By Dave, on May 30, 2010, 6:32 pm
Whitehorse, YT, Canada
I’m a big fan of free. A few months back I posted about how to get Free World Routing Maps for your Garmin GPS Device, using alternative data from the Open Street Map project. Not satisfied with the data is was issuing for elevation charts (hills are starting to become my nemesis) I hopped upon a Canadian who is making free Topographical Maps that are able to be utilized on your GPS, Mapsource, or Garmin Basecamp.
These maps are created by Dale Atkin who resides in Alberta. He’s using the latest government databases for most of his data so the actual topographic data and some of the road data (depending on province) is much more up to date than…
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By Dave, on May 6, 2010, 10:20 am
Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
Adding on to the prior post of what sort of hardware technology is being used to get through this trip, here’s a post of a little bit of insight of software used on my laptop. While each persons needs are different, most of these applications and utilities can come in handy for a wide range of users.Most of the software listed here is Open Source, meaning that the code utilized to write the product can be viewed by all, modified and enhanced should one desire. With that being said, it also means that it is free. I’m a Windows OS user, however have the skill set to operate various other operating systems found on mainframes, servers, and commonly found in [...]
By Dave, on May 4, 2010, 10:29 am
Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
It’s almost laughable with the blog name of Tired of I.T! that I’d be making a post like this – however a few readers have sent in queries as to what type of technology is being brought along. As much as I try to strip myself away from gadgets, toys, and devices, they are everywhere, and I like so many others have become reliant on them. In no specific order:
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