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Hello, my name is Jeremy Jefferson. I am currently a full-time student at ITT-Tech in Fort Wayne Indiana. I am 22 years old and live in Larwill, Indiana.

I graduated early from Whitko High School in 2005. In high school I was active in school publication. I worked on the yearbook all four years and also did the school website for a couple years.

Currently I am working towards a networking degree from ITT-Tech. My goal is to get a career in computer networking. Ideally I would love to get a job working as the IT administrator for a school.

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December
26
2007
2:41 am
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I have a new website that I am working on. I have registered the domain mmhack.org. This stands for Magellan Maestro Hack. Its going to be a site for hacking/extending the Magellan Maestro series of GPS devices.

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If anyone has found this post via google and is interested in helping me out with this site, please do leave a comment and make sure to fill out your actual email address. I will get back with you. I need people to help with the site, documentation, and forums at the moment.

December
26
2007
2:35 am
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My Christmas present this year was a Magellan 4040 GPS device. This thing is really cool. It has a 4.5 inch screen. Has bluetooth so I can make and take calls over it (through my cell phone) and has a nice text-to-speech function that works great so it speaks street names. Cool thing is, I got it for $300 at Radio Shack. This is really a low price for a unit with these features on it.

I have already hacked this thing, so now it has a fully function media player on it also.  It plays great looking movies and has excellent sound.  Supports tons of media formats.

Here are the complete specs of this device:

Magellan Maestro 4040

Product Number: 980920-01A
PHYSICAL
Case High-impact plastic
Base Map Pre-loaded – 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico
Size 5. 0 (l) x 3.75 (w) x 0.88 (h)
Weight 8.5 oz.
Display 4.3 inch
Data Storage Unlimited / Secure Digital (SD) Card compatible
Antenna Integrated multidirectional patch
PERFORMANCE
Receiver 20 channels, WAAS/EGNOS enabled – SiRFstarIII
Accuracy 3 to 5 meters (10 – 16 feet) – WAAS/EGNOS, < 7 meters (15 feet) – GPS only
POWER
Source Li-Ion rechargeable, 12 V AC or 12 VDC vehicle adapter (sold separately)
Battery Life Over 2 hours continuous use
PACKAGE CONTENTS

Here is an image of it