Looks like I can still code and debug at wacky hours of the night. Or, at least I still think I can! (I better double check my code.)

AXTime.com got updated this evening.

Had an idea brewing for the past month or so and hadn’t been able to get it to percolate. For some reason, this afternoon it materialized and in an almost crystal clear form. Odd. They usually don’t come to me like that. Sadly, I was busy with AXTime.com and didn’t get a chance to hammer away at my idea.

I managed to get some packing done (can you find the lizard in the pic?).
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So back in 2000 I picked up Rand McNally’s “Deluxe” bundle which included TripMaker, StreetFinder, and a GPS unit. The 3 worked well together and I was pleasantly surprised how accurate and quickly the GPS unit would lock on. This setup navigated me out of some funky Miami neighborhoods.

Fast forward to today and I find the 2000 edition doesn’t run well on XP (even their GPS unit doesn’t work with their software). Their GPS unit does work with Netstumbler. So I picked up the Rand McNally’s 2004 edition and still no go. Contacted tech support and no luck there either. I bought Delorme’s Streets & Maps (or something like that) which came bundled with their GPS unit. The software has taken a little bit of time to get used to, but is surprisingly easy to use. The voice prompting works well although gets a little lost in with all the noise in the car (patching it through to the cassette deck works well).

So now I have 2 GPS units. Delorme’s Earthmate seems to work well across all my software. But what will I do with the Rand McNally one? Wardrive! The Rand McNally unit still works with Netstumbler and I leave it on COM2. I’ve got the Earthmate setup on COM4. Now when I wardrive, I can plot the WAPs and keep track of where I’ve been on the map. Is it practical? Heck no! But still a lot of fun!
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