Marvin;
After traveling around the US on my own for a number of years, I have come to rely on paper maps and as a result having fun getting lost sometimes. However, after getting married, having children and generally getting older (read: deteriorating eyesight), it was time to purchase a gps system for use with my laptop or PDA. Owning one will allow me to continue my love of traveling with the peace of mind knowing I have a travel buddy with me at all times with the family in tow. I know a gps system (with POI) will pay for itself the first time one or all of the kids are whining about being hungry or "they really need to go potty" while tooling around unknown territory.
This is my first foray into the gps world so I have spent countless hours researching gps software which led me to your site. Laptopgpsworld was one of the few that offered a review of the newer iGuidance v4 and as such I am thankful. After reviewing all the major gps software out there (Navigator, Teletype, DeLorme, Garmin, etc), iGuidance seems to have all the features that are important to me: itinerary planning, custom routing, brightly detailed maps, auto day/night display, text to speech, a large POI database (obviously), and good reviews from the professional and end-user community. When I found out it works on both laptops and PDA, that was the icing on the cake!
On a side note, thank you for maintaining this site and iNav for offering this contest. I will end up buying iGuidance even if I don't win, but I would be very grateful if I did!
Thanks.
Spencer
PS - If anyone is wondering why I am not having my wife help navigate instead of relying on gps, it's because she is usually preoccupied with our 5 year old twins and 3 year old when we drive. Only parents can relate to this.