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RINO SHAWN
Geocacher
Joined: 18 Nov 2004
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Location: Cambridge
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 Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:05 pm Post subject: Rino 110 Mapsource questions |
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I have the Mapsource "Points of Interest" software (the only software available from Garmin for a 110 that I'm aware of)
Does anyone know if there is a way to "bulk load" geocache waypoints/long. lat.s to the Mapsource program on my PC from geocache.com?
I only know how to send waypoints that I manually create on Mapsource to my GPSr
Or am I wasting my time with this thought process and should just go with the pocket queries and Easy GPS? (I would have to learn how to use that also)  |
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Pear Head
Past MnGCA President
Joined: 04 Apr 2004
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Location: north of Duluth
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Rino 110 Mapsource questions |
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| RINO SHAWN wrote: |
| Or am I wasting my time with this thought process and should just go with the pocket queries and Easy GPS? (I would have to learn how to use that also) |
You don't need pocket queries to use Easy GPS. You can just download the waypoint files for individual caches or for a list of caches (like when you view a list of caches on the website).
Easy GPS is just that - easy. Load your file, pick your GPS and comm port, and off you go. |
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RINO SHAWN
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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
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Location: Cambridge
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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I know how to send my waypoints I already have in my GPSr to Easy GPS...and know how to manually type in each and every waypoint name/ lat./ long. into MapSource or Easy GPS and then send to my GPSr.
What I haven't figured out is how to send the info from Geocaching.com to Easy GPS so that I can access it without having to manually type in the info.
So far...until I figure out how to use this correctly......my Mapsource program is doing everything (and more) than Easy GPS
What am I doing wrong?? (wow...that's a loaded question!)  |
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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Joined: 02 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| RINO SHAWN wrote: |
| What am I doing wrong?? (wow...that's a loaded question!) |
open the GPX/LOC file in EasyGPS? It's just like loading a file in any other program. |
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RINO SHAWN
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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
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Location: Cambridge
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Wow...I feel like an idiot!! My problem is that I never noticed the little icon on the cache pages that says "click to download" Hey...guess what???? When you click on that.....it.....downloads!! 
Thanks guys for not laughing at me for being so "geocachenally challenged" Hey.... I just made up a new word  |
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Moe the Sleaze
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Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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Location: Champlin, MN
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| RINO SHAWN wrote: |
| Thanks guys for not laughing at me for being so "geocachenally challenged" Hey.... I just made up a new word |
Who says we weren't laughing!
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"Hi, I'm Moe, or as the women know me - Hey! You in the bushes."
-Moe, The Simpsons |
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RINO SHAWN
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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
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Location: Cambridge
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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It's OK to laugh......I can take it 
I've just been playing around (aka learning) and I have successfully bulk downloaded over 20 caches and uploaded them to my GPSr
I even figured out that I can "select all" and change the little symbol to the geocache "treasure chest" symbol .............I feel like my geek status has just been raised 1 notch 
I wish I would have figured this out long ago....(I,ve had the link cable and Mapsource for over 10 months now) |
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