Joël reports for HardMac:
A couple of months ago, we talked about the investment made by Garmin to bring its geo-targeting and tracking software suite to the Mac platform, and over months, all applications have been moving forward and released to the public and since first launch in February bug fixes as well as updates have been made available:
– Project: Bobcat (application for planning and defining tracks or journey) is now in release version under the name RoadTrip.
– City Navigator Europe NT 2008 released in March 2008, is now available for Mac, simply plug your GPS and all cards will automatically be updated.
– Other software have also evolved
The full Garmin software suite for Mac is now available and includes:
• RoadTrip 2.0.1
• MapInstall 2.1.0
• MapManager 2.1.0
• POILoader 2.0.1
* WebUpdater 2.0.2
So, Mac users have now the same tools for Garmin GPS as Windows users.
Link to the Garmon apps via HardMac here.
GPS, SchmeePS. Use a goddam map. No batteries required, only brains. On second thought…
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Kevin Weinstein….
If you REALLY need it… Ditch the PeeSea. Download VirtualBox and install Windows on an EXTERNAL hard drive. Unlike Boot Camp, Parallels or VMWare which REQUIRE use of the internal drive. They can be tricked by REMOVING your internal drive to install it. (cute trick, no thanks)
It works. I HAD to do it to use the AIA Contract Document software. Even the little bit I use it makes me SO GLAD I’m a Mac user!
Oh, BTW, it’s free.
http://www.virtualbox.org
The TomTom folks may be hipsters. But, unfortunately, if you actuallly get your fat a$$ off the car seat and exercise Garmin is the best option for us Mac users right now.
How about we stop bashing them for not developing Mac software on our schedule. Let’s try being grateful and perhaps submitting bug reports/feature requests to them in a respectful manner.
I recently bought two Garmin Rino units. They both came with defective radios. I worked with Garmin Tech support and got two brand new replacements on my doorstep within a week. They were very good to work with.
I thing that Garmin is our friend. Let’s encourage them to continue.
I looked at every gps out there when I got mine… the off shoots that use sony’s 3d software are kind of nice, but too much in the fray.. Garmin was at the bottom of my list, I absolutly hate their interface, the worst ever! I decided on a tom tom and still love it a year later
When I was shopping around for a Mac-supported GPS system, it looked like the TomTom was the only manufacturer who supported the Macintosh OS with an interface. TomTom has been very good with updates too. So, naturally, I’m a big fan of TomTom over others.
It’s just like buying mobile phones. You need to check and see how Mac-compatible the product is before jumping in and buying the product. You need to find out how you are going to be using this with your other equipment.
However, I’m very happy to hear that Garmin has begun to support the Macintosh platform and is actively developing for Mac-compatible products. I encourage other manufacturers to do likewise.
If you don’t like Garmin, go out and get one of them Timex deals or Polar watches with NO Mac compatibility. How about run out and get one of them Nike+ deals that is Mac compatible but no mapping available.
So, there’s a bit of pain sometimes having to run part of it in Windows and 405 software for Mac isn’t out there yet. It has not stopped me from getting out and riding my bike and running instead of whining ike a bunch of little babies whose binkies were taken away by mommy.
Didn’t Tom Tom ‘roust out’ some developers for making software to work with Macs when they did not have any ? I’ll not be buying a Tom Tom product. By the way check out MacGPS Pro… cool product lets you lay your GPS data on your own custom maps among other features.
I’ve been using a Forerunner 305 now for nearly 2 years and I’m very pleased with it. Before that I had a Polar for tracking heart rate while running. I don’t know how many times I begged Polar to make it Mac compatible, but finally gave up and got the 305. It works flawlessly, but as all GPS it may take some time to find satellites. Most of the time about 2-3 minutes, but occasionally longer.
Nike+ is not for serious runners.
I have a Mac because it’s easy to use and I find myself doing more stuff and enjoying what I’m doing.
Well, the same applies for TomTom – their product are intuitive and easy to use. Garmin? good hardware but not much else. No thanks.