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Memory Map User Guide Pt. 8

Memory Map for All (Android Phone) You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 7: Working with the Mobile Version Part 8, the latest part of this

Gear

Memory Map for All

Regular readers will know I have something of a love-hate relationship with Memory Map software. I absolutely love the Windows desktop app, it probably gets used most days and it’s

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 7

Updated April 2021 Working with the (old) Mobile Version You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 6: Importing and Exporting Data Part 7 of this parallel

Gear

Memory Map v6.4.1 Release Notes

My blog seems to have been dominated by Memory Map (MM) posts over the last few weeks and for any users of this digital mapping app, that should be taken

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 6

Updated January 2021 Importing and Exporting You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 5: Printing Part 6 of this parallel user’s guide covers the importing and

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 5

Updated January 2021 Printing You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 4 – Working with Routes, Tracks, Marks & Overlays Part 5 of this parallel user’s

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 4

Updated March 2022 Working with Routes, Tracks, Marks & Overlays You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 3 – The Icon Ribbon Part 4 of this

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 3

Updated January 2021 The Icon Ribbon You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 2 – Getting Started Part 3 of this parallel user’s guide covers the

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 2

Updated March 2022 Getting Started You can find the previous part of this guide here: Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 of this parallel user’s guide covers the basics of

Gear

Memory Map User Guide Pt. 1

Updated March 2022 I’ve been a Memory Map user since 2005 and over the years I’ve helped quite a few people get to grips with the idiosyncrasies of the program,

Gear

Memory Map – An Update!

As regular readers may know, I’m a huge fan of Memory Map for planning my long walks. For those that are not aware, Memory Map is a digital mapping application

Gear

Rucksack Readers C2C Guide – 2nd Ed

I reviewed the first edition of this guide book back in 2010 and I wasn’t especially complimentary about it, but that’s the risk you take when you send review copies

Gear

Montane Air Jacket

I often get approached by outdoor gear companies, as I know many of my blogging friends do too, with a view to writing something about an item on their website. I ignore

Camping

Affric Kintail Way – Kit Review

I got back from the Affric Kintail Way late on Good Friday night – a bit earlier than expected, but we powered through the last day and we’d finished all of

Camping

Cape Wrath Trail – Kit

This will be my first extended backpacking trip, so I thought it worthy of a discussion on the kit I will be taking with me. I’m leaving for the Affric

Camping

A Good Night’s Sleep

That’s something we all need at the best of times, but never more so than when you’re walking long distances over many days. Apart from the obvious need to feel

Gear

Memory Map v6 Announced

In October 2005, Memory Map launched v5 of their digital mapping product. At that time they moved away from naming their versions after the year they were released and it

Gear

Salomon X-Ultra 2 Shoe

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a local outdoor shop (www.outdoorlook.co.uk in Macclesfield) with a view to reviewing an item from their website. I was in need