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fifedog

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  1. Thank you for posting... I just did the same thing... thanks for asking.
  2. Hey guys, Being a newbie to Geochaching, but not to '.... this is a PC only thing ...' I wanted to add my current findings. I'm using Tiger 10.4.3 on my G4. I just got a Garmin - Foretrex 201 unit for Christmas. Of course it came with the Serial adaptor to which I thought I was hosed from the begining however the mac community comes through again. First lets review the issues to which a newbie has to over come: 1) Physical connection of GPS unit to the Mac. 2) Software that allows the management of data on the device. From what I've been reading there are levels to which this is taken to. Basic, being able to upload waypoints into your device so you don't have to input by hand. To advance, being able to overlay maps into your device while managing Tacks, and Routes and having a real time display on your computer. 3) [optional] Paperless set up. (that's my next hurdle for my treo 650) My findings For: Area 1) - A lot of resources out there have mentioned Keyspan adaptor. Haven't gotten it, but maybe should of seeked it out at Fry's. However I did buy a $20 USB 2.0 to Serial Adapter from Cables Unlimited to which I recommond NOT TO BUY EVER or at least for your GPS unit. Since there are two possible failure points, the hardware or software, to which I where both new I didn't know which may of been failing. I downloaded the Mac SimpleGPS and GPS connect. When I tried to import or open a .loc file from geocaching.com to GPS connect it did NOT recognize the file as a valid file. However using Mac SimpleGPS it did and opened the file fine, more about this in Area 2. However last night a friend had a IOGear USB to Serial Adapter. I know the brand and have trusted it before. So I barrowed it and installed the drivers and used its cable.... BING-GO! When I ran Mac SimpleGPS it was able to connect to the device and download the waypoints from it. Conclusion for an adaptor - Spend the extra $$ for a named brand. Area 2) Software package. Like I said since I just got this up and running I haven't had time to really look and play with the other software packages out there. However I assume I'll adapt to one that suits my needs at the moment which is a very simple way to download and track the waypoints. My wife loves hiking and camping in the national forest areas so I'm sure I'll be using the tracks and routes soon enough. Map overlays not sure about. Area 3) Paperless.... can someone mark a waypoint for me
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