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semi useful information about a garmin gps
Yahoo Message Number: 109738
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We broke down and bought a 755 over the Holidays. In some ways, it's better than the seven year old one it replaces. In other aspects, we prefer the old Quest.
While the 755 has newer maps, it seems to give inaccurate directions more often. And so it goes.
 While charging it via a USB port, I clicked on the device to see what was inside and stumbled on a spreadsheet that details every place it has been.
Not just lat/long but place names, miles driven, time, estimated fuel used and the carbon footprint. It's inside the Reports folder, if you are interested.

I said it was only semi-useful information.
 Even less useful to you, is the fact that we enjoyed the 500th night in KoKo the other day. We did the Happy Dance, inside, as it was raining.
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Don & Dorothy
Sold our LD in June of 2023

Our boring always non-PC travel blog
Traveling Dorothy

 
Re: semi useful information about a garmin gps
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Yahoo Message Number: 109739
Don,
 If you haven't done so, it is worthwhile updating the Garmin units firmware.  After updating our Nuvi 265WT's firmware, it's behavior improved.  While being a bit over a year old, it was several levels back-level.  You can start here:
 http://www8.garmin.com/support/download.jsp

Alex Rutchka, SE #4 '05 MB