morrisfour

OK, so we use Safari as our browser. It remembers passwords fo rus and logs us is. But now, I want to log into the new Waymarking page. And it wants that password. Which we can't remember!!! And, we can't figure out how to get geocaching.com to email it to us. Help!!!

We have not been geocaching for months now due to problems with our foretrex 201. We began having problems with it as soon as it was out of warranty (of course) . At that time, sometimes it would simply not turn on. Or, it would display random horizontal lines across the screen. But a few tries or half an hour would get it back in sync. Now, the battery cannot hold any sort of charge. We think. It works just fine plugged in (a lot of good that does), but does not turn on at all when not plugged in. This is our second Garmin. Our first (probably 7? years old now) is quite the clunker and was never very accurate for geocaching purposes. It couldn't get us anywhere close. I looked into getting this one worked on, but there is an automatic $69 charge just to have it LOOKED at. The list price is $182. The list price on a 101 is $140 or so. I am seriously considering just getting a 101. Or are all garmins junk? We are 0 for 2 for the most part. What we use it for: --geocaching --hiking (record path) and then download said path to Topo! --recording photo locations --must be Mac compatible! --would love to be able to download cache info from geocaching.com and not need to manually enter it. We might actually become members if we are able to take advantage of this feature. What would YOU recommend????? Anyone out there with a MAc and a good recommendation? Must be less than $200! Thanks, the frustrated morrisfour

My mother's day present was a foretrex 201. I tried it out last weekend on my first geocache hunt--a 3-part virtual (the only thing where I was). It was spot on. The goto feature works _great_, the compass updates quickly, arm movement does not seem to be an issue. So far I love it. We will be using it while hiking (haven't tried it yet), geocaching, training runs (works great), and cycling. That's why he picked it--the wrist strap is my favorite part, pitiful though that is (see below!). We (OK, he) even figured out how to download the tracks to Topo California (Mac). This goes Foretrex--PC serial cable it came with--PC serial to Mac serial cable that came with husband's Palm--Keyspan mac serial to Mac USB converter--Keyspan 4-slot Mac USB--ibook. Sounds crazy, but it imports right into Topo perfectly. We didn't even have to buy anything new. Our only issues so far: --I hate the fact that when entering names or whatever you can only scroll forward through letters, not backward (if you're at A and heading to Z you have to go through everything). Need to see if there is a better way. --Most of our training runs and bikes go from the house, and we can't figure out how to separate the routes when they import. This may be a Topo issue,and we might just have to download and delete after each time. --I am female. I have a small wrist. This thing is nearly as wide as my arm (I am not exaggerating here). It is unwieldy and weird, I haven't gotten entirely used to it yet. The band does not, thank goodness, overlap on the other side when I put it on though. I have the same problem with my heartrate monitor, but this thing is even wider. --I have had a horrible time with the booklet. Coming fromour ancient GPS, this thing has a gazillion features, and they seem to assume I know what they all are and what they are called and how they work. I don't. I'm not entirely sure what all I can do just yet. --Our 18-month old keeps getting his hands on the charging cradle and sucking on it--it's a perfect baby chew toy,and the 4yo keeps getting it for him. Need to find a better hiding spot... For reference, our (us...his) GPS is a Garmin GPSII plus. We're not sure how old it is, but it tends to lead us in circles and it's huge. Audrey