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Lemon Fresh Dog

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  1. Um....this has sort of morphed into a "send a photo INSTEAD of a real TB" thread. The original post was intended to be more of a "see real TB, move real TB, take photo if you want, but don't keep it" thread. Sending out a photo instead of a real TB has been discussed pretty extensively -- especially in the geocoin forum.
  2. What a fitting feep to find foraging far above the clouds! It's great to see some of these little fellows actually getting to the top of some tall rock! It's pretty funny that the "real" Jeeps are all named after mountains and now the "feeps" seem to be getting the elevation!
  3. Make sure to wash it! haha! I imagine it is one stinky bear right about now.
  4. Project Ape -- cool. What is even COOLER is the HUGE stash of coins that was sent to me by a "Mr. C." These coins are incredible! GOWT 2006 Geocoin Club Benchmark 2005 Wisconsin 2005 Iowa 2005 Ontario Georgia 2006 COOL 2005 European Union 2005 Alaska 2005 Holiday Coin 2005 Germany 2005 World of Geocaching 2005 Georgia Peach 2005 New Mexico 2005 What an absolutely wonderful collection of coins! I see that they are all activated and ready to travel!
  5. I hear that now and again. GPSBabel doesn't try to be everything to everyone. Transfer and manipulation of waypoints, tracks, and routes is pretty much our goal - if "the total package" for you is beyond that (and apparently is it for one of the Mac packages listed in this very thread that uses GPSBabel for all GPS communications on Mac, yet has contributed zero code or dollars back to GPSBabel development), then GPSBabel probably isn't for you. Since out of about three quarter million users, Mac users have directly put a total of under four hours worth of consulting time into my pocket, yet consumed hundreds of hours of development and support cost, Mac users should feel free to back "lacks the total package" with a visit to the 'donate' link with directed donations to convince me how large the Mac market _really_ is. From my seat, I watched about 1,300 Mac downloads in one weekend with a single $20 contribution, so please understand the developer perspective on what a "total package" for that crowd is. GPSBabel is, to the best of my knowledge, the ONLY cross-platform and free (meaning both "open" and "gratis") major application that supports the transfer of waypoints, routes, and tracks on all the major operating systems _and_ the majority of GPSes in the market. Now, to the OP's question, none of the GPS vendors currently provide any Mac support to speak of. Garmin has announced it, but not delivered it. If your working set of maps can be stored in the GPS you choose, just borrow a Windows system for the map upload and then use a Mac app to xfer your routes, waypoints, and tracks. The current generation of handhelds with large memory make that easier than the old ones. I agree -- I wouldn't want to develop a free application for nothing. I also don't think that the creation of a Mac version of something like GSAK would make sense given market size. I REALLY think that using free software to make a commercial application without donating back to the free software developer is in poor taste. Personally, I pay for GSAK (which I understand contributes to GPSBabel development) and use it in emulated mode on my Mac (and Vista PC). This is what I intended to say as being the "complete package". If I was to use GPSBabel on my Mac natively, I would feel obligated to pay for it via a donation (as I do with all my DonationWare and ShareWare). I think GPSBabel is an excellent tool unto itself and especially enjoy using it when it is integrated into an application such as GSAK that builds upon and extends its functionality.
  6. Several of the "Feeps" are moving along well. One local cacher took an AMAZING photo at the top of the Rocky Mountains. Just a spectacular shot -- I've asked if they would post it here. For the "Feeps", no photo is required -- you are entered based upon moving them along, but I certainly couldn't resist giving the first prize out for this one.
  7. Major update! I just downloaded the latest BETA of Parallels off their site -- the USB transfers perfectly with emulated WindowsXP Pro to a Garmin GPS. I use MapSource and GSAK - no problems at all! If you have a registered copy of Parallels, it remains registered, so no worries on that either. We can now carry one machine that does it all!
  8. Don't worry about the Mac-bashing. There are those that understand and those that mock what they don't understand. I am an XP, Vista, Linux (SUSE), and OSX user -- and that's just the desktop O/S's. Trust me: they all have their place. Maybe they are upset because they don't have "Freefall" Anyhow...back on topic. Which Mac do you have? If you want to get the biggest functionality, then you will indeed have to run an emulator and install XP. The reason for this is that the best tool (IMO) is GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) -- a Windows only application. Otherwise GPSBabel works fine, but lacks the total package. Virtualization also allows you to use MapSource now rather than wait. 1) if you have a PowerPC-based Mac then you would need VirtualPC and can run GSAK under it. Download and transfer waypoints. 2) if you have an Intel-Based Mac (newer one), then you can run a VERY cool program called Parallels which actually takes advantage of the virtualization built into the chip itself (ooooo---geek heaven). The very latest version (actually still in Beta at www.parallels.com) supports USB transfer from an emulated XP installation. Sorry to say, that this is the best way to do things at the moment, so it isn't going to be a no-cost solution. I tend to run all three of my main Operating Systems using Parallels, and have really had no problems (plus, now I only have to carry one computer on the road with me)
  9. Great .... everyone ELSES coins seem to fair better than mine. I have placed many in caches, but many were intended to be kept as prizes/trades (non-trackable and unactivated). So here's the breakdown: 73 coins released as travellers 8 outright stolen 5 passed along at an event and never heard from again 4 in the hands of cachers with no activity in over 90 days 5 in caches with no activity in 90 days (although caches HAVE been visited -- except 2 nasty ones) 3 currently sitting in events that are long gone So I am at about a 30% loss rate. I stated this before, and I hate to say it, but Europeans seem to move coins and travel bugs a little better than us North Americans. (from my limited experience)
  10. Nope -- no geocoin. Is it the tag? That's a standard TB Tag. I hope that many find Feeps. The "locals" are now starting to pick them up.
  11. Is there any way to sort the forums by # of complaints? I think it would be neat to name the Jeeps after the folks that complain the most all the way to the folks that complain the least.... That's just a joke...no offense intended.
  12. Well...THAT isn't so cool. I had four coins passed along at an event -- the person recieving them must have thought they were "gifts" from the great big Geocaching marketing budget. At least they won't be chewed on....I hope. I would release a new Moose using the copy tags.
  13. I don't ignore them outright, but I ussually won't go out of my way to find them either (especially while on vacation). I would much rather just Waymark. I have one micro that I placed and folks seem to like finding it. I placed it in an area that I thought was worth seeing and which would not have supported a regular container.
  14. I think that page 14, sub-section 2 of the rulebook states that you need to take the difficulty level and multiply it by the terrain, then devide by the lat. and add the long. divided by the age of the cacher (or youngest member in the party - to compensate for encumberment). That should put us all on a level playing field.
  15. The population of Australia is 20,090,437 The population of the United States is 295,734,134 So the US has roughtly 15 times as many people. So 1 Australian cache is equal to 15 US caches This means that 500 Australian cache finds is equal to 7500 US cache finds Which then means that, in fact, Australian caches are almost twice as easy as US caches. All of which is incredibly false logic -- but, hey -- if we are using false logic elsewhere then I get to use it too! Edited to add: The population of Antarctica is 0. Therefore, one Antartic cache is worth and infinite amount of any other countries caches - which means they are by far the easiest caches to find anywhere in the world. Anyone finding one should be embarrassed at the sheer simplicity of the feat. It's like getting credit for breathing....from the mouth.
  16. There have been proposals to create lists of Travel Bug Hoarders, etc.... How about a list of cachers that have gone out of their way to help with Travel Bugs? I'll start! Big thank-you's to Damenace and Welsh on their recent help with the "Feeps"
  17. A deer camera? The person is in an isolated geographic area. My suggestion would be to create a cache near a ravine. Then, place a very large amount of fake bugs into the cache. Wait in hiding. Okay...I don't REALLY condone violence, but the guy does have some of my bugs! They are likely suffering from some problems that stem from needing attention. So the best thing is to just avoid placing bugs in the area until they grow bored of being ignored.
  18. Foreshadowing Uh...... having a blond moment. What does that mean? It means that the little red beetle is part of something larger....one day, you will say "ah-ha! THAT'S what the little beetle was about"
  19. Sadly.... at the prices they are going for on eBay, I can't afford my own coins! haha! However, I agree that it would be courteous to contact the creator.
  20. I hope that one will make it to you. The contest is open to everyone that moves a "Feep" along. So the hard part will be to find one....hmmmmm......I have to think of something.....
  21. I would be in for a couple sets for sure. While my coin collecting has subdued, there is no way I would pass on a treasure map!
  22. Well...my daughters name is Madelaine. Which has nothing to do with my nick, but it seems to be a sub-thread here! My nick comes from waaaaay back when I bought some shares in a local BBS (we used to have the cheapest Internet access in town! Only $1 per hour! <-- yes, you read that correctly). Anyhow, I wanted a nick that was new, exciting, and somehow related to pirates! "Scurvy Dog"? "Black Dog"? "New-Improved Lemon Fresh Dog"?......... So I have had this name for YEARS....long before caching. Apparently it is also the name of some flower ... but that remains unconfirmed and is not part of my official mythos.
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