marnen

Absolutely not. I like to see what I'm getting into before I spend money.

No. This is not what Icefall said, at least as I read it. Icefall simply said that ey did not like the idea of PMOCs. Nowhere did ey say that ey objected to the other PM benefits. Icefall has established no such thing, nor has anyone else on this thread. Those are your words, no one else's. And I hate it when people put words in others' mouths.

Bad theory. Really bad theory. All it takes is one intelligent vandal seeing one cacher to give away the location. If the area is that sensitive, there probably should not be a cache there at all. And that's their right. That doesn't mean I like them exercising it -- as I said, it looks to me to be antithetical to the game we're playing. I know that not everyone may agree with me; that's why we have subscriber-only caches in the first place. Which is an interesting point in itself. I assume you're talking to icefall as "you"?

You're right. But premium members already get lots of other things to make the membership worth the money (or so it seems from the description; while I'm not a premium member, I may well be if I start 'caching more).

I think that practice is particularly bad. Why 'stack the deck' so only a premium member can get FTF?

I tend to agree with you. I think pay-to-play caches violate the spirit of the game. After all, one of the points is that anyone with a GPSr can go cache hunting. Besides, what is the benefit of having a cache for premium members only? I just don't see why anyone would do this. Fortunately, in my area, almost no one does.

Better: <span style="font-size: 200%; font-color: red; font-weight: bold">PUT IT BACK RIGHT!!!</span> (yeah, I know, I'm a Web developer, can't resist nitpicking HTML...)

Something I started experimenting with today, after using CacheMate for a while: 1. Waypoints get manually entered into Garmin eTrex Legend (because I have no idea where the data cable is at the moment!) 2. Cache descriptions get converted to PDF files, then sent from iBook to Palm T|X through Bluetooth. Palm has PalmPDF installed so I can view the files. Yes, the text is legible on the small screen. 3. If need be, I can use the Palm to take notes while I'm in the field, then synchronize with my iBook when I get back. Creaky, perhaps, and less automated than I'd like, but functional. I can't really annotate the

quote:Originally posted by Marky:I don't think GPSy has much useful functionality when it comes to geocaching. I haven't used GPSy yet (BTW, it runs on Mac OS versions as far back as 7.6), but I plan to get it soon (when I get my new computer). According to the website, it does allow for two-way transfer of waypoints and tracks, so it should be useful for geocaching. About the only thing it can't do is transfer MapSource maps to Garmin devices, as far as I can tell (probably a similar shortcoming with Magellan devices too, but I don't know for sure) -- and that can be done with VirtualPC (or in my case, I can use my SO's Windows computer). And that's not all that necessary for geocaching, since so much is done off-road. My new computer will be a (used) PowerBook, and I hope to be able to use it as a car navigation system, in conjunction with my eTrex Legend, GPSy, and DeLorme Street Atlas (which GPSy will talk to) or something similar. One of the intriguing things about GPSy, IIRC, is that it can use any image as a map. This theoretically means that I could scan an AAA highway map -- or get a topo map off TopoZone -- and calibrate it for GPS use by entering coordinates of a couple of known points.

Hi! I'm a new 'cacher living in Pawling in Dutchess County, NY. I also spend a lot of time in the Capital district (where my SO lives) and in metro NYC (where I have gigs sometimes -- I'm a musician/computer geek). I'd love to hook up with other like-minded folx in any of those areas...is there a local geocaching group? Or if not, just post to this thread or e-mail me at marnen@marnen.org. Looking forward to meeting all y'all!

quote:Caffine is a dieruetic, meaning the more caffine you consume, the more water you eliminate. (That's one reason Cranberry juice is perscribed for folks with urinary tract infections -- it's high in caffene and will make you urinate more.) Not quite. Caffeine is certainly a diuretic (note spelling). Cranberry juice is also a diuretic, but (to my knowledge at least) it doesn't contain caffeine. If you have information to the contrary, I'd be curious to hear it (probably not on this forum, as we're getting way off topic here).

I just got a Legend. I'm pretty happy with it (it *will* project waypoints, BTW). US$200 after rebate from Circuit City...