I would bet you can just because of my knowledge of EasyGPS but you should try it and see. There is a great forum for EasyGPS and like Scott, the author is an active participant. Best regards, Fred
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Teddy Banks Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 12:42 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [tracker2] Re: Favorites in the Nuvi 350 Issue So, if I understand correctly, one can't put the POI list on the Nuvi directly with easygps, I have not tried this yet ----- Original Message ----- From: Rudy <mailto:[email protected]> To: track...@yahoogroup <mailto:[email protected]> s.com Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: [tracker2] Re: Favorites in the Nuvi 350 Issue I think you deserve a big attaboy. --- In track...@yahoogroup <mailto:[email protected]> s.com, Pete Lilja <pli...@...> wrote: > > I dunno if *we* tried but I did, tbanks204! > > OK, after much wrestling around last night I finally got it. For anyone > still struggling here's what I did: > > Using EasyGPS ( a free program available here: http://www.easygps. <http://www.easygps.com/> com/ ) I > uploaded from my Nuvi the POIs I have stored there. Through EasyGPS you > save a file of your POIs on your computer's hard drive. These POIs can be > manipulated, deleted, changed easily in EasyGPS. Then I downloaded Garmin's > POI Loader here: > http://www8. <http://www8.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=999-99999-12> garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=999-99999-12 Running > that program you need to have your Nuvi 350 connected to your computer via > the USB cable. At some point while running POI Loader brings up a dialog > box with a drop down menu asking if you want to put the POI data on the Nuvi > or on the SD Card (a second, removeable drive (this is where I got stuck in > the process)). Choose the SD card and Browse your way to the file where you > stored your file containing your EasyGPS POIs. Apparently POILoader then > creates a file on the SD card that the Nuvi recognizes and another button > appears on the Favorites window in the Nuvi (I don't recall what it is > called now and my Nuvi is in the car) when turned on with the SD card > inserted in the slot. From there you can tap and select your saved POI and > it'll be loaded to the Nuvi's internal memory and you can then use it for > navigation. > > Remove the card before "Delete All" when clearing out those pesky, old > waypoints of APRS beacons hanging out on your Nuvi's screen. > > While not perfect this is a very useful way to maintain the Nuvi 350 as a > navigation tool. If you want / need to add more of your own personal POIs > you'll have to get them to your computer's hard drive and reload them to > your SD card. Not the end of the world but a little messy. This > work-around certainly makes the Nuvi 350 and T2 an even better combo. > > If, while on a trip or otherwise away from my computer and I want to add a > POI to my collection but still want to delete all of those stale waypoints > of APRS beacons I think I'll just write on a piece of paper the coords and > use EasyGPS to add the new POI to my list. > > HTH, > > Pete > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:10 PM, tbanks204 <tbanks...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Have we tried EasyGPS > > > > --- In track...@yahoogroup <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> s.com <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>, "Pete Lilja" > > <plilja@> wrote: > > > > > > I understand what you're saying, Keith. My problem the POI Loader Program > > won't let me (or I can't figure out how to) load my POIs to the SD card. All > > it'll do is load that demo of POIs in the POI Loader program. Very clunky, > > IMO. > > > > > > Pete > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Keith VE7GDH > > > To: track...@yahoogroup <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> s.com <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:39 PM > > > Subject: Re: [tracker2] Favorites in the Nuvi 350 Issue > > > > > > > > > Pete KC0GPB wrote... > > > > > > > I read on this board about a work-around for the favorites (waypoints) > > > > filling up issue in the Nuvi 350 using an SD card to store the ones > > > > you want to keep permanently... > > > > > > Joe W0PWJ said back on April 12 2009... > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I usually clear my Favorites each morning as well, so this trick has > > > been of real use to me. > > > > > > I use the Garmin POI Loader to create a list of "Favorites" such as > > > Home, my parents, family, along with directories of special interest > > > sites such as weather spotter locations, or special event check points > > > in a POI file. > > > > > > If you store POIs in the Nuvi memory, they get whacked along with > > > the Favorites created from the Tracker2. > > > > > > The trick is to save the POI file to a SD card in the Nuvi, after you > > > save the file to the Nuvi take out the card and enable the write protect > > > tab. Now when you select Delete All, you will still have your non-APRS > > > sites in the POI file. When you select a POI, it is copied into the > > > Favorite list. > > > > > > Joe W0PWJ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Just connect your Nuvi to your PC and look in "my computer" assuming > > > you are using Windows. If you have an SD card in the slot, you should > > > see two external / removable disks. One will be the Nuvi's internal > > > storage and the other will be the SD card. Look in the Garmin folder > > > on the Nuvi. You can probably even copy and edit the GPX file in a > > > text editor and put it on the memory card. I'll give it a try tonight. > > > > > > 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH > > > -- > > > "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" > > > > > > > > > >
