Jump to content

tomtwogates

+Premium Members
  • Posts

    809
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by tomtwogates

  1. when I connect my Etrex 22 to my computer and am finished doing what i want to I go to the icon bottom right of screen to eject the GPS - it also shows the SD card as a drive, but I can only eject one as the icon disappears also - is it safe to only eject the GPS in this case?

  2. On 12/21/2018 at 8:29 PM, Windstorm+ said:

     

    I wasn't part of the original group, but a while later, I think they opened it up to everyone. The way I get to it is by starting a search (I have to hit the search button and it gives me a list of caches). Once the list of caches comes up, there's also a blue ribbon near the top of the screen with a link to "Go to new map."

     

    Thank you Windstorm+ - I now have it

  3. 22 hours ago, IceColdUK said:

     

    It's a trial that Groundspeak are rolling out gradually.  Once in the trial you can opt out (and back in again), but so far as I know you can't chose to join the trial.  If I'm wrong, someone please let me know, because I'd like to be involved... ?

    Okay - I'm not one of the chosen ones - so I'll just have to wait - thought I was going a bit moggy when I could not find it even at Play  = >Search

  4. There was an an greasemonkey add-on that put the elevation on the page after the cache name, but can't find anything about it now

     

    I wrote a Greasemonkey script a few years back which adds the height in metres to a cache listing, next to the coordinates. You can get it from https://openuserjs.o...Geocache_Height - there's also a version which works in feet. The height data comes from Google, and has the usual caveats about taking its accuracy with a pinch of salt.

     

    screenshot.png

     

    Yup thanks that's the one

  5. Hope some one can assist - I had to reinstall Firefox on my desktop and loaded GC Waypoint Finder, but it does nothing - now I have the same script on my laptop and it works okay - any suggestions?

     

    I still have a version working. Groundspeak went to https:// a couple of months ago so the URL definitions in the original won't work.

     

    There are some other changes, too, over the last couple of years. I don't know if the original will even work without modification, and since it had a copyright notice (IIRC) I don't feel free to give out my version.

     

    The strange thing it does work on my laptop and that is also running W7 - so now I don't know

  6. Capedoc - this is indeed sad news. You are among the stalwarts and respected cachers (IMHO) of the SA community.

     

    Thank you for all you have done for the greater caching community - and I trust this will not be a long retirement.

     

    I am sorry to hear about the fire - and I trust that this was not a major setback - I hope that the caching community can be of assistance in some way if possible?

     

    Go well - and we trust that this is not farewell - but until we meet again?

     

    +1 - have sent you a mail

  7. We hiked up Vlakkenberg from Constantia and when we got to the beacon on top it was totally burnt out up there - went to check on my cache and found it tucked into its crevice and untouched by the fire which burned everything around it! so there is hope for those in Silvermine!

  8. Like Battlerat I also choose rocky areas, Unfortunately both Silvermine Reserves are closed until further notice so will have to wait to see if my two in West have survives. Also have one high above the Tokai area and this is also closed!

     

    I had one survive one of the Hermanus fires a while ago with only the box being singed - so am hopeful.

  9. The easiest simple test is to plug it into your PC.

     

    If that powers it up, then it is *most likely* a contact problem... usually fixable yourself.

     

    If the computer won't power it up, then it is a candidate for the garbage/recycle heap.

     

     

    ETA: we have the exact model as a back-up. Dropping it will cause the contacts to lose shape... just bend them back to position, or straighten out (stretch the springs) a wee bit.

     

    If it is the basic yellow Etrex it has a serial connection to the PC and does not draw power from it

  10. Is it just me or has geocheck.org stopped working - under Firefox it does not connect and times out, but it does not even show as a link of the same cache under IE?

×
×
  • Create New...