system management

Trip planning with Garmin

Need to go somewhere? The first thing most people do is getting out their phone and punch in the destination address into something like Google Maps. You get step-by-step driving directions and can even view the destination in Google Streetview to get some impression of what to expect once you get there. I still remember the time when my dad bought our first car navigation system. It was a “TomTom” which was manufactured by a Dutch company with the same name. This little device brought us much joy and saved us a lot of trouble by taking us directly where we needed to be. I still remember when it instructed us to take a ferry while we were on vacation. This might not seem so special at first hand, but as a young boy, it felt epic. ...

May 27, 2024 · 28 min · 5895 words · Valentijn Harmers