Free Maps of the Whole US for your Garmin If you buy a Garmin eTrex GPS you know that the basemap for roads is, er, a bit questionable in the amount of data department. Of course – you’re not buying the thing for the roadmaps; are you? Well,…
Internet Rumors Ever play that game in elementary school where the teacher tells one kid something and that kid tells someone else, and it goes around the room until each student has told someone else? It’s an exercise to show how rumors and fact can be readily distorted, at least…
Dr. Blair Harff, Local Vet Unfortunately we lost a great local person, Dr. Blair Harff. He was a kind and gentle and very knowledgeable local vet, cut down in middle age by an accident on his farm. He also helped local kids see their potential by working with them in…
USB to Virtual Serial Ports for GPS’es Really enjoying this Garmin eTrex Venture HC, and with nicer weather on its way it’s time to get back into GPS’ing and mapping with it. Good little unit, of course if you are looking for something for road navigating it can be used…
Heston & Gun Control I’ve always tried to be a supporter of the rights of America. Gun rights included. I’ve pretty much always owned guns, not for hunting (no, never ever for hunting) or anything like that but as the last line of defense in protecting myself, others close to…
April Fool’s Day Yea, it’s always good to take a break on April 1st if you’re blogging or writing any sort of article on the Internet; just to make sure someone doesn’t take what you say as an April Fool’s Day joke. Believe me, heh heh. On a webboard I…
Entry #1 – “GPS Receiver” I didn’t know what to call this blog as it will likely have a little something to do with all aspects of using GPS’s, mapping, etc and probably lots of my own personal comments. GPS’ing seems as good a name as any… I’ve always wanted…
