I've recently transferred from using an IBM PC using windows to a MacBook Pro. Previously I used GPStoWin to download GPS tracks from my Garmin Foretrex201; this now doesn't work. Nor does my old PC-based program that I used for viewing GPS tracks.
Can anyone recommend a Mac-based software program for downloading and viewing GPS tracks? I'm not particularly IT fluent, so that simpler the better.
If you need some sort of application to download the file then you will have to see if the manufacturer of the GPS has a Mac version of their software.
I found this blog where the author talks about using a similar GPS and a Mac. He uses a serial to USB cable and then shows where he got the driver from
jimpulse.blogspot.com/2009/06/using-garmin-foretrex-101-with-apple.html
I use "Load My Tracks" with Keyspan USA - 19HS USB Serial Adapter. Then GpsarPRO.
The easiest way, would be to upload your tracks to KA72 speed reader.
www.ka72.com/
GPS Results has a mac version, and is probably what you're after.
www.manfred-fuchs.de/download_e.html
Of course, I have taken the most difficult route and run Realspeed in Parallels on my mac.
there is a program called gps results that will do it , with my gt31 i couldnt get it to work with the cable so i just have to use the sd card in the computer and there is no problems
It appears as if the OP Yagon is using a Garmin Foretrex 201 and needs a utility to download the trackpoints from the Garmin to the Mac. Garmins don't save to an SD card.
I used to know how to do that..... hmmm...'Get My Tracks' does rings a bell. (Bloody old age!
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OK.Ok. I'll state the obvious again. Ditch the Foretrex and serial to USB adaptors etc, and get a GT31. 'Save to card' at the end of each session and use either the built in card reader or a USB card reader. Then use the Mac version of GPS-Results, It is easy to use and really good! 
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He already has a GPS. It is cheaper to get a cable than buy a whole new GPS.
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Ahh, the anonymous, hide behind mums skirts, Garmin lover strikes again. Ouch! 
Refer to many previous posts about the many technical and user advantages of the GT-31 over the stone age Garmin Foretrex. Hard to believe some one is still pushing that old square wheeled barrow!
The old Foretrex is ok for a bit of fun, no worries, but there comes a time when the writing is well and truly on the wall and it is just time to let go and take your fun to a whole new level. 
Thanks for everyone's help. I've had some success, but it's still not working correctly.
I'm connecting the Garmin Foretrex 201 to the MacBook with a serial to USB connector. This is the same connector that I used with the PC.
I'm using 'Load my tracks' to download the .gpx file. I'm selecting the 'Garmin Serial' option when downloading. When I press 'Acquire', it saves a .gpx file.
However, the .gpx file does not appear to have any data in it. It is a small file size of 562 bytes. The track that is on the foretrex has 4 or 5 hours of sailing on it.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what might be going wrong and how to fix it?
PS. On a brighter note, I am successfully using GpsarPro to view my old tracks that are already on the computer.
