Click the screenshot --->Ever since I can remember, I've been interested in maps. (And this new month-long love fest with GPSing is probably an outgrowth of that.) I picked up Microsoft Streets and Trips. It's a primarily North American product and I didn't have many expectations about its capabilities.
Consequently, after installing it, I've decided it is quite amazing! One can start by seeing the whole continent and then zoom right into street-level. There's also a lot of data including the location of landmarks and even individual businesses. How great it would be on a traveling-salesman's, notebook computer. One can even investigate the next few Interstate exits to find which has the right fast food restaurant.
Pocket Streets software is included in the package too. It is fairly useful and a new reason to bring along my aging Compaq iPAQ. Oh, and damn, if I spend another $60 for a specialized cable, I can plug both the iPAQ and my GPS into the truck's cigarette lighter. Then I could see exactly where I am, in real time, on the PocketPC. How come I cannot find hobbies which are free?