you can’t find elsewhere and 1:24,000 scale topos for some parts of the U.S.
• Garmin TOPO U.S. 2008 review – I also speculated on Garmin Topo 2009.
• An obsession with maps – Map junkies rejoice!

Tips

• Transfer waypoints to a nuvi – Using MapSource with your nuvi.
• Switching between topo and road maps on your Garmin handheld – It’s surprisingly easy.

FAQs

• What’s a GPS mouse? – I’ll give you two hints — it’s not a rodent, or a device for controlling your computer.
• Garmin Colorado handheld – Rumor confirmed.
• Raster vs. vector – A technical sidetrip explaining why it’s taken so long to get aerial photos and USGS topo maps on our GPS units.

Backcountry GPS

• Hey What’s That? – Name that peak.
• Aerial photos on a GPS – Absolutely amazing.
• MediaTek vs. SiRFstar III – Smackdown in the redwoods.

Buying a GPS

• Best GPS deals on Amazon – How to keep up with the deals at a place that changes prices frequently.
• How many POIs do you need? – Don’t make the mistake of getting a GPS receiver with too few.
• Consumer Reports GPS ratings – And we contest their picks.

Accessorizing your GPS

• GPS screen protector – I should’ve bought one of these as soon as I got my 60CSx.
• Eneloop rechargeable batteries – These dramatically reduce the power drain during storage.
• Garmin nuvi friction mount – I love it!

The business of GPS

• Garmin’s failure to innovate – C’mon guys. Lead, damn it!
• Magellan’s support reputation – Really, really bad.