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    GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Thanks. I am looking for a place to record the # of the cache find. The notes will not work for me, as I sometimes like to sort them exactly that way (not just by date). However, I don't want to go through and muck up the User Data field with my dates if I'm going to need it for something else later! Can I add my own column?

     

    Thanks again,

    Gayle

    GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I was successful in getting my father (Moosemeat) up and running on GSAK this weekend. He is paperless at last! I am so happy that GSAK is user-friendly and easy for everyone to use. I've only been using it for about 2 months, and know I am nowhere near using it to it's full potential. But I'm working on it!

     

    I am curious as to what the "User Data" column is for. I have seen a couple of references to it, but looked in the Help Screen and didn't find it in the index.

     

    Thanks!

    Gayle

    GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    No, you are not crazy, :o  and you are not the only one who does this.

     

    The bad news is that you can't automatically do it.

     

    The good news is that:

     

    1. There is a work around for you right now.

    2. The feature will be added in the next release (4.3)

    Thanks! Some would argue that I am indeed crazy :rolleyes: (and I might not argue back :rolleyes: ), but it's good to know that it's not because of this!

     

    Thanks for the tip on the work-around, I'll try it out this morning (sounds straightforward), and even MORE thanks for thinking of a fix for the next version. I have only been using GSAK for just over a month and I can't tell you how pleased I am.

     

    GSAK has allowed me to get rid of alot of extraneous programs and to streamline processes in my paperless world. This will also tun out to be great for my father who has all the hardware for going paperless, but no software yet. I'm supposed to "help" him when I visit at T'giving. This will be the perfect solution since it's one-stop shopping (it would have been WAAAAAY too confusing for him to do it the way that I used to do it before getting GSAK, and he would have given up and told me that it's easier for him to print pages and manually type in waypoints :laughing:). So I'll be registering a copy for him soon, and getting him started. I think he'll actually be able to handle it this way!

     

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

    GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Yes there are two ways to indicate the caches have been found by you.

     

    1. After logging your founds at geocaching.com do the exact same Pocket query as before and when you get the GPX file from GC.com, load into the same database. All your finds will then be automatically updated.

     

    2. Some users don't want to wait until they get the GPX file from gc.com (they could be on the road or only log finds once per week). In such cases you can log your find manually:

     

    First make sure you have the found column visible in the grid display (if not add it via Tools=>Options=>Display)

     

    Now just mouse click in the found box for the caches you want to update as found. When you do this GSAK updates the status of the cache to found, and the Found by me date to the current date. If you don't want the found by me date to be the current date, then double mouse click in the found box and GSAK will open up the edit screen with a calander you can select the date from.

    OK, you're going to think I'm crazy, but I actually like to keep separate databases for "found" and "not found'. Can I copy the waypoint info from "not found" to "found" - I can't seem to figure out a way to do this. It's the only thing I have any issue with right now - otherwise, I'm loving your program - well worth the $$.

     

    Thanks,

    Gayle

    Not Rreceiving Pocket Queries

    in Website

    Posted

    I finally got one, so I will be able to cache tomorrow without staying up all night to print sheets!! :rolleyes::o :o

     

    I ran 2 PQ's about 4 hours ago. The first is still MIA. The second has just arrived. I made 2 new PQ's about an hour later (same criteria, different name, zipped this one just in case), they are also still MIA.

     

    Very bizarre.

    Pocket Queries

    in Website

    Posted

    OK, I'm having the same problem. I normally run my PQ unzipped (somehow there is some setting on my computer so when I double-click the file, it automatically launches EasyGPS and I end up losing the extended info that I want for the PDA).

     

    I also have to say that I "upgraded" XP service pack yesterday. And my ISP is Comcast (via cable).

     

    Now, having said all that, I ran 2 PQ's about 1:30 and 1:45 PST. They did not make it to my computer. I read this forum, and decided to log out of the e-mail on my home computer (in case the XP "upgrade" is filtering out the PQ). I set up 2 new PQ's, which ran about 15 minutes ago. This time, I zipped them, and also am looking at my e-mail via the internet (not a mail program) on my laptop, which has not been "upgraded". This should allow me to view what's on the Comcast server (so far, my PQ has not shown up, and Comcast says there are no service issues). I was planning to save the files to my laptop (which does not have EasyGPS installed, so I should be able to unzip them without losing data), then log onto my home computer to see if the zipped files showed up. Then, was going to try to e-mail the unzipped files from the laptop to the home computer to see if the trouble was with the filetype.

     

    Needless to say, the zipped PQ's have not shown up on the Comcast server.

     

    Help! I need these PQ's for my weekend trip!

    Garmin Gpsmap 60cs

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I've tried your post out about highlighting the waypoint and right clicking selecting properties how ever there is no property option once you right click.

    :huh: Oh, sorry, I get my directions mixed up sometimes. Right click on the waypoint and select EDIT WAYPOINT. :huh:

    This was working for me successfully a few days ago, but now I only get the old waypoint icon list! I feel like I'm going crazy! Have double-checked that I didn't accidentally revert to some older version of EasyGPS (thankfully, I have not), but cannot figure out what the heck is going on.

     

    On a side note, took the 60CS on it's maiden voyage yesterday and ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!! :( I am sure there will be much fine-tuning in the weeks to come, but thanks to this thread I think I'm off to a good start.

    Nemesis Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    ...I wasn't thinking "magnetic" and was looking in the crook behind the guard rail and its post, just not at the TOP of the crook.  Duh.

    Had the same problem with a similar micro here in MD. This was one of the first caches I ever did, and was WAY before I had a clue that magnetic containers might be/are frequently used! Was looking in the bottom of the crook, where gravity would tend to put a "normal" micro. Couldn't even stand it when I found the darned thing.

    Female Geocachers?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    And yet another name to add to the list....me! I first heard about Geocaching last year through a female friend who I know through Orienteering. Back in April (this year), my father shows up for a visit with his GPS, and announces that he's taking me Geocaching. I couldn't believe he knew about it, and he couldn't believe that I'd heard of it! We went out for 3 caches and I was hooked. He left me his Garmin Etrex Summit, since he was getting 60CS. Now I have one too, and he's coming down this week to cache with me. My husband will go along if I drag him, but I'm the primary cacher in the family and frequently go alone. Love it!

    Garmin Gpsmap 60cs

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Garmin has released 3.40 on June 8th.  If you'd like to keep on top of current versions, if you go to Garmin's Website and select the Support (Software Updates) pulldown, it will take you to a list of current versions for all Garmin SW.  When you click on your particular unit, after you accept their terms & conditions, it will allow you to download the latest.  It will also give you the option (in the upper right corner) of requesting email notification when new versions are released.

    Thanks Bryan! I did download 3.4, but looked unsuccessfully for a way to receive e-mail notification. Now I'm all set! :unsure:

    Garmin Gpsmap 60cs

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by GoGayleGo

    And worse now, I've read through the posts and discovered that my software was not the most current version. I thought I downloaded properly, but now the 60CS says "LOADER", and I cannot get off that screen or even turn the unit off. What have I done?

     

    Ummm - nevermind. I apparently was impatient and disconnected before the download was complete. I have fixed this problem.

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