Thursday, March 18, 2010

Waypoints — March 13th, 2010

March 13, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
Hoowee! Lot’s of link love this week, so lets get right to it…
Garmin Oregon series marches on

Garmin adds custom symbols and some awesome track improvements to their latest Oregon x50 beta [...]

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Waypoints — March 6th, 2010

March 6, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these items as they break, follow me on Twitter.
GPS in the news

Blind man to use GPS to hike Appalachian Trail; via @gatorguy2
Another new episode of "My GPS made me do it!"
GPS helps NYC bust taxi driver [...]

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Waypoints — February 27th, 2010

February 27, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of GPS related odds and ends. I had a hiccup with the plugin this week, so if you spot any broken links, please drop a comment and I’ll try to fix them.
GPS user FAIL

This week’s edition of my GPS made me do it
Smuggling pot? Don’t rely on your [...]

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Waypoints — February 20th, 2010

February 20, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Waypoints is a weekly link-fest of  GPS related odds and ends. One note before I jump in — I’ve added a new Garmin handheld GPS comparison chart to the site. Even with the full-width page flexibility of the new design, it was hard to decide what to leave out to make it fit. Check it [...]

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Waypoints — February 13th, 2010

February 13, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of GPS related odds and ends. Many of the links below were posted to my Twitter account earlier this week, where you can follow me for GPS news briefs in a more timely manner.
GPS in the news

Another GPS mishap story – man survives four days in Colorado mountains
Which [...]

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Waypoints — February 6th, 2010

February 6, 2010 by Rich Owings  

This has been a crazy week due to the new design, and I apologize if I lost attribution info for any of the items below.
Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of GPS related odds and ends.
Garmin

Is the Garmin Oregon more popular than the 60CSx? So far the vote is 15 to 4.
How to change [...]

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Waypoints — January 31st, 2010

January 31, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of GPS related odds and ends. Many of the links below are posted to my Twitter account, where you can follow me for GPS news briefs in a more timely manner.
iPad & all things Apple

ZDNet misreads Apple specs and stokes the flames
GPS Business News explores what the iPad [...]

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Waypoints — January 23rd, 2010

January 23, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Not that kind of waypoint. Up until a couple of years ago, I would do a weekly link roundup called Waypoints, a collection of (at least tangentially) GPS-related odds and ends that might not warrant their own post. It got to be a massive undertaking so I let it fall by the wayside. The move [...]

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Waypoints – December 8, 2009

December 8, 2009 by Rich Owings  

It’s a good day to be the owner of a Garmin Oregon and / or Motorola Droid…
Garmin Oregon beta
Garmin has rolled out new beta firmware with some great added features. These include:

Customized dashboards can now be added to the map and computer screens. Dashboard options include Compass, Stopwatch, Active Geocache, and [...]

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Waypoints – Thanksgiving hangover edition

November 30, 2009 by Rich Owings  

Odds & ends from the holiday weekend:

I thought the tryptophan in turkey was supposed to mellow people out. Must have worn off by the time the fights broke out in Wisconsin and Florida over TomTom Black Friday deals at Walmart!
The Magellan Car Kit for the iPhone and iPod touch has shown up on Amazon, [...]

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