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05/27/2003 at 10:19 am #1720992
We just had to get into the paperless scene… So, an ebay pda is on the way as I type…
Where do you all find these neat little geocaching progs?
Billy
Team Flushingrouse05/27/2003 at 12:42 pm #174546405/27/2003 at 2:46 pm #1745465There’s already a thread for the newbie PDA user: http://wi-geocaching.com/forums/Forum8/HTML/000106.html
I just went through it, and I would be happy to help you out in any way I can. You can contact me through Geocaching.com. My complete name there is: Should’ve bought him the tie.
Brian.
05/27/2003 at 8:34 pm #1745466Pilot install does a nice job of synchronizing spinner files. http://pinstall.envicon.com/e/pinstall/pinstall.html
05/28/2003 at 2:33 am #1745467Thanks for the replys… Geeezch, you guys are johnny on the spot!!
I’m sure I’ll be needing a bit of help… Can’t wait for the darned thing to get here now!
Billy
Team Flushingrouse05/29/2003 at 2:09 am #1745468Plucker (and espically) Spinner have a little bit of a learning curve to them. You have to go in an modify the .INI files and some of the other files that come with the program to personalize it and make it work well for you. I stumbled through it, and I would be happy to provide insight on the places / things that need to be changed. Once set up, the programs work GREAT!
05/29/2003 at 12:20 pm #1745469Awww, come on. Spinner isn’t that bad! Try this: http://www.gpxspinner.com/spinner.pl
06/08/2003 at 12:46 pm #1745470Alright the pda is finally here. Actually for a couple of days now and I’ve played with it to the point where I think I can ask a couple of questions…. I got a Clie s-360 and installed the Mobipocket reader, hint decoder, and geocache log. I have enough of an understanding of them to talk at least, somewhat intelligently about them..
I have a pocket querry sent to me twice a week from gc.com which contains two files, one is the .gpx file for 100mi. radius of Sussex, WI and the other is the .prc file to go with it. As long as I replace the old files with the new, I should always be up to date…right?
First, what’s wrong with using the Mobipocket reader prog. to view the cache pages on my clie (.prc files)? Seems like everyone mentions “plucker” and “spinner”. Am I missing something…?
Second, I open the .gpx file in EasyGPS and send it off to my Legend? As far as I can tell, that’s all I need to do. Other than get the kids and such in the car and ready to go!
All that’s left is to go out and find some caches, sign some logs, come home and log them on gc.com…
Did I miss anything?
Thanks for your input!
Billy
Team Flushingrouse06/08/2003 at 1:45 pm #1745471You’re doing what I do! I don’t understand the need for spinner, plucker, doiner or whatever. When the new file gets emailed to me, I just click on the file and do a save as and usually the last place I saved it pops up and asks if I want to replace the file. You can do the same for the waypoint file but I use a subdirectory for no particular reason. Do a hotsync and you are up to date!
I do a daily file transfer and have four files sent my way. One for the local, like you have, another for Illinois only but closest to my house and the same for Madison. Madison overlaps a lot but it helps when I go to the area. I have another one that has ALL the caches in a 100 mile radius just so I have past ones on record in the PDA just in case I have reason to check one out while on the road.
I will usually only upload the local “new” caches to keep the GPS clutter to a minimum. Enjoy!
Steve Bukosky
Waukesha06/08/2003 at 2:30 pm #1745472My only complaint with the .prc files is that I haven’t been able to perform a keyword search to locate a specific cache.
I have about 500 .loc files loaded in my gps with the corresponding prc files in the palm. I may be traveling and see a nearby waypoint on my gps. The cache is labled with a GC.com waypoint name, which appears on the gps screen.
I would like to be able to use the PDA’s search feature to locate that cache. For example, if the gps shows waypoint GC34AB is nearby, I would like to “search” for that cache on the PDA. Currently, if I type that waypoint name in the PDA, it never finds any files in the mobipocket reader.
I have several prc files sent to me every day. They are setup based on the closest to my zipcode. So, the farther away from home I am, the longer it takes to go through 1000 pages of data on the PDA.
I would be great if you could somehow search for the cache on the PDA by entering a keyword.
I havent used spinner yet, but plan to give it a try. From what I understand, spinner lets you break up the data to more customizable forms.
Is there something I’m missing here? Is there a way to do these searches?
06/08/2003 at 2:52 pm #1745473quote:
Originally posted by GrouseTales:
I havent used spinner yet, but plan to give it a try. From what I understand, spinner lets you break up the data to more customizable forms.Is there something I’m missing here? Is there a way to do these searches?
The reason I use Spinner is that it parses the XML that makes up the GPX file and converts it all into mini HTML pages (don’t you love all those acronyms!) as well as creating various searchable index pages, one of which lists all caches by their GCxxxx number.
06/08/2003 at 4:15 pm #1745474quote:
Originally posted by GrouseTales:
Is there something I’m missing here? Is there a way to do these searches?
Sure, I do them all the time. All you do is tap the menu or the lower left hand icon, not the lower right hand one, then FIND and then scribble the search for and up it pops, albiet in a bit of a while if it is way down on the list.
I was in Oshkosh the other day and wanted to look up the one at the EAA. All I did was tap on the menu, FIND and put in eaa and it popped up after 1071 some pages.
But yes, I usually find a waypoint on the GPS and then do a FIND with the waypoint and that pops up rather quickly as it doesn’t have to go through the long descriptions for a word.
This is why I can’t see the need for all the other programs.
Steve Bukosky
Waukesha06/11/2003 at 4:51 pm #1745475quote:
Originally posted by sbukosky:
Sure, I do them all the time. All you do is tap the menu or the lower left hand icon, not the lower right hand one, then FIND and then scribble the search for and up it pops, albiet in a bit of a while if it is way down on the list.
I knew I was missing something. I finally figured out how to use the “find” feature thanks to your help Steve.
Thanks
06/16/2003 at 11:39 pm #1745476Forget all the progs at this point, I ordered a PDA from ebay and when it arrived I got no stand, no cable’s, no instructions, no drivers or anything. Does anyone have any old parts I could buy cheep. Once I can connect to my computer, then I’ll worry about the progs. Thanks Andy
06/17/2003 at 2:28 am #1745477quote:
Originally posted by Team Kilroy:
Forget all the progs at this point, I ordered a PDA from ebay and when it arrived I got no stand, no cable’s, no instructions, no drivers or anything. Does anyone have any old parts I could buy cheep. Once I can connect to my computer, then I’ll worry about the progs. Thanks Andy
First of all, I’m assuming this a PDA with the Palm(tm) OS. If so, you can download the latest version of the Palm Desktop software (the software you need to sync your Palm with your PC) from the palm.com site here. This page lists all the discontinued Palm models and lets you download the manuals (handbooks) for them in PDF format.
Re: Parts. What brand/model PDA did you get? I have spare sync cables (not cradles) for the Palm Pilot/Palm III series, and possibly the Palm V series (I’d have to check on this one). I also have a junk drawer full of PDA “accessories” that might be of some use… styli, various covers, some Handspring modules, etc.
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