WINTER
NEWSLETTER 2007
THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS NAMED! (ALMOST)
... results NOW in .... it's a tie.
We loved
your ideas for our new monthly newsletter in 2008. ("Coordinates!"
was our idea for a name.) Here are some of the best suggestions
sent to us:
... lines of convergence, going places, voyageur/voyageurs, Central Dispatch, Waypoint/ Waypoint News/ Waypoint Update/ GPSWaypoint, GPS Central NorthEastWestSouth, Navigator, NAV NEWS/ VIEWS, To the Point, The Cache, eCompass/ Compass/ 4 Points, Positions Newsletter/Topo News, Waypoint, Datum, Where Are You Going?, Great Bearings/Get A Bearing/Bearings...
FINAL VOTE: WayPoints! or Coordinates! vote here
[wā'points' Middle English, partly from Old French point, prick, mark, moment, n. A point between major points on a road, route, track, way, path; cf way station n. a stopping place on a journey]
[kō-ôr'-dn-ĭts L. coordinare "to set in order, arrange," from com- "together" + ordinatio "arrangement," from ordo "order".
1. Mathematics n. Any of a set of two or more numbers used to determine the position of a point, line, curve, or plane in a space of a given dimension with respect to a system of lines or other fixed references, 2. coordinates Informal Directions: Give me some coordinates so I can find my way.]
CONGRATULATIONS!
Ian Aho and Dennis Rycroft win T-Shirts for "WayPoints".
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MORE GPS USER TIPS! Q. and A.
 Q. Why should I buy a GPS when a paper map costs $20?
A. These maps know where you are. They have phone numbers of nearby points of interest, similar to Yellow Pages. They talk.
Q. It's dark in Canada. It's winter! Will the GPS be a lighthouse beacon in my car at night?
A. No, it won't. The Garmin nuvis, TomToms and Magellan GPS have day and night modes. They are programmed with astronomical info like sunset and sunrise, so they will adjust themselves. If you prefer, manual settings can be used.
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   Community: Initiatives
Calgary Interfaith Food Bank:
Last year we raised $571.22. This year we want to beat it! Yo, fill the jar....
Come to the store and get a free T-shirt for a donation to the Food Bank - we mean business! - fivers, tens, $20 gets you a hat too!
Fame for Food (where we taped a Christmas hello): "Thank you. You helped make this season free from hunger at Citytv's 11th Annual Fame for Food on Saturday, December 1st, 2007. On behalf of our sponsors... we thank you again for your generous donation to the Fame for Food Program and the Calgary Food Bank." - From the Citytv Crew [all taped greetings will air beginning Dec 9]
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GPS SIGHTINGS: pop & celebrity, politics & natural sciences, life, TECHNO, etc.
Dec 4
Telecom giants move to open standards for mobile devices. Verizon
peeks at Open Handset Alliance from a distance.
Nov 12
New microchips are expected in 2008. Intel reveals a new family of microchips to hasten what will be hi-def internet video. No more herky-jerky ...
Nov 5
Android revealed! An open source mobile phone platform will be released in 2008 and rumoured to be the OS for Gphone. (Google acquired Android in July 2005.)
Oct 17
CSI New York 'Time's Up'. Victim has RFF probe in his brain and GPS chip in his hand. Its signal leads CSIs to dead man's apartment where they discover a time machine.
Oct 17
Nokia upgrades Tablet to duke it with iPod Touch. The N810 Internet Tablet has built-in maps and satellite navigation, instant messaging, 10GB memory card and www. connectivity.
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