Mac topics

Is there an Extra POI Editor for Mac users? If so, where is the download site; if not, are there work arounds...?

Thanks for your thoughts.

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:
■LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/)
■Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)
■iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud
■New button to reset the Advertising Identifier

Anyone have comments on Google Maps for navigation? Haven't tried it yet. I've seen articles that indicate it has some drawbacks, like 1) Contacts file not accessible, and 2) serious turn-by-turn errors--like Apple's Maps.

Good to see we now have a choice though!

Version 2.2.2 released 11/15/12 -- hit the Mac AppStore updates section...

It works - but not all that well...

If one wants to use a wifi only iPad with a navigation app - an external GPSr is a must - as is an app that stores its maps on the device.

iPhone5 users will see an "Updater" that installs first to facilitate OTA updates that had a bug in the iOS6.0 release.

Other iOS device users can update over the air, or - via iTunes if they want to do it that way.

Seeing that it's getting close for another round of Lifetime Updates... I fired up the updater and it updated itself... so, fellow Mac users, update your Lifetime Updater before its needed to fetch your Lifetime Update.

Rumor mill: Apple updating iPad with global LTE bands
By Tammy Parker

Having learned a harsh lesson when it introduced an LTE-equipped iPad in March that did not include worldwide LTE capabilities, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is said to be readying an enhanced iPad with global LTE that it will unveil alongside its iPad mini on Tuesday.

Is anyone else having issues using POIloader on Snow Leopard? I installed it from the App Store but whenever I point it at CSV files from POI Factory, it just hangs on 'initializing'.

Conversely, I spin up a windows virtual machine and the POIloader install there works just fine and only takes a second or two to process the files.

I'm new to Base Camp (and Mac's).

I've found that the "base map 2.0" that comes with Base Camp can not search street addresses.

With my Nuvi 760 plugged-in I can search street addresses with the City Navigator NA map that resides on the Nuvi.

This City Navigator map on the Nuvi is unlocked, and I can see and use it in Base Camp when the device is plugged-in to the Mac.

With two Garmins (255W, 1450LM), three Macs, including a 2011 MacBook Air, and two operating systems (10.6 and 10.7.4 now), I have NEVER been able to connect a Garmin via USB at 2.0 speeds. Every time I'm limited to USB 1.1 speeds (12 megabits per second). I've used different cables, powered hubs, no hubs, etc. It's always slow USB 1.1. Keep reading...

I just got a Nuvi 2595 and discovered that my custom POI alerts that I created for my Nuvi 760 no longer worked. It turns out that this is because the 2595 does not support the mp3 format. However, custom POIs alerts will work if you use the wav format instead of mp3.

This forum post - http://www.poi-factory.com/node/25730 - explains what you need to do if you are using windows.

In case you haven't seen it:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/hackers-hitting-macs-virus-industry...

but Apple is now the biggest company In history!

Looks like Apple may be sheading another generation of Mac machines. Lion eliminated folks who use Rosetta, now indications are that Mountain Lion will eliminate all the 2007 Mac's using 32 bit EFI firmware--and that includes me. Not gonna buy another Mac (have 4 now) just to run Mountain Lion.

Maybe Apple will issue a firmware upgrade just for us old fogeys...

what is the best converter to change the .gpx to csv files on a Mac. Everyone I have read so far says they support windows. There are many POI I like but are in the wrong format I have a Rand Mcnally 7710

I know there is an easy way to expose them but I can not remember what the program is with SL on a Mac. I also see this has been a dead area recently so I'm coming here to ask. I may go to Apple discussions also but I thought I'd start here.

Garnin needs to hire programers that know a little about Macs. It is a giant pain to get to this update. It won't come in at all on my laptop. It's now downloading on my iMac.. It kept wanting to download the special programs to download the maps and they wouldnt open or anything on the iBook. Finally I got the single time program to work on the iMac. I have no idea what the problem was.

GM All

1 went to get my new Lifetime Map Update last night and here's how it went.

I was given the Two Choices, 1) Lifetime Updater or 2) Garmin Update.

I am running a PowerPC G4 with OS 10.5.8 which according to the system specs for Lifetime Updater is not okay. Garmin says to use Choice 2. Quoting the Info box

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/08/24/steve-jobs-resigns-as-...

It'll be interesting to see where Apple is heading now.