I’ve had a few inquiries as to how I will operate a computer while driving; my most common answer is cruise control, but the real secret is front end software. So what is front end software? Well basically it’s a program that runs on top of windows or any other operating systems that creates a finger friendly GUI (graphical user interface) for controlling various system operations such as playing music, manageing GPS, movies, internet or just about anything else you would ever want to do with a truckputer.

This is what you will see immediately after the truckputer turns on. You can be sure your fingers will be happy when they meet face to face with this GUI’s big buttons. This particular front end program is called Roadrunner. Roadrunner is a free program that works great and has loads of available options for customizing your truckputer. My current installation of Roadrunner is still minimally configured and awaiting updates, but now that its installed I can focus on mounting it.