Chromebook with Google Earth and Garmin Updates
I am contemplating a Chromebook. Has anyone experience with Chrome OS using Google Earth and updating a Garmin Nuvi GPS ?
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Think about how you use Google Earth. If it is just to look at the air photos or satellite imagery, you can do that in Google Maps, a 2-D application that runs within a web browser. All the images are projected to a map view, you can zoom in vertically but not move around in 3D space.
That still doesn't help with Garmin updates. I think maybe some of the newer GPS navigation devices will update directly with a net connection, or by data card? I don't know, both my GPSs (one recreational, one navigation) are quite old and I have had no need for data updates for a number of years.
Meanwhile, investigating your questions has got me playing with Ubuntu again, and thinking about alternative Linux distributions.
That still doesn't help with Garmin updates. I think maybe some of the newer GPS navigation devices will update directly with a net connection, or by data card? I don't know, both my GPSs (one recreational, one navigation) are quite old and I have had no need for data updates for a number of years.
Meanwhile, investigating your questions has got me playing with Ubuntu again, and thinking about alternative Linux distributions.
