Thread: oziexplorer ce on pda

You can back up your pda through actisync onto you desktop or laptop and there is also a backup program that backs up to a sd or cf card installed in the pda. I use both of these options at times. no need to keep the pda on the charger all the time. About all I need to do is reset the date and time.

Ian

Originally Posted by Michael2

I experimented with Ozi-CE on a PDA. I found it easy to use, but found the following limitations :

1. The PDA would reset if not used for a couple of weeks and then Ozi would have to be reloaded.

2. I was able to see where exactly I was on a track, but if I wanted to know where that track went to, or intersected with others, by the time I zoomed out enough to view the wider field, everything was so tiny I couldn't make out tracks. It should really be used in conjunction with a paper map.

3. CE versions of maps take up a lot more memory than PC versions.

Because of these limitations, I've gone to a small laptop/tablet, which has performed really well in the bush.

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Well that is bloody brilliant, I have gone the laptop down to small screen and then I thought, why not go to a pda jees I hope this doesn't turn to s#!T. The pda is not cheap

If it makes you feel better, the PDA was okay for street level navigation, where road intersections are close, but in the bush, where the intersections are further apart, it's impossible to see the wider picture.

At least you can use it in town.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

We use the PDA in the bush and are quite happy with it.

I'm a tad disappointed about losing the program every time the battery goes flat but don't think I would like anything as big as a laptop screen in the passenger seat with me. There's bugger all room in the passenger front as it is

We'll be sticking with the PDA and working out how to get around the other problem

I got a new battery off ebay for $15 and that helped but still if its not used for 2 weeks or more it goes flat. I only use mine in the car so i just leave it in the mount on charge with the gps attached, if i want a larger screen then i can use the gps with the laptop - once stopped of course !
I did see on ebay a large screen (8.4") pda that would be ideal.

The other thing that is a bit strange with the pda. Why has it got such limited memory when an ipod has 30Megabytes?

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

... but don't think I would like anything as big as a laptop screen in the passenger seat with me. There's bugger all room in the passenger front as it is ...

I managed to pick up a bargain 2nd hand Toughbook. It has a touch screen, which is good for panning across maps, and smaller than a laptop. The screen folds back flat over the keyboard, so I use 2 velcro straps to attatch the keyboard to the lid of the centre console, then fold the screen over the top. I can look down on it, ot swivel the screen so that it faces toward me at an oblique angle. Or my navigator can fold the screen up to view it.

I also keep music as MP3s on the toughbook and play it through the radio via an FM transmitter. There are also workshop manuals in the harddrive, and the tough book has wireless capablilties.

I haven't yet, but I could load some movies for the kids to watch too.

The tooughbook is military spec vibration, dust and water resistant, so it's a match for the Defender.

Tablet PC Panasonic Toughbook Cf 18 512/60 Touchscreen

Originally Posted by 97discotdi

The other thing that is a bit strange with the pda. Why has it got such limited memory when an ipod has 30Megabytes?

I think you mean gig, ipods have from 1 gig in the shuffle up to 60 or 80 gig. Yes a hdd and usb port would be very handy in a pda.

If you want something slightly bigger than a PDA but not as big as a Laptop you can get a UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC) that runs Windows Mobile OS and can therefore run OZI CE

For example, HTC's one... don't think there is any UMPC's on the market in AUS yet though.

http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_x7501.htm