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Rand McNally StreetFinder & TripMaker Deluxe

Rand McNally StreetFinder & TripMaker Deluxe

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List Price: $49.99
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Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars 26 reviews
Sales Rank: 6380

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows ME
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.4

Model: CS-163
UPC: 781735801949
EAN: 0781735801949
ASIN: B000066JBL

Release Date: May 15, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: We ship daily! All orders ship out within 2 business days from OR. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!, moderate damage on box cover

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4 out of 5 stars It's Better Than Others In Important Aspects   November 6, 2004
 4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I'm not sure why people are bashing this software. There is something that TripMaker does that I have yet to see in other mapping software products. You can avoid and prefer road segments. This is really important to me. I live near New York and if I use MapQuest, it always routes me through New York. I don't want to go through New York. With TripMaker, I can say avoid the Washington Bridge, and recalculate route. I have also found the algorithms used for finding optimal routes to be very good. Optimal is loose term in this problem domain as routing problems can be computationally excessive without doing simplifying heuristics. Near optimal is a better term. TripMaker seems to find better routes than MapQuest at least in terms of distance. You can adjust driving speeds in TripMaker. Over time, I have adjusted my driving speeds in the software to be more realistic. You can adjust the speeds for four different types of roads. Now with the adjusted speeds, time estimates are pretty close. In MapQuest, you can not do this. I also find the points of interest to be of value. I ofter "cruise" over the land looking for density of points of interest, hotels, and dinning facilities. This techique has helped me find driving vacation spots for my family since I am new to the East coast.


1 out of 5 stars Couldn't get this puppy off the ground   June 25, 2004
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I wasn't able to install this software and my machine exceeded all the requirements. I am very frustrated and disappointed with this product. I chose this over MS's map software because it was Rand McNally, a respected map maker. Apparently software is not their forte. I now have to make a trek back to the store to return this product and buy the MS software. A waste of time, a huge aggravation, and a big disappointment.


1 out of 5 stars What a waste of my hard earned money!   May 15, 2004
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Microsoft Streets & Trips is much easier to use, more flexible in planning routes and does not require access to the internet to get turn-by-turn instructions. I'm very disappointed in this product.


1 out of 5 stars Difficult to use   December 24, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have attempted to use this product many time for trips and it is at best difficult to use. It frequently locks up when calculating the route or accessing trip sense. The fact that it chooses ridiculous routes is not unusual for map software, but again attempts to tweak the route by using the "prefer segment" feature often doesn't work or locks up.
The PDA downloads are virtually worthless.
It is difficult to use Streetfinder also in that when in high zoom, many streets are not indicated by their state of federal route numbers.
My opinion is stay away from this product.



2 out of 5 stars I'd pay hundreds for one that does it all well - where is it   December 22, 2003
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

I have been using this software for 3 years and will continue to use it. BUT, I find myself frequently finding ways in which the program could and should be improved. We travel with a pop-up camper for 70 days a year, logging in an average of 6000 mile /year. Plenty of "test" time.
Pros:
- Cheap. A limited version was free and I liked it enough to by the $30 Deluxe 2001. It is now packaged with the StreetFinder which I do not have.
- GPS function is a hoot. It is not always on the nut for coordination with the map, but it works well and it gives my wife something to do in lieu of correcting my driving.
- Mapping a basic route is very simple. Major roads and most secondary highways are right on the money.
- Using the program saved me at least once on every trip by correcting a missed turn to re-routing through detours.

Cons:
- Zoom. Maps are primative at low zoom levels and have many errors at high zoom levels, but generally provides "passable" information. It's easy to miss detail on the maps unless you remember to zoom in. It is slow in redrawing a zoomed or re-centered map.
- Missing information. As campers who prefer the more rustic locations we find that some of our preferred campgrounds are missing from the database. For example, there is one listing each for the White Mountains, The Green Mountains and the Alleghany Mountain National Forests. It does not list individual campgrounds of which there are many. Some state parks are missing too. There is little excuse for that as all the information is on the net.
- Commercial. There is lots of info on private campgrounds but not all. I suspect that there might have been listing fee involved and that takes presidence over accuracy. Unfortunate.
- Outdated. One campground changed their name in 1996 and it still was not listed properly in the 2001 edition. We drove past it 4 times before we believed the GPS and went in to check. Many other examples of that.
- Inaccuracies. It was kind of fun to see that we were traveling in the Bay of Fundy. Most of the Canadian and rural areas maps had poorer coorination with the GPS.

Recommendation: Extensive review of the reviews does not turn up a program that fulfills the promise of mapping and travel planning software. I'd pay hundreds for the program that does it all. Where is it?
In the meantime, this program provides a service and is more fun than frustrating. Where else can you spend $30 and keep your wife entertained for days on end?

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