The day I knew Consumers Reports was totally biased and clueless was
when they reviewed an odd little car we owned, the 1980 Dodge Colt
[Plymouth Champ].
We enjoyed our Champ too. Very nice, reliable car.
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japanese car. very hard to get parts from chrysler. later mitisubishi were
not reliable.
At 11:40 AM 10/14/2008, you wrote:
The day I knew Consumers Reports was totally biased and clueless was
when they reviewed an odd little car we owned, the 1980 Dodge Colt
[Plymouth Champ].
We enjoyed
GPS? Don't need it. I always carry a Suunto compass, and pick up maps
as I travel. [strange bias?]
Maps are great (I love studying maps), but they don't show the nearest BB,
Thai restaurant, or gas station. :)
That's the thing, there's a whole lot more to a decent GPS than just
directions.
GPS? Don't need it. I always carry a Suunto compass, and pick up maps
as I travel. [strange bias?]
Maps are great (I love studying maps), but they don't show the nearest BB,
Thai restaurant, or gas station. :)
That's the thing, there's a whole lot more to a decent GPS than just
, and on time.
C
--- On Mon, 10/13/08, b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Strange biases [was: Re: GPS advice]
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 1:19 PM
GPS? Don't need it. I always carry a Suunto compass, and pick
up
On Oct 13, 2008, at 1:19 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Ask PEOPLE. They can be very helpful, to the point of giving
excellent directions and special details, sometimes inviting you to
join them. Besides, many maps and guides are available at local
businesses, where you can also talk to people.
On Oct 13, 2008, at 1:19 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Ask PEOPLE. They can be very helpful, to the point of giving
excellent directions and special details, sometimes inviting you to
join them. Besides, many maps and guides are available at local
businesses, where you can also talk to people.
b_s-wilk
Ask PEOPLE. They can be very helpful, to the point of giving
excellent directions and special details, sometimes inviting
you to join them. Besides, many maps and guides are available
at local businesses, where you can also talk to people.
People are much better local sources than a
I applaud all of your instincts, they are good. However, when on the
road for a client, finding obscure sites to make photographs, the
locals haven't much to say, but the GPS works beautifully.
Restaurant suggestions, etc, take second place to my getting to the
right place, and on time.
GPS
Ask PEOPLE.
Good idea, sometimes hard to do. Example, went to Va. Beach
to walk in the sand. I get directions to my sisters house,
take a left on this road, make a right on Second street to
Pacific Avenue, stay on this road, it changes names a half
dozen times but eventually it winds up at
Not to turn this into a discussion of getting lost, but...
Good idea, sometimes hard to do. Example, went to Va. Beach
to walk in the sand. I get directions to my sisters house,
[snip]
I was visiting a friend in Needham. I followed his directions and was
actually really close, but little did
GPS makes good sense for business. If I still had to go to many
locations for clients, I'd get one too. However, for personal use, it's
overkill--simply another toy that most people really don't need.
That depends on how good your sense of direction is. A friend's wife
bought him one for his
b_s-wilk
Ask PEOPLE.
Good idea, sometimes hard to do. Example, went to Va. Beach
to walk in the sand. I get directions to my sisters house,
take a left on this road, make a right on Second street to
Pacific Avenue, stay on this road, it changes names a half
dozen times but eventually it
Larry Sacks
GPS makes good sense for business. If I still had to go to
manylocations for clients, I'd get one too. However, for
personal use, it's overkill--simply another toy that most
people really don't need.
I've got one and it's good for visiting areas you don't
know - even more so when
They're a start, they do have a built-in bias against Mac's,
it's silly but just realize the bias exists and try to account
for it. Watch the opinions at cnet amazon.com as well.
They had strange biases long before there were Macs. Way back when I was
in college we electrical engineering
For the last thirty years that I know of their bias toward anything
other than American cars has been obvious. You can see where they
will give it good marks, but they trash it in their reviews.
Pointy headed twerps is all I can say about them in that area.
However in home appliances and
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