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Dash Express GPS review pt. 3 – Almost there…but not quite yet

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3 years ago
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I covered a couple of problems with the Dash Express GPS receiver in part 1 and part 2 of my review, but there’s a growing list of frustration with the Dash that make it feel like I’m more of a beta tester instead of a paying customer.

  • Routing Issues – The primary function of a GPS receiver is to get you where you need to go as quickly and efficiently as possible. For basic GPS devices, it’s their only function. So why does it seem like Dash has such a hard time with it. As I admitted before, this is my first GPS receiver, so some of the routing issues could be bad map data from More >

Firefox, Schmirefox

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3 years ago
in ,

Apparently, Firefox 3.0 was released this week, which is like some kind of big deal or something.  I wouldn’t know.  Opera 9.5 making it out of beta, now that’s a big deal.  Opera runs circles around Firefox, is more customizable, and more attractive (especially with the new version).  It also displays pages better (although, I’m comparing it to the shipping version of Firefox on my Eee Pc, which admittedly is out-of-date since I know nothing about Linux, and also on a tiny tiny screen).  Anyway, before you fall over yourself trying to get the newest version of Netscape in a fur coat, give More >

My Road Trip with Dash (continued)

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3 years ago
in ,

After acquiring my Dash Express GPS (read about it here), my first real test with it was my road trip to Houston. You know, for business (not “business”). It’s my first and only GPS system, so I unfortunately don’t have a TomTom or a Garmin to compare it with, but my understanding is that they all have their own little quirks. Dash got me to the Houston area just fine, although it did have a strange habit of recalculating the route every 80 miles or so, as though I’d exited the highway, even when I hadn’t.

When I arrived in the greater-Houston area around rush hour, the best feature of the More >

My Road Trip with Dash

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3 years ago
in ,

I’ve had my Dash Express GPS for a few weeks now, but I haven’t had the chance to really put it through its paces until last week, went I went down to Houston on business (not “business”). The Dash is unique in that it’s a GPS device with a built in GPRS internet connection that’s always on. This makes the Dash unique in four ways:

  1. Live traffic: This is the primary reason I chose the Dash over other GPS systems. The Dash displays traffic for all roads (not just highways) from a third-party traffic provider, historical data, and – this is the cool part – other Dash users. See, the Dash More >
 

How old is this modem, anyway?

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4 years ago
in ,

I’ve already chronicled my recent cable internet problems, but some good did come out of the whole situation. I learned that Motorola SurfBoard cable modems have a diagnostic page built in that you can access by visiting http://192.168.100.1 – it even works when your computer is behind a router! If you’re experiencing problems with your cable internet, and you hate calling tech support as much as I do, you can access this page to see if you can figure out the problem by yourself. If you don’t know what any of it means (I honestly don’t, either), you can do some quick googling and probably More >

 

I love my Harmony remote. Deeply.

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4 years ago
in ,

I am in love with a remote control. I can’t help it.

My entertainment center is particularly crowded right now. With my current and classic game systems, TiVo, DVD player, and receiver, there are nine separate components in my entertainment center. That’s a lot of stuff to manage. But, then, my Harmony came along, and she helped me get control of my living room…and taught me how to love.

The Logitech Harmony 550 Advanced Universal Remote is part of Logitech’s line of activity-based, programmably sexy universal remotes. The Harmony won my heart because of two things:

  1. No codes: More >
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