GPS mapping software has come down from the domain of government and institutions into the hands of the directionally-challenged everywhere. Naturally, there are growing pains and some some systems are better than others. This is where TomTom Navigator 2004 fills the gap admirably. Using the NAVTEQ database, TomTom uses an easy Bluetooth setup and a clean, clear interface to get you to where you're going. The display is uncluttered and provides a driving-oriented rather than hiking oriented (who needs a topo map on the Interstate?) moving display, making you feel like you're flying just above the road instead of playing connect-the-waypoint-dots. Initial setup involves 8 CDs and 2 separate registration codes, and resulted in the only difficulties with the system. Install space can range from 2 MB to 225 MB, so a memory card upgrade is probably necessary if you travel enough to make use of multiple map regions. Route planning is simple, picking a start point and then ending point through a menu of favorites, GPS coordinates, addresses or places of interest. Once underway, the reviewer found the system almost never lost signal, but when it did, it immediately reaquired (subject to tunnels or other inaccessible areas). Flexibility in rerouting or leaving planned route was quick and effective and directions are explicit, only having difficulty when the NAVTEQ database contained errors and so is no fault of TomTom's. Overall, TomTom Navigator 2004 should drastically reduce having to ask for directions, not that we do anyway...