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I think he knows how to share a printer. Problem is he wants to be able to turn the PC off that the printer connects to and still print from other PCs on the network. Exactly so. I'll take a look at that link posted above, and I really do appreciate all of the feedback, this is extremely helpful. I knew I came to the right place to ask.

I appreciate the feedback. I'd rather not buy a new printer, very happy with the Canon. But my question is more along the lines of what do I need? Do I need a wireless print server, with an ethernet connection to the HP desktop, so that the laptops that are wireless can print that way, or would a wired print server work? With a wired print server it seems like the print server would be connected to the wireless router, and the printer to the print server. If I do it this way would that make all the computers on the network, wired and wireless, able to print?

OK, I need a little help here, since Cisco and store personnel at Best Buy are completely useless for some reason. I have a home wireless network, diagram below: What I want to do is make it so that any other computer on the network can use the Canon printer without having to leave the HP desktop PC on. Now I think I need a Print Server, but I'm not sure what type I need. Do I need a wireless print server or can I use a wired print server with the printer connected to the server and the server connected to the Cisco E3000 router? Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Not only does it stop at 10 quotes, but now you get a pinkish/reddish warning with an exclamation point at the beginning of the warning which says: ! You have posted more than the allowed number of quoted blocks of text

Ibid. Not overly thrilled with the color scheme but I'll get used to that. However the "last read" button widget doesn't seem to be working for me. Added: I think I've figured out the "last read" button problem. Could it be that due to the new format the old cookies or whatever it was that remembered us went in the toilet? So now it has to learn to remember us all over again? Just sayin'

The DeLorme PN 30, which is the PN 40 without the compass or altimeter, is listing for $299. If you go to the Delorme website you can order it there, and put in 9730 for the promo code. This brings the price down to $199. And that's for the bundle with the software and Topo maps and the trial certificate for map downloads. That's a good deal, and I ordered one this morning. I don't need an electronic compass or barometer. I use a regular Silva Ranger for my compass, no worries about dead batteries you know. And as for my altitude, as long as my feet are more or less in touch with the ground, that's all the altitude data I feel I need.

All excellent replies, thank you. Special thanks for those who provided the links, and Pacanack for giving a hands-on review of the -30. I knew I could depend on you guys.

Just what the title implies. Anyone with any reviews of the Delorme PN-30? Or any links to independent reviews of the -30?

It seems like it's Firefox version 3.0.11 according to the help button. As far as other browsers, no problems. Also I use Windows XP on another computer and also use the same version of Firefox there, and have no problems. I think it's a Vista Home Premium issue, but I can't track it down. Especially since it doesn't happen all the time.

I seem to have an intermittent problem here. It doesn't happen all the time, but when I click on the bookmark for Geocaching in my bookmark sidebar, occasionally Firefox will crash out. Sometimes the "restore previous session" works fine, and sometimes it just crashes again. Just Firefox, not the computer or OS. I have an HP with Windows Vista Home Premium edition. (that's the 64 bit version) Anyone notice this also?

I don't have an Oregon, but you need to check to see if you have the option to "lock on road". Not sure where you'll find that with the Oregon, but it's there on other Garmin units. The displacement could be for a lot of reasons, the easiest one being that the 20' offset is where the GPSr thinks it is, and that's not necessarily where it actually is. That's why there's an "error" circle. But once you find the "lock on road" option, click that and the problem should disappear.

Could somebody tell me what this means? Or is it something I shouldn't ask?

Okey doke Quiggle. If they PM me I'll be happy to help them. I don't want to hit the TOSwall.

If you would like, PM me and I can give you some ideas to run past your family members regarding selling the house. What to do if they are doing a FSBO (For Sale By Owner), questions to ask if they are considering using a realtor, and so forth. I am a licensed realtor in New York State, and no, I don't want their business. But I'm willing to give them some ideas that might help. I prefer a PM, but if you want to do it on the thread, that's fine, but let me know so I can keep checking on it.

As far as PVC pipe, as has been noted in other threads, those can be mistaken for pipe bombs. The reaction by authorities, while sometimes humorous, can be somewhat intimidating. (There's nothing like watching a bomb squad robot trash your PVC pipe cache to see if it will go boom) I'd stick to something that looks as innocent as possible. I know that limits your options, but that's my opinion.

One thing you can try and do is to get "inside" the mind of the cache hider. If you've searched one of their caches before, try and think what they did, and how. Most people are creatures of habit, and you just have to figure them out. As an example, there was one cache that I kept referring to as my personal Moby Dick. I must've made five trips out there to try and find this thing. One of the problems was it was close to a day camp, with tennis courts, playgrounds and so on all there on the other side of a chain link fence. I used a regular compass, and a bow hunting range finder, in addition to my GPSr. I was shooting bearings, I was measuring off distances, pacing, whatever I could think of. I always ended up in the same spot, sitting under the same tree. Now of course that tree got extra attention, but I just wasn't finding it. Finally I admitted that I needed a bit more help, and PM'd the cache owner. I told him what I had done, and how. I even went so far as to explain that the cache just wasn't in a comfortable area, since there were a lot of tennis balls that had been hit over the fence from the day camp (I guess 8 year olds are not the best tennis players). I even mentioned that there were some tennis balls where I liked to sit under the tree. Basically he told me to pay a bit more attention, sort of spread out my senses. "Use the force" if you will. Well, I went back for one last time. Tried everything. And ended up at the same tree. (By now, the other veteran cachers are smiling, they probably figured it out already) And sat down, and moved the same tennis ball that I had moved four or five times before, since it was in a very uncomfortable spot, in a little hollow where you'd lean against the tree. But this time, I sort of had a little bit of the "Jedi" with me. Took a closer look at that stupid tennis ball, and noticed that there was a small slit in it. Now you'd think that I would've recalled that this was a sort of puzzle cache. But of course I didn't. Well, I gave that tennis ball a little squeeze, the slit opened up, and inside was another set of co-ordinates in a very small container. Followed those to the location, and lo and behold, there it was. Now when I do one of this person's caches, I try to remember that he has an evil mind, but with a little thought, and getting inside his head a bit, I can do it.

Let's see here... 100 feet of polypropylene rope, with a steel clip/hook on the end. For those 5 star caches. My hiking staff with various medallions from some National Parks and at least one Geocaching medallion. First aid kit (a complete one, I could do minor surgery with the thing) Flashlights, with spare batteries. Folding chairs. Picnic blanket from L.L. Bean Beach blanket. Emergency rescue blankets (those little silvery things). Emergency pack with matches, a collection of hooks and other survival type stuff, including at least one good knife. Multi-Tool (I prefer Gerber, but Leatherman Tools are good too) Whistles, at least four. Makes finding people who have wandered off in the woods much easier. Ranger Ultra Compass. Assorted maps, topo, for the area I'm in. I prefer 24000 scale myself. All printed on "adventure" paper. Binoculars. Assorted signature items (I like to leave compasses. Nothing expensive, but they work) Some sealed water bottles. Food bars. Other items as needed.

Flask, on thought I see that there is some satire to your post. However you would be amazed at the many people who think absolutely nothing of walking into the middle of an arrest to tell the officers that they are doing their job wrong, too harshly, or whatever. It had happened to me on several occasions, including one where three youths, one of which escaped, beat an elderly store keeper blind (required the assistance of two opthalmic (?) surgeons to help her later on), and were armed with loaded pistols. A woman stepped into the middle of the arrest to protest our "brutal treatment" of these fine young men. The distraction was momentary, but enough for her to be taken hostage for about 10 seconds, at gunpoint (that's when she discovered they had pistols). At about 11 seconds she and the two remaining perpetrators discovered that a dog pile, with 10 cops on top (it was St. Patrick's Day, one block from 5th Avenue in Manhattan, during the parade. With no fewer than 2,000 cops on the parade route and more taking part in the parade. These were not master criminals.) results in a quickly ended hostage situation, additional charges of kidnapping and assorted other charges. As a BTW, the woman then wanted to file a civil suit against myself, my Sargent, and other officers for being assaulted by us during the melee. Fortunately that lawsuit was ended rather quickly when the woman who was beaten blind (she did recover about 75% or so of her sight) stated for the news that if it weren't for the police, she probably would have been dead. It was an interesting day to say the least.

Well, looking at this from the other side of the equation (20 years NYPD, highway patrol with an enormous amount of bomb squad escorts and bomb searches), I have to say that 20/20 hindsight is easy. The cacher knows it's a cache. But the officers only know they have a "suspicious package". In NYC every suspected device is not blown up. New York is a crowded place, and that would be a bad thing to do. However, and this is important, I have seen what from the outside looks like a purely innocent object be transported to the outdoor range at Rodman's Neck, Bronx New York and exploded. What comes to mind is a Maglite flashlight device. The flashlight was apparently left as an enticement to an officer who worked a particular spot doing traffic enforcement. The flashlight was in a factory box, and elegantly scuffed up to appear as if it had fallen out of a car or truck. The officer saw the box, and went to pick it up. He noticed that it didn't feel right. The weight was wrong, even if it had batteries in it, he said later it just didn't feel "right". He placed it back down on the ground, called for assistance, and proceeded to clear out a city park that was alongside of where he had stopped. The emergency service unit came first, which is procedure in NYC. They determined the flashlight was indeed suspicious, and the bomb squad was called. After examining the flashlight, in those "space suits" mentioned earlier (all they are good for is keeping all the body parts of the officer in one place to make retrieval and burial easier), the bomb squad determined it was a bomb, but they elected to disarm it there. Inside the flashlight was black powder, a blasting cap, and a couple of small batteries. All hooked up to the push button switch on the flashlight. If the officer, or anyone else for that matter, had pushed that switch, the thing would likely have gone off. Looked innocent. It was a flashlight. But it wasn't a flashlight. The bomb squad only has to be wrong one time, and people die. They need their concentration. Maybe "taunting" the bomb squad isn't the best idea. Maybe looking at things from their point of view might help.

If I may, allow me to give you a look at the situation from the other side of the equation. I was a police officer for 20 years (NYPD, 18 of them in highway patrol). From the officer's perspective, they don't know what you are doing. To be sure, you know you are just an innocent cacher, trying to find that elusive cache. To the officer, you are a suspicious person. They may have received a call on you, they may have just observed you. But they don't know who you are. Here's the best way to handle these encounters. First, comply with anything the officer tells you to do. Remember, to him you are a suspicious person, and every officer assumes that anyone is armed. To do otherwise is a good way to be the guest of honor at an inspector's funeral. Second, keep your hands in plain sight at all times. Don't reach for ANYTHING! Wait for instructions from the officer. He will tell you what to do, and in what order to do it in. Third, don't BS the officer. Cops can smell a BS story a mile away. It comes with the job. The people here who say they told the officer exactly what they were doing are right on target. Better to be thought a dork, than to be thought a criminal. Fourth, have your ID with you, and something that tells what you are doing. Some of the stories on this thread relate as to how the person didn't have their license with them. Nothing, and I mean nothing, raises a cop's threat assessment more than a missing ID. Fifth, out in the street is NOT the time or place to argue with an officer. If you feel you were treated harshly, report it later. Arguing is a sure way to end up in a jail cell. Most times, acting politely and complying will go a long way towards defusing any situation. I've been there. On both ends. I know that the cop has no idea who I am. I had no idea who I was dealing with. It can be a scary experience, but if you handle it right, it's nothing more than a story you'll tell at CITO events. Cache on.

The problem people are having with this is the thought that the person who reported the "pipe bomb" and the police overreacted. This is from the perspective of 20/20 hindsight. With a bomb squad, there isn't the luxury of being right "only" 75% of the time or even higher. Either you're right all the time, or people get killed. I know that sounds ridiculous, but you would be surprised, and probably rather dismayed, to find out just how many actual "devices" that could make loud noises and hurt and/or kill people there actually are out there. To be sure, there are many, many hoaxes, overreactions, and just plain misidentifications. But who makes that call? Who says, "hey, it's probably just something harmless, ignore it." Would you go back on that pier? Would you let your children go back on that pier? Be honest in your answer now. I've seen the aftermath of one of these things exploding in a home, killing and injuring people. It isn't pretty. No, that's just too glib. It's downright disgusting. I've seen the results. We've all also seen the results of too lax attention to things. Also a case of 20/20 hindsight. Just so you know, bomb squad officers/firefighters (some places use the fire department as their bomb techs) are willing to do things that would make you run to a bathroom in order to protect perfect strangers. They know firsthand what can happen. Second guessing them, or worse, ridiculing them in their professional judgment, is a huge mistake and a grave disservice to those people.

Let's look at this from the other side for a moment (by that, I mean law enforcement). I did that for 20 years with the NYPD, retiring in 2002, so I have some experience with this. I was assigned to the highway patrol, and one of our jobs was providing escorts for the emergency services unit's bomb trucks. We had to get the trucks to the scene of an incident, and then escort them, on as much of a cleared roadway as was possible, to the outdoor range at Rodman's Neck, in the Bronx. Here are some of the "innocent" packages that I have escorted. A Maglite flashlight, that had been left on the side of the road, in a new factory issue box. Inside the flashlight was black powder, a battery, and it was wired to go off when the switch was pressed. A length of PVC pipe, with a live (God knows where it came from) hand grenade in it. One of those modern "ball" type grenades. The pin had been pulled, and the spoon (that's what flies off and activates the primer) was held in only by the sides of the pipe. There was some cord attached to the top of the grenade, and then to the end cap, and some more cord attached to the bottom of the grenade, and then to the other end cap. So either way it was opened, the "spoon" would have flew off and the grenade exploded. That one was placed in a playground, underneath some benches. Mortar shells in tubes that originally had military stencils on it, but had been painted light blue. Live mortar shells BTW. Found in a house basement after a domestic disturbance call. A thermos from a child's lunchbox, also loaded with black powder, and primed to detonate when the inner cap was removed. Found outside an elementary school by an alert parent. And so on. The question isn't, "am I paranoid?" rather, "am I paranoid enough?

There ya go. Welcome to caching. Enjoy.

Apparently what appears to be, in my case, the name of a city in China, is the code for the TB. I tried using a zero instead of an "o" and that came up. To make it easier, I've written in, what I hope is indelible ink, the TB code on the bug. Hopefully that will make it easier to track.

I actually have the same sort of question. On the UFD travel bug the only thing I see that appears to be unique is what looks to be the name of a city in China. Is the city name the ID "number"? If not, then where do I find it?