Computer Tips for Travelers
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Sep20
Streets and Trips 2010
Filed under: Maps and GPS, Microsoft Streets and Trips; Tagged as: Garmin Nuvi, Geeks on Tour, Maps and GPS, microsoft streets and trips, NavigationNo Commentsby Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour
We’ve been wanting this new feature!! And now, with Streets and Trips 2010 – we have it.
We can now plan our trip on the laptop with Streets and Trips, then transfer the locations to our Garmin Nuvi 255W. As I wrote in a previous post, we like to use both [...] -
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Jim and I are in serious travel mode. It’s been 2,000 miles and $776 in gas since we left Fort Lauderdale 2 weeks ago. We use the Microsoft Mappoint software (like Streets and Trips) on Jim’s laptop with the Earthmate GPS receiver. I would not travel without some kind of GPS and mapping software. It’s [...]
Geeks on Tour
Jim and Chris Guld have been living and traveling in their motorhome since 2003. They present computer seminars at RV Parks and Rallies across the country. They also teach with Tutorial Videos on their website. GeeksOnTour.com
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