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Sep 1, 2009, 05:24 PM
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re: Review: Microsoft Streets and Trips
Delivery in "1-3 weeks" usually means that Amazon has sold out of their initial stock, and have to get more.
However, Amazon tends to be aggressive on pre-sales, so as Marvin says, it may just be their way of delaying the shipments.
Last edited by taoyue; Sep 1, 2009 at 05:28 PM.
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Sep 1, 2009, 07:04 PM
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A couple of random comments from other discussions in the forum:
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Unlike the 2009 trial version, the 2010 trial version loads and runs on my computer with no problems.
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Do you know if the famous 2009 bug "Off Route" that is repeating itself every couple of seconds is now corrected?
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Sep 1, 2009, 07:17 PM
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taoyue:
Thanks. I think I'll wait awhile and try the trial version from Marvin's comment.
Mike Flannigan
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Sep 1, 2009, 07:47 PM
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Alrighty...I've cancelled my order for ST 2009 and will order the 2010 version. Now, I have to decide on which BT/USB GPS antenna to get.....don't want to spend a ton, and I prefer BT, since my Netbook has BT and it means less clutter in the cab.
 I'm considering the Holux M-1000 BT for $40, Globalsat BT-359 for $35 or the Qstarz BT-Q818X Bluetooth GPS Receiver for $64... Leaning towards the last and it's at the upper limit of my budget - I can get from Semsons w/ a mount.... C'mon - Help me spend my $$ wisely!! 
Ciao for now -- ND 
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Sep 1, 2009, 08:13 PM
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I'm considering the Holux M-1000 BT for $40, Globalsat BT-359 for $35 or the Qstarz BT-Q818X Bluetooth GPS Receiver for $64... Leaning towards the last and it's at the upper limit of my budget - I can get from Semsons w/ a mount.... C'mon - Help me spend my $$ wisely!!
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Any of those should be fine. I have a different model from two of those manufacturers and they are great. The qStarz looks like a good size antenna and should perform on par or better than the iTrek M7, one of our favourites.
Terry
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Sep 1, 2009, 08:21 PM
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Just in case anybody is concerned with the stated minimum screen resolution listed for S&T 2010, I installed it on my mini ITX with a 7" 800x480 screen. The installation went smoothly and all dialog boxes fit within the screen borders. Although I would not recommend this resolution as it poses some issues, the product is usable. the usual netbook resolution of 1024 x 600 should be fine.
Terry
Last edited by tcassidy; Sep 1, 2009 at 08:31 PM.
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Sep 1, 2009, 09:05 PM
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Terry, thanks for posting it. I'm surprised Streets & Trips 2010 works at all at 480 pixels of vertical resolution! 
I'm attaching bellow a comparison screenshot Larry sent me last week, and a quote from a PM:
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2) Most of the panes on the left side already fit on most netbook screens but the GPS was the often cut off. In 2010 we arranged things a bit to save a few cms in vertical screen real estate.
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Sep 1, 2009, 10:01 PM
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Yes, with every toolbar turned off, the Go button is just visible on the bottom of the screen. To use that function, you click the button and a box opens to fill in the address. When you click OK, the program will perform the calculation. I hadn't checked it in S&T 2009 due to unfamiliarity with the function.
Terry
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Sep 1, 2009, 10:42 PM
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Good news 
You remember that problem we had with S & T 2009 and 2008... Bad routing !
I try it with S & T 2010 and it's OK... 2010 trace the green line...
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Sep 1, 2009, 11:00 PM
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I set it up on the UMPC which can do 1024x600 for comparison. It looks much more usable even with the toolbars.
Terry
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Sep 2, 2009, 12:04 AM
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Thanks for the input Terry!!
Dan aka ND
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Sep 2, 2009, 01:50 AM
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Nialag said:
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You remember that problem we had with S & T 2009 and 2008... Bad routing
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Yep this is very good news because i got this problem myself several times! 
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Sep 2, 2009, 06:25 AM
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Alain (a.k.a. nialag), thanks for checking the old routing issue in the new Streets & Trips 2010  . I would love to know if it was a map data error in the old version(s), or if improvements have been made to the routing algorithm.
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Sep 2, 2009, 07:31 AM
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I don't have a Windows Live ID and I keep getting an error message when I click on Sign up now. Was gonna try it out this weekend as I am going home to Nashville,TN for the long weekend. Am a geocacher so I really am (was) excited about the prospect of using GPX files.
Any hints anyone?
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Sep 2, 2009, 07:50 AM
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If you are getting an error on the Streets & Trips download page while trying to sign up, go sign up somewhere else, log in somewhere else, and then (don't log out) come back to Streets & Trips download page.
There are many other places where you can sign up and/or log in. Google "Windows Live ID"...
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