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Topic: Leaving a GPS mouse plugged in |
Rowen
Replies: 3
Views: 3640
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Forum: Other Hardware and Software Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Leaving a GPS mouse plugged in |
Do people leave their GPS mice plugged in to the power connector when they have completed their journey and are leaving their car for a long time (overnight or during the working day)? W ... |
Topic: Leaving a GPS mouse plugged in |
Rowen
Replies: 3
Views: 3640
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Forum: Other Hardware and Software Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Leaving a GPS mouse plugged in |
Thanks for the replies guys. I think mine remains powered as I occasionaly use it to charge my mobile phone.... and seeing as I do a good 20 miles too and from work each day, I should think ... |
Topic: Exporting Autoroute pushpins |
Rowen
Replies: 2
Views: 1850
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Exporting Autoroute pushpins |
TomTom's inability to correctly navigate to many of the addresses in my address book finaly annoyed me one to many times last night, so I set about finding a way around this.
After fiddling ... |
Topic: SCUBA diving POIs |
Rowen
Replies: 7
Views: 6463
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Forum: Points Of Interest (POIs) Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: SCUBA diving POIs |
I have started putting together a POI database of inland dive sites, shops, marinas and launches. Any one interested in using/adding to it?
I would add wrecks, reefs etc, but I thought TomTo ... |
Topic: SCUBA diving POIs |
Rowen
Replies: 7
Views: 6463
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Forum: Points Of Interest (POIs) Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: SCUBA diving POIs |
Dave - that sounds very interesting.... Can you give us any clues as to what dort of functionality we should be expecting?
Just to clarify - what I have been putting together is inland dive si ... |
Topic: Exporting Autoroute pushpins |
Rowen
Replies: 2
Views: 1850
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Exporting Autoroute pushpins |
Thanks Richard
I have done this to a few of my addresses. I had to change one addresses city from Reading to Syndelsham (sp?) to make TomTom recognise it. This isn't really an ideal solut ... |
Topic: RS422 on a pocketPC |
Rowen
Replies: 1
Views: 2930
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Forum: Advanced GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: RS422 on a pocketPC |
Does anyone know if it is possible to somehow get an RS422 output from an iPaq, or any other type of pocketPC? Not worried if it is a sleeve or an RS232 converter at this point - more sugg ... |
Topic: Take me to the next petrol station |
Rowen
Replies: 10
Views: 3530
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Take me to the next petrol station |
Is it possible to get TomTom to take you to the next petrol station POI which is on, or close too your route? Would be handy for those times you fly past the services on the motorway ... |
Topic: Take me to the next petrol station |
Rowen
Replies: 10
Views: 3530
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Take me to the next petrol station |
Thats what I thought... thanks Nick!
have to see if the distance shown on the POI screen decreases as you approach it... that could work... |
Topic: Take me to the next petrol station |
Rowen
Replies: 10
Views: 3530
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Take me to the next petrol station |
David- I know exactkey what you mean about not wanting to run dry - I always try to fill up when I have 1/4 tank left.... trouble is that only gives me a 220 - 260 range :/
I've noticed a lot ... |
Topic: Address to POI converter - tester require |
Rowen
Replies: 4
Views: 2173
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Address to POI converter - tester require |
I'm just finished a rough application that converts addresses to POIs in TomTom. I now need someone to give it a test and let me know if it works for them
To test this you will ... |
Topic: Address to POI converter - tester require |
Rowen
Replies: 4
Views: 2173
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Address to POI converter - tester require |
Hi Lutz,
I havn't seen anything around that builds a Tomom POI database from contacts.... can you point me too one so I can have a look?
thanks
Rob |
Topic: Not allowed to enter roads |
Rowen
Replies: 5
Views: 2141
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Not allowed to enter roads |
I was navigating to an address that was on a road marked as "Not allowed to enter" (purple dashes). TomTom told me I had arrived at my destination as I passed the enterance to this road, but ... |
Topic: Not allowed to enter roads |
Rowen
Replies: 5
Views: 2141
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Not allowed to enter roads |
Thanks for all the replies!
When I was plotting my destination, I had to use multimap to get a long/lat from the postcode, as the road was un-mamed (another one of the things that ar ... |
Topic: Address to POI converter - tester require |
Rowen
Replies: 4
Views: 2173
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Address to POI converter - tester require |
I see where you are coming from now
Mappoint allows you to import you Outlook address book and will create a pushpin for each address. At the moment, my code is an intermediary between MapPoint ... |
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