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Posts from January 2006


King Milo
2006 Jan 17

My relative's cat Milo. He's staying here until said relative finalizes a place of their own in Massachusetts.

Back when 16 colors and DOS was king of the online world
2006 Jan 11

This, dear readers, is how I prove without a shadow of a doubt that I'm computer geek (grin).

MapSource Longitude and Latitude in decimal display
2006 Jan 11

I wanted to blog this just for my own reference. MapSource by default does not display longitude and latitude coordinates in "strict" decimal values, but it's easy enough to get it to. You just go to Edit then Preferences then Position and set Grid to Lat/Lon hddd.ddddd°.

More Garmin POI goodness
2006 Jan 11

This entry is a follow-up to this one.

Why I think GPS should be a standard feature in every single car made
2006 Jan 8

Earlier today: I'm fueling up at the gas station. A lady pulls up behind me to put gas in her car. I finish pumping my gas, go inside to pay, then come back out. I get in my vehicle, start it and am about to head out. The lady behind me sees that I'm ready […]

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