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@cheezehead wrote:

@zuma wrote:

@djwini wrote:

why are the oregon/colorado better than the 60 series?

Keeps track of the caches you found for quicker logging when ya get home.

The Map 60CSx also does this in the calander and by recent finds functions.

I think all the color etrex models, and the older 60c/60cs(without sirfIII chipset) also keep track of your finds on the calender & the recent finds menu.
You could probably say any handheld color unit that garmin makes has this feature.

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It’s always good to take a few coordinates and average them, even better if you do it on different days & better yet at a different time of day.

Another good way to average coordinates would be to use more than one gps unit when taking coordinates.

Allot of Garmin units have an average waypoint function, but I have found in poor signal environments your just averaging a poor/bouncing signal and it does nothing to improve accuracy.
A good example of this is if a cache is hidden at the base of a cliff, if you stand there and let the unit average for 5-10 minutes the averaged coordinates will actually be 50-100ft away from the base of the cliff. I would speculate this is because the signal is blocked in one direction by the cliff, so the gps constellation the unit has is mostly in one part of the sky.

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@zoesbrother wrote:

Have you tried

http://maps.live.com

Wow, for some reason I either missed your post or it wasn’t here when I posted the same response.

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@labrat_wr wrote:

I have to agree with Rsplash, Mapquest seems to have the best satallite photos, to a lower altitude than say….Google which can’t even, well let’s just say they can’t.

Windows Live maps use the same aerial photos as Mapquest, but also has(in some areas) even better coverage with a birds eye view mode. In this mode you can this mode you can view a location from a 4 different angles, from what looks like very low altitude aerial photo(think google street view from the air).
http://maps.live.com/

Here is an example of this view.

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@-cheeto- wrote:

I do agree with one thing s|s commented on, that as part of this change, we have lost a bit of the identity of the group with this new logo — specifically, nothing Geocaching related at all is reflected in the new logo. Take away the wording under the letters WGA and you just leave people guessing what the G stands for. Golfers, Gardening, Geography, Gamers, Garage sale, Guppy, Gluestick… sorry got carried away.

I have to disagree, If you didn’t know what geocaching was you probably would never find this website. Besides if you didn’t know what geocaching was the old logo would do nothing to help you understand what it’s about. I would think, what the heck is that weird green square box pac-man looking thing & a Ipod in front of WI and with that thought would still have no clue what geocaching was.

The new logo looks great and even though it may be somewhat similar to the Washington state logo they are similar organizations with very similar names so who really cares.

No offense to the original logo’s creator, but it’s about time the dated unprofessional looking logo gets replaced.

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Not sure why you need such an old version, but you can find old garmin, delrome, and Bushnell firmware and software here: http://www.gpsinformation.org/perry/

Or

here’s a direct link to mapsource 6.10.2: http://www.gpsinformation.org/perry/msource/MapSource_6102.exe

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For rural areas, I guess usaphotomap would work pretty well. I would check out the Web links section of this website and click on mapping, there are lots of websites/programs you can check out.

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Just seen today that they are not planning on replacing the board walk at Parfrey’s Glen anymore.

http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/324880

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I’ve found slightly over 50 benchmarks, and would love to see a forum just for benchmarks.

For any benchmark you find that isn’t on geocaching.com you can list them on waymarking.com or see if they are already listed.

http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=424f2581-a02d-4914-9bc8-8f4cafe02680&exp=True

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It’s nothing new that Garmin is offering these free map updates. As long as you take the time to register your map software or GPS unit, if it was purchased after the new version was out you were offered the new version for free.

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Garmin updates the maps every year. It used to be every July-August, but this last update was out in June.

I have upgraded a few times, Usually you will notice at least some new streets and bypasses will be added. The last update from City Navigator 2008 to 2009 they also added allot more water info: lakes, streams, and rivers.

Garmin has been using Navteq for their map data for awhile now, if you ever find any map errors that never seem to get fixed, you can submit those errors to Navteq to get them updated. I Submitted a few and most were fixed within 6 months.

http://mapreporter.navteq.com/dur-web-external/secured/submitDur.do?userType=CONSUMER&language=en

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@EnergySaver wrote:

The Nuvi units are great … but I would not consider them rugged enough (or water resistant) … I would never consider taking my Nuvi in the woods.

The Newer Nuvi 500 and 550 are waterproof.

The 500 comes pre-loaded with the entire US of Topo maps and City navigator maps for 48states. the 550 only has the city navigator maps, but the whole US and canada worth.
The only issue I have seen people having with these models is the compass screen is slow to update, which all the reviews online have mentioned too.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=134&compareProduct=13424&compareProduct=27442

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@One Paddle Short wrote:

They reserve the right to fix yours, send you a fixed replacement, or a new unit.

When you call garmin it depends on who you get on the phone if you have to pay, I have had them fix problems for free both times I have had to call, even well after the 1yr warranty is up.

Both times I have sent my units in I have just gotten Refurbished models, which are basically a new unit. Maybe it’s different when you pay for repairs, but I have never seen them sending out new units.

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@K0rpl wrote:

Microsoft already knows Vista Blows. Buy the MacBook, and Use Parallels, or VMWare Fusion, Or BootCamp, to Install Windows XP, and have the Best of both worlds. 🙂

I disagree, The only thing that really blows about Vista is the Stupid UAC(user account control), which can be turned off or replaced with a better alternative. As long as your PC has at least 2gb of ram vista runs very well.

I really don’t understand the whole Mac fad. Why would I want to spend over twice as much for a new computer, only to have to also buy and install Windows in a virtual machine just to run my PC software?

You may be more secure running a Mac right now, but thats only because the user base is still small that it doesn’t pay to create malware for them, YET. As soon as more and more people begin using them you will see all the people who switched because they couldn’t keep their PC clean of Viruses and spyware start infecting their macs.

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You can get some palm models working, though I can’t be of much help beyond posting a link to the Vista hotsync software

http://www.palm.com/us/support/windowsvista/index.html

I have Vista running on two of my computers and have only found a small handful of programs that wont run in vista, but I have 98% of the time been able to get those working by changing a few settings.

Basically if you have issues with a certain program go into its install directory and locate the .EXE file that starts the program. if you right click the file and select properties, now go to the compatibility tab. you can now set the program to run as administrator, or try running in XP, or other OS compatibility mode. If there are any other .EXE files in its directory you might have to change these too.
Thats the Real issue why most software wont run in Vista, it doesn’t want you running everything as an administrator, but you can if you need to to get things working.

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