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kingnonna

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  1. Anyone know how to do this with a MacIntosh computer? thanks.

    Hi guys - been geocaching for only 11 days and found 11 (out of 11) caches so far - a kind of streak?!

     

    Very pleased and ENJOYING :D

     

    We have a Garmin Etrex h which is fantastic - it has taken me within 10 - 15 ft of the cache each time.

     

    However, at present I am manually inputting the co-ordinates of each cache I fancy.

     

    I am aware that you can get a lead to connect to the computer to do automatically (send to my gps).

     

    My questions are please:

     

    1. What (exact) lead do I need?

     

    2. Do I need to be a premium member to do this?

     

    3. Is this what is known as "paperless caching" or a slimmed down version thereof?

     

    TIA

     

    Carms Cache!

    If your computer has a serial interface then you need the serial cable. If it does not have a serial interface then you need the usb to serial converter to plug the serial cable into. Garmin lists a couple variants, some almost as expensive as the unit itself. You might try ebay or froogle for a better deal.

     

    You don't need to be a premium member, the download to gps works for all members and from the search page you can download 20 at a time to a program like EasyGPS to load your etrex.

     

    This is not known as paperless caching. With paperless caching you down load everything on the cache page and, yes, to do this it does take a premium membership.

  2. I also had various problems when I update from version 4.1.3 to 4.2.

     

    I solved this by completely uninstalling Geocaching from the iPhone. Then updating the app in iTunes on my PC, then re-sync-ing the iPhone with iTunes so that the new version is installed on the iPhone.

     

    Obviously I lost any my settings and saved items but that was easily remedied.

     

    I had a feeling that doing it the 'update' way on the iPhone itself did not completely replace all the older version files with the newer ones.

     

    I hope this helps someone.

     

    Bill.

     

    This is another of the annoyances with this Updated Version.... my "Destination" according to the Map Distance (Search-->Map and/or Compass) show 5,000+ miles.

     

    The Destination Coordinates are ALL ZEROS (Atlantic Ocean, SW of Africa).

     

    Here's a ScreenShot:

    IMG_8765.png

     

    It's still slow, it's still buggy... and no, i dont have an iPhone 4. It was working fine before i did the 4.2 App Upgrade.

     

    And i -DID- completely UNINSTALL the App from my phone, and re-download the app again, and re-install it.

     

    I'm stymied.... and my 4.1.3 version is long gone....

     

    thanks.

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