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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 20 Mar 2010 18:04 On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:16:34 -0500, Jane Galt wrote: > =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote > : > > >> Of course, we all know you aren't planning to actually be using the >> laptop while driving... > > For the second or third time, right. It's for GPS routing. I pull over and > look at the map in a neighborhood, so I can tell where to turn etc. > > <sarcastic mode> No - I plan on using both hands and typing emails while I > drive. LOL That's what I figured! ;) Hey, you never know. Some Bozo here went off on me because I wanted to put a Hands-Free in my car! Um, why not just get a GPS? I have a Tom Tom I got on eBay for <$50 and it works great! Plus, you don't have a laptop hanging around in your car if you park it where the "squirrels" can get to it.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 20 Mar 2010 18:05 On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:03:35 -0500, OldGringo38 wrote: > , In The Beginning God Created The Heavens And Earth, Then I Added My Two > Cents To The Jane Galt Post: >> OldGringo38<NoEnail(a)ThisOldHouse.Con> wrote : >> >> >>> Uncomplicated solution, put the laptop in the trunk of the car, and >>> take a little stress out of your well being. >> >> Would kinda defeat the whole purpose, being it's for GPS routing and >> mapping while I drive. > > That's spooky as hell all by its self. Plan your trip in advance and know > where you are going and how to get there. Can't always do that. If Jane has a gig like mine, you never know when the phone is going to ring and your boss is going to tell you you need to be in East Cupcake in three hours.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 20 Mar 2010 18:06 On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:28:58 -0500, OldGringo38 wrote: >> >> So I wish everyone would just quit hassling me about my business and >> help with what I asked for help with. >> > No one really cares about your business, pulling to the side of the road > was never mentioned as a safety precaution while getting your navigational > directions. Yes it was.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 20 Mar 2010 18:10 On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:16:34 -0500, Jane Galt wrote: > =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote > : > > >> Of course, we all know you aren't planning to actually be using the >> laptop while driving... > > For the second or third time, right. It's for GPS routing. I pull over and > look at the map in a neighborhood, so I can tell where to turn etc. > > <sarcastic mode> No - I plan on using both hands and typing emails while I > drive. LOL At any rate, try to find a goosneck like I had in my Chrysler. What kind of car is it? I read further on and saw where you have a handicapped partner. On my LHS, it was bolted to the floor near the passenger's seat and was long enough to hang over the center console. If you then got something like a small music or 'lecturn' stand, bolt it to the gooseneck and velcro or strap the laptop to that it would probably serve your purpose. However, you would be turned to the right to use it.
From: Jane Galt on 20 Mar 2010 18:11
=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote : > On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:16:34 -0500, Jane Galt wrote: > >> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> >> wrote >> : >> >> >>> Of course, we all know you aren't planning to actually be using the >>> laptop while driving... >> >> For the second or third time, right. It's for GPS routing. I pull over >> and look at the map in a neighborhood, so I can tell where to turn etc. >> >> <sarcastic mode> No - I plan on using both hands and typing emails >> while I drive. LOL > > That's what I figured! ;) > > Hey, you never know. Some Bozo here went off on me because I wanted to > put a Hands-Free in my car! It's not about reason, these marxists want to control every aspect of our lives and they intend to do so, by any means. > Um, why not just get a GPS? I have a Tom Tom I got on eBay for <$50 and > it works great! Same ol'. There are none made that import 25-30 stops from an Xcel spreadsheet. I'm not into punching them all in individually. And with Streets & Trips, I can zoom in/out on maps ( never used a dedicated GPS, so dont know ). > Plus, you don't have a laptop hanging around in your car if you park it > where the "squirrels" can get to it. Take it out. Or shoot them? |