GPS with a Mac

[hawkeye]

Anyone interfacing a GPS unit with a Powerbook? Is a bluetooth unit the way to go? What's a good software package for the Mac? Can't beat the small size of the my 12" PB.

[Zen]

try these I have not used, just found out about them myself.

http://www.gpsnavx.com/MacENC/index.php?page=Downloads

Another MAC site
http://macgpspro.com/html/newhtml/macgp ... tures.html


http://www.gpsy.com/

[dasein668]

Anyone interfacing a GPS unit with a Powerbook? Is a bluetooth unit the way to go? What's a good software package for the Mac? Can't beat the small size of the my 12" PB.

I haven't found a great package yet. To that end I ended up picking up an old beater PC expressly for onboard nav. Plus, then I really don't care if it goes ker-Plunk!

Plus, then I can work on the website while Heather is navigating with the other one! ;-P

I'd be interested in what you find re: mac-based nav/gps packages though.

[hawkeye]

I have been playing with the demos of GpsNavX and MacENC (same company) for a few days now. Let's start by saying that NavX is $60 and Enc is $100. I am finding them easy to use and interface with my Garmin76 and 12"PB with 10.4.4. Sure there's room for improvement, but I have rasters and encs for $160...that's a pretty good deal in my book. There are lots of features like radar and weather interfacing which I'm sure is standard on most high end nav software. I forgot to mention that both programs are universal binary, and there is a great forum at www.macsailing.net. I think this is a no brainer for mac users. Oh, on that forum someone pointed out that there is a weather buoy widget for tiger...sweet!

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