admo1972

There is a topic or even a faq somewhere about the notices. Some the notices tent to get help by some ISP's for some reason. That is what may be happening to you. Not sure what there is you can do except switch Internet providers (if this is indeed the issue).

http://www.geocaching.com/track/ All the info is there. A few things, Don't reveal the tracking number (the number on the tag or coin) here or in any photos. You can log the coin or bug from the link I sent you. If you take it, log you took it, and add a not if you wish. Then move it along. If you like a coin or bug but don't want to take it, you can "discover" it. Which basically meant you've seen it but left it where it is.

admo1872, you do know that the HCx takes microSD cards, right? So there is no need for built-in memory. I just bought a 2GB Sandisk microSD card for under $25 with free shipping. FYI. I've highlighted the relevant part of my post

I was just comparing my current Vista to the new HCX, and it turns out the Vista is superior in 2 places: Display resolution Vista: 160 X 288 (46,080 pixels) Vista HCx: 176 X 220 (38,720 pixels) Built in memory: Vista: 24MB Vista HCx: None Of course, the HCx trounces mine in almost every other important area, especially battery life, USB, auto routing, color screen, high sensitivity receiver, expandable memory, etc etc etc. I'm not sure it is enough of an improvement for me to replace mine just yet, especially considering that I am leaning towards the 60 CSx. I would so love to have better satellite reception when in the woods. I did a NYC cache the other day, and my GPS was useless. It was giving me an accuracy of 167 feet. Found the cache simply from the cache description.

Welcome! One word of advise (since you seem quite excited by the GPS itself). The GPS will only get you to the general area of the cache. When it says you are there, don't expect it to be at your feet (and not all caches are down, don't forget to look ahead and up). You may be on top of it, or you can be as far as 20 feet or more away. This is where the real fun begins. Searching! I'm pretty new (been doing it for a few months) and have 32 finds (and about 8 did not finds). ANd still, when the GPS brings me to ground zero, my first reaction is "there is nothing here!" But more often than not, it is. I'd recommend starting with some caches with a difficulty rating of 2 or less, and make sure that it has recent finds. Nothing more discouraging than looking for a cache that isn't there.

One cache I DNF from a few months ago the owner hasn't checked up on yet. It's disabled. I have a bunch of more recent DNF's, but am waiting to see if it is me or the cache. One cache I was the Last to Find, before a string of DNF's on the cache. The owner even archived it after searching himself. I went back to the cache, and looked where I had last left it, and sure enough it wasn't there. So I dug. It had fallen and been buried after a heavy rain. So I hid in a very close but better spot, notified the CO that I found it, re-hit it and where, and sure enough, it was unarchived and now has a string of finds.

Thanks for the reply. I'm using a mac, and it seems that it is stored in: /Documents/Palm/Users/<username>/Backups/ But, I am at work and left my gps, palm, and of course, computer at home. Hopefully I will locate the pdb files and re-sync them and have my hours of work on the puzzles restored.

I thought I'd ask this here before I go off and research exactly how syncing on Palms works. Here's what happened: On the train I was messing around with my Palm TX (trying to get it to seem my bluetooth phone, playing a game of solitaire, etc). Then I went to go into cachemate to read about some caches I have visited recently, and the Palm crashed. It crashed right after I tapped on the cachemate icon. Never got to the list of caches in my database. It restarted (with the Palm powered screen and progress bar at bottom), and brought me to the set time screen. I went to my applications and tapped on cachemate. Cachemate opened to my to the default database, and it was empty. It had about 1700 records or so in it. One other database, which is called unknown, still had it's 200 or so records. But the main database it just wiped out. Doing a hot-sync on the computer did not change anything. Filling the database again isn't much of a problem. What I am concerned with is that I had about 10 or so puzzle caches that I had solved, and I had the final coordinates on the log screen. Doesn't as part of the hot-sync process does the hot-sync manager make a back up of the palm database? I am hoping that I still have this info stored on the computer somewhere. As I said, if someone knows briefly how the back-up works and how I may get y database back to how it was at the previous hot-sync, that would be great. And as I said, I will begin to do some research as to what kind of backing up gets done, and how it can or cannot be resent to the palm. After 5 years of using Palms, this is the first time I've lost data on it. edit: sorry for the dup topic. Not sure how that happened. If a mod could delete the empty one, that would be great...e

It sure does. The unit's button is labled "Enter". The manual refers to it as the Enter/Mark button. Pressing and holding this button will mark your current location. It's a shortcut to marking the location without having to go through the menus.

I use a mac, and have a TX I use for caching. Gererally I use: Premium membership ($30/year) - to get the gpx files and pocket queries macCMConvert (free) - to convert said gpx files to palm database files. cachemate ($8) - to view said palm files for paperless caching As you can see, I don't generally have a way to send waypoints to my GPSr. I've been entering coordinates by hand as I need them. I haven't made a mistake yet, but am looking for a way to transfer waypoints to my GPSr. It's a Garmin Vista. I have tried a few mac programs to send waypoints to my GPSr (using a palm usb-serial adapter) with no success. I think buying the keyspan adapter would solve my problem here. I do have a MacPro, and have booted into Windows XP and used Mapsource to send waypoints to the GPSr with no problem (once I downloaded the driver for the adapter from Palm's website). So, I can send waypoints to my GPSr in XP, but I just haven't made it part of my routine.

and the remaining 9% have been caching, how long? I would guess 4-5 years. That is the gap there. It is actually a problem I encounter a lot. age ranges often leave something out, or is ambiguous. If I have been caching, say, 2 years, where do I fall? I've got two options. If I have been caching 4 and a half years, I have no place to record it. My son, who was 2 and a half this last halloween, was to be in a costume contest. They announced all kids under two to go. So we stayed back. They they announced 3 and up to go. See, not clear what the intention is, and this survey fell into the same problem.

The legend hcx does not have an electronic compass, nor does your magellan 200. Yes, they have a screen that look slike a compass, and the thing is electronic, which is the source of your confusion. On your 200, and on the legend, those models only know which way north is based on your own movement. Once you stop moving, it has no idea where north is. Try it. Stand in one spot and turn in place. The gps doesn't know it's being turned and the compass is useless. On models that advertise that they have an electronic compass, they know which way they are facing even when still. I find it very useful (I have an Garmin vista). If you found the behavior of your 200 fine, then you certainly don't need models that have the electronic compass and you can save some cash going without it.

I love the feeling when getting to GZ and thinking, "there is nothing here", then, with a quick glance around, saying out loud, "oh, there it is".

Not necessarily one move, but several swift moves. As you can probably guess, you can delete each waypoint, one at a time, which would take forever if you have 500 or so waypoints on it. You should see an option to delete by symbol. Basically, you can delete all waypoints that have a specific symbol. How many steps this is depends on how many symbols you have used to illustrate your waypoints.

Hey, looks like you got your premium member situation worked out. I remember a week or so ago you had issues logging onto the forums with your premium account.

I believe that the iPhone's visual voice mail is huge. I can't afford an iPhone, but it seems that almost everything about the iPhone has corrected every drawback from regular phones. And this is just the first generation. Look how far the iPod has come since October 2001.

Well, you could go out and grab some member-only caches. I've only seen one in my area. and there are those who are even premium members that refuse to go and get premium member caches. Personally, I don't care, but that is one easy thing for you to do to get a cache. If you get yourself a cheap pda, using cachemate and pocket queries is probably the most powerful use of the premium membership.

Just to clarify. Mac OS software and boot camp are entirelly different. Boot Camp is nothing more than a tool that allows you to partition your Mac's harddrive such that you can install a licensed copy of Windows XP (SP2) or Vista on your mac. You can then boot into Windows natively. Boot camp is available now as a free download, and runs on the current Mac OS (10.4). The upcoming OS update, 10.5, will include Boot Camp, and this is what JohnnyVegas may be thinking of. It will not have to be downloaded seperately. This all said, boot camp only works if you have an intel based Mac. G5 processors and earlier won't work.

When you signed up for the Jeep TB, there were clear instructions on what to do once the Jeep arrives. I think the problem is that may people felt "rushed" to submit their form to get one of these bugs. Also, the fact that the sign up was a few weeks ago, it is very easy to forget that little instruction screen.

There was a sign up a few weeks ago. Jeep has 8000 bugs. I think it was pretty much first come first serve. They're all sent out or at least on their way to geocachers. The only way to get a 2007 jeep travel bug now it to pick one up in a cache.

"South Prong Dry Fork Powder River (WY)" is what I got. That's a mouthful.

Don't rely on google maps or earth. No only can they be off by 50 to 100 feet, but entering the same exat coordinates in either from one session to the next doesn't always put the pointer in the same spot.

Hmm. You were able to log on and post as FamilyMac in the past, but no longer? What error exactly are you getting that prevents you from logging on?

In bag now: GPSr Palm sunscreen bug spray various swag (usa flag pin and small toy cash register right now) Trackables (2007 red jeep is all for now) work gloves tweezers (for micros and ticks) Pen GPSr manual (you never know) Newest addition: cache crunch (trail mix wife made me for fathers day: raisins, m&m's, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and peanuts . Working on: a modded flashlight. Need to add: Tick repellent Various cache maintenance stuff

My 2007 Red Jeep just arrived today. Haven't seen it yet, but the wife just told me it came. I also spotted another red jeep in my area, and if it is still there tomorrow, will do the jeep swap!