bit-tech Shopping: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Week

Strengths: GPS LocatorMS Maps

Weaknesses: Not the accurate

Summary: I have been using the MS Streets and trips 2006 GPS locator for few weeks. I bought this one when there was a sale on Amazon.com for $26.00 I heard the GPS locator in 2007 and 2008 uses the Sirf technology and is 10 times sensitive compared to 2006. But this is an excellent software. Gives the gas and restaurent info. Unfortunately, unlike Street Atlas 2006?which automatically recalculates after a missed turn?S&T 2006 only reported "off route!" There is a "recalculate route from here" button, but the software doesn't automatically recalculate a route when you miss a turn. This should be an option, at the very least, and probably the default for any GPS program. Having to click on a button while you're driving can be distracting, not to mention dangerous.