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Not long ago, my family and I went on a trip to visit friends, family, and some cool attractions in Florida. Since it was a place we weren’t familiar with, we realized we’d either need to rent a GPS unit, buy one, or print out oodles of maps.

After thinking about the pros and cons of each, we decided it’d be best to buy a GPS rather than doing all that printing of maps or spending the money on simply renting a GPS. We figured we’d end up using it on other trips as well, so the cost would be worth it.

We totally loved our GPS on that Florida trip and have used it several times since. We settled on a Garmin 550c that we got off eBay. We got an incredible deal on it and found that it worked terrifically.

That new little GPS really helped us get around! In fact, it did more that just help us find our way. It also helped us locate new places to go! When we turned it on, it’d figure out automatically where we were and would then give us lists of all kinds of things around that we might want to go to such a gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, beaches, etc.

My sister was also along on that trip and she brought a Magellan GPS that her husband had got for Christmas. That little machine got her in so much trouble by not giving the right directions or not knowing where she was.

Obviously, it pays to get the right higher quality brand. It not only saves time, but it also saves gas money because you’re not stuck running around town trying to figure out where your GPS left its brains.

Getting a GPS unit for any of your navigational needs is a fantastic idea. We’ve really enjoyed ours and highly recommend them to anyone who asks!

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How to put roms on your iPod touch : Introduction

You may be new to this subject or a pro just looking for rom addresses. In this guide I’ll show you simply how to upload roms on to you iPod touch.

Okay some sites install the roms for you automatically but for all of you who can’t get this going here is a manual guide.

How to put roms on your iPod touch : Steps

Okay here we go

Step 1 To start you will need a programme that allows you to SSH into your iPod touch Either hxxp://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/. For Mac Or hxxp://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/. For Windows

Step 2 It will say connect to, this is where you need to put iPod touch IP address. You can get this from the Wi-Fi settings screen. Username = root. Port = 22. Password = alpine.

Step 3 Simply go to the Media Folder. Then copy across from your ROM folder into the Media folder and Bobs your uncle.

How to put roms on your iPod touch : Conclusion Okay if you don’t have any ROMs you might want to have a look at these site hxxp://www.freeroms.com/ then click NES hxxp://www.coolrom.com/roms/nes/ hxxp://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarams_summary.htm hxxp://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/nes.html Okay one thing to bear in mind is that you must have actually purchased the game that you

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Unlocked Cell Phones, for Those with a Fear of Commitment

Having come to the end of you pay monthly contract you will be left with a mobile phone that you can only use on that network. This is when getting an unlocked cell phone will pay off. Unlocked refers to the SIM card; an unlocked cell phone doesn’t have a fixed service plan or a fixed network it can be operated from. This means that one is just purchasing the phone not a service plan or signing up with a cellular service provider. This is a nice option for people who don’t want to purchase a phone/service plan combination or that want a certain phone that they are unable to purchase from a retailer for their cellular service company.

Why Aren’t Cell Phones Unlocked in the First Place?

To make sure that a customer stays with a particular service provider all cellular service providing companies electronically lock their cell phones, to ensure they may only be used with their network. This is done with the SIM card which stores all the phones customized information, when it connects to the provider’s network, the SIM card is sent an electronic signal which prevents another provider’s network from accessing the card; this is where roaming charges come from, one company charging another to use it’s service towers. This may seem unfair but this is generally why the contract is so cheap in the first place.

How Can you Unlock a Cell Phone?

There are ways to unlock a cellular phone by entering a particular code which will remove the electronic lock placed on it. There are companies which sell this information on the internet; these companies will research the phone figure out its SIM card’s code and send it to the end user to unlock their phone to use with another service provider. This could be very helpful to a person who travels frequently for work or pleasure, as it may reduce roaming charges; unlocked cell phones may connect to any network. You can get software that will unlock it for you.

Sometimes Unlocking a Cell Phone isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Unlocking a cellular phone doesn’t guarantee that the phone will work with all networks, the only way to guarantee an unlocked cell phone will work is to purchase it new from a third party dealer. Alternately if one were to choose to unlock an existing cell phone their first choice should be to ask their provider to unlock it. The reason for this is simple, because there is no “hacking” into the phones memory or dealing with a third party vendor that little is known about, going directly to the company is probably a safer route. But some companies will provide this service for you online.

An Unlocked Cell Phone May Not Be for Everyone

The largest downfall and deterrent from purchasing an unlocked cell phone from a third party vendor is the price tag; the cost for an unlocked cell phone is nearly the manufacturers suggested retail price. For this reason many people choose to purchase a cell phone/service plan combination package which will give the person the phone free or nearly free, when they sign a user agreement. Your network provides may unlock your phone for you if you ask them.

We hope this has helped you make your decision. In our opinion if you do buy a mobile phone that is locked you can find software to unlock it very easily.

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