Hmm, drew blood on the iPod I was trying to use to play music on the vehicle today, because I dropped it the last time. Why do they make these things out of glass?!
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@EllenInEdmonton This is a 2011 iPod touch, not an iPad. 🤪
It's working according to purpose, which is Apple's and not ours.
[But planned failure could certainly be made more safe!]
@Doug_Bostrom I suppose, this one has lasted way longer than they intended, lol. (2011 iPod touch 4th Gen)
But, I HAVE DEFEATED THEM ONCE AGAIN, I just slapped some packing tape over the broken glass. 🤪
@ai6yr @Doug_Bostrom
👍️ when my mapping tablet starred badly 1kmi from home, packing tape was sufficient to get me home (to where I could activate the Cat Warranty at Microcenter and get a clone-able replacement).
[No, I don't trust phoneapp GPS for routing; it's a self-orienting map. But live traffic display is useful when following a congested corridor! And it's fun to let the Android, the Garmin/OSM, and the built-in programs argue. But it's not majority; i retain the "casting vote".]
@n1vux @Doug_Bostrom I have a new-to-me GPS (from the 1990's, lol). I should have used it today for fun. (I did figure out you can RELOAD THEM WITH CURRENT MAPS!!)
@ai6yr @Doug_Bostrom
Yes, and thanks to OSM sidequests, you don't even have to pay for them.
I got an old eTrex cheap at fleamarket because it failed the 1024 week rollover.
I looked up the factory reset ... now working, mostly. (It wasn't the best eTrex ever; worth about what I paid really.) He thought he was screwing me ... last laugh laughs best.
@n1vux @Doug_Bostrom Garmin Nuvi!
I haven't done this yet but intend to reload this with my area's latest maps.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download
