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by THENANKS
20 February 08 8:17 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Always Fish Safely!
Replies: 14
Views: 3884

And another useful trick is a 35mm film canister containing cotton balls that have been coated in petroleum jelly, as they can make good firelighters. You are a genius. That is a cracker of an idea. I know my son Freaky Geeky ( AKA Isaac ) will impress the other cub scouts with this tip. Cheers THE...
by THENANKS
19 February 08 9:48 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Off to Heron
Replies: 4
Views: 1669

Good 4 U! :D Mr NANKS and I went to Heron Island MANY years ago for our honeymoon. We returned a number of times during their 'Free Diving in June' offers. 8) Most of our diving has been done off Heron Island. It holds many happy memories for us. One day when the boys are older we would love to tak...
by THENANKS
16 February 08 10:04 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: [Off Topic ]: The Tomorrow People.
Replies: 741
Views: 207180

Mmmmm......I don't know. Our 10 year old, "Freaky Geeky" is the toilet roll stacker in our house......A VERY important job it is too. :wink:
by THENANKS
15 February 08 5:55 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: [OT] Question and Answer Game
Replies: 342
Views: 83726

A: When the Papageddon looks away.<br><br>Q: What are giraffes for?
by THENANKS
31 January 08 5:40 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: [Off Topic ]: The Tomorrow People.
Replies: 741
Views: 207180

Back to work. :cry:
by THENANKS
30 January 08 7:32 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Very handy item on Zazz today
Replies: 67
Views: 26498

I just ordered one. We seem to run out of juice in the PDA too often, so hopefully this is the answer. Thanks for the heads up. :D
by THENANKS
12 January 08 9:45 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: [Off Topic ]: The Tomorrow People.
Replies: 741
Views: 207180

Hey, this time tomorrow THENANKS will be in Adelaide! :P Are any tomorrow people going to the Pub Lunch?
by THENANKS
12 January 08 12:03 am
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

Hi, I have emailed you instruction that will hopefully help. Let me know. Thanks very much Keith. I am about 3/4 's through following your instructions and had to stop for other things to be done. I am constantly amazed how helpful the Geo Community is so all of you give yourselves a pat on the bac...
by THENANKS
11 January 08 11:58 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

Sitting on the beach with my laptop @ Red Rock NSW, bourbon in one hand pondering what the poor people are doing, I can see a few suggestions. In Mapsource: Edit;Preferences;Display Tab, there are a few choices to change font size & type and to change the Symbol size. Happy Hunting Guys .... Geoff ...
by THENANKS
10 January 08 4:32 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

I wonder who is planning a trip to Adelaide? I think theres a sniff in the air several teams are looking into that one :wink:cannot let the All Blacks go up on home soil :oops: it is still just a rumor :lol: <br><center>:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:...
by THENANKS
10 January 08 3:45 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

Thanks MM. That is getting better. I would still like the cache name boxes to be clearer if possible. Yes Freaky ( 10 year old ) is occupied by other matters. Thanks David
by THENANKS
10 January 08 3:18 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

:D Yep , 12 days and we leave Saturday. We also arrive in time for the PUB LUNCH. It is all in the timing Max. :D
by THENANKS
10 January 08 2:22 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

The first image is my GSAK file I am wanting to send to mapsource <a href="http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s304/THENANKS/?action=view¤t=screenshotgsak-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s304/THENANKS/screenshotgsak-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> To...
by THENANKS
10 January 08 10:18 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Geocache tattoo
Replies: 11
Views: 4417

No real ones here at THENANKS household, but the kids have some temporary tattoos depicting the geocaching logo that they have worn to events. 8)
by THENANKS
10 January 08 12:25 am
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE
Replies: 20
Views: 6364

GSAK to Mapsource help PLEASE

Hi all and Happy New Year. Can any one of you smarties :idea: help a computer Nuff Nuff :? put a coloured box instead of a plain one on a Mapsource map. We are running GSAK and then exporting our data to mapsource but we want the caches to stand out. Cheers Mr N