There is a discussion on the main Grumble forum about delivering to customers. Most of the framing I do now is picked up and delivered and that is a potential source of stress since I have a notorious propensity for getting lost in my own back yard. (If I have a meeting in some far corner of the gigantic building I work in now, I take a map, some food and water and ask directions along the way.)
I used to use Delorme mapping software and I would upgrade it annually since I live in a rapidly growing area.
For the past couple of years, I've been using MS Streets and Trips. I just bought the 2005 version for under $25.
It couldn't be easier. You type in the street address, which is then located and tagged on a map that you can print and take along for the trip. I suppose you could take a notebook computer along with the program and plan your route on the fly (with or without an attached GPS,) but that would be overkill for me.
My customers think I'm a genius 'cause I can find them even in the new subdivisions that are popping up all over the place.
I used to use Delorme mapping software and I would upgrade it annually since I live in a rapidly growing area.
For the past couple of years, I've been using MS Streets and Trips. I just bought the 2005 version for under $25.
It couldn't be easier. You type in the street address, which is then located and tagged on a map that you can print and take along for the trip. I suppose you could take a notebook computer along with the program and plan your route on the fly (with or without an attached GPS,) but that would be overkill for me.
My customers think I'm a genius 'cause I can find them even in the new subdivisions that are popping up all over the place.