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Tip: Be patient: connecting to the GPS system takes a while...Connecting with GPS satellites takes at least 40 seconds. The same applies to standalone GPS devices.
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Say you are exploring Yosemite National Park by car and foot, and you have set waypoints for a parking lot at the trailhead and for Yosemite Village. As you wander along a twisting mountain trail, you realize that you aren't exactly on the trail anymore; in fact, you're lost. Fortunately, you can use your GPS device to call up a waypoint that will identify the distance between your current position and the parking lot. You won't have street maps, but you can use the compass and the directional arrows to set yourself on the right path back to the trail, your car, or the village. As you get closer to the waypoint, its icon will appear larger on your GPS screen.
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Proficiency With a map and compass is paramount. Transferring information to and from a map to a GPS receiver requires a certain amount of skill and knowledge. Having traditional map and compass skills is also important in case the GPS technology lets you down.
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Categorize same-name favorites by store number...If you name two Favorites the same name in a StreetPilot, what will happen is that it will append the name with a 1, 2, 3 and so on. So if you save a favorite as "7-Eleven", then name another one the same name, the second will be "7-Eleven 1". For same-name favorites that are stores, I use the store number. You can find the store number on any receipt from that store. Alternatively you can use a store finder, such as the one from Wal-Mart, that will list store numbers up front. Title your favorites with same names with the store number after that, such as Wal-Mart 2740. When you need to find that favorite later, you can just search for 2740 instead of punching in all the letters.
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GPS has progressed far past its opening military application. Drivers can find their way through city streets, long reserve trekkers use the technology to navigate unfamiliar terrain, mariners and pilots use GPS enhanced data to annoy the seas and skies.
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Lots of interesting articles from today's PC World. First up, Microsoft Takes on MapQuest: "MSN launches MapPoint online mapping service, offering maps, directions, and more."

Apparently this is going to be yet another component of MS' push for .Net services with hooks into other MSN services. MapPoint is XML-based, which makes it interesting in other ways, and there it launches with a phone-based direction service. The articles notes that this is another step towards location-based services. "For example, you might someday be able to click on a Windows Messenger buddy's name and retrieve a map showing the location of his or her home."

Good or bad? You make the call. I like parts of this, but I'm incredibly wary of .Net.