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  1. Check the yahoo group called "Magellan Meridian" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Magellan_Meridian/ Look in the files section for the FAQ...it tells you which utility to use and where to get it. I've found that with the new firmware version...4.02 is the latest I have...it doesn't let you change the center text..it used to in previous versions of the firmware. Oh well..someone will come up with somehting to fix that I guess. -pizzachef
  2. quote:Originally posted by Stunod: What happens if you remove the batteries before hooking it up to the DC power cable?? I don't think the unit will even work without the batteries...even if connected to external power...at least that's how my 320 was. I haven't tried with the Meridian yet. -pizzachef
  3. The meridian comes with a data cable..but to really get the most use out of it, you should get a cardreader to put the maps on teh SD card. It's much faster. As for a comparison between the two, I don't believe the Geko even comes close to the Meridian. It seems to me that the Geko is trying to appeal to those looking for a toy, while the Meridian is much more of a tool...and a steal at 110 bucks. -pizzachef
  4. Anyone have any experience with a usb port replicator? Maybe the Targus PA090 in particular? I've got a Toshiba laptop with no serial port and no PS/2 port. I've got a serial-usb adapter, but I have to keep switching between the gps and the Palm. The port replicator would give me an additional serial port and 2 PS/2 ports...along with 2 usb, a parallel, and an RS-232 ethernet port. Sounds like a good thing...but I've read about some problems with drivers for the serial and parallel ports. anyone have anything good or bad to say baout this model? or a similar one even? thanks -pizzachef
  5. Anyone have any experience with a usb port replicator? Maybe the Targus PA090 in particular? I've got a Toshiba laptop with no serial port and no PS/2 port. I've got a serial-usb adapter, but I have to keep switching between the gps and the Palm. The port replicator would give me an additional serial port and 2 PS/2 ports...along with 2 usb, a parallel, and an RS-232 ethernet port. Sounds like a good thing...but I've read about some problems with drivers for the serial and parallel ports. anyone have anything good or bad to say baout this model? or a similar one even? -pizzachef
  6. Anyone have any experience with a usb port replicator? Maybe with the Targus PA090 in particular? I have a Toshiba laptop with no serial port. So i have a usb-serial adapter. But I've got the gps and a Palm so I have to keep switching the two cables. I also only have 1 PS/2 port on the computer...the replicator has 2 of those and a serial port (along with a parallel, 2 usb's and an RS-232 ethernet port) It sounds like a good thing, but I've read about some driver problems and was just wondering if anyone had any good or bad things to say about this model? or similar models even? Thanks a bunch -pizzachef
  7. I don't know if anyone has mentioned it here yet, but this week's Time Magazine did an article on "Having Fun With GPS" where they mention geocaching. Time Article Short as it may be, I thought it was pretty cool that geocaching made Time Magazine. -pizzachef
  8. quote:Originally posted by BassoonPilot: I was under the impression that the entire Magellan 300 series used the same receiver but different firmware/software. Anyway, the most important difference between the 300 and the other models is the lack of a data port... Well, Magellan has removed the gps 300 information page from their website. I'm pretty sure the 300 is a re-named Pioneer (2 channel reciever) and the 310 is a renamed Blazer12 (12 channels) with the addition of a data port. I thought the 300 had a data port, but i guess i'm wrong there. Either way, the 300 will work for caching, but a newer one will be nicer and more accurate -pizzachef
  9. You don't really load them directly onto the gps. Don't connect the gps when you go to load them. It'll start working...when you get an error message, press cancel and look in the mapsend program directory on your hard drive for the filename "detail01" i forgot the extension...might be .img anyway, rename that file to whatever you want, if it;s a map of louisiana, name it LA.img or whatever. then do another region...when you get all you want, put them on the sd card with a cardreader. put the card in the gps and press menu, go down to card utilities and load the map you want you can only have one map loaded at once... this process is much better explained elsewhere..do a search good luck -pizzachef ps.. it's just my opinion, but i think smaller files work better. it's less work that the gps has to do when your panning the map around i've got a map of louisiana that's 17 megs. arkansas and mississippi are about 15 each. if you're planning on travelling a long way then it may be worth it to you to have one big map, but i like smaller ones for just caching around town
  10. GOT GPS? Why do you have a picture of a MeriColor if you cache with platinum? Is that your visual wishlist? -pizzachef
  11. I'd have to suggest the Meridian just for the expandable memory alone. And if you can forgo the electronic compass, just get the base model and a 128meg sd card. Your maps will be leaps and bounds larger than what can fit in the Legend. -pizzachef
  12. Hehehehe.... Garmins Actually I'm a little jealous...I wish mine would do something cool like that once in a while. Knowing EXACTLY where I am is getting kinda boring. -pizzachef
  13. Actually there is one more difference which is minor but could be a pain if you're not careful. It's best explained here: http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldreview/meridiandalaloss.htm basically, you just have to make sure not to let the batteries run dry or you might lose you waypoint data that you've entered since your last power-off But in my opinion, you'd still buy the card and map cd whether you got a base meridian or a gold..or the plat for that matter i got a yellow meridian and i'm very happy with it. -pizzachef
  14. Bad idea... you're just discouraging newcomers by making it seem like you have to earn your way into this group. Everyone should be free to hide and seek as they choose. enough rules, enough -pizzachef
  15. The meridian has an expansion slot. Even the base one that's significantly less than the gold. That was my deciding factor...and with a memory card and a usb card writer, you dont have to wait hours for umpteen megabytes to transfer through the serial port. -pizzachef
  16. Don't waste your money on a Pocket PC...windows belongs on a full fledged computer (arguable even then )...palmOS belongs in your pocket i'm very happy with my handspring visor...but i do have a cheap palm IIIe dedicated to geocaching..just in case i take a spill, i'd like my good pda to survive -pizzachef
  17. The 300 only has 2 channels with which to recieve sattelite signals...the 310, 315, and newer models are 12 channel recievers. I had a Pioneer (a 300 without the data port) and found a few caches with it...but I agree about the 315. It's a really good gps. good luck oh yea..there's another topic area here called "GPS Units and Software", try loking in there and see what people have had to say. -pizzachef
  18. Hmm...I think my largest file is around 20 megs, so you've got me beat I have three files totaling i think 47 mb, and it really didnt take my computer very long to generate the files. i haven't tried a REALLY big one yet, but i've heard that the file-size/computer-time relationship is not linear. seems it takes a lot longer to make a big files than to make two smallers ones...am i wrong? -pizzachef
  19. 103 mb is an awfully big file...I've been trying to stick with files around 20 megs. I've got map files for 3 different states on the card and just load the state that I happen to be in. I don't have my gps in front of me, but when I get ome, I'll try turning the detail map off and back on and see what it tells me. Good luck... -pizzachef
  20. Location will most likely be my side yard. There's no competition for space there, and clean bathrooms! I'll probably submit the cache page this weekend or early next week...it'll probably get more responses there and I can start counting up the heads. -pizzachef
  21. quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z:Make it April 19 or 20 and I'll be there! With a girl! Jamie What about her boyfriend? -pizzachef
  22. I've heard complaints about Erik before and all I can suggest is to try to work with him. Don't let all of your efforts go to waste..see what you need to do to get it approved. The dude's probably got something tied to tight down there, but he is an approver and has the power. Good luck -pizzachef
  23. i can probably come April 26? isn't that the date? how many interested people do you need before you approach brec? -pizzachef
  24. Let me know which date works best..hopefully we won't have to push it back for some reason, but if so it'll have to be a few weeks to fit my schedule, which will probably turn it into a crab boil -pizzachef
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