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Episode 037 — Double Crooked Tree and Navigation

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Jeff and Gabe traverse a colossal mindmap to bring you this show about how to find your way. Apple Maps, Google Maps, Navigon, TomTom... we all have a lot of options when it comes to not getting lost but finding your way among all of the alternatives is less than easy.

An in-depth discussion about the best ways to get around while being spoiled by amazing technology while drinking an incredibly boozy Double Crooked Tree by Dark Horse Brewing.

Double Crooked Tree by Dark Horse Brewing

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Web
Google Maps
  • Share
  • Travel info
    • Yahoo Maps
    • Shockingly fast to load
    • Now dead
      • Bing Maps

      http://www.microsoft.com/maps/

      • Similar to Google
        • Map Quest

        http://www.mapquest.com

        iOS
        Navigon

        https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/navigon-north-america/id321506742

        • Downloaded maps
        • Integration with Google search
        • Traffic
        • Wikipedia
        • Great "Urban Guidance" for walking
        • Speed cameras and traps
        • Cockpit
          • TomTom

          https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/tomtom-u.s.a./id343289842

          • Best "alternate directions:
          • Best traffic by far
            • costs extra
          • My main navigator at this point when driving long distance
            • Apple Maps
            • My default
            • Apple Watch Integration
              • Google Maps

              https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354

              Waze

              https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/waze-gps-maps-social-traffic/id323229106

              Find My Friends
              Strava

              https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/strava-running-cycling-gps/id426826309

              Rego

              https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/rego-bookmark-your-favorite/id603544163

              • Great for parking spots (widget)
                • ETA

                https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/eta-your-gps-driving-assistant/id803736422

                • A widget for giving you ETA.
                • Accurate
                • Unlock more spots with "pro mode"
                  • Gaia GPS

                  https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-offline-topo-maps/id329127297

                  • Hiking app
                  • Complicated interface
                  • Good but as an adjunct to something more robust for long hikes
                    • Mac
                    • Send to
                    • Add to contacts
                      • Other
                      Localscope

                      https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/localscope-find-places-people/id409869453

                      • Integrates with every social network
                      • Great for visiting a new place
                      • Lots of local photos
                      • See restaurants
                      • Foursquare
                      • Flickr
                      • Twitter
                      • Yelp
                        • AroundMe

                        https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/aroundme/id290051590

                        Yelp

                        https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/yelp/id284910350

                        Actual GPS Devices
                        Garmin handheld GPS

                        Garmin GPSMAP 64st

                        Garmin 510 Bike Computer

                        • Bought for Geocaching
                        • 9 satellites
                        • Insanely accurate altitude etc
                        • Battery lasts a long time

                          • Link to our shared MindMeister notes

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