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I checked the FAQ and didn't see the answer to this question there but I've been known to be brain dead at times so please bear with me.

Since I'm pretty new here I have a question regarding coordinates. Is there a preferred format on this site when referencing a location?

Example:

This is the place to talk about things that are not gps related, you can discuss whatever you would like, as long as it is clean. Remember we have families that have their children involved in the GPS fun and we don't want to make parents feel uncomfortable when their children ask what that word means.

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Hey all,
I came across this article from CNN while reading gps comparisons. Looks like nothing is safe at all. James

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/13/factory.installed.v...

Went to Garmin.com last night and instead of clicking on one of the usual links I clicked on a Red Car "Ready To Roll" in lower right of screen.

Imagine my surprise when I actually got something and that something was a Napolean like male and links to a Garmin commercial and how it was made, etc.

If you haven't seen it. Well worth the few minutes it takes.

Anyone have a file of these? I would like to have one. If not I'll prolly make one.

Wondering if anyone has a harley icon to replace the vehicle that is on my garmin or know where i can find one

i found this site that lists usa Wifi locations
http://hotspotr.com/cities

do you have to pay in order to use the google map to garmin gps feature ? thanks glenn

wondering if anyone has a harley icon for the garmin

I downloaded the Bart SF file and when I opened it in my poi folder, there were 42 stations but when I loaded it to my 680, with the rest of my pois using poi loader, it loaded the file but only had one station that showed..the 12st Oakland City Center station. Anyone experience this or have any thoughts as to why?

is garmin poi loader the only one for down loading files or is there others

Is there a way to get RSS feed or email notifications if a POI file I am interested in is updated? Its nice to remain up to date on POI's

Hi has anybody used or seen easy gps by topografix free gps software for your garmin gps just wondering if it is easy to use and can it be put on to a garmin 650 gps.

hi
i want to learn how i could be able to see all my locations are already on excel sheet with the cordinates and location names

If you have coordinates, what is the best way to get a satellite picture of that location?

I saw a few posts with people being excited with google maps offering a means to download waypoints directly to our Garmin GPS.

Then, there were people complaining about the fact that the GPS only got way points and not the routes generated by Google Maps.

If I was out whitetail deer hunting and wanted to walk to different points in a wooded area and make a trail to follow to get back to the point I marked how would I go about it I have a garmin 650 gps

Traveling from Durham, NC to Chapel Hill today, my Garmin Nuvi 200 indicated that I should exit left. In reality, the exit I needed was to the right. So I just kept on, and let the Nuvi "recalculate". It took me off the interstate onto a secondary road, which annoyed me since it was lunch time and I had planned to stop at the first convenient place I came to.

I have my gps set up for a 1/4 mile alert for Tim Hortons. Last night I went to Toronto for the Sabres/Leafs game and realized that while in Toronto, that alert was a bad thing. The GPS never stopped beeping. It did not take me long to turn off the alerts.