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December 29th, 2008 | 
Author: Choosing a GPS navigation device can be a daunting process especially if you have never used a GPS device. GPS devices can get you from point A to point B with almost no thinking, just enter a starting address and a destination then let your GPS unit talk and visually guide you. Its that simple. Before you just run out and pick up any GPS Navigation System there are a few features or aspects you need think about.
1. Accurate Navigation is the most important part of your GPS device. All GPS devices will tell you they are extremely accurate, this isnt always true. Online User groups are great way to find out how accurate a GPS device is because most groups give unbiased advice.
2. Your GPS unit should be easy to use. Go to your local electronics store and test several devices. Make sure the interface is easy for you to operate. Lower priced GPS units have a bare bones interface that can sometimes be clunky and slow.
3. Long Battery Life. Trust me here, the longer the battery life the better. Getting a GPS unit with long battery life can really increase the price tag but its worth it, especially if you are not near your car charger. Most GPS Units have an additional charging port on the side to plug in another device such as a cell phone. Bigger batteries also mean less clutter in the car because you wont need to pull out that charger. My last point on getting a better battery is that you can load your routes with having to be plugged into an external power source.
4. Named Streets. Youre going to pay more for this, but its worth it if you are in an unfamiliar city. So, instead of your gps device saying turn right it may say turn right on Big St.
5. Real-time traffic stats. Most GPS devices will ask you how you want to get to a location (either shortest or quickest route) but very few consider if there is traffic on the chosen route. Real-time traffic stats are usually reserved for the most expensive GPS devices. If youre rich, then this feature is for you.
6. Consider the GPS size and weight. When you go to your electronics store make sure you can pick up the GPS unit to feel its weight. Also, screen size is very important if you have trouble seeing because your GPS device may be mounted a foot or two from your eyes.
7. Screen and audio clarity. Make sure you can see everything clearly on your GPS device especially in direct light and in the dark. Most GPS devices feature night illumination controls which really help for all you night drivers. The audio should be crisp, clear and very easy to understand. If you like to listen to the radio while using GPS navigation make sure your GPS unit has a load speaker (or good audio out).
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Article Source: How to Choose a GPS Navigation System
The user interface of FileCataloger is very simple and easy to use. It includes menu, toolbar, path bar, group view, list view, description view and status bar.
Group view is showing the catalog groups of the opening catalog database. List view is showing the sub-items of the selected catalog group in group view. In the list view, user can sort catalog item by clicking header of list view. The description view of FileCataloger can show the comment, custom propertys, thumbnails of the current selected catalog item.
Operating Catalog Database
FileCataloger uses a single catalog database file to save all catalog data, so as to easily arrange, copy, move and backup catalog data. The actions for operation catalog database is simply.
Importing Catalog Item
FileCataloger providesseveral friend wizard to help user to import cdrom, dvd, local disk, movable disk, folder and solo files into catalog database. And there are some options that can be configured to customize the importing operation.
While importing file from media, user can enable file parser to take comment and custom property from the files imported. Now FileCataloger support zip file, rar file, mp3 file, chm file, eml file. In the future, FileCataloger can support more file type parser.
FileCataloger can import zip or rar file as catalog group, just enable complex parser for zip or rar file.
Operating Catalog Item
FileCataloger support several catalog item operations. User can modify name and extention name, add comment, view property and delete it. Every catalog item can be added multi custom propertys and multi thumbnails. Every custom property have one name and one value, to note catalog item’s property. These functions let catalog item having a lot of infomation to use.
Organizing catalog item
User Group is unit for organizing catalog item. Firstly create some user groups, The user groups can be hierarchical. After that user can move independent catalog items into proper user group. Now, user can browse the hierarchical tree of disks, files and folders that looks exactly the same as in Windows Explorer.
The moving operation is support Drag/Drop.
Bookmarking catalog item
Bookmark group is also a useful tool for organizing catalog data. Every bookmark group can contains a lot of bookmark items. Every bookmark item links to a catalog item just liks Shortcut in window. Double clicking a bookmark item will let FileCataloger navigating to the location of the catalog item. User can have multi bookmark group and also have multi bookmark item in different bookmark group to links to a same catalog item.
User can operate bookmark item like normal catalog item in bookmark group.
The bookmarking operation is support Drag/Drop.
Operation file content
Some file often be viewed by user, such as readme file, index file. FileCataloger can take its content from media to catalog database, then view them or save as other files. Certainly The file content can be cleared by user.
Searching Catalog Item
Filecataloger have a powerful easy-to-use quickly searching function. User can search file caption(name and extention name), comment, content, custom property, sizes, creation time, last write time, last access time.
User can set search target types. example: cd, move disk, file and so on. And User can combine tow search result with Remove the previous result option be cleared. Searching text is also support mildcard * and ?. Finally user can set search for all catalog item or current catalog group or previous search result.
User can operate search results like normal catalog items in search group. If user double click a catalog item in search result group, FileCataloger will navigate to the location of the catalog item.
Because searching is in database, so user assure any changes has been saved Before searching.
If FileCatalog’s function can’t satisfy user, then user can write VBsscript to customize application. With VBscript, user can operate catalog database and catalog item. FileCataloger provide some objects and some function.
Home Page: http://www.filecataloger.com
Download Page: http://www.filecataloger.com/download.htm
Help Page: http://www.filecataloger.com/help.htm
Article Source: Started with FileCataloger