HartClimbs

I have had a nervous tic - but it might be from being around BrianSnat after he ate all that garlic. Seriously, I've found ticks crawling on my legs, arms (under my watchband), and clothes but haven't had one attach in a long time. I'd go with the DEET recommendation others have already mentioned. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

quote:i feel it's my patriotic duty to question the right of every idiot in a hat who detains me or questions me while i am lawfully behaved. it is not appropriate for citizens of this country to be treated as criminal until we are under REASONABLE SUSPICION of committing a crime. I always thank the guys at the airport who ask me to remove my belt while they check me with a metal detector. It's a hassle and I'm certainly not a terrorist, but they're doing their job and trying to keep people safe. I think it's a matter of degree. If I were handcuffed and detained, I'd agree with your points - but just having someone ask me 'hey, what are you up to?' when I'm skulking around in the bushes doesn't bother me. If only most people who skulked around in bushes were only geocachers looking for tupperware - I'd suspect a cop's job would be much less stressful! There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Cuckoo's Nest (by the Bee-Gee's) and the nearby Hilltop are located near a very creepy and spooky area. Friends of mine who'd grown up in the area couldn't believe I'd been up there since they all had stories about the site from growing up. It just gave me the heebie jeebies - but it's worth checking out (just park behind the abandoned buildings). The parking area's creepy, but the hilltop (especially near the watertower) has this abandoned 'Andromeda Strain' feeling (for anyone who's seen the old movie). There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I think they'll take just about anything as 'proof'. I was down at the Bridgewater store last night looking for a bike rack and the guy in front of me got the 20% off by saying 'yeah, my kid's in the boy scouts'. They're just looking to drive volume I'm sure, but club day's a good deal. Climbing gear is *never* on sale (and EMS prices are right on par) so 20% off is a terrific deal! (plus, they have an unconditional moneyback warranty - which you don't normally get on climbing gear). I ended up driving to the Paramus store this morning to pick up a bike rack they had in stock - and saved a bundle. (plus, got to hit some nearby caches!). BTW - when can we order our own funny hats? There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Figured I'd drop a quick reminder to anyone who needs GPS, hiking, camping, climbing, or kayaking gear - today everything at EMS is 20% off (or 20% off at ems.com as well) for club day. All you need to do is present some proof of club membership (AMC, NY/NJ Trail Conf, etc..) and you get the discount. If you're in the market for a new GPS, tough to beat 20% off! There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

How about a virtual multi where you have to visit both spots? Seems like much ado about nothing - it's not like people actually win something by having people visit their caches.....do we??? There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

quote:Originally posted by bhist:In all my searching I still don’t find references to this problem on the Garmin website and the resolution as Patrick was able to give me. This is because it's not a garmin problem - it's actually the way your PC's serial ports work. You'd have had the same issue with a Magellen GPS, a digital camera, pretty much anything that tried to use the port while HOTSYNC was running. If you have a beef, it's with PALM. Glad you got things working - just curious, are you going to start another thread titled "Garmin Customer Support was Great" since they helped you learn how to use your PC? As I said earlier, my experience with Garmin has been nothing but positive. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Duplicate post - this space intentionally left blank. [This message was edited by HartClimbs on April 25, 2003 at 02:08 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by Cruzin:I think it'd be interesting to attach it to a cat, turn on the track recorder and let it roam around for the day. When it came home, you could see where they'd been! Yeah, you could absolutely confirm that the cat has been sleeping in the laundry basket for the last 12 hours. The tracklog for our cat's day would be a single dot. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I actually just found this cache which seems to be the one you're referring to. It shows up as an Ohio cache on Dan's stats page, but has been renamed and relocated. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

quote:Good idea...can I disable the software without having to uninstall it? You should be able to 'right click' on the hotsync icon in your system tray and select 'EXIT'. When you want to sync your palm later - just go into your PROGRAMS/PALMDESKTOP and start Hotsync. As others have noted, there are several other options for accomplishing the same thing but this seems easiest to me. Also, I have 'START MANUALLY' setup in my Hotsync options so I don't have hotsync start automatically (and consume resources all day long when I only sync periodically). Good luck - hope this has helped. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Brilliant software - certianly makes caching more enjoyable! Thank you ClayJar! There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I'd second the cheaperthandirt recommendation, although BrianSnat is right on with the new mailing lists you'll find yourself added to quickly. Between my skulking around the area looking for caches, and the survivalist catalogs, I'm sure I've made it to a watch-list somewhere! I think my mailman is spying on me for the CIA...>hmmmmmmm< There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Congratulations on the bi-centenial accomplishment! There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

You may have already checked this but make sure your Palm Hotsync software is disabled before you connect your GPS. The error you indicated is similar to one I received when trying to communicate with the GPS (via easygps and Mapsource) while Hotsync was still active. Good luck - my experience with Garmin has been nothing but positive. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

With the outing in Cheesequake scheduled for May 17/18th, I'm sure there will be some shenanigans to report for May. BTW - do we get any state quarters for this award, I'm looking for something to leave in BrianSnat's caches? There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I keep my PDA updated with info on the nearest 450 caches in the area. I receive a pocketquery that I use WATCHER (very nice!) to break down into Found and Notfound files (rather than getting two pocketqueries). I then take those GPX files and shoot them into SPINNER to generate HTML and the customized gpx files (brilliant program). I also have PLUCKER setup to grab these HTML files and drop them into my Palm automatically (and easyGPS to load the gpx files into my GPSr). Sounds complicated but it's a very easy way (really just a few clicks) to keep updated information in my palmpilot and gps. These free programs are a godsend! There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Congratulations!!! Done in style..... (must be a big week for Disney with the kids off - I know a bunch of folks who headed down!). There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

quote:Originally posted by solohiker:Woul Mr. Snazz be so kind as to provide a list of the potential harms caused by geocaching? I think it's an issue of concentrating the land use pattern. Maybe it's because many of my finds have been close to urban areas, but I've certainly come across cache sites that looked like a herd of elephants with crowbars had come through. It's not geocaching that's the problem - it's that many people who are new to the outdoors may not notice that they're trampling on fragile areas. I think a friendly reminder and some well meaning education goes a long way. Look, some people wash their dishes with soap in the nearest creek when they're backpacking (sometimes they just don't know better). That doesn't make backpacking bad for the environment. Education and awareness is the key, but I think most people would agree that there has been *some* impact (both good and bad) by folks who play this game..... the goal should be to make it more good than bad and the CITO events are a good example! [This message was edited by HartClimbs on April 22, 2003 at 10:29 AM.]

Is a GPS considered specialized equipment? How about a pen? Flashlight? Naw.... One definition of 'specialized' equipment would be 'Anything you don't have with you at the time that you need', but I'd take it more to mean 'Anything above and beyond what a dayhiker would have'. I'd think after a while, most folks tend to hike with some basics that tend to be useful. Most folks don't hike with climbing gear (with some notable exceptions!). If I saw a terrain 5 - I'd do some research in advance to try to anticipate the challenge, but I'd expect it to take a couple visits (possibly one to scout the equipment needed, another to bag the cache). I'd just put a note in your page that the cache may include some 'orientiering challenges' - and rate the cache on the normal scale! There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Stoopet iz az stoopet duz. I thought it was a good question and I was just trying to be helpful. Who knew you were about to dispense your wisdom at the same time (I would of course have withheld any comment until you or Mopar had a chance to provide a full, accurate, and authoritative repose). You'll now be returned to our regularly scheduled programming. I'm still not letting my 4yr. old drive. Chindren shouldn't be allowed to operate motor vehicles or space ships - regardless of what you say. Show proper manners by stepping away from the buttocks of the website and refraining from pithy commentary. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I'm definitely sweating in this picture! Seriously - this was a great day. It was a pleasure hiking with this illustrious group and we truly benefited from Harrald's guiding services (and he didn't laugh too much at us while we searched for caches he'd already found!). I think I left all the ticks I'd picked up in Harriman park (practicing that leave-no-trace ethic, I left the ticks for others to enjoy after me!). Beautiful day, great weather, terrific company, and a great park. I hope we can do more of these group outings in the future! A special thanks to Harrald as well for the pint of Guinness after the hike! - HartClimbs There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Was a great hike up to the cache and who knew Harrald caches in frilly pink high heels. Maybe he was just wearing something special for #200..... There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I think it would be fine (as long as it's rated 5 stars for terrain). There's a cache on a ledge in a nearby climbing area. Unless you rapped down from the top (or climbed up from the bottom - it's a 5.7/5.8 route), it's not accessible. I'm actually surprised it hasn't been compromised. I think it's a neat idea (but recognize you won't get much traffic to the cache). There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

I'd leave it (and encourage others like it). It's up to each seeker whether to hunt the cache. There's some I just wouldn't go after (although I wouldn't have trouble with the tree), but I wouldn't want to stop anyone daring (or ingenious) enough to place a cache like this. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. - Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977