+TeamVilla5 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Can some kind Mac user spell out, step by step, in non-computer-savvy-understandable language, exactly how to download waypoints to my Garmin VistaC? TIA! Happy Caching! Lori V. TeamVilla5 Quote Link to comment
+SketchySmurf Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 If you're using MacGPS Pro, then I can help you. Quote Link to comment
+TeamVilla5 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Right now, just aware of GoogleEarth... where can I find/purchase/download GPSPro? Better/worse/same as GoogleEarth? Quote Link to comment
+SketchySmurf Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 well, MacGPS Pro costs $50 to download. There are a bunch of free apps for mac also MacGPSBabel comes to mind. But I can't really comment on those as I've never used them. The one I have is really easy to use and, yes, GoogleEarth can read the formats MacGPSPro uses. Quote Link to comment
+TeamVilla5 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) Okay, Sketchy... tell me what all you use the GPSPro for, and then spell out those instructions for me! Pretty please? And I really DO mean... non-computer-savvy... me... simple language necessary... hehehe... really. TIA! Happy Caching! Lori V. TeamVilla5 Edit: Because my mind works faster than my fingers! Edited February 1, 2006 by TeamVilla5 Quote Link to comment
+SketchySmurf Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 You sure you want to do MacGPSPro? I'm sure someone here uses a free app. to do exactly what you need. Quote Link to comment
+allory Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Not all of the Mac apps work with Garmin USB, and the VistaC doesn't do serial. You could download the beta version of GPSy and see if it will talk to the VistaC or not. I have several of the applications, but no USB Garmins to check with. Quote Link to comment
robertlipe Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) GPSBabel was the first to support USB Garmins on OS/X and, for a long time, the only one. Since Apple made changes to OSX after I talked to their USB guys about my observations on the protocol analyzer, I'm pretty sure I was the first. :-) You will need a recentish firmware version on your VistaC to succeed. I just checked the GPSy page and don't see any Garmin USB - and it's enough of a pain to support that if they did it, they'd crow about it. MacGPSBabel is in a bit of a tailspin right now, but nothing that interest from users (financial or help) couldn't fix. Certainly the last version we published is a fine one, it's just updating it that's a problem. Edited February 1, 2006 by robertlipe Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'm a PC user, but a fellow cacher put this together for MAC cachers. Quote Link to comment
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