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+1! Even then, there'll still be those obscure bugs. No consumer tech company would chase those bugs to the end nor needed. The functionalities provided are more than adequate for the customers.

Good luck with your quest in finding a bug free GPS unit out there. I wish you luck.

Technology is constantly evolving, even the USB standard. Don't think for a sec that the USB standard is fixed. A for unresolved bugs. What's new? There'll always be bugs when it comes to softwares. If you want 99.9% bug free softwares, be prepared to pay military pricing, double digit multiple of consumer pricing. That's just life! Just be thankful that Garmin keeps up with these updates.

Name one technology product these days that doesn't require revision and updates?

Updated my Oregon 650 to v2.90 using Webupdater on the Mac. No problem encountered. All good so far.

Altimeter units are useless within an aircraft as far as altitude is concerned. This is for the simple fact that most commercial aircrafts are sealed and pressured to a fixed barometer setting. So these air pressure based altimeter will just sense a fixed reading. So just ignore the readings and check for the altitude reading using GPS data.

Hi all, Just to say that Dooghan has released v1.00 of Australian Ski Lifts map that is compatible with Garmin's Mapsource. Currently it includes Thredbo and Perisher-Blue fields. Check it out and they are seeking feedback on that forum. http://www.gpsaustralia.net/forums/showthr...p=9711#post9711

There's a little program called LoadMyTracks. It works pretty well and is free. Find it on VersionTracker.com.

Right on. My copy of Win XP has been running pretty well under Parallels Desktop on my MacBook. My old Dell Latitude is also getting the dump.

Ok, that sounds better.

Gosh, is there actually anywhere safe to geocache there in Iraq? Kaboom!

Problem with a direct quote of the "law" is that it's subject to arguments, or there wouldn't be so many lawyers on this planet!

Yes, most unfortunate in some ways. It perpetuates the already horrible service attitude of some FAs. As some of them would say, their only duty onboard is to ensure the safety of the passengers. As for comfort, that's you own problem. And don't you even try asking for a cup of water when I need to chat with my colleagues!

Who knows what those air marshalls would do, especially if you dress differently at the same time.

Garmin Nuvi 350 for the cars. Vista Cx for recreation.

Use it. Someone once generated a list of airlines that officially allows vs disallow GPS usage. Most of the US majors allows the practice, including UA. The key is to turn it off during take-off and landing. That's all UA asked of me. Otherwise I've had FAs come up to me and get into a GPS discussion. They like passengers who can self-entertain themselves.

Original poster wasn't clear on which Garmin map you are talking about. Base maps are always very crude but that kind of issue shouldn't happen on City Navigator maps, or it needs to be reported.

Garmin has just released v2.50 firmware for eTrex Cx models. It now allows desktop mounting of the microSD card on Finder desktop. It doesn't exactly help the OP, but it's another step closer to full Mac compatibility. I'd say hang in there and wait for full compatibility later in the year. I am sure 3rd party developers will also improve compatibility of their creations. I recently got my MIB (black MacBook) and similar to jcc123, I am running Windows XP through Parallels Desktop RC2. Mapsource and Garmin's Webupdater connects and updates my Vista Cx and Nuvi 350 without any problem. Just a tad slow with USB 1.1 kind of speed.

Try with Safari. Works on the first page but when I get into one of the sub-sections, then the error comes up. Irrespective, I think web sites these days should equally support IE/Firefox/Safari as a minimum unless there's some exotic functionality. For basic text based forums, it's just bad form to have compatibility issues.

I think you are close. Mac OS X's Safari was based on the Konqueror browser. Maybe you won't have to go to Mac OS X after all. In any case, it would be good if your web site can be open to as many potential participants as possible.

For Australia, there are topo line maps that can be overlaid on a CN map. This is a wonderful combination that's good for road navigation as well as others applications. It's all there on my Vista Cx's screen.

It's not a case of "may". It just doesn't work once you get into the sections. Look forward to a more functional site. Try going into one of the sections and see what happens. http://www.geocaching.cn/index.asp?boardid=9 Mac OS X

It's not a case of "may". It just doesn't work once you get into the sections. Look forward to a more functional site.

None that is officially compatible. But some USB based Garmins can be considered partially compatible with Mac OS X eg. Nuvi. By this I mean the memory drive can be mounted in OS X Finder. Other USB based units like Vista Cx/Legend Cx does not mount under OS X. The mountable units permits you to upload and download files on it eg. Updating the firmware. Then there are a number of 3rd party softwares that permits up and download of waypoints, tracks etc. But there are no solutions for the installation of maps on Macs at the present time (unless you have an Intel Mac). We'll have to wait for Garmin's release of MapSource for Mac.

Yep, NiMH AAs are the best choice these days. If you use your GPS heavily, you'll get your money back after a few weeks or less. My 2500mAH lasts me a week and I share multiple sets b/n my GPS, digital camera and flash unit. Nothing beats them in terms of economy and environmental benefits.