Subscribe To iTunes Podcasts Without iTunes

Finally I found a way to grab iTunes only podcasts without giving in to using iTunes. Feed Flipper will create a link that works in Google Reader. Don't pick an individual podcast. Copy the links of the main iTunes link and paste it into the flipper.

My Garmin Nuvi 350 Died - Long Live Garmin (fixed it)

Rumors of my Garmin's death were exaggerated. Actually I charged it and held power-on button long enough for it to come back to life.

My Nuvi 350 upon which I swung a mean deal ($700) when it first arrived on the scene for $1000, has suddenly gone on to digital heaven or hell (whichever). Personal navigation costs have drastically dropped and I am considering a new Garmin 255W for $94. I am tempted to buy the 1350LMT for $169 because of the lifetime map update but as long as haklabs renews its Garmin update hack, I believe I will save $75, go the haklabs.com lifetime update route, and go with the 255W. Happy trails to you, la, la, la.

Garmin Map Update

Garmin Nuvi is easy to update. Grab a copy of the most recent "CN Full North America NT 20xx.xx Unlocked IMG" and put it in a folder named "Garmin". There must be a torrent file of it somewhere. Transfer that folder to an empty SD card and plug it into the Nuvi. It should now work without further input. Check by going to Settings>map>map info and you should see two versions. I unchecked the old version so be safe. An old 2GB card should be sufficient but I used a 4GB I had lying around.

The file is over 1GB so both old and new can not fit on the internal Nuvi memory. One of my Nuvi units looked like it would allow me to delete the old map file and the other unit had "delete" gray in my PC menu. I decided not to chance it and just used the SD card method. This violated my OCD leanings slightly but it worked.

The 2010 Garmin GPS Update: Hacked | Haklabs.com
Garmin GPS systems are great if you don’t know how to find your way to an address but their maps often get outdated in a few years as new infrastructure is developed in your city. Many find the $80 update somewhat of a pinch in their pockets so here is a solution for those people!

Comments: Interesting.