3 Bugs & A Nut!

Hi Everyone! Just thought I'd put in a good word for the Georgia Mega Event coming in October! It's going to be four days of caching fun and events for everyone. We are going in order to give our children a sense of community and for them to be involved with something *huge*; estimates top 1,000 folks showing up! A can't imagine a better education or experience; it is like going to Disneyland/World and be an active participant in the cast and crew. Find out more on their website or Facebook page (you don't have to be a Facebook member to see the page). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Going-Caching/109538335805483 Website: http://www.goingcaching.com/ Cheers, Robert~

Hmmm.... That gave me a flashback to about 13 years ago when Windows went from 3.1x to 95. And even earlier from DOS to Windows. Sure, the OS forced the PC to operate at exponentially lower speeds, but the convenience and "easy-ness" made both Windows ever more popular. Garmin and Microsoft have many things in common across the spectrum. (I only hope they never put Vista CE on a Garmin, however!) One of those things is bugs in their stuff. And that's really what were talking about in terms of not working as expected. Usability / GUI is an entirely different matter and not necessarily bugs. To solve this, Garmin really should allow people to choose their interface as well as change just about any setting the machine has up to the point (but not exceeding) where potential damage may occur. BTW, even Windows 95 was able to be configured to emulate Windows 3.11 in just a few seconds, and XP was customizable to look very much like Windows 98 or 2000. Bottom line, Garmin should make the unit as customizable as possible regardless of support issues. For those support issues, they can do what the PC manufacturer's do: reset to factory default as a first line of defense. We end-users need to understand there is a paradigm shift in the technologies involved here. as an example, I hated the mouse and later detested the scroll wheel as useless. Once I became accustomed to the scroll wheel, like the mouse, I hated to be without it. Cheers, Robert~ (Note, I'm not a big fan of either company, so please don't confuse me as such.)

HELP! I just picked up my first TB on a trip to Savannah over the weekend, only to find that the owner's hope is that the TB find its way to each speedway. Here's my problem: it is a #48 Lowe's car, a.k.a. Jimmy Johnson, who is HOT in Atlanta, and the race is next weekend on March 9th - NEXT SUNDAY! I'm passing through Atlanta next Saturday from just below Macon and going to just above Atlanta to Marietta, GA for a train show with Team GeoTrax. I can drop it off in a cache, or I can meet someone that plans to attend the race. I live near I-75, so if there are any race fans coming from Florida or south Georgia and are willing to help this TB fulfill its dream I'd be happy to meet you by the exit or someplace in Warner Robins any time this week. Otherwise, if someone is willing to meet me on Saturday I'd be happy to make a detour. If you want me to drop it off in a cache on Saturday, I can do that too. Time, of course, is of the essence. Please contact me offlist at g e o c a c h i n g at s i x i t . c o m if you can help. Cheers, Robert Reese~

Ditto.