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How to convert Garmin GPS maps for OS X use
Authored by: kenscott30 on Jan 03, '08 05:40:06AM

theboyk Nailed it. Garmin sucks and lies. They have great hardware but 2 years dorking us around on waiting for a real App....Get your head out of the cornfield. I use Parallels desktop (windows XP)on my MacBookPro OS 10.4.11 and I use a USB card reader to load and unload maps. I DONT plug the GARMIN 60 CSX into the mac. The card reader is much faster (but still takes for ever) but doesn't crash like USB into the garmin. Too bad that 2 years after the Press Release I have to buy Parallels and a copy of XP.



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How to convert Garmin GPS maps for OS X use
Authored by: renodavid on Jan 23, '08 02:52:12PM

kenscott30, thanks so much for the tip about using a card reader instead of plugging the GPS unit in directly. I use XP via Parallels on my MacBook sometimes when I need to do stuff like this. Unfortunately, it was crashing (XP, not the Macbook) everytime I tried to update the map set in my little Garmin i3. I was thinking something was screwed up badly, until I read your hint. I tried a card reader and everything loaded flawlessly. A big relief. I didn't even know using a card reader was possible. Thanks again!



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