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GPS on laptop
On our cruises to Alaska and the Mexican Riviera I have used both
Microsoft Streets and Trips and Garmin city Navigator on my laptop Both worked very well. You just zoom out on your location until you see where your car icon is in relation to the shore. The same type programs should work for a Mac. Gary |
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"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
... Somebody once mentioned that they have a GPS on their laptop and use it on cruises to see what that cluster of lights is to starboard and see exactly where they are. Anybody with Mac experience that could suggest some possibilities. Also, in general what kind of maps do you need? Maritime navigational or something else? It's very useful especially when cruising the Mississippi River downriver from New Orleans. I called it my poor man's GPS. http://public.fotki.com/apjung/vacat...l_sensation/1/ (see picture DSC02167) http://public.fotki.com/apjung/vacat...val_fantasy/1/ (see picture DSC2340) Though it's a pain having to lug my laptop around. This was before I finally got a TomTom One after camping out over 12 hours at Best Buy for Black Friday doorbuster special. -- Andy P. Jung Metairie, Louisiana U.S.A. (on the Western side of the now infamous 17th Street Canal) http://www.JungWorld.com/ To reply via e-mail, please visit my web site. |
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GPS on laptop
Skipfromla wrote:
The last cruise I was on I brought some charts and had a small Garmin GPS unit from the boat that read out in only lat and long. Neither are expensive. With a little practice you can quickly plot your location on a chart. As it turned out, I didn't really need it because everywhere I went on the boat there seemed to be a monitor with the ship's location that was also on the TV in our cabin. Skip Hey, I have not seen you since Las Vegas. It is nice to see you here, Skip. This is a fun group, most of the time. Becca |
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[Default] Thus spake Kurt Ullman :
Somebody once mentioned that they have a GPS on their laptop and use it on cruises to see what that cluster of lights is to starboard and see exactly where they are. Anybody with Mac experience that could suggest some possibilities. Also, in general what kind of maps do you need? Maritime navigational or something else? The ones I use are specifically designed for "at sea" navigation. Celestaire has a wide varaity of products. I currrently use Cap'n Jack. But I also don't have a boat anymore!!!!! I use a specialized GPS receiver along with my high gain antenna and 802.11a/b/g receiver to do a little wardriving. I have another one that I use to "tune" my car. |
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:37:12 -0500, Becca
wrote: Skipfromla wrote: The last cruise I was on I brought some charts and had a small Garmin GPS unit from the boat that read out in only lat and long. Neither are expensive. With a little practice you can quickly plot your location on a chart. As it turned out, I didn't really need it because everywhere I went on the boat there seemed to be a monitor with the ship's location that was also on the TV in our cabin. Skip Hey, I have not seen you since Las Vegas. It is nice to see you here, Skip. This is a fun group, most of the time. Becca Ah, the beautiful Becca. I've been hanging out here since about 1998, and only occasionally post. I've noticed it's a lot calmer than AVLV, although it does have it's moments. I look forward to seeing both of you again. Hi to George. Skip |
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Skipfromla wrote:
Ah, the beautiful Becca. I've been hanging out here since about 1998, and only occasionally post. I've noticed it's a lot calmer than AVLV, although it does have it's moments. I look forward to seeing both of you again. Hi to George. Skip We will see you in June, if not before then. Take care of yourself. Becca |
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