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DEET is a rather toxic substance. Speaking as a health professional, I really don't think that it should be marketed. There are a number of different non-toxic options one can use here's the scoop: Chemical Mosquito Repellant DEET Causes Neurological Damage, Gets Absorbed Through The Skin

generally, it's memmory and Pocket PC.

I'll deffinately be there

Thank you!

Indeed; if I had my hiking stick with me, I'd be going for the eyes, ears, jaw, and genetals. Of course, if the didn't run away after seeing me, I'd probably run first. Just because I know how to ruff up a bear doesn't mean I'm itching to try and I would only use a play-dead sort of thing at the last minute. I'd be too concerned that I'd get mauled to hell before the bear got bored/thought I was dead.

Is there a reason why I am not seeing this film being listed on the link given?

How to deal with a bear encounter Hope I never have to; I'll feel bad for either killing it or permanantly disabling it.

TCM was unable to controll it? That's peculuar since the studies I've seen have shown effectiveness. Whatever works for you I suppose.

Actually, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine can cure Lyme Disease as well as other "diseases" that Allopathic medicine says are incurable.

Thank you for that picture. I think it's important for people to understand what truly happens when you try to play Croc hunter.

I've given thought to the idea, but I already have 3 blogs: personal, medical, and political

"it's like a giant, modern-day, easter egg hunt... with a GPS"

You can get an Otter Armour for a PDA that will make it virtually crush proof and water proof. But of course, that will make it bulkier. May or may not be worth it. On one hand you're securing the safety of the PDA and thus you won't have to buy a new one if it gets broken, but on the other hand it's more bulk.

Here I thought I got it bad when I was a kid.

When I was a kid, maybe around 6 or 7, I went to a day camp during the summer. Well, we went on this walk and I'd say about half of the kids in my group were familiar with the woods we were in and so they snuck off away from the group. The rest of us crossed this small stone bridge only to be greeted with multiple stings, and then we all ran for it with our group leader. I got stung about 6 times and that created a real big phobia for Bees for me that lasted for a good number of years. Now, I stay away from them when I can, but if they start buzzing near me, I just set up to kung fu them (I'm not trying to be funny, I'm serious! ). I found out later that these kids that left the group were apparently whacking the bees nest with sticks. I know 6 year olds aren't bright but.... sheesh.

When I bought my M5 almost 2 weeks ago, I saw a 256MB WiFi SD card for $80/$90 - which is how much I paid for my 1GB Ultra II SD card... So it's not cheap - but for WiFi, I think it's worth it really (me personally, I plan on getting a WiFi card in the future and just changing back and forth between cards when needed since the WiFi car protrudes out a bit more than the regular SD card). To my knowledge, there are 0 limitations when it comes to this - but I have never used it or read any reviews concerning it, so don't take that for 100%. But if it says WiFi, it should be no different than anything else.

Micro$oft strikes again! ...big surprise

With a WiFi enabled SD Card, you are able to browse online (http, to be specific). But to answer your specific question: yes, it is also a fully functioning Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 SE for an operating system. You can download many PC-like plugins for it such as VB Run-times, Flash, .Net, and Adobe Reader. It comes installed with MS Word, Excel, and Access. For some more feedback about the M5 - you can look at 2 of the other recent threads where it's popped up: 1 2

I've had my M5 for over a week now and I simply love it. Red90 is correct, the resolution is slightly lower on the M5 (15 percent smaller or .3 inches diagonally accourding to ZDNet) (wtf were you thinking Garmin?) - however the processor speed is 2x as much (400 mhz) as is the memory (64 mb). The resolution may be a problem if you are used to something bigger, however I've never owned a PDA or GPS before so there's nothing negative there for me to notice. However, I do want to note that at home I have a 21" monitor that is always at a resolution of 1024 x 768 - so I do enjoy a high resolution! But if the resolution was honstly a largely noticable problem - I'd be the first to complain about it. The way I look at it is this: Purchasing a 3600 (let's say $450) and then you more or less will have to get the Road Maps ($70) if you want to go just about anywhere (it's pretty bad without it, imho) will come out to about $520 The M5 ($570 is what I paid for it) comes with the latest version of the road maps so the difference in cost is around $50. For $50 more you're getting Blue Tooth capability (although some have complained that it's not all it's cracked up to be), a removable battery, 2x as much processor speed and RAM, but a lower resolution. the M5 runs on Windows Mobile 2003 second edition, whereas the 3600 runs on PALM OS 5.2.1 . The last I used a palm OS, it was back when the Palm Pilot II was out - so I'm not going to comment on the differences between the OS's. I know I'm happy with what I got, and I'm sure that someone using the PALM OS will say the same. The one thing I enjoy is being able to play something in windows media 10 in landscape mode - but I'm sure that PALM has something that does just the same. If you plan on caching with it - I would strongly reccomend you get yourself an Otterbox Armour 3600 with the Deep Expansion kit. This will make your iQue water proof and crushproof. Of course, this isn't cheap. I just ordered the Armour 3600 + the Expansion for a total of $113. Some here reccomend using a different product (like an E-Trex Legend) for caching, while others have reported caching numerous times with their 3600/M5. ZDNet has a review of both the 3600 and the M5 - so maybe that will help you decide better as well: 3600: http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/handhe...10005585,00.htm M5: http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/handhe...39195200,00.htm Whatever you choose, be sure to plug the products into Froogle(.com) and make sure you'll get the cheapest prices

Wow, so the deep box is needed for the M5? That's peculuar, because I read somewhere else that just the 3600 can fit the M5 and its antenna.. Didn't you mention that you had an otterbox for yours? EDIT: Scratch that, I looked at the compatibility sheet. It is possible to outstretch the antenna an an angle without the deep box kit? Or is that needed, period, for the antenna to have any room to come out?

I know that the newer versions of the 3600 have buckle strap fasteners (and I think) as well as foam. Perhaps the other series have had the same inclusion?

Since the M5 runs on Windows, I'll have to use an emulator most likely to use Cachenav - but irregardless, I'll look into it - thanks!

That's what the Otterbox armour is for. It's crush proof, water-proof, and virtually indestructable.

It's not perfect, but it could be far, far worse. Aside from my M5, i also own a cell phone (Sony Ericsson z600) that has an lcd screen and it looks teeeeerrible in daylight - squinting and close-ups will barely save you. In comparison to my cell phone, it's great. But to give a better description, I'd say it's like having the backlight reduced by up to 50%. It's not perfect, but you can still see things pretty well, and it's certainly not bad enough to complain about.

whatever you decide to get, always, always plug the product into Froogle first. I've saved a lot of money by using Froogle.