<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Ron, Roy,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't use GPS, but I use Mapopolis (platinum edition, I think). = It's a great map program.  I think it costs 30 bucks, and you can downl= oad maps from anywhere in the US.  Lots of nice features on it.  I've tried Mapquest once or twice, but Mapopolis is far more intuitive.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The navigation feature allows you to punch in the names of two contacts= from your database, and voila:  a map from here to there.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mapopolis also sells GPS programs.  Mapopolis.com.  Check it out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/29/05 8:23:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, roy.peters@mindspring.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Ron;<BR>I have the same Pocket PC.  Have you tried any other= add-on items? I bought<BR>a wireless card which fit into the Compact Flash= slot, which I couldn't get<BR>to work at all, so I took it back.  I h= ave a digital camera setup for the<BR>Compact Flash slot.  It works ok, b= ut is very low resolution.  Do you want<BR>it?  I would be happy to= send it for the price of postage.  I'm using a<BR>storage card in the= Secure Digital slot.  It works, but it causes the system<BR>to freeze= up on a regular basis.  I have to disengage it to make the thing<BR>work.  Every addon item I have tried has been a disappointment.  On the<BR>whole, I really like the Dell Axim, in and= of itself.  It was a great deal<BR>at the time.  The battery life i= s great.  However, I would recommend getting<BR>some sort of stand alon= e unit if you want to go the GPS route.<BR><BR>Roy Peters<BR>Cincinnati, Ohio.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org= [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On<BR>Behalf Of Ron Koval<BR>Sent: Monda= y, August 29, 2005 2:13 PM<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Subject: GPS, anyone?<BR><BR><BR>I wonder how many of us are using GPS to get from here = to there....<BR><BR>I have a Dell Axim x5 pocket pc and wonder just what I wo= uld need to add on<BR>to be able to get on-the-road directions in and around t= he Chicago area.<BR>Mapquest has helped a lot, but a guy's gotta have toys, right?  Any reviews<BR>would be appreciated!  (or are stand-alon= e units the way to go?)<BR><BR>Ron Koval<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianot= ech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>