+DutchBoy Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I did a search on laptop topics and have read other discussions, but I was wondering if there are any neat things that I can do by connecting my Garmin V to my laptop, for in car use. My Garmin V already does mapping, although the screen is small. What do others do with the combo. I checked out ExpertGps. thanks, DutchBoy Quote Link to comment
+writer Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 You could get wireless Internet access from any of a number of companies and log the caches immediate on completion. Or do a Web camera cache, get the image yourself, and email on the spot. Quote Link to comment
+CWL Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Yea, if you got Microsoft Mappoint... Mappoint has a GPS feature which allows you to plug your GPSr into the laptop and it'll mark where you are on the map. Its just like your map on your GPSr but alot bigger screen. Quote Link to comment
+Poindexter Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I use Microsoft Streets and Trips. It seems to have the best looking maps and from what Iv'e seen and heard, the most accurate. It doesn't have a lot of GPS related functions but will show your position as a little car on the screen. Iv'e also put USAPhotoMaps (www.jdmcox.com) on my laptop and downloaded a very large area of topo maps and aerial photo's of where I go geocaching. This has full GPS functions and it's really cool to see yourself going down the road leaving a track on the aerial photo's. Poindexter www.geocities.com/fairbank56 Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 MS Streets and Trips, Some Topo software for remote caches. Get a cell phone that lets you use the phone as a modem for connecting to the net (would have been handy recently) That should get you started. Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Don't forget you can use ClayJar's program Watcher, discussed in this thread, or come to ClayJar's Geoccahing chat and someone will fill you in on the details. It's a fantastic offline viewer for GPX files. Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. [This message was edited by brdad on January 24, 2003 at 04:57 PM.] Quote Link to comment
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