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Entries for September, 2009

GPSFix Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27

TopoFusion 3.90 released. Adds shaded relief to all maps worldwide, land use layer and fixes color orthos http://tinyurl.com/topofusion390 # Good deal on the #Garmin Dakota 10 Bike & Hike bundle $203 @ Amazon http://tinyurl.com/llwjx2 # RT @GarminUK Garmin Dakota & Oregon GPS handhelds and enjoy 50% off GB Discoverer mapping 1:50k x3 regions for UK [...]

GPSFix Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

#Garmin Colorado firmware 3.0, rolls up 2.96 beta into an official release http://tinyurl.com/qudtot # RT @runepeter Garmin Oregon 300 order confirmed. Now I'm just a dead battery from getting lost in the woods. Me: Isn't that the truth? # Yikes, $20/gal gas. http://tinyurl.com/lpktzu. Wondering when GPS becomes irrelevant because no one ventures more than 10m [...]

Garmin Colorado Exits Latest Beta with Software 3.0 Release

I’m still catching up from end of summer travel so I’ll apologize for being a bit behind in my posts.  In case you are a Colorado owner and have not noticed, Garmin released version 3.0 software earlier in the week.  The full list of changes, which looks a lot like sum total of what Garmin [...]

GPSFix Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-13

Complete coverage of the Republic of Ireland available with Garmin Eire Discoverer – http://shar.es/10zYl # RT @GPSWorld USCG Nav Center Issues High Horizontal Dilution of Precision Advisory: GPS unreliable in parts of US http://bit.ly/19Tsqz # Outside Magazine #Sweepstakes – Win a Garmin Dakota 20 compact handheld GPS Navigator – APR $349 – http://bit.ly/14kXAC # Finally [...]

GPSFix Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06

#Garmin BaseCamp 2.0.7 available. Mostly bugfixes, get it here: http://tinyurl.com/bcamp207 # RT @gpstracklog My take on the Garmin Edge 500. http://bit.ly/1sE2cY # RT @JakesJournal Just announced new Garmin Edge 500 #cycling GPS w/ power compatibility, small size, lower price: http://tinyurl.com/Edge500 # RT @gpstracklog Free topo and trail maps for your #Garmin GPS http://bit.ly/amhVO #free # [...]

Garmin Oregon x00 Software 3.2 Available

After a brief beta period with new GPS firmware plus a few other small changes and fixes Garmin is rolling up beta 3.15 which includes GPS Software 3.7 into an official release for Oregon 300 and 400 customers.  The update is only available via Webupdater.  This complete of list of changes for Oregon x00 Software [...]

Garmin Dakota Software 2.2 Available

Straight on the heels of a new update for its larger cousin, the Oregon 550, Garmin has given the Dakota a new set of bits with some very familiar sounding fixes.   We are definitely starting to see just how similar the Oregon and Dakota product lines are. The big change is the inclusion of GPS [...]