hi, i've been doing that for years, i only use one in one ear. this way you can keep the other ear open. Chris -- Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:26:13 -0500 Robert Carter <r-carter@xxxxxxx> wrote: RC> Hi All, RC> RC> Mary Ellen makes a good point about not being able to hear the pk easily RC> when walking. I have experimented with small speakers on the shoulder and RC> finally went to wearing ear buds. I found to my surprise that the ear buds RC> did not keep me from easily hearing what is going on around me. So, this RC> may not be for everyone but for me, some cheap ear buds from Radio Shack RC> allow me to hear the pk and my surrounding environment with no problem. RC> RC> Robert Carter RC> RC> At 11:18 PM 6/22/2005, you wrote: RC> >Hi guys! RC> >Well we had a 2 part maiden voyage this evening with the blue logger and pk. RC> >/first, after I had fed Peggy we took her potsky wotsky up to the dumpster RC> >and the blue logger decided to track all over the heavens. This was ok RC> >because I met Amy and her dog, Cally and Alan and his cocker, Winnie and RC> >so we created a traffic jam on the walking path and everyone wanted to RC> >know all about the blue tooth receiver. RC> >Then we came in, played with the pkand Mom ate dinner and then I took Peg RC> >out for her evening park and said, "I can't wait until tomorrow." So I got RC> >the blue logger powered up and we walked the route Seeing Eye had mapped RC> >out for me which I had copied onto the midro drive where I had to put the RC> >gps stuff. RC> >Anyway, Peg had tons of doggie distractions and was extremely good and we RC> >managed to make the proper turn-off and made it home about 20 past 8. RC> >Actually we got home at 8:23 and Peg had a big bowl of water and I am just RC> >reading e-mail. RC> >Ok here are my impressions:s RC> >This is definitely a keeper. RC> >Unfortunately, I am getting to the age where I don't hear as well as I did RC> >when I was a kid and so when there was traffic on one part of the route I RC> >had to put the pk close to my ear. RC> >My only real criticism and I think once I get used to this is when I want RC> >a reading of how many satellites I have to use both hands which could be RC> >risky in some situations. Otherwise the Blue Logger has definitely picked RC> >right up right where its older brother, the Earthmate left off. RC> >As for the speed in bringing up maps, unbelievable. RC> >I have not had a chance to create routes yet but hope to do so in the next RC> >day or 2. RC> > RC> >Anyway I do miss being able to write out the point of interest I want to RC> >choose as a destination. Maybe I am simply not doing this correctly but I RC> >really used that search string all the time andmiss it. RC> >You should all be very proud of the changeover, folks at Senderogroup and RC> >I hope we can get some really updated pois to match this superb effort. RC> >I had no problems in copying my user poi from the old Braille Note and was RC> >certainly glad not to have to recreate them. RC> >Thanks for a super product. RC> >Mary Ellen Earls RC> >Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. RC> > RC> RC> RC> 2.21.03