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The software sounds like it will be something that I would actually pay $$ for. I hope that you will do a downloadable demo so we can see what it is like before we buy it. I have a Palm m515 that I take geocaching mostly for the cache pages using Spinner and Plucker, but I also have a Magellan GPS companion and Cetus. If you are worried about damage to the Palm, go out and buy a RhinoSkin hard aluminum or Titanium case for the Palm. I have the aluminum one that has saved the Palm several times. It has a few dents and scratches, but no damage at all to the Palm. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

Spinner & Plucker on the Palm m515. Cache info is always up to date that way, or at least as old as the last GPX file. The only thing I print out is maybe a picture if it's required to find the cache, but that's really rare now. Printing out cache pages really started using up a lot of ink before I got the Palm. HP ink cartridges get a little expensive after awhile. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

The more caches, the better in my book. Having a couple of caches close to each other is a good attractant for geocachers around here. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I use Spinner & Plucker for my Palm m515 for the cache pages and Cetus with a Magellan GPS Companion for a backup GPS to my Garmin III+. The Palm usually resides in a RhinoSkins aluminum hard case unless I have the GPS attached to it. The hard case has saved it from damage several times. There's a few dents in the case and some scratches, but no damage at all to the Palm. They also make some titanium cases for several Palm and PocketPC PDA's too. If you are taking your PDA in the field, I'd definitely recommend one of these cases. I got mine at Staples, but they should be available at most office supply and electronics stores. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

Found this on a Google newsgroups search: Does your XP detect a pen point or mouse when the GPS is running? If so, disable the falsely detected mouse in the device manager. Do not remove it, just disable it. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

If you are carrying your Palm, Handspring, IPaq, etc out geocaching, I'd recommend a RhinoSkin metal case to protect it. I have the aluminum case for my m515 and it has saved it several times from damage as evidenced by the dents in it. They made cases in leather, aluminum and titanium for many PDA's. I got mine at Staples, but I'm sure many office, electronics and other stores carry them. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I have seen that too. It seems that when I refresh the page again, then the picture appears normal. Don't know why... "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I recommend using GPX Spinner and Plucker. The cache pages display on the Palm almost the same as they are on the web site. Plus there's many different ways of sorting and searching for caches and it shows nearest caches to the one you are looking at and one tap access to the cache hints. So far on all the cache pages that have formatted colums, like math problems, they appear just like you would see them on the web site. Plus with GPX Spinner, you have several options for modifying the waypoint info before you send it to the GPS. I also use Watcher to view the GPX files on the PC at home. The Spinner/Plucker combo is way better than MobiPocket. You do have to get your queries sent with GPX format in order for them to work. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

quote:Originally posted by Suziq:53 willeys jeep M38 How about a picture?? My girlfriends dad has a 46 CJ2A, I have a 93 YJ. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy (Admin): New machine is on order. Next weekend it should be fine. Jeremy Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Would you be willing to let us know what the specs of the new machine are? I'm a sysadmin and I'm curious about what kind of systems other companies are using. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

Sounds like a sign error (+/-) in a number somewhere, either latitude or longitude getting the wrong sign. 6000km is about the diameter of the Earth. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

That is one really cool and funny idea. I'm going to have to do that here. Thanks for the idea. I can just see some of our locals getting this one now. Now to find the perfect spot... "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I might as well say "Me Too" also. WA border is over 300 miles away from me, so I don't believe I'll be up that way any time in the near future. Besides, there's a few cachers nearby with 500-800 finds that really need something different to do. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I have been using IrfanView for years with digital photos. It's free and is easy to use. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I wasn't born here, but I've lived in Oregon since 1971. Mostly in Klamath Falls, but worked in Corvallis for about 6 weeks. I was born in Nome, Alaska and also lived in Palmer, Alaska. It gets a little colder and a little bit more snow up there than it does down here. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I'm glad that the site is getting mentioned in more places. It's really cool that gc.com was in the Time article. Don't know about summer sport though. I go geocaching all year long. Having a few feet of snow really makes finding a lot harder though (actually almost impossible) and some areas you can't get to at all unless you have a snowmobile or snowcat. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy (Admin): http://www.lavasoft.de/ is an excellent (free) tool that kills spyware and cookies. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location SpyBot Search & Destroy is another great adware/malware and cookie killer program. I use it along with AdAware and PestPatrol. I also have Zone Alarm Pro and Norton System Works Pro for a firewall and antivirus among other things. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

First of all, welcome to geocaching Rex_Gordon. I have been geocaching for about two years. Almost all of the finds I have done have been by myself. I have gone out with a few other geocachers in the area and have had a lot of fun. I have met several more while looking for a cache. We also do pizza get-togethers several times a year. It is a good time to meet the other geocachers in person and be able to talk about receint finds, cache ideas and show off new GPSr's, PDAs or other toys, show off new signature items, and trade travel bugs or send one off with an out of town geocacher. Overall, the geocachers that I have met are really great people. Most of them are completely willing to help with cache hints, and some are willing to help with others getting stuck in mud/snow or whatever. I have given several people my cell phone number in case they ever need some help out in the woods (if they can get a signal). I have had some call me while they were looking for a cache wanting a clue where to look if they are having problems finding it. Overall it seems to me that geocaching is about community and helping each other when we can. We're always glad to have new people start and we're willing to help them with any questions they have. I also usually carry with me a bunch of pencils, zip lock bags, large black plastic trash bags (we are well known <infamous maybe?> for hiding caches in Rubbermaid containers in large heavy-duty black plastic bags if they aren't in an ammo box) and other assorted cache goodies for reapirs or restocking. Others have just replaced the cache if they found it missing or damaged beyond repair. So, yes geocaching is still about community. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

Computer systems administrator for a local Tribal Health program. I get to be paid for playing with computers and networks all day, although when something isn't working right it can get a little stressful. Good job, great benefits & a lot of good people to work with. I've been there for almost 11 years. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I have a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL scanner at work that has a transparency adapter that came with it. You can load up the entire 12"x17" bed (12"x16" for transparencies) with slides and scan them all in at once or just scan in one at a time. At it's highest resolution (1200x600 dpi optical) the file sizes are quite large. This model is discontinued, but they have a ScanMaker 9800XL w/ TMA now. It has 3200x1600 dpi optical resolution, same size bed, and has FireWire, USB and SCSI-II interfaces. I have been really pleased with the 9600XL. The only downside is the price, the 9600XL was about $1600. We also have an HP ScanJet 4570c that comes with a TMA. It only holds about 5 slides and only does transparent objects the size of slides. It does a good job and is only about $200. It has USB only interface and has an 8.5"x11" scanning bed. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I have seen articles in magazines and spots on TV shows where people collect gaming chips/tokens from various casinos, whether they have been there or not. It's just another thing to collect for them, even if they don't do any gambling themselves. I probably have a dollar or two worth of tokens from the last Las Vegas trip. To me they are completely worthless, unless I happen to head back down there sometime in the future. I would have to agree, unless you are specifically placing chips for one certain casino and saying something that sounds like advertising for that casino in the logbook or online log, then there isn't any problem with putting them out in caches. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

Make sure you have the latest version of EasyGPS. Another thing to try is remove EasyGPS and reinstall it. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

quote:Originally posted by Morock:Sorry about that hide. [] smithdw. I'll be back to check on it Sunday and adjust cords or difficulty rating. I thought you hard core Klamath Falls, Oregon cachers loved the challenge. You guys are great.[] Hey Morock, I wasn't picking on you, but Rooster, Missnomer and I have made multiple trips out there. 1 terrain usually means something like wheelchair accessable. We all sent several emails telling each other where we looked and finally nailed it down. My only problem with the cache was the terrain and maybe the difficulty rating. I probably would have rated it about a 2 or 2.5 on terrain and a 3 or 3.5 on difficulty. You really did a good job with the camo, you can't tell anything is there at all. Missnomer's GPS was pointing down by the creek on the other side of the lower skidder trail. Rooster's and mine were at least pointing in between the two skidder trails. We all appreciate the caches you have been placing. I know Rooster is putting on more and more miles getting to caches that he hasn't found yet. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

You're welcome. The Palm won't care about what data and which programs you use, you can load the info on both if you want. The only problem I have seen is to use different file names for each file that you are sending to the Palm. Example, I wanted to send both the Plucker update for the cache listings and a Cetus GPS waypoint file. I inadvertantly used the same filename on the PC and when I tried to double-click the Cetus waypoint file, the hotsync software said I already had a file by that name. I just renamed the file and it was happy. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo

I use GPX Spinner and Plucker to get the cache pages from a GPX file to the Palm. Each page has a link that you can tap to display the hint. The format of the cache page is almost exactly like the page you see on gc.com. "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo