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November’s results have been posted. Better late than never.
October’s results have been added.
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Originally posted by What’s Next?:
Thank you, that’s helpful.We’re seeing the Palm Pilot IIIxe for a good price, but it doesn’t seem to list our operating system (Windows XP). Would we have a problem?
I could understand if this whole process isn’t so clear.
The Palm Operating System, resides on the little hand-held gadget (the Palm Pilot) not on your home computer.
What you really need is a copy of some software called the “Palm Desktop” for Windows. This is available for free from http://www.palmone.com/us/support/windt.html
This is the program that you actually run on your computer. It’s job is to establish communications with your Palm, via a serial cable (sometimes called a cradle). This program also controls the backup of data to/from your palm. The latest version of this program supports Windows XP, which is what I am running too.
Hope this helps.
[This message has been edited by Buy_The_Tie (edited 10-31-2004).]
I personally use a Palm IIIx. Got it used from a guy at work.
Advantages:
Cheap (mine was free)
Compatable (Much software written for the Palm O.S.)
Alkaline Batteries (Replaceable in the field)
Very Very Very Long battery life (more than 2 months typically).
Adequate amount of memory (4 MB, I think?) I have gotten 700 caches in there and still had room left over.
Address book / phone list (more handy than you’d think)
Calendar / alarm (also more handy than you’d think)
Relatively sturdy.Disadvantages:
Somewhat slow.
Downloading data (offically called hot-sync) to it takes considerable time when large cache files are being moved.
Monochrome screen
People laugh at you when they see you with such a dinosour.From the “Wisconsin Snowmobile Laws” booklet:
Distance, Hours and Speed Restrictions
When you are riding a snowmobile within 100-feet of a person who is not on a snowmobile, or in or on a vehicle, or when you are riding within 1OO-feet of an ice fishing shanty, you must slow your snowmobile to 10-mph or less and yield the right-of-way, except when you are operating on a privately owned raceway facility.When you are riding a snowmobile between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 am and you are riding within 150 feet of a home or dwelling, you must slow your snowmobile to 10-mph or less.
I’m a snowmobiler, and I would very much enjoy picking up a cache while out riding. I say put a caution note in the cache description and leave it active.
Also, keep in mind, that most winters lately, the snowmobile trails are only open a week or two per winter.
Personal Observation:
Many cache pages list the starting contents of a cache. Once that cache has been in the woods for more than a week or two, often very little of the original contents are still there.My suggestion would be to stick to the description of the cache / area / story on the cache page, and list contents as a “Post A Note” log. That way the original contents are recorded for all history, but do not clutter up a cache page.
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Originally posted by Miata:
cha’DIch!. Nobody has ever questioned what that means. Must be very obvious.
No, not obvious at all. To those who are Klingon impaired (like me)…
Taken from the klingon.org
cha’Dich
The cha’Dich is an individual appointed by a warrior to stand with him during a ceremonial challenge or trial. The cha’Dich must defend the one challenged because he or she is denied the right of combat while accused. The cha’Dich is given a ritual knife and stands along side his warrior during the challenge.
Great Job WISearchers and to all who participated.
Thanks for being such good representatives of geocaching.
You asked for it….
You got it….
Enjoy!
I must admit that I’m the one that archived this event cache. I didn’t want to do it, but the geocaching.com / groundspeak guidelines *SPECIFICALLY* address this type of gathering.
Now, don’t loose heart, for there is a HUGE discussion regards to “Exactly What Is An Event Cache?” going on between the powers that be at Groundspeak and the reviewers. Evidently they realize that there is an issue with how event caches are now approved.
I will bring your issues to that discussion, as I tend to agree with you that this probably *SHOULD* be listable as an event.
Admin – Tie
No worries…
It’s all fixed.
Like this one?
Another picture of the mystery hat.
09/12/2004 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Question on Permission/permits for Dane county and Madison p #1747606Here’s an excerpt from an E-mail of a fellow Dane County cacher:
“They were also very pleased that I did come in to get
a permit before the cache was placed. A person going in should already
have the exact coordinates for the location. Prior to getting permit
approval a ranger will actually check the location. There also is a $10
annual fee. It only took a couple days to be approved. I started by
talking to the rec’p. Tina. From there she introduced me to Darren
Marsh who is the interim director. In the end his is the name on the
permit however most of the permit process will be handled by another
staff member named Theresa. All of the staff were very helpful. It can
also be done via E-mail by sending directly to Darren Marsh. His
address : [email protected] Their address is 4318 Robertson
rd. Madison 53714. Phone # 246-3896″“They want a copy of the permit in the cache and will do random park
searches. The main thing is protection of sensitive areas
of course. They are also aware of all the caches on park land in
non-compliance though I didn’t ask any questions so as not to fan any
flames. In general anyone going thru the permit process should have no
problems at all as again they were great to deal with. Hope this
helps.”[This message has been edited by Buy_The_Tie (edited 09-12-2004).]
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