Wednesday, October 17, 2007
16:48 by FoxTwo
Some years back, I was just thinking to myself, how nice it'd be to be able to carry a Street Directory in my Palm (back then a Palm 3e, upgraded to a Palm Zire 71, then now a Palm Tx). At the time, street directories were still print-media only. It wasn't until about 2005 or so that they started coming with CDs with digital versions of the maps.
At the time, I remember that I'd happily install the digital maps, run a conversion software and made them into PalmOS versions, and then copy them over to my Palm. It was SOOOOooOooO handy!
Now, Google Maps has appeared! Now, we get REAL-TIME updates (needs an internet connection)!
Yeah there's a Palm version available too, but I don't see how useful that would be on a non-smartphone Palm device like a TX. Basically you load up the software, it'll query Google for your maps. For a non-smartphone Palm device to do that, you need an alternate internet connection. However you can still jury-rig up a connection with your mobile phone with the Palm TX if you know how (I'll probably update this in my Palm section of this website). Otherwise, for those with a TX, you need to look for a wi-fi spot to use the maps.
However, Google also offers the same software for other platforms too, and I proved it by downloading it onto my Sony Ericsson K810i phone. It runs without a hitch and it's pretty dang fast. Word of warning though - any internet connection via GPRS or WAP is going to cost you data charges. If you do not have a data plan with your phone service provider, you will be running up the bills quite fast.
So, if you do have a data plan, go ahead and download it here. The PalmOS version is here.
16:48 by FoxTwo
Lost? Let Google Maps Help You!
Some years back, I was just thinking to myself, how nice it'd be to be able to carry a Street Directory in my Palm (back then a Palm 3e, upgraded to a Palm Zire 71, then now a Palm Tx). At the time, street directories were still print-media only. It wasn't until about 2005 or so that they started coming with CDs with digital versions of the maps.
At the time, I remember that I'd happily install the digital maps, run a conversion software and made them into PalmOS versions, and then copy them over to my Palm. It was SOOOOooOooO handy!
Now, Google Maps has appeared! Now, we get REAL-TIME updates (needs an internet connection)!
Yeah there's a Palm version available too, but I don't see how useful that would be on a non-smartphone Palm device like a TX. Basically you load up the software, it'll query Google for your maps. For a non-smartphone Palm device to do that, you need an alternate internet connection. However you can still jury-rig up a connection with your mobile phone with the Palm TX if you know how (I'll probably update this in my Palm section of this website). Otherwise, for those with a TX, you need to look for a wi-fi spot to use the maps.
However, Google also offers the same software for other platforms too, and I proved it by downloading it onto my Sony Ericsson K810i phone. It runs without a hitch and it's pretty dang fast. Word of warning though - any internet connection via GPRS or WAP is going to cost you data charges. If you do not have a data plan with your phone service provider, you will be running up the bills quite fast.
So, if you do have a data plan, go ahead and download it here. The PalmOS version is here.
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