[gps-talkusers] Re: Half Dome

  • From: "Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 15:45:30 +1000

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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