On Feb 22, 4:49*pm, wrote:

Only problem with Garmin is the MAC operating system, but Garmin now
has Mac interface you can download for free so it communicates with
the system but IIRC you still need the Windows shell (I use Parallels)
to run their map software but that may have changed in the past year.

All GPS vendors I'm aware of, and particularly Garmin, are notoriously
poor
with their Mac support (if they have any at all). Just because Garmin
advertises a Mac interface, that doesn't mean it works. (You'll
probably have to buy another cable, as well).

There are two solutions:

You can run Windows in a virtual mode with Parallels or VMware. Yuck.
It's cool that virtualization works, allowing Mac users to run Windows
or
Linux or whatever with little overhead, but it's like the dog that
sings.
It's not that he sings well, but that he sings at all.

You can use third-party softwa http://www.gpsy.com/. I haven't used
GPSy (pronounced "gypsy"), but it's been well reviewed. I'd like to
know
how it works if you decide to try it. You'll still need another cable
which
you can buy at the GPSy website.