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quote:Originally posted by Ce'Nedra: <snip> quote:Also, the Prefix "GEO" means: "Of the Earth" or "Representing the Earth". Therefore, if the Internet indeed is a Network, a GRID, that spans the globe, then are there some other reasons why a NETCache cannot be classified as a type of GEOCache? The internet is not a grid. If you drew it as a network on paper i'm guessing it would look like a big ol' tumbleweed encompassing the earth. <snip> Actually, at one time it looked like this: Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by phantom4099:I was playing with my meridian code number 01 (menu right-left-right-left... 01, enter). And noticed a few things (here is an example of things I noticed) 29ETRE 256 5082 FLI (Repeats for each satellite present) I know “29” is the satellite number. “ETRE” (and a possibility of other commands) probably indicate the use of the satellite, but I think “ETRE” is normal. “256” I believe represents the satellite strength (scale of 0-1000?). I don't know what “5082” is, but noticed the number decreases at a fairly predictable interval (I though location, but I not sure how that would be done). I believe “FLI” represents what type of WAAS corrections the unit is receiving (fast, long, and Iono). The last one is most useful so you know which satellites have a full WAAS correction (more that have FLI, the better you are). It is possible to have variations of the last one (e.g., I, LI) At the very bottom of the screen there is a display similar to this (it will switch with another screen on a set interval). hd 120 a 1280 p 3.90H 6W (I think there is more data on this line, but it scrolls off the page). My beliefs is "hd 120" is heading and "a 1280" is altitude. "p3.90H" is PDOP (Positional Dilution of Precision (smaller number is better for accuracy) this number matches up with programs that report this number). The best guess I can thing of for the screen that switches the data listed above is possibly tilt sensor data. Any one know if I am correct on my observations, or have any idea what some of the other data is? Wyatt W. The probability of someone watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions. I am unsure about your findings. Sorry I cannot help more. I was curious about the menu item 82 which is listed as Compensation Offset. I searched Google for this and Magellan and did not find anything but various locations of the Hidden Menu PDF. Could this be some kind of way to compensate if your unit is always off by a certain number of feet? Kenneth

Nostrada, Cool. I don't use Hotmail, but I do use Proxomitron. Was using it to block popups and ads way before they started dispensing pop-up blocker software. If you have any more good Proxomitron suggestions for GC.com or Groundspeak, let us know. I am unsure of what happened to the official page for them...oh well. Kenneth quote:Originally posted by nostrada:Howdy, I did search for this, but didn't find anything about this in the archives, so please forgive if this has been brought up before. You might find this a bit complicated to setup, so please take it with a grain of salt and as a heads up for the more hacker oriented folks amongst us. Sorry. This is just a heads up for the hotmail users amongst us. You might have noticed that the URLs within a hotmail message have some strange garbage in their links. This causes not only the login to not work correctly but most likely allows MS to see and log where we go and what we do. Here is an example, we see the following http://65.54.244.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=7ea820dc972509ec34445e418ff70316f2&lat=1058244324519&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2egeocaching%2ecom instead of http://www.geocaching.com/ In Windows - sorry, no MAC knowledge here at my end - a wonderful tool can alleviate the pain considerably. I have made very good experiences with "The Proxomitron" (http://computercops.biz/downloads-cats-19-10-10.html). After installation you will need to enable it in the browser, basically pointing your browser to it as a proxy. Once this works, you can use the following information to have it replace the hotmail URL garbage with the plain old URL: http://asp.flaaten.dk/proxo/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=457 Name = "Remove Link Tracking Redirects" Active = TRUE Bounds = "<a*>" Limit = 300 Match = "0href=$AV(http*(http*)1)2" Replace = "0href="$UESC(1)"2" You can reach this screen by double clicking on the tray icon, then select "Web Page" under the "Edit Filters" heading. Now hit "New" and do not enter the "" except in the last line. Then apply and do not forget to enable it and to save your default config. Whilst you are on it, you can also exclude geocaching.com from being filtered. Drop a reply here if you are running into problems and I will try to assist. The above shown webpage has some decent info as well, but you will need to register. As a nice side effect you will start loosing some of the advertisements on the webpages. Do the right thing and allow geocaching to bypass so that they get their ads impressions, of course. OK, I hope I didn't violate some long standing rules with this post, otherwise pls just let me know and take it down or so. ... where is it?

It seems that Magellan did make another mistake on the one for Atlanta. They posted hint 4 as hint 3 (the wording mentioned the coords and they weren't posted yet), then just duplicated the hint again (3 and 4 were the same). Now they have modified hint 3 to what it should have been. Still no help other than narrowing it to a 30 mile radius of Atlanta (most people consider that the Atlanta area anyhow). Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by magellan315: quote:Originally posted by mtn-man:Boy, they hid the one in GA in a National Park Service Recreation Area. They hid it in a National Park Service Recreation Area. As in the same National Park Service that does not allow Geocaching??!! The same. If you haven't seen what a treasure looked like, then here's a peek: If the image doesn't work for you, you can check the Tierra del Fuego Treasure logs for the shots. Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by mtn-man:Boy, they hid the one in GA in a National Park Service Recreation Area. I was very surprised about that. All the coupons were soaked and stuck together. It is a wooden box and the coupons were not in a ziploc bag. Most of the water runs off of the box but the thick paper soaked up the rain and moisture. ~erik~ was first followed by andymand. andymand beat erik there but erik found it first. I got a hat coupon and got stopped by the cops on the way out. Oh well. Too bad it was not on my side of town. Congrats ~erik~! I was number 5. Got there after andymand, erik, and leapgorf with companion. I posted about the find on the magellan website. I did want to comment about the hunt a little without them deleting my log or anything. I am a little mixed about it. I am glad that at least one vendor is showing interest in GPSrs being used for geocaching. However, I don't think they have done a very good job of it. The cache in Atlanta is in a National Park. I can tell you there are alot of parks in the Atlanta area and to get it into a National Park....I'd like to know how they chose the spots. Secondly, if you are gonna put a cache out, it needs to either be waterproof or the contents need to be so. Even if it is to be there for a few days, this is summertime in Atlanta. It rains hard daily (it hailed at my house yesterday). Thirdly, if the hints aren't really helpful in finding the general area or park it is in, don't even use hints. Just tell people it is in the Atlanta area and we will post coords of where it is randomly within the next 48 hours to 5 days. Oh well. Like I said at the start of my post, at least they are trying. Now can they make a GPSr that will read GPX so you can do it all from one device? I can dream. Congratulation to ~erik~. He is one great hider of caches, so he deserved to have a great find too! Andymand, tough luck, ready for the next one? Maybe a road trip? Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy:I wonder what people will do with it when the company goes under? Maybe hack it and make it into a football game. Cool! A football game! LOL Maybe just before it flops they can offer some money to whomever hacks it to get more publicity. quote:I'd rather have http://www.microsoft.com/resources/spot/default3.mspx since it has many different functions. Traffic patterns could be one service. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location That would be nice. Kenneth

Saw this on slashdot. Cool concept, but way in Washington area (maybe Jeremy can get one and review it). I would think Atlanta will buy into this soon as they are already setup with the speed monitors/etc. Didn't care for the comment in the slashdot post though. quote: Now why can't automakers put this kind of thing in a dash instead of mostly worthless GPS navigation and DVD units?" Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by Gory:Hey Red Falcon, I stumbled accross your post much as you stumbled accross your first cache, and thought WOO, on an island in the river, so I went to your page to trace which one it might be, and where. Please log your finds, then I can go search it. You'll probably get more from the 'sport' that way too, seeing who's been where you've been etc. Thanks Gory Red Falcon doesn't appear to be active or is not logging any finds. It may be Hidden On The Hooch #1: Robin Hood's Gold. This is on the Chattahoochee River that flows above and through Atlanta Georgia. I believe there are a few others so a search for nearby caches might turn up some others. Look for ones mostly North/South as the river flows from North to South and level 4 or 5. Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by Dovregubben og <snip>Sbell111, thanks for commenting on the email notification part. Sure this work-around works. I will try and see the amount of flooding. Thanks Dovregubben og Snöflingan. If you have an email client that will allow filters, you can move them to a folder based on certain keywords. The subjects are almost always '[LOG] Watch List Notification', but if a cache is archived, you get something like '[LOG] Archived: <cachename>'. Then you could look through them without clogging up your inbox, or just watch for the Archived messages if that is your main concern. Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by sigJ:Hello guys. I have to come clean here. It was a joke, done in my favorite photo editor. I posted the image in December, and never heard another word about it. I think you would need to spend a little while in The Woodlands to understand. They have _lots_ of rules, so it is only a matter of time before they ban geocaching. But not yet. dadJ of Team sigJ Well, I would really be pissed at you if you had started the thread for attention, but someone else tripped your trap. I'm still a little peturbed as I had my bloodpressure up on this one and even posted about it on the Georgia Geocachers forums. Feels like the old days back in college when I first fell for the urban legends emails. Now I can smell them a mile away, but I wasn't watching for something like this on Groundspeak. No harm done sigJ...but I'll be keeping an eye on you .... Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by mustanglx:Well I think I fixed it. It was the version of EasyGPS that I was running. I looked on Geocaching.com and they showed version 1.2.2, which is what I have. Then I went to the site of EasyGPS abd it showed version 1.2.5. As soon as I opened a GPX file all the caches showed up. Thanks again for the help. mustanglx I've seen this come up more than once (seems like alot). I'm sure it is far down the list, but could the page on geocaching.com get updated to include the latest version? And why isn't the link for download directly to easygps.com so cachers will get the latest version? Do they move it alot and break the link alot? Kenneth

Or use GPSBabel to convert it to any other number of filetypes that can be loaded by another program. If the .txt is a .csv (comma seperated text) file then convert it to GPX and use Easy/ExpertGPS to load them.

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy:TJWilson and Rex_Gordon's accounts match up by IP address and other markers (like the fact that you have a static address through cable, your passwords are identical, etc.) I was thinking about this today and wondered if TPTB might check into this. As usual, Jeremy is on top of things. Great job!!!! quote:I seriously despise puppet accounts so please don't be deceptive. It would be greatly appreciated. It's especially irritating that you would act as though you're someone else responding to your own post. Gah. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Now the truth is out and all the posters who were so-called "attackers" are shown as the protectors of the boards. Good work guys. Later, Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by Rex_Gordon: quote:Originally posted by Mopar: Is rex gordon related to http://profiles.yahoo.com/roe_gordon? + _Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. _ After looking at that picture, I certaintly hope not! Signed, Rex Funny how in an earlier post Rex_Gordon says quote:<snip> been looted, but I live in the same area as this guy. I've met him a few times. He seemes decent enough, but he has a nasty temper. As <snip> but then later looks at the picture and doesn't mention anything about this being TJ? He has met him a few times but didn't recognize him and put it all together? Hmmm....I hope Rex_Gordon is not TJ...hmmmmm Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by TJWilson:The reason I ask this is that over the past several days, no matter what I post anywhere, there is a string of directed personal attacks on me. This What would a new cacher think when reading these forums if all he/she saw were directed personal attacks? Well, I would think that if you keep posting messages pointing out that people keep attacking you, then people look at your previous posts and it becomes obvious to them...thus adding to the number of people who attack you...thus prompting you to post again. The links to previous threads by various posters shows they keep researching out your claims and want to make sure everyone else sees why you are attacked. quote:These people, who shall remain nameless untill they decide to attack me once more, which I I can see you attempt to appear harmless and respectful when your other posts show otherwise. Anyone can view your posts and see who is attacking you (or as I have seen are usually defending themselves or trying to calm you down so reason can be used). quote:know for a fact is coming, are giving this sport a bad name here in the forums for anyone that might have an interest in caching. I agree that tension and arguing can be viewed negatively by some, but most people who are truly interested in caching will either ignore the posts or read into the history of the nature of the posts and understand what is happening. quote:It is also because of these people that I am removing my account from gc.com, and selling my GPS. Geocaching has lost its appeal to me Oh grow up. This is like a grammer school child who says "if I can't ..... then I'm not playing anymore". If you truly like caching then spend more time doing it and less time in the boards. This is truly a sport that you can do alone if you so desire. Besides, like Mopar pointed out your profile xyzabc shows you with 0 finds. I will give you the benefit that maybe you don't log your finds online, but you don't seem to be the type who wants to lie low as you have posted on the boards frequently and keep sticking your head out exposing your neck. quote:now that it no longer feels like a community. I wish everyone, except my attackers, luck in future endavours. I'm sorry you feel that way. A community requires a diversity of people and Groundspeak will remain a community. Websters defines a community as: Community (n.) n. 1. Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. 2. A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations <snip> I think if you sell your GPS and no longer participate in geocaching then you have left the community. It however does not say that if you disagree with others then you are not a part of or that it is no longer a community. I suggest you take umc's advice and lay low, go find some awesome caches, and discover (or re-discover) what this is all about. If not, then farewell. Kenneth

Found an online map of the campus. It is at GATech Campus Map. I believe the field area is Griffin Track Map Area. Here is the Terraserver Map complete with coords (see the URL in the browser). Remember that I did not go to the location to get them. Also, the coords appear to be in the alternate format and not the usual HH MM.SSS. Hope this helps. Kenneth

Try GA Tech Track and Field Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by red falcon:box, and what is a travel bug, also how to contact other GEOCACHERS like me, and what in <snip> Anyway I think that once I get the hang of this I really think that it will be an enjoyable thing to do this summer well if anyone would like to show me how GEOCACHING really works red flacon You can find other cachers in your area by checking out the GGA (Georgia Geocachers Association). We meet montly and have other activities. We also have a discussion board like Groundspeak for GGA members (visit 1 meeting to become a member). The website address is GGA Online. The next meeting has not been posted, but you can see past ones by searching for GGA in the Hide/Seek or look at the Events section in the Georgia page on Geocaching.com I'll send an email as well in case you haven't discovered the Popit! feature yet. Kenneth Pruett

quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:I like irony, and I like paradoxes even more. Some I've noticed while goecaching. <snip> A nice parking lot with a sign that said "Parking for Church Patrons Only" while the curch sign affixed to the building itself said "Visitors Welcome". <snip> Hmmm...this one makes sense to me. You are welcome to visit the church but not loiter in the parking lot. If you enter the church then you are a patron and allowed to park. If it said "Parking For Church Members Only" and "Visitors Welcome", then it would be a paradox. Kenneth

There is alot of information you can send your friends way by directing them to the Yahoo! Group for Yahoo! Groups Magellan Meridian GPS. Check out the files section for an good FAQ. Kenneth

Not sure if it is the biggest, but we have The Biggest Cache In The World . It is in Athens Georgia, along with The Smallest Cache In The World . I have not done these but may be doing them this weekend. Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish:Look up "game" on http://www.m-w.com as a noun, definition 1a. It's a synonym to "sport." Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Seems like a lot of the time 1b fits better - "often derisive or mocking jesting". I live in the ~Erik and mtn-man Atlanta area and 1b defines geocaching for their caches . Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by FullOn: quote: Glad you shared YOUR experience with Microsoft software. Also glad you used the word "probably". Not trying to start anything here, but I'd be interested in hearing your experience with them. Of all my fellow IT guys I know, no one is thrilled with Microsoft and .NET stuff. We all rely on linux for web apps. http://www.scgeocachers.org/ I was going to do a personal reply, but then I thought others might want to hear and since you asked..... Here are my experiences with the flavors of Microsoft server operating systems. Windows NT 4.0 and IIS 4.0 ---------------------------- NT servers are stable only as domain controllers. File/print servers and Exchange loaded with none to minimal third-party apps are moderately stable. SQL 6.5 and IIS can go bonkers at any time. We had PDCs and BDCs that were up for more than a year and had to be restarted only to apply Y2K patches. We also had/have file and print servers that stay up for many months at a time. Of course we clustered some so end users see no downtime. We have one cluster that has not had downtime (end user perspective) but for 10 minutes since 1998 and that was for a Y2K upgrade on the raid control subsystem. Still, I have seen/heard of systems setup by those not trained/experienced very well that require reboots weekly and can degrade to daily. IIS 4.0 is definitely where Microsoft missed the mark and has gotten its bad reputation. Also adding to the flurry is security flaws as the OS was designed for intranets and not the internet. Windows 2000, IIS 5.0, SQL 7/2000 --------------------------------- Another OS entirely (well..not exactly). Microsoft's biggest mistake was trying to keep backward compatibility. IIS 5.0 is alot more stable and has built-in provisions for runaway ASP code (which 9 times out of 10 is why IIS 4 hung) I have spent alot more time addressing issues other than hung OS since we have put servers on Windows 2000. SQL as backends for various apps has been very stable. Windows 2003 and .NET --------------------- I have not had any experience with these yet. Bottom line is that the admins who setup the systems and don't let someone convince them to load all kinds of poorly written third party applications will produce systems that will be stable. This seems to apply to all NOSes, not just Microsoft. Thanks for listening... Kenneth

quote:Originally posted by FullOn: quote: Bottom line is watch for trends of slowness or unresponsiveness. You can probably point the finger squarely at the Microsoft software there. I've found their stuff to be about the worst out there for performance and uptime for internet serving. And unresponsiveness... that's a given. http://www.scgeocachers.org/ Glad you shared YOUR experience with Microsoft software. Also glad you used the word "probably".