

| Subject: | Re: map light: now Maps |
| From: | J Stewart |
| Date: | Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:10:42 +0000 |
A couple of years ago my wife and daughter set out on a shopping trip to an outlet mall about 60 miles away. I gave them my GPS. Two hours later my daughter called and said "We're lost" I asked how, you had the GPS! She said "Mommy said the GPS was wrong and went another way" <SIGH> I knew someone would post a story about someone following their GPS and driving into a lake/pond/ocean/off a cliff/into a storefront. I have been in telecommunications for 34 years, spanning from mechanical relay switches to VoIP. I used to worry that technology would replace me. There is one thing, though, that has kept me gainfully employed: the stupidity of the end user! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > "Resistance is futile." > Everyone complains about a few GPS issues they might have on a trip. > You rarely hear the other 200 times they've used them successfully in > the past month. > I drive all over the place during the course of the week for work. I > also go out of town at least 2-3 weekends a month. The GPS system on > my phone has been invaluable. Whilst it is less than perfect, it is > most certainly good enough for the majority of users. > There's a freeway map in my glovebox for longer trips. Besides that, > my old Thomas Bros. Maps have been long since retired. > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > On Nov 7, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I finally caved in and learned to use an android based GPS. Big > > improvement when driving alone in busy traffic on big freeways where > > you > > are unfamiliar with the city... > >
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