What a great tribute to Dean. I hope his spirit does shine brightly.
Michael Hingson,
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-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:52 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome
Well, dog-on, he must've drank one or two too many! Sorry about that. Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:45 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome
> Dean Jackson who past away in april of 06.
> Worked for Humanware NZ technical support.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:41 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome
>
>
>> Hey, Crazy. Who sings it? Write off list if you want. Thanks, Jim
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:35 PM
>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> This is one of the keysoft easter eggs.
>>> to access it go to utilities menu, key management enter new product key,
>>> then at the prompt, type DJ and press enter and you'll hear the music.
>>> If you want to play tetress, type playtime and press enter.
>>>
>>> That is all I'll say on this on list.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim Gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:29 PM
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome
>>>
>>>
>>>> Wow, congratulations Kevin, that's quite an achievement. I wish I was
>>>> 18 again and could do that, but I guess I will leave it to you young
>>>> wipper snappers! I look forward to checking out the files. Hey, I have
>>>> something a little off topic to ask about. I was looking for a file in
>>>> my Mpower earlier today and happened upon something in the keysoft
>>>> windows directory called I think 8 sinks.mp3. it's some guy singing an
>>>> english or irish drinking song. See if it's in your mpower assuming
>>>> you have one. Do you have any idea why it is there?
>>>> Again, congrat's on your climb. I am glad you made it safely back!
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Kevin Chao" <g.unit89@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:59 PM
>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ahh, Half Dome. I did do the climb on Saturday September 29, 2007. It
>>>>> was an utterly amazing climb that involved about 16 hours of straight
>>>>> hiking with constnat probing of my cane and trekking pole to find a
>>>>> good footing. If I didn't find a good footing it could make the
>>>>> difference between slipping on the rocky terrain or falling off the
>>>>> side of the cliff with a drop-off of over 3000 feet. The feeling of
>>>>> actually getting to the top of Half Dome after an 8.5 mile hhike,
>>>>> elevation change of 5000 feet and 8 hours was just amazing. And once
>>>>> completed the entire hike was also an amazing feeling. I am not sure
>>>>> if there are any words that can describe how physically involve the
>>>>> climb was, labor intensive it was, and how amazing it was. I will
>>>>> admit that my entire legs were in pure pain with each step for the
>>>>> last 4 mile of the hike down. I can say that I am still feeling the
>>>>> pain a bit today, but I am healing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here a few notes regarding the Hike:
>>>>> Round-Trip:
>>>>> 18 Miles
>>>>> 16 hours
>>>>> Total Elevation Change: 10000 feet
>>>>> valley floor: 3800 feet
>>>>> Top of Half Dome: 8800 feet.
>>>>> began: 6AM
>>>>> Finished: 10PM
>>>>>
>>>>> I recorded User POIs, Audios, and photos along the way along with
>>>>> making a Replay of the entire trip. All of these were sent to Mike May
>>>>> yesterday and they should be up and running on the blog soon. Each POI
>>>>> is associated with an audio file that gave an audio of what the
>>>>> progress was, what was around me and so on.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some may wonder why would anyone want to hike 18 miles, go through an
>>>>> elevation change of 10000 feet, and do this for 16 hours. This was
>>>>> something that I started last year on my birthday where I walked with
>>>>> friends in San Francisco for 13 miles in honor of October 13, my
>>>>> birthdate. This time around I decided to raise the bar and do it honor
>>>>> of the age I will be, 18. So it was a personal goal that I set for
>>>>> myself and was surely worth it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will answer your other question in a separate email.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kevin
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Jim Gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:35 PM
>>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey Kevin, I have noticed that the bluetooth connect range from the
>>>>>> M1000 is somewhat less than the Holux 236, not that it matters, but
>>>>>> have you noticed that? Also, in the bad old days with GPS 3.5, you
>>>>>> used to have to wait some 10 to 15 seconds from the time you turned
>>>>>> on the Mpower to the time you launched the GPS program. Since I
>>>>>> haven't read anything about this, I assume this wait time is no
>>>>>> longer necessary but I have been forgetting to ask, so now I am
>>>>>> asking. How about it?
>>>>>> And, what happened to Half Dome? Did you do it, or do we all have to
>>>>>> wait until next year. Maybe you plan to do the hike on New Years Eve
>>>>>> for a real adventure! Jim
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Kevin Chao" <g.unit89@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:24 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Peggy,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am sure that many will benefit from this message, so I figure that
>>>>>>> instead of sending it privately that I send it to the list. This is
>>>>>>> probably the most critical thing to understand in getting up and
>>>>>>> running with GPS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I will outline what the various messages mean:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> no fix, acquiring satellites
>>>>>>> -At the moment your reciever hasn't picked up any satellites, get in
>>>>>>> a clear
>>>>>>> open area and wait about 30 seconds.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Receiver not detected press backspace with r to reconnect or v for
>>>>>>> virtual.
>>>>>>> -Here is where you would want to use the reconnect command. Another
>>>>>>> situation where you might want to use the reconnect command is if
>>>>>>> you are
>>>>>>> exploring in virtual mode then decide to switch to GPS mode, you can
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> switch on the reciever, hit the backspace b command and you are now
>>>>>>> up and
>>>>>>> running.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If upon entry you receive the message about turn on bluetooth
>>>>>>> receiver.
>>>>>>> -Here you could turn on your receiver and press C to connect to your
>>>>>>> receiver. If it still doesn't connect, make sure bluetooth is on
>>>>>>> within
>>>>>>> KeySoft.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If upon entry, you get the message about make sure your receiver is
>>>>>>> active.
>>>>>>> -Make sure that the reciever is paired and active within the KeySoft
>>>>>>> bluetooth connectivity menu. Then you cna go back into the program
>>>>>>> and press
>>>>>>> the backspace b command.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry if this is a lot to absorb, but this is just one of the quirks
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> bluetooth as it isn't the most stable thing on the BrailleNote.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:47 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So if it looses a connection, do you just get the "no fix,
>>>>>>>> acquiring
>>>>>>>> satellites" thing? I'll have to read more carefully about what to
>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>> after resets and stuff, just so I don't find myself out and about
>>>>>>>> somewhere with a lost fix, panicking. <grin>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Peggy
>>>>>>>> http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Kevin Chao" <g.unit89@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:41 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Peggy,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yeah, the M-1000 is quite something, especially at looking at how
>>>>>>>>> fast it
>>>>>>>>> is able to acquire a fix and maintain a good one.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I never used the Serial EarthMate, but did use the Bluetooth
>>>>>>>>> EarthMate
>>>>>>>>> and from time to time I will just do a side-by-side comparison
>>>>>>>>> and am
>>>>>>>>> still astonished at the results. The Earthmate will take quite
>>>>>>>>> longer to
>>>>>>>>> pull in satellites and if it does it will only pull in 3 at the
>>>>>>>>> most
>>>>>>>>> while the M-1000 pulls in 10 easily within a matter of 30 or so
>>>>>>>>> seconds.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It turns out that there is a one-handed keystroke for the
>>>>>>>>> backsspace with
>>>>>>>>> r command and that is backspace with b. I find that I use this
>>>>>>>>> command
>>>>>>>>> quite frequentley because the bluetooth connection may drop for an
>>>>>>>>> unknown reason. It is really nice to be able to hit this command
>>>>>>>>> while
>>>>>>>>> you are walking out the door and you are golden afterwards.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think other than knowing that single command there isn't much
>>>>>>>>> that you
>>>>>>>>> shouldn't figure out just from using it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:30 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] I'm amazed!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well, I still haven't left the house, but I just paired the
>>>>>>>>>> receiver,
>>>>>>>>>> and set my GPS program to use the Bluetooth receiver. I'm
>>>>>>>>>> sitting here
>>>>>>>>>> inside my house, and as soon as I entered the program, I got an
>>>>>>>>>> instant
>>>>>>>>>> fix, with where I am, and a good fix! It was amazing! I looked
>>>>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>>>>> documentation and committed backspace with r to memory, in case I
>>>>>>>>>> lose a
>>>>>>>>>> connection. Is there anything else I should commit to memory, so
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> don't go into panic mode if I'm out and about and lose a
>>>>>>>>>> connection?
>>>>>>>>>> I'm sitting here in amazement!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Peggy
>>>>>>>>>> http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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