Computer Tips for Travelers » microsoft streets and trips http://wifisavvy.com Computer Tips for Travelers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:57:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Streets and Trips 2010 http://wifisavvy.com/2009/09/20/streets-and-trips-2010/ http://wifisavvy.com/2009/09/20/streets-and-trips-2010/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:49:15 +0000 chris http://wifisavvy.safesecureblog.com/2009/09/20/streets-and-trips-2010/
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    • ]]>     by 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 the laptop and the Garmin Nuvi to navigate while we travel.  We recently attended the Hershey RV Show and were thrilled to meet Larry Petersen at the Microsoft booth.  We attended his seminar to learn about the new features in the 2010 version. 

    He demonstrated several methods of sharing data.  You can import and export .gpx files, you can use a USB cable and ‘Send to GPS’, or you can use the MSN Direct service.  I researched our device – the Garmin Nuvi 255W and decided the USB method was the best.  For more information directly from Larry – check out the Streets and Trips Blog.

    Here is a short video on the process to send Locations from a Streets and Trips 2010 route to a Garmin Nuvi 255W.  All you need is a USB cable (with a mini ‘B’ connector that fits the Nuvi) and an Internet connection:

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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 hard to express the comfort it gives us to know *exactly* where we are at all times, especially when we have no idea where we are! And, I’m sure it helps keep peace in our marriage that neither of us has to rely on the other for directions.

    Laptop with GPS and mappoint softwareJim has the laptop resting on the center console of the dashboard and bungied in. It’s very nice to have the large laptop screen. It takes only a quick glance to see how far it is to the next turn. Lots of travelers are now using the little dashboard GPS units from Garmin, Magellan or TomTom. They’re probably easier to use, but the small screen would be a drawback in my opinion.

    We actually did a few ‘tourist’ activities in the last week, I hope you check our blog at www.GeeksOnTour.blogspot.com once in a while to see our photos and stories. I’m including video once in a while now too. We visited a Civil War Battleground in Springfield, Missouri; the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri; and the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, Nebraska.

    You know you can always see exactly where we are by clicking on the link at the right sidebar of the Blog. It says, ‘About the Geeks: Where are we now?‘

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