VAVAPAM

Apologies if this is overly basic, but having just downloaded WhereYouGo, I came across the same issue. Was not given the opportunity to choose which; the app immediately popped up and then returned same download error. The only way I could prevent that was to clear the defaults for the app - thus allowing the choice to open the download page in Chrome - then choosing the "Pocket PC" version to download, and moving to the app's Files folder. Clearing defaults [on Samsung S5]: 1. Go to: Settings-Applications-Default Applications-Set as Default 2. Scroll down & tap WhereYouGo 3. Tap "Clear Defaults" button 4. Under "App links", tap "Go to supported URLs" and change to Always ask. I realize that this is basically what has been suggested in previous replies ... but without disabling the default action, it was impossible to "download with a browser" due to the app's intrusion at that critical juncture.

Sorry, meant to add thanks to @Goldenwattle for reviewing and responding ... even though it was not the summation I wanted to see (truth).

Shucks!

Just want to know the status of a geocoin. I've sent the following messages, with no response to any of them. Is there another way? ================================================================================================================== Mar 26, 2018 10:51 PM Hello from a fellow geocacher ... in Virginia. I am the owner of the little white octopus geocoin, "The Ripple". I just wanted to drop a note of thanks for taking the time to check the coin's mission - not everybody does - and for your willingness to move him along in his mission. I also like what the NCGO group is doing; kudos to your group. Thanks again, and may all your caches be smileys! vavaPAM Sep 27, 2018 2:02 AM Hello again from the owner of the white octopus coin. I haven't seen any activity lately and just wanted to check to make sure everything is okay on your end. Thanks in advance for any info you could provide. vavaPAM Mar 10, 2019 8:26 PM Hi [username], I realize I can be a bit like a mother hen about my geocoins, so please forgive me if I seem over-zealous in trying to keep up with my white octopus coin, "The Ripple" ( TB85EMM ). I haven't seen any activity logged or discover logs in about 4 months, and was wondering if perhaps you were only reporting caches or activities having to do with diving. I could completely understand that, since the mission is about diving; however, it's not necessary to *only* show diving activities/caches. Please don't think that I'm trying to nudge you into dropping the coin! I'd rather it travel safely with you than be dropped in any old cache where it might get mistaken/taken as swag/treasure by a newbie or muggle, so I do appreciate that you've allowed it to safely accompany you until an appropriate cache drop is discovered. Just a note or log every now and then would relieve this old mother hen. Thanks for understanding. Aug 10, 2019 6:58 PM I have tried several times, via email and messaging, to ascertain the disposition of this white octopus coin, "The Ripple" ( TB85EMM ), which - as far as logs go - you've held for over a year - since March 2018. Would you please let me know what is up with this geocoin? Thanks in advance for any information you might provide. Sincerely, vavaPAM

At any rate, note has been posted using the squib term. Thanks for the help!

HA! Suddenly, noting that the muggles are actually squibs doesn't sound so reassuring! ?

It's a very easy process, and easily undone in the same manner. If you do lock it, just remember to post a Note that you're going to lock it, so send a message if logging is needed. (Even you won't be able to post a log if it's locked.)

You couldn't say that you'd met Paul unless you personally shook his hand. I didn't know that this was common practice on the GC.com website. As far as looking for the exact wording, may I suggest you consider the difference between "the letter of the law" vs. "the spirit of the law"?

Another worthy nominee: The friendly librarian. I have a library cache for which one must find the clue outside before moving forward. It has proven to be challenging to find that clue. I've read logs, and heard first-hand stories of the librarian giving great hints without completely giving away the location. Good on her!

Ah, so - perfect!

Came across this topic while searching for the term for a not-quite-muggle Muggle. I like the idea of an award for special Muggles! I would nominate my older brother. He's multiple types of engineer, so I called him up to run by him the workings for an idea I had for a gadget cache. "How are you going to keep it from doing *this*?" "Well, if you do *that*, then it might do *this*." Best piece of advice ever, "Use 'fender washers', not regular washers." It's seriously cut down on maintenance needs. But what makes him an exceptional candidate for Muggle of the Month is that he never once asked me WHY I was going to build such a contraption!

Not being a follower of the books, I didn't know that term. Thanks! Is that some sort of hybrid non-wizard x wizard?

Was planning to post a Write Note that there would be more than the usual number of folks near GZ on an upcoming particular day (not regularly). They'll be Muggles in the sense that they're non-players; however, they are fully informed about this particular cache so no need to be overly concerned, it won't increase the stealth factor. Is there already a universal term for such non-cachers who are aware of caching/caches? If not, what would you propose?

Unfortunately, my schedule is too unpredictable to take advantage of the "caching with friends" aspect mentioned in the OP. Sounds like it could be fun ... for me, anyways. They might quickly tire of my bumbling about. So I have a pretty extensive and ever-expanding TOTT collection. ?

I was a little disappointed when the Friends List was renamed "Leaderboard". While it always offered the opportunity to compare/compete, changing the name (I think) placed more emphasis on that aspect. I never used it for that. I started up the Friends List in anticipation of the Mary Hyde challenge. About 10 cachers who I met at a start-up event for that challenge, all much more experienced, and located 30-60 miles away. (There just weren't any located closer than that.) I did - and still do - enjoy seeing the logs that crop up in my "Community" feed. Many times I've seen a log on a cache that sounds interesting, and probably wouldn't have known about it otherwise. I didn't realize there was also the particular cache log filter, but since most of them leave very informative logs, I'll be using it ... just in case I hadn't already seen the logs in the feed. It's pretty rare that my Friends haven't already found a cache I'm hunting, so filtering the cache logs for a cache in anticipation of needing a nudge wouldn't really be necessary for me. I've never used the PAF option (prefer to fail all on my own), but I guess it would be good to know ... just in case.

Reply to inquiry after online Found It log (emphasis is mine):

Yes. That's it. Sock puppets and all.

They are ... still? Ownership after Publication

Perhaps adjust the judgment a bit? While their verbal-linguistic skills might not match yours, their other types of intelligence may be off the charts. It was an eye-opener when my boss told me that he always had to proofread his exceptionally intelligent [and successful] architect spouse's blueprints for spelling errors.

Yes, I've solved puzzles that used that ploy!

Although it might seem a bit daunting to have to download and learn yet another program, I also recommend using GSAK. It's really the quickest and easiest way that I've been able to load what I want onto the 60CSx.

Hm. I thought it would be off by the declination [but know very little about it]. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but from what I've read, in central Virginia and NC (where I do much of my caching), this could be around 8 degrees different.

Were you thinking to require climbing to access the Stage? If not, could it be placed in an area that is public, such as a reception/registration area?

If you KNOW it doesn't have one ... well, shucks! If you don't know, just Google [your phone type] magnetometer (or magnetic sensor), just on the off-chance that it's just not turned on. My phone does have a magnetometer; however, I wonder if many of the COs where I cache have their GPSrs set to True North when determining placement coordinates. (I do, because (unless otherwise instructed), required projections (around here) seem to be based on True North.) Perhaps this is why I have rarely found my phone compass to be of much use, except in getting to the general area?