The Forerunner is great, the software beyond the pale

What has, however, totally annoyed me is that supplied by Garmin software, the Training Center. I have to mention to the fact that I work in the computer industry, and certainly lose the nerves are not equal at every problem. But what I have experienced here was beyond my tolerance.

You install the software for the brand new equipment delivered in the first result is a crash. We tried the second, third, fourth time. Always with the same result. When googling for Garmin Training Center and you can learn in one of many forums (the z. T. give very good advice), the software provided by Garmin with the device is not working. They must be downloaded from the website. Excellent. When you download, you watch, the version is dated December 2008, my purchased in April 2009 device is still supplied with the defective CD.

Ok, so far so good. I made a couple of runs, am a bit biked and then have the Forerunner as only heart rate monitor used without GPS. Until then, everything was ok, I was able to transfer the data to the training center, view, analyze. But when I wanted to transmit only pulse data without GPS came another crash my software. Runtime Error. I umpteen times reinstalled, Miscellaneous tried, tried the English version (which is supposed to be debugged) to install (which I failed). All to no avail. I then re-read in a forum, you must barrels contain GPS data import only into the Training Center if you fade out the speed on the graphic display in advance. Super, how will that work if immediately comes at the start of the crash. And all of my runs I did not want to delete and start all over again. I then deleted some of the data that I thought was critical from the Forerunner, all user information and data removed from the Training Center and then finally work hats.

My conclusion: The software has quite spoiled my fun. Since then I know how to deal with the mistakes, goes a little better. But I see it as insolence Garmin shaped frame an incorrect CD with the device, although the revised version existed for several months. Although the training center running times there still serious mistakes. Maybe I come still eventually to a good software for the Forerunner. The websites and forums that I have found to be not yet the perfect solution for me.