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Jay Harker

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I've seen apps similar to this before but this one looked promising. I liked the idea of following a compass to find my car, or watching my little red pin get closer to my car's little red pin in BlackBerry Maps.

I did a quick test run and it seems to work just fine using both of those locate methods. Its simple, before you leave your car, open CarFinder and click 'Save position.' Then go on your merry way and do whatever it is you do. When you stumble out of the mall, with a brain freeze and sugar high from consuming way too much frozen yogurt, fire up CarFinder again and click 'Find your car.' Then select 'Compass' or 'BB Maps' and let the gps guided hunt begin!

If you find yourself losing your car in big parking lots, or in front of your house, give CarFinder a try. Did I mention its free?

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BarracudaBob

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I've tried a few of these programs before and always found them to be a bit awkward. I may have to try this one to see if it is any better. NAV4All had an option for finding your parking spot. Too bad it went belly up.

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babisboi

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Ive never known how to use it or am even interested in learning how to use these apps. I can find my car without help, but for those who use it, have fun.

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BarracudaBob

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For small hometown malls it's a bit unnecessary. However, if I'm on travel and visit one of the larger malls (like Mall of America in Minnesota) it can be easy to lose track of where you parked. Some of these apps also let you snap a picture so you know which entrance you came in or which parking level.

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Jay Harker

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BarracudaBob said:
For small hometown malls it's a bit unnecessary. However, if I'm on travel and visit one of the larger malls (like Mall of America in Minnesota) it can be easy to lose track of where you parked. Some of these apps also let you snap a picture so you know which entrance you came in or which parking level.

Never thought of that. Obviously you don't need a separate app to take a picture but maybe to remind you to. I think the camera is an often-forgotten feature that can be used in so many different situations.

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Jay said:
Never thought of that. Obviously you don't need a separate app to take a picture but maybe to remind you to. I think the camera is an often-forgotten feature that can be used in so many different situations.

I've never thought of using my camera to remember where something is. That is genius. Thanks for the idea.

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Jay Harker

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babisboi said:
I've never thought of using my camera to remember where something is. That is genius. Thanks for the idea.

Kudos to Bob for that reminder of course! The camera can also be used to take pictures of something you might not have time to write down. So many possibilities.

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DanielH

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I try not to lose my car too frequently...

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Jay Harker

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Daniel said:
I try not to lose my car too frequently...

All it takes is once Danny boy! Then you'll wish you had downloaded this app and used it! Until, of course, you remember you didn't drive your car.

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Jay said:
All it takes is once Danny boy! Then you'll wish you had downloaded this app and used it! Until, of course, you remember you didn't drive your car.

And since I don't have any games on my bb, I won't have anything to keep me entertained while I look for that missing car...wow, what a dark picture :)

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Jay Harker

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Daniel said:
And since I don't have any games on my bb, I won't have anything to keep me entertained while I look for that missing car...wow, what a dark picture :)

Seriously, I suddenly feel depressed.

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DanielH

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Jay said:
Seriously, I suddenly feel depressed.

Don't...I have 16gb card with 8gb+ of music and another 2+ of videos, add another gb of photos, and 4 RSS readers so I should be able to last a day. And, don't forget I do have a call-making-device in the palm of my hand :)

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Jay Harker

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Daniel said:
Don't...I have 16gb card with 8gb+ of music and another 2+ of videos, add another gb of photos, and 4 RSS readers so I should be able to last a day. And, don't forget I do have a call-making-device in the palm of my hand :)

That's all well and good, but you won't be able to try (and fail) to beat my Doodle Jump high score!

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Jay said:
That's all well and good, but you won't be able to try (and fail) to beat my Doodle Jump high score!

True, but generally one does not plan to lose their car for a year, perhaps even multiple years. I'm quite sure it might take me that long to top your score :)

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Jay Harker

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Daniel said:
True, but generally one does not plan to lose their car for a year, perhaps even multiple years. I'm quite sure it might take me that long to top your score :)

You make an excellent point.

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