Mac topics

I've read about some POI files appending .txt and .xml to the end of the .gpx or .csv extensions on a Mac. When it happened on .csv I just removed the .txt extension and it all worked fine. However, although 20 of the 24 I just installed are .csv, the remaining 4 are .gpx.

A few Mac users have reported that POI Loader is not finding files that were downloaded with recent versions of Safari.

POI Loader seems to work with files that are downloaded with Firefox or received as email attachments.

If you're having troubles transferring POI files that were downloaded with Safari, you may need to download with Firefox instead.

When I plug my Nuvi 200W into the USB cable, it comes back with a warning about an uninitialized drive.

I tell it to ignore and all I see is the SD card get mounted.

When I use disk utility, I see the raw device, but it's file system is some kind of PGP blah blah blah.

Am I missing something?

Hi everyone,
As promised my best buddy Merchon has given me the ok to announce here first the official release of his program POI Organizer.

HI, I'm new to this site. I downloaded the Pass Port America POI and it downloaded as a text file and the Garmin Uploader cannot see it. It shows up grayed out when I use the brouse feature. Any help out there. Terry

I am using the replacement software for Mapsource for Mac call Bobcat(http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/). This post has a couple purposes. The first is to get more people using Bobcat so that Garmin has more feedback. The other is to start discussion about how it works or doesn't work.

Hello:

From what I understand when ever I update my POIs (Red Light Cameras, etc). All of my other POIs have to be reloaded also. I'm thinking when I reload everything I have to manually go back through and reset all alert distance information. Am I right? This is really a pain!

Win

I ordered the 2009 update and mistakenly checked the MAC version. I reordered the correct windows version. I will sell the MAC version for $45.00 shipped to your address. email me at leehurlbutt@hotmail.com.

In the version I have recently downloaded there is no screen which enables one to set proximity alerts. I was told by Garmin that the option to do so is not available via the POI Loader (tho' it is for Windows).

Can you use the .cvs files with the mac?

For those of you who did not read my other posts, A good friend of mine has developed a new Mac POI Organizer program. The program will allow users to manage POI's with a iTunes-like interface, view a map of the POI, export directly to GPS through Garmin's POI Loader program, search for a particular POI, import addresses from Mac's Address Book and geocode the address and more.

We are supposed to be getting one of these babies in to play with for a week or two in the near future (I don't know if I'll get any real quality time with it since we want to use it as a table attached to a projector in a classroom - so that is the primary focus of our attention)

http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbook

But it appears as if built in GPS is part of the hardware specs -

I just got the new 2009 update for my nuvi 350 ....I put the disk in my desk top mac and the pop up said that it may take up to 2 hours to up date map source...OK I can deal with that.....It then said select the garmin gps on which to install your new maps, if you dont see your gps listed then click find gps....It has been 20 minutes and it is not doing anything.

I have an iMac running Safari 10.4 and when I click on an alert it plays with Quick time......but I am not given an option to save it......How do I get the alert into my poi folder.....What am I doing wrong....I have all the icons and poi's loaded that I want now I want to start on the sounds......HELP...

Firstly, happy Mother's Day to all that qualify.

Secondly, I have a Marble Slab fanatic friend who is a bit computer illiterate. I was unable to find a file here, but found one on a TomTom site. Naturally it was in ".ov2" format.

Is there a Mac program that will open it so I am able to make it a ".csv" file? When I right-click the file the only program in the list is Route Buddy.

Just got a free update for my 650. I was originally told by Garmin support that the 650 was not one of the units eligible for the free upgrade to users who bought their units less than 2 months before the new 2009 maps were released. However, Garmin support contacted me a couple of days ago and said that they had changed their policy and the 650 was now eligible.

TomTom owners with Macs should know that the Home GPS manager is now updated. It is for the GO, ONE, ONE XL, and RIDER devices.

Look for the Mac software upload link at-
http://www.tomtom.com/plus/service.php?ID=17

I was offered a free 2009 Upgrade for my newly refurbed Nuvi 360. When I got to the page for downloading map updated, I selected the MAC download.

Redirected to another page where I go this access error msg.

Access Denied

You don't have permission to access "http://downloads.garmin.com/rmu_cnnant2009.dmg" on this server.
Reference #18.72d76f40.1209841495.182601bc

Hi,

I am a newby to POI Factory and am using a MacBook.

When I try and download GPX file using Foxfire for Mac it labels it as a MPEG file so won't POI loader doesn't see it.

If I use Safari it downloads but stays in the Safari download window but this only allows me to open or remove files.

Also I can't seem to figureout how to download MP3 files.