Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread Tom Buskey
FWIW, I have a garmin. I set the destination, then I add destinations as vias working backwards from the destination. This lets me force the GPS route on the fly get an estimate of how long it will take. I have to go fairly close past the vias or the GPS will try to get me to turn around.

Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread Mark Komarinski
On 5/20/13 9:20 AM, Tom Buskey wrote: If Google could come up with Google Maps that functions w/o internet access, it'd be way better then a GPS IMO. I think Google would be more likely to build universal WiFi though. Google Maps has an offline mode. You can download up to 6 100MB blocks

Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread Tyson Sawyer
On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 7:21 AM, Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org wrote: One feature that I was not able to get working on the Android version of Google Maps is route manipulation by moving the lines like you can on the web version. The advantages of a commercial GPS system, like TomTom is the

Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread David Rysdam
On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:23 -0400, Tyson Sawyer ty...@j3.org wrote: It seems that the OP is coming close to asking for a nav system that knows what he wants better than he does. ;-) No, I think that's the exact opposite of what I want. I'm tired of computers in general thinking they know what

Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread Jerry Feldman
The advantages of Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom is that your maps are loaded for the whole country.. But, with Google Maps, you canpre load maps in the cache. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14zoQFZZm8s http://www.androidpit.com/Google-Maps-Update-Brings-Offline-Navigation-to-the-Mix So, Tom, You

Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread Tyson Sawyer
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org wrote: The advantages of Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom is that your maps are loaded for the whole country.. ...and also with Open Street Maps Android (OSMAnd) -- Tyson D Sawyer A strong conviction that something must be done is the

Re: gps recommendations?

2013-05-20 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 05/20/2013 10:40 AM, David Rysdam wrote: On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:23 -0400, Tyson Sawyer ty...@j3.org wrote: It seems that the OP is coming close to asking for a nav system that knows what he wants better than he does. ;-) No, I think that's the exact opposite of what I want. I'm tired of

Re: [GNHLUG] ManchLUG: Tuesday May 21st @ The FARM in Manchester, NH

2013-05-20 Thread kenta
Reminder for tomorrow night's ManchLUG meeting. Hope to see you there! On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:48 PM, kenta kenta.k...@gmail.com wrote: Join us Tuesday May 21st for ManchLUG! This month's topic: a primer on Session Initiation Protocol, or SIP as it is usually called, presented by Curt