Transnational Studies

Archive for May, 2010

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You have to love Microsoft. They have totally changed their suite of Office products, which means if you want to be in the game, you buy the new software. Thank you Microsoft. It’s always fun to “hunt” for the “undo” button.
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I have been using GPS units (mostly Garmin) for the past several years. The mounting system I have been using has been the suction cup windshield mount that comes with the GPS unit. Now as you likely already know, the suction cup is an easy way to mount your GPS for convenient viewing while driving, and you can still pop your GPS unit out of the bracket for security reasons or for pedestrian navigation. If you have more that one car to share the GPS with, then it is convenient to have one suction cup mount and bracket for each car.

A recent change to Friction Mount by Garmin:
We recently has car service that involved the front windshield. This meant we were not to mount or apply anything to the windshield for 2 weeks. Oh, what do do?? We actually drove away from the auto shop using the “passenger manual hold” technique! I needed to find an option that would allow for clear viewing of the GPS at eye level, without the suction cup or assistance of a stunt-human holding it up in front of me while I drove!

So I ordered the Garmin Portable Friction Mount on Amazon.com- It’s fantastic!! The base is made out of black “ballistic nylon” filled with a material that gives the base some weight. (Think small, heavy beanbag for your dash) There are 4 “petals” to the base, which serve to add friction to the unit, preventing slipping and sliding while you drive around. There is a stem coming out of the base that has the universal socket end that you simply snap your GPS bracket onto.

The Good:
The unit is great! You simply snap your GPS in and place the unit anywhere on your dash. The GPS stays put in all but the most enthusiastic driving. When we park the car, we simply grab the GPS off the dash and either place the whole thing on the passenger floorboard (out of sight) or we pop the GPS unit out of the bracket and take it with us. The cost for this base was quite reasonable.

Bonus:
Over the years of using GPS units, I have experienced two things that are common with the form
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