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I've just connected my Garmin Oregon 450 to the PC to have a look. The folder is GPX (using capital letters) and it is one of the folders in a list of folders; Extdata, Filters, JPEG, GPX, Profiles, RemoteSW, sQL, Text, next is a line of other files which are not folders. When I open the GPX folder on the computer I can see the new downloaded geocaches. It's only on the Garmin unit that they can't be seen. Are all of the caches in the pocket query more than about 100 miles away from your current location? If so, they won't show up in the list of caches. --Larry

Did you run that old PQ exactly a week ago? My normal practice, when planning to look for caches in my home area, is to run a series of 5 pocket queries that differ by date range. This gives me all the caches I haven't found within a 60 mile radius. I select the current day of the week for all 5 PQs, and all 5 PQs are generated. So far, so good. When I return to the Your Pocket Queries page, something strange happens, every time: The day-of-the-week box for the last pocket query I selected still shows as selected. I have to remember to uncheck that box. If I don't, that PQ will run again exactly a week later. This has happened every time I've generated more than one PQ in a given session, and it's been happening for several years. I've reported it to Groundspeak, and it's been discussed here in the forums, but the bug has never been fixed. Any chance the same thing has happened to you? --Larry

Yes I have looked and I have asked Apple Care but Apple has transferred Apple Care to a third party answering service that only Googles my question. They have no knowledge of Apple products. I was hopping an I Phone user might.I know it could be done with rev. 7 but can't get an answer if so with 8.3 May I assume you've already tried the advice/tips on this Web page? Safari 8 (Yosemite): Manage cookies and website data --Larry

I just looked at the settings dialog for the Chrome browser on my Android phone. There's a toggle that reads "Save passwords". I have it set to "On" and after I log into a Web site just once, I very rarely have to log in manually again. You might want to look for a similar setting in Safari. --Larry

I don't have an iPhone (or "i" anything), and I don't use Safari. However, this certainly sounds like a problem with cookies rather than autofill. Do you have the Safari browser set to accept and store cookies? If so, the browser and the Web site should keep you logged in. --Larry

A couple of odd things struck me when I read the cache description. The CO states that " I am a member of the homeowners association ask you to be considerate of the private property lines." First, I live in a condo development, and as a homeowner here I'm a member of the homeowner's association. Every homeowner here is a member. That doesn't mean I have the right to give permission for outsiders to trespass on development property. We have three trustees who, I presume, would be the only entities authorized to give that permission. Does this cache actually have adequate permission? Second, the CO refers to being "considerate of the private property lines." Are there actually lines? Are these property lines clearly marked out so that geocachers will know where it's safe to walk and where it isn't? At least in my development, we don't have fences, chalk marks, or anything else that separates private property from common areas. IF I looked fo this cache, how would I know what's common area and what's trespassing? --Larry

I think that it would be unwise to assume that the lack of comment confers a consensus of agreement that a statement is correct. ^ ^ ^ This. I've lost count of how many times I've vehemently disagreed with something on these forums, started to type a response, and then decided it would be better to just keep my mouth shut. And I have posted that I agree with somebody's comment, many times. There are ways to do that without simply adding "+1", which doesn't add a whole lot to the discussion. --Larry +1

I think that it would be unwise to assume that the lack of comment confers a consensus of agreement that a statement is correct. ^ ^ ^ This. I've lost count of how many times I've vehemently disagreed with something on these forums, started to type a response, and then decided it would be better to just keep my mouth shut. And I have posted that I agree with somebody's comment, many times. There are ways to do that without simply adding "+1", which doesn't add a whole lot to the discussion. --Larry

The Garmin Communicator plugin works fine in Firefox 38.0.5 (the current non-beta version), on both my Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machine. --Larry

Of course Chrome uses plugins. How do think a plugin like Flash works in Chrome? This is what koselig is referring to: NPAPI plugins don't work on Chrome version 42 and higher Garmin Communicator is an NPAPI plugin. Adobe Flash and PDF Viewer are PPAPI plugins (apparently a "safer" API) and still work fine. --Larry

I don't think I've seen evidence of Jasmer/grid challenges affecting reviewers' judgment, but I've definitely seen local geocaching communities rallying and sometimes fighting to preserve old caches solely because of their age. --Larry

Every time an older cache is archived, that's one less cache that can be used to fulfill somebody's Jasmer challenge. I've always assumed that was the hidden agenda behind keeping caches active that really should be archived. --Larry

If you selected "I haven't found" in the pocket query form, the pocket query shouldn't include those caches. It's never happened to me in several years of using pocket queries. Are you sure those caches were actually included in the pocket query results? Could they have already been stored in your GPSr from a previous download? --Larry

On the Message Center page: https://www.geocachi...t/messagecenterThe textarea for the message you're typing uses this rule: html, button, input, select, textarea { color: #5F452A; } Right above it, the message someone just sent to you uses these rules: html, button { color: #4A4A4A; } .user-two ol { background-color: #EFEFEF; [...] } On any cache description page, for example: http://coord.info/GCK1CC The cache description and the logs use this rule: body { [...] color: #594A42; [...] } Every other log also uses this rule: .LogsTable tr:nth-child(2n) td { background-color: #EBECED; } OK, now that I look closely at the text you've pointed out, I can see that they're not quite black. On the other hand, the same text seems "black enough" for these 65-year-old eyes that I hadn't even noticed it before. In case anybody's wondering, my monitors are both carefully calibrated for my photography/Photoshop work, so that isn't a factor. --Larry

This seems strange to me. I'm not seeing any gray text anywhere on the geocaching Web site (though there are some text areas, like the Personal Cache Note area on a cache page, that have a gray background). I use Firefox 38.0, with no plug-ins, extensions, or browser options that affect text display. Can someone list one or more pages on the geocaching site that display this gray text? Links to the pages would be very helpful for those of us having trouble seeing the problem. --Larry

Am I crazy or did you change the colour of the text one types in e-mail messages? It appears now be a grey with a very bad contrast. I more and more get despaired. In guess in 5 years I will not be able to read a single letter on this site. On my PC using Firefox 38.0 on a Windows 7 PC, the text in the message box is simply black, and perfectly visible. What browser are you using, and are you sure this isn't a browser settings issue? --Larry

I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you even need to go into Demo mode. Press the Geocaching icon, which brings up a list of caches (it might be empty if there are none in the unit within 100 miles). Then from the menu at the bottom right of the display, select "Search Near". From there, find a recent find, a waypoint, or a map point in the area you want. That should give you a list of caches in that area. --Larry

I can't find some caches. There's your proof! ^ ^ ^ That's my story, and I'm sticking to it! --Larry

How do you know that this is simply some curmudgeon who doesn't hanker to strangers? And how do you know that the area hasn't actually had (maybe still has) a crime problem? What you're suggesting sounds to me as if geocachers could serve as a sort of de facto Block Watch program for the community. Really? --Larry

^ ^ ^ This. It's obvious to me that one or more residents of this area are suspicious of strangers showing up in their development who aren't there on what they consider legitimate business. They don't know, and they don't care, about geocaching. It still involves, in their eyes, "acting suspicious". For reasons we aren't privy to, these same residents are already nervous about strangers in their midst. Knowschad, do you really think someone who knows nothing about geocaching would consider rummaging around in bushes as not suspicious? On the couple of occasions when I've been confronted by the police while geocaching, that's exactly what I was doing. In this case, the residents' need for security and peace of mind trumps any "right" we might think we have to hide geocaches on their turf. I vote for archiving all those caches and finding a more appropriate place to hide them. If there aren't more appropriate places, it probably means the area has enough caches already. --Larry

Let's look at this from another angle: Do you really think enough geocachers would blanket the area so successfully, and over a long enough period, that they would be a deterrence to the criminal element? I just don't see that happening. --Larry

More people like what? How could a homeowner possibly know the reason someone is skulking around their neighborhood? I ask again, how will they know the difference between geocachers and crooks? Please tell me what differentiates the two groups from the perspective of homeowners looking for suspicious activity? Maybe if we all wore the same uniform, carried official geocaching ID badges and drove around in marked Scooby Vans.... --Larry

How exactly will the residents be able to tell the difference between "people up to no good" and geocachers? We don't exactly wear uniforms or carry badges. And both groups often look like they're "casing the area". --Larry

I presume you're willing to pay the higher price they would have to charge for a premium membership to make up for the lost ad revenue? They're not likely to simply take a revenue cut to satisfy users who don't want to see ads. --Larry Lets make a comparison on the trend for paying customers: Free User: Sp*tify - Ads Netfl*x - Ads Am*zon - Ads App*e/And*oid/Wind*ws apps - Ads Geocaching - Ads I would agree with this. There has to be some revenue generated to survive. Paying User: Sp*tify - NO Ads Netfl*x - NO Ads Am*zon - NO Ads App*e/And*oid/Wind*ws apps - NO Ads **Geocaching - Ads And these examples are not limited to major companies .. most websites guarantee NO-ads when you pay a subscription. In conclusion: I pay the price that Geocaching has set, because I enjoy the sport .. for the same reason I pay for apps to support a dev group. Set the price, make it competitive, and I pay. Perhaps, introduce another layer of subscription for people on a budget. At the very least ... provide the customer with a choice ! Good luck convincing Groundspeak to take a revenue cut simply because some members can't tolerate ads. Let me know how that works out for you. --Larry

I presume you're willing to pay the higher price they would have to charge for a premium membership to make up for the lost ad revenue? ... --Larry I thought we already do! I was referring to increasing the price of a premium membership over what it is now. --Larry