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metalhead19
03-08-11, 06:20 PM
Does anyone know how I can get a route planned on google maps onto my tomtom sat-nag?
Cheers
Dan
Specialone
03-08-11, 06:22 PM
Tyre mate, it's a piece of wee as long as you have itinerary planning on your Tomtom.
metalhead19
03-08-11, 06:25 PM
Tyre doesnt work on mac! :(
Have tried it.
Specialone
03-08-11, 06:30 PM
Tyre doesnt work on mac! :(
Have tried it.
Don't buy a bloody mac then ;)
Can't you run windows on the side on your mac?, my mate does on his with no problems.
metalhead19
03-08-11, 06:33 PM
No idea. How would i even go about doing that?!
Specialone
03-08-11, 06:40 PM
No idea. How would i even go about doing that?!
Dunno i could ask him for you, he runs windows apps on it as well as apple OS.
Electro
03-08-11, 06:43 PM
Taken off Apples site.
Can I really run Windows applications on my Mac?
Yes, you can. Since Apple’s transition to Intel processors in 2006, Windows applications run beautifully on the Mac—faster than they do on many PCs, in fact. To run Windows applications, you’ll need additional software and a Mac with an Intel processor running Mac OS X v10.4.6 or higher. Every currently shipping Mac qualifies, but older Macs may not. Please check your system profile in About This Mac to ensure What you need to run Windows.
To run Windows applications, do I have to run the Windows operating system?
Yes, you do. Basically, there are two ways to run Windows on your Mac:
Boot into Windows at startup. This dedicates 100% of the processor power to Windows and Windows applications. You can’t use Mac OS X again until you restart.
Use virtualization software, which lets you run Mac OS X and Windows side by side. You can switch between them as easily as you’d switch between Mac applications.
But you can’t run Windows without Windows—you’ll need to acquire your own copy of either Windows XP or Windows Vista to use either solution.
metalhead19
03-08-11, 06:46 PM
Hmmm, ok that seems to be alot of effort and expense given i need a copy of XP etc.
Does anyone know of any good sites/places I can convert my google map route into an itinerary file?
Or Phil, could I send you my route, for you to convert to Itinterary file and then send back? (just for this one time obv)
Specialone
03-08-11, 06:50 PM
This is what my mates just told me...
Easy peasy, install Parrallels software then install windows.
Dan, I can do the conversion for you no probs.
metalhead19
03-08-11, 06:56 PM
Ok, well currently, I have an itn file (which i believe to be what i need) However, i cannot figure out how to get it onto my tomtom. I pressumed it would be a drag and drop into the itn folder.......but i cannot find the itn folder. lol (and yes it has the intinerary function lol)
Specialone
03-08-11, 07:00 PM
Tyre does send them to the right folder automatically, but I'm sure there is a itn folder on mine .
1210tech
03-08-11, 07:02 PM
can't you just do this: Tom Tom & Google maps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUk3pICUcPk)
Specialone
03-08-11, 07:09 PM
can't you just do this: Tom Tom & Google maps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUk3pICUcPk)
That's something I didnt know, but tyre allows you to choose the exact road and route YOU wanna take not the way Tomtom wants to send you, hence the .itn files that you can create directly for Tomtom so it's like advanced itinerary planning.
metalhead19
03-08-11, 07:11 PM
Looked at that. There is no option for send to GPS....only email.
I dont understand how I cannot find the itn folder! lol
1210tech
03-08-11, 07:12 PM
but then you just drag the route cursor to you're desired route on the google map
1210tech
03-08-11, 07:24 PM
Looked at that. There is no option for send to GPS....only email.
I dont understand how I cannot find the itn folder! lol
it does on mine, type in your starting postcode and then your destination postcode, change the route by dragging the route cursor and then click the send button
edit: sorry, just noticed the note at the bottom of the page: "only destination address will get sent".........humph!
http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9749&stc=1&d=1312399416
Specialone
03-08-11, 07:31 PM
Muppet ;)
1210tech
03-08-11, 07:43 PM
Muppet ;)
oh well, you'll just have to buy a Garmin, much better route planning if you ask me anyway :)
metalhead19
03-08-11, 07:46 PM
oh well, you'll just have to buy a Garmin, much better route planning if you ask me anyway :)
Haha tomtom are ****. Spent half the trip back from Matlock with Phil t'other day trying to get the right route in it!
1210tech
03-08-11, 07:55 PM
Haha tomtom are ****. Spent half the trip back from Matlock with Phil t'other day trying to get the right route in it!
yep, Navteq routes/gps (Garmin suppliers) are much better than TeleAtlas (TomTom) :cool:
Specialone
03-08-11, 08:36 PM
Haha tomtom are ****. Spent half the trip back from Matlock with Phil t'other day trying to get the right route in it!
Nope that's the muppet programming it, if you do routes on google maps correctly, it's only doing the route you told it to so can't blame TT.
IMO tom-toms are far more reliable in terms of programming, ease of use etc.
metalhead19
03-08-11, 10:10 PM
Nope that's the muppet programming it, if you do routes on google maps correctly, it's only doing the route you told it to so can't blame TT.
IMO tom-toms are far more reliable in terms of programming, ease of use etc.
Well ok, I'll re-phrase. They can be ok....but they will never let you take the route you want to program in without spending about 2 hrs setting all the fecking waypoints/turnings etc.
Unless you use google maps....and magically get it work with that :rolleyes:
Heres an idea. Buy a bloody map!
Crikey, by the time you lot have sussed this out, im half way there.
metalhead19
04-08-11, 09:16 AM
I can read a map! I just find it hard to flick through the pages when im blasting down some country lanes on the bike :p
All about pre planning young padowan.
metalhead19
04-08-11, 11:48 AM
That it may be....but my memory is not what it used to be. No chance of me remembering a 150 mile route to the AR
The yoof of today. Use a post it note taped to the tank. Crikey! Its not rocket science :lol: It woul dhave been darn site easier than all this faffing around.
As you may of gussed, im not a fan of SatNag
metalhead19
04-08-11, 12:12 PM
Yeh, but that brings in another issue......reading! The so called "Yoof of today" cannot read good :cyclopsani:
Whilst I agree, I am not an outright fan of satnags, I despise people who drive by what their satnag tells them, not by what they see. I do think that they can be useful in getting to places you have never been before.
Specialone
04-08-11, 01:25 PM
And they are safer IMO, rather than faff around trying to read instructions, the satnav can have a quick glance, it gives you a heads up what type of turn, junction or road to look for.
I use mine a lot for my work as well to get to jobs and it's massively quicker to find an address than me using an A2Z.
Long live satnav :)
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