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by !mike
13 January 06 12:10 am
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: minor changes to homepage
Replies: 6
Views: 2633

Re: minor changes to homepage

we've also celebrated the release of google earth for the mac by putting a little link on the homepage Have I missed the plot about this? All the graphic link does for me is fire up Google Earth :cry: I thought it might show all the GCA caches perhaps. So... can someone tell me what I am missing he...
by !mike
12 January 06 7:17 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: Etrex X-models Without Sirf, What's The Point
Replies: 4
Views: 2203

Cached wrote:Well it seems to have more games...
Games? Did you say games Sam?

That sounds a good idea. Anne can sit in the car playing games on the GPS while I am off finding cac....... Damn. That wont work will it?

Perhaps I need two of them.
by !mike
04 January 06 10:19 am
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: RSS Help [closed]
Replies: 7
Views: 2685

For RSS I use:
http://www.feedreader.com

And I tried several before I decided.
by !mike
29 December 05 12:49 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Australian GEOcoin images
Replies: 200
Views: 52100

I like the right hand one
by !mike
28 December 05 9:28 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Debate 5 - Travel Bugs with Instructions Attached
Replies: 22
Views: 6170

caughtatwork wrote:If a TB has a tag, I'll look and if I can help I will.

No tag? It's coming along for the ride whether that be in the right direction or not :-)
Says it all - once again.
by !mike
28 December 05 9:22 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Australian GEOcoin images
Replies: 200
Views: 52100

The GCA logo is distinct in that it divides the mainland into quarters, and applies a colour to each quarter. Assuming that everyone is happy to stay with the Outline of Australia.... How about keeping the outline, but showing the state boundaries. Colour each state? Well, why not? This would still ...
by !mike
24 December 05 12:24 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Australian GEOcoin images
Replies: 200
Views: 52100

I also prefer the original.

Gee wiz, how can anyone mistake the symbol for anything other than an image of Oz?

Perhaps some people would prefer a map of texas...

Edit: Oh, and what happened to the blowie? Got ta have a blowie mate.
by !mike
16 December 05 11:23 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Australian GEOcoin tracking
Replies: 24
Views: 6718

While I understand the suggestion that the coins should go in GCA caches and hence be trackable on GCA, if you have a look at how many GCA caches exist in South Australia you may see why it would be a pointless exercise. That shows a basic misunderstanding of the tracking process !mike. A TB, and a...
by !mike
16 December 05 12:26 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Australian GEOcoin tracking
Replies: 24
Views: 6718

While I understand the suggestion that the coins should go in GCA caches and hence be trackable on GCA, if you have a look at how many GCA caches exist in South Australia you may see why it would be a pointless exercise.
by !mike
01 December 05 11:21 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Debate 9 - Will Waymarking Take Off?
Replies: 42
Views: 10657

Interesting thread. Noticed a comment (and in other threads) to the effect that if there is no physical cache why go there. Well... I have a physical cache and a waymark at the same place. In the past month, 19 cachers have found the cache but no one has logged the waymark. As far as I can tell, the...
by !mike
01 December 05 10:41 am
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: emailing new gca caches [closed]
Replies: 33
Views: 9695

Link to C@W new GPX mailer system.


http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=45525
by !mike
01 December 05 9:46 am
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: emailing new gca caches [closed]
Replies: 33
Views: 9695

caughtatwork wrote: At this stage it will be once a week and depending on how it goes I might be able to allow days selections.
Yes please....

Once again C@W you are doing some awesome stuff.
by !mike
25 November 05 4:20 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: Can't create a new GCA cache (or 5) [closed]
Replies: 13
Views: 4043

click on the "my" tab and at the end of your existing cache list there is a link to click for new caches - this works, just tried it. edit: when you click on the drop down menu, you get: http://geocaching.com.au/my/cache/new/ when you click on the link as I suggested you get: http://geocaching.com.a...
by !mike
23 November 05 10:11 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Debate 7 - Logging on "skipped" log book pages
Replies: 13
Views: 3817

pprass wrote:I sometimes write on the bottom of a half filled page by the previous logger to save on space.
I started using a new page everytime, but now I also write on the bottom half of a page. Not to sure why most cachers use a new page especially if it is a larger than normal book.
by !mike
12 November 05 6:57 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: .ozi link off cache page [closed]
Replies: 33
Views: 9829

Well.. Ozie ingenuity does it again.

Thanks guys.