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metalchef17



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PostSaving "Favorites" on 720  Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:27 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
My favorites are full on my 720. Is there anyway to open up more space to save more favorites? Maybe on my sd card I use for mp3s? We have approx. 200 customers and it would be easier to have them all saved to scroll for faster retrieval. Thanks!
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:07 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
You should add them as custom POIs instead of favorites. With custom POIs you can store a nearly unlimited number and they are easier to backup and easier to transfer to different devices.
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:13 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Tim, I really was typing as fast as I could. Very Happy

Didn't hear the 2nd shift whistle. . .
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:23 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
LOL, yeah--- I've been distracted today and slacking in the forums until the past few minutes... but bed is quickly calling my name.
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:25 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Same here. . . time for a nightcap. 6:00 am comes too early. Need to put it somewhere between 8 and 10.
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:33 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Tim's absolutely correct. You are limited to a maximum of 28 favourites on a 720 but, theoretically, 'up to' 300 poi's.
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:50 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
I think it is 48 favorites and 300 POI categories with (nearly) unlimited POIs in each custom category. Wink
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:52 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Well, got the '8' part right. Laughing Thanks for the clarification.
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:54 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Hey, yeah, that is half of the battle!
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Post  Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:25 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Well, got the '8' part right. Laughing Thanks for the clarification.
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Post  Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:45 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Can I easily create a custom POI list from Outlook contacts? And can I make a favorite one of those contact POIs?

Another way to look at my question is I am looking for a way to make a POI out of a recent or a Favorite.
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:39 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
You can make a custom POI from a recent destination or from a favorite, that isn't an issue. Making them from Outlook contacts is a bit more difficult because you need to get the lat/lon and rather than the physical address.
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Sonix



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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:21 am    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Thanks, IMO inputting address is one of the biggest issues with these GPS units. So it looks like either the unit would have to geoencode them as contacts on the device, or there must be an application that can geoencode them as they are made into POIs, I was thinking that Tomtom could use the PC side software to do it.

Actually I was hoping to be able to use my WM phone to BT them to a Tomtom.
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:53 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Batch geocoder:
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert?form=address
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:01 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Quote:
Another way to look at my question is I am looking for a way to make a POI out of a recent or a Favorite.

Use POIEdit, open file mapsettings.cfg , delete the last lines which contain blanks & zeros, save as OV2 (POI category). All your Favorites and Recent Destinations are in that POI Category.
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:03 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Good morning Laughing Old Man
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:13 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Good morning Gator.
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:16 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
If you missed the post, you're one of the "Six Old Men" Very Happy
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:22 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
I didn't miss it, but I didn't know what O.M # did I get ... we need to be differentitated ... no ?
OK, I start first, I designate myself as OM#3. Laughing
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:29 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
Ben already made Tim the "Junior Member", so I guess he's 6, I'll take 5. Since you're #3, that leaves Infama, Uncle Ben, and DHN to sort out 1 and 2. and 4Smile
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Post  Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:33 pm    Reply to topic Reply with quote
gatorguy wrote:
Ben already made Tim the "Junior Member", so I guess he's 6, I'll take 5. Since you're #3, that leaves Infama, Uncle Ben, and DHN to sort out 1 and 2. and 4Smile


I'll be #4, my MENTAL age quite often Laughing Laughing
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