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How To Use Multiple GPS Programs
I like having many solutions. I use Live and Google Maps when I’m on a trip as each has its own qualities. Microsoft has a utility that you can use to manage the GPS port on your Shadow so you can use several different mapping programs such as Live, Google Maps, GPSVP, Navizon, and Mobium. I’ve uploaded it to the site so it doesn’t disappear, the app is called GPSVP (you might need to download to your computer first). As in the screenshots above, you will need to tell your mapping programs about the change. Keep reading for the details… › Continue reading
Help Make gpsVP Better!
Vsevolod Shorin has announced that gpsVP is open sourced and is welcoming people to help develop and make it better. If you enjoy developing for Windows Mobile or just want to help develop the wiki you can join the project gpsVP at Google Code. For the beginner developer it could even be a learning experience just checking out the code.
Hopefully, we can get some AllShadow community members on the project to ensure compatibility.
No GPS? No Problem
Navizon makes it possible for those without GPS to find their way. It works great on the Shadow. I used it recently during a holidays trip after my GPS battery died (yes I lost my charger :(… ) In the most cities the coverage is awesome. So Shadow owners that want to know where they are on trips or get better directions go ahead register and download Navizon. If you own a GPS already then you can earn some points and money while helping the Navizon network improve.
“The Navizon network is based on a collaborative database. Members with a GPS device can use Navizon to map the Wi-Fi and cellular landscape in their neighborhoods. Once they synchronize their data, it is made available to all the other users of the network. This way, users who don’t have a GPS device can benefit from a positioning system. And it’s free for personal use!”
The great thing is that once you set up your phone and home area on Navizon’s site you won’t need constant internet access from the phone. This enables Shadow users without a data plan to still enjoy the benefits of GPS. There is also the ability to save trails so you can see where you’ve been or even send your location to your friend’s! If you like to see your trip’s progress in Google Earth you can download a .kmz file to view it.
For those with a GPS, if you log a Cell Tower you get 10 points, a Wifi Access Point you get 2 points, if you rack up 10,000 points you can trade them in for cash wired directly to your Paypal account.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up and get found.
How to Connect Your Bluetooth GPS
With the Holidays here, many of you are traveling to different destinations and might be using Live Search, Google Maps, or Yahoo Go on your Shadows to help out with directions and traffic. One item that makes the mobile map applications on Windows Mobile much more functional is a bluetooth GPS.
If you are receiving a new bluetooth GPS sometime soon. Click Read More for a short walkthrough on setting it up on your Shadow so you can enjoy the full range of benefits of knowing where you are. 
Here’s a Quick Way to See How Your GPS is working
For those of you with a Bluetooth GPS unit that want to see how well it is working, or just want basic information, there is a freeware available from Chartcross Ltd called GPS Test that works very well on the Shadow. You can download it from their site. Setup is easy, just transfer to your device, install and open the application.
I used it to determine how well my GlobalSat BT Gps was working before getting Live Search to connect. GPS Test shows signal strength, satellite view, current location, heading, speed, etc.
