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On Feb 14, 3:59 pm, BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:13:27 -0500, HK wrote:
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:58:17 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Feb 14, 11:53 am, wrote:
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:36:49 -0500, HK
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:21:59 -0800 (PST),
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On Feb 14, 9:10 am, wrote:
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:34:37 -0500, HK
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Saw a few spring birds out the yard this morning, so, cold as
it is, we
must be getting close to a seasonal change - I hope. Put out
some seed
for them in our backyard feeders - they gotta be hungry.
Dug my Garmin GPS out of its winter hiding place, took off
the dust
cover, and used my "accessory" two wire cord to plug it in
and then
logged onto Garmin's site to see if there was a software
update. There
was. Downloaded it, transferred it onto an SD card
and...voila! Now, if
warm weather would only get here.
The Garmin system software is fine, but I sure don't have
much good to
say about its "Mapsource" software to add waypoints and
suchlike from
your computer to the unit. It's klunky.
You must be doing it wrong, or trying to "guess" how to do it
without
bothering to read the manual. There's nothing particularly clunky
about it.
I have no problems with mine, either.
It's VERY complicated!
select the "waypoint tool" which is the little green flag icon
in the
menu bar
click on the point where you want to create a waypoint.
a window pops up where you can name the waypoint, (requires
typing the
name)
select what icon it will use if other than default black square is
desired (drop down menu)
select what category or categories it will be listed in (check
boxes)
Optional: a "comment" if wanted and a few otther parameters.
Most of
the time, all you need to do is name it and select what
categories you
want it listed under.
Done.
Not quite.
Oh, yeah, you have to click on "Okay" after the above grueling and
tortuous procedure.
I have Mapsource open on my computer right now for reference. If I
missed something, please specify what it might be. I'm beginning to
suspect that you do not actually own a Garmin, but made a post based
on some ignorant magazine review written by someone with a skill set
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My 12 year old likes to do my updates, waypoints etc. for me.
...and can probably read a book and play a video game while doing it.
You and Loogy ought to get a room - you are perfectly suited for each
other.
As I stated, I am not doing what *you* do with waypoints.
The truth is you aren't doing anything with waypoints in MapSource
because you don't own MapSource. We all get that, Hairless. Go play in
traffic.
Here you go, crap-for-brains -
My copy of Mapsource showing some of my waypoints:
http://tinyurl.com/3x42zw
And here's a snap of my Garmin 4208:
http://tinyurl.com/37yfl7
snerk
How about a picture of the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat?- Hide quoted text -

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It's funny, he's more than willing to prove with photo that he has a
little old GPS and Mapsource. He's also more than willing to prove he
has an LT Parker with photo. He's also willing to take photos of his
septic tank being fixed, his boat trailer, the marina he frequents,
his office area in his house, his new cabinets, etc. But he seems very
unwilling to take a picture of his lobster boat, his Yale degree, etc.
He also seems to not be able to dig up any record of his father's
trans-Atlantic venture that earned him a fireboat welcome in NY
harbor. Odd, huh?

Odd? No. Total bull****. Believe it.