GPS on MacOS X

What I don't really get is... I can buy a Fugawi map... but sometimes it says it requires certain software... is a map data or software... I don't get it (see!).

I'd like an OS-like map (with contours, churches and pubs on) and a street map map... If I buy them, what do I do with them?

Ergonomic Usability?

It seems a Garmin is designed to be used with your left hand because if you use it with your right, your thumb obscures the screen.

York Leyline

Went out for a walk into York this Sunday so tried to input WayPoints for the York Ley Line including Clifford's Tower, St Mary's, All Saints and the Minster. The granularity seems quite good (or is it just inaccuracy I don't know) because as I walked around the Minster, the route appeared sort of outlining the building. That seems brilliant to me.

Now, how do I get a decent map both in MacGPSPro to underlay this... or on the Garmin... I have no idea. Do I need a Fugawi map or are there any free alternatives... Help anyone...

Argh

Then I get this... ever feel like you are in too deep... I don't know what any of this means...

Running up MacGPS Pro

Having found the unusual USB lead that came with my Garmin (they cost a lot apparently) I went to the MacGPSPro site and paid. I plugged everything in and got this... oh bloody hell... what's this all about?

I'm assuming that because I'm inside the Garmin was looking for satellites so didn't get round to noticing it was being "talked to" by MacGPS pro.

The second time I ran it 'Garmin' was in the left hand side of this dialog... phew!

Getting Started Again: MacGPSPro

So, life has been busy so not had much chance to play with my Garmin Etrex Vista and the batteries went flat too. Excuses, excuses. I thought that...

I'd be able to simple install X11 on my mac and have access to a heap of free tools, but since I last did this it seems that X11 is not free and easy to install. You can choose one, free or easy. I went down the "I want to do it myself" route using OroborOSX-v0.9 and got into a bit of a pickle. One of those pickles where you think you've got it running but you aren't too sure. Niggly errors niggle...

The world of GPS seems so confusing, I've now gone down the "easy" route, I hope by buying MacGPSPro. The install was nice.. innovatively they use an alias of your Applications folder... promising...