Tag Archives: osx
Interfacing the Pharos GPS-500 to Mac OS X
I’m stopping short of calling this “Using the Pharos GPS-500 to Mac OS X” because all I’ve been able to do is read raw NMEA sentences from the device. But that might be of use to you. The Source is … Continue reading
Mac OS X killed my Garmin!
My GPSMAP 60CSx had started to become unreliable: crashing after startup, randomly locking up in mid route, and just generally being an aggravating piece of kit. I was really close to replacing it. The problem seemed to appear after I’d … Continue reading
proj.4 init annoyances: it’s all apple’s fault
I was going to write a rant about how Ubuntu sets up proj.4 init files incorrectly, then I found that the problem actually lies with OS X. OS X is unusual for a Unix variant, as it uses a case-insensitive … Continue reading