12-01-2007, 01:41 PM
Thanks to all for the advice! Let me say that the GPS for the nephew is more a pocket map than a means of getting from A to B. I think it would be useful if he could input a destination address and see where the place is relative to where he is, be it some theatre where he's attending a concert or geting home after someone drops him off half way with the advice "it's just a quick jump on the bus from here" or the like.
In the case of a pocketable GPS for the house, it's mainly for guests when they visit. Prolly the Garmin Nuvi 200 I orderd (thanks for the link Michael) will work out fine for not too much money. It's small enuf to fit in a pocket yet someone could take it in the car too.
I have in dash GPS in my car and used it just yesterday when I picked up a laptop desk I saw on CL. The guy started giving me convoluted directions and I asked for just the address and the GPS took me right there. The desk isn't bad either, but somewhere there must be the perfect solution for "laptop" computing. Haven't found it yet.
In the case of a pocketable GPS for the house, it's mainly for guests when they visit. Prolly the Garmin Nuvi 200 I orderd (thanks for the link Michael) will work out fine for not too much money. It's small enuf to fit in a pocket yet someone could take it in the car too.
I have in dash GPS in my car and used it just yesterday when I picked up a laptop desk I saw on CL. The guy started giving me convoluted directions and I asked for just the address and the GPS took me right there. The desk isn't bad either, but somewhere there must be the perfect solution for "laptop" computing. Haven't found it yet.