[tcb] Re: @WL Re: Laptop (New thread from the electricity bit)
- From: "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:39:25 -0500
Are saying that Joe considers being lost an adventure?
My GPS is on my Zire 71 Palm Pilot. I have stuck it with velcro to the dash
next to the fuel gauge. I can hook it to my radio and after I punch in the
destination it will talk and tell you where to go. One problem is, though, that
the volume in the talking is always lots louder than the radio and when it cuts
in it scares me and sounds like it's angry and you're stupid: TURN LEFT 100
FEET!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Sawyer
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: @WL [tcb] Re: Laptop (New thread from the electricity bit)
It's much more of an adventure if you don't know where your going. ask Joe.
Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
We use our laptop and Magellan GPS in our bus. I got this table from
Bus Depot:
http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=A6770W
I have not mounted the table yet. We did some "test runs" and the
movement of the bus and vibration were more of a factor than I had
expected. I also discovered that the screen will not get bright
enough to see well with it mounted so high in the bus. I saw a
picture of a bus with the dash cut (shudder) and a smaller laptop
than mine mounted IN the dash where the radio and speaker were
mounted. It also had a visor mounted on the screen. We found that
having Katrina hold it in her lap was the best place, she could tilt
the screen so she could see the screen well and cradle the whole
thing enough to not have the screen flapping around. It really does
shake allot when on anything solid. I ha ve not come up with any
better semi permanent place to mount it. I think if I was alone I
would just set it on the seat and cover it with a towel.
On Jun 22, 2005, at 1:43 AM, Gerald V. Livingston II wrote:
> Speaking of laptops. If I actually get the Rivi running I need to
> figure
> out a front mount for the laptop so I can watch movies while I drive.
>
> No, really. I bought a GPS receiver off of Ebay and it is REALLY
> cool used
> with M$ Streets and Trips. Kept my 9 year old niece quite
> entertained on
> that last trip to Alabama. It would be really nice to have it up
> where I
> could see it and reach the touchpad from the driver's seat.
>
> The USB GPS was about $50 on Ebay (search for "Holux") and I like
> the 15"
> laptop screen much better than any of the handheld units I've seen.
>
> I need more dash space. The laptop GPS got me thinking about st uff
> like 3
> 5" LCD monitors side-by-side hooked up to rear/side view cameras as
> well.
>
> Mmmmmm ----- TOYS!
>
> Gerald
>
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:53:13 -0500 Dan Martin
>
> wrote:
>
>
>> fan, laptop,cooler,phone charger..........
>>
>
>
> On Jun 21, 2005, at 7:55 PM, Denis Dodson wrote:
>
>
>>> So you guys get extra amps! How are you going to use them?
>>>
>
>
>
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