So after much deliberation I finally made a decision on technology.
I've owned an XDA Exec for about a year now, and I've really not been using it very much, partially because its big, but also because in some small way I guess I am a slight technophobe......well, not a phobe, butmore just, do I have the time to go through trying to set this thing up.....and invariably over the past few months...make that last year, the answer has been no!

Anyway, I finally brought it out, partly because of the Apple i-phone. Now, am I really the only one who doesn't like the Apple Corporation? I'll tell you why.
They come up with a sexy little creature such as the ipod - then they completey screw it by not making it truly generic in it's format and ability to download tunes in other formats, you have to use their software and therefor buy further into the Apple revolution. I don't like that, I prefer openess. If you create something worth having, then I'll buy it and use it but it you add other conditions of use onto that thing, I'll shy away....
So, the i-phone. Well, it certainly looks sexy, will I be tempted to get one, sure I will, but I wonder if the constraints of music and ability to communicate with other devices will plague it, and my need for open communication. So, in deference I decided to put some effort into getting the XDA up and running.
Yesterday I put TOMTOM onto it after purchasing the North American and Canadian maps, and a GPS receiver. Total cost about $150. Does it work......in a word, yes. The software was intuitive, the GPS hooked up no problem through bluetooth and i was away driving around the back streets of Boston last night in a muddy Rover.
So, in my quest to have all singing all dancing technology, I've moved one step closer.