Of course, my curiosity escaped me and I just had to try it. This may be the reason I do things like Alpha/Beta Test products. My life is about pushing things to their limits, most of the times for the better, but some times for the worst. Thanks, Kevin I would encourage you to visit the Chaos World of Assistive Technology Blog at: http://www.chaosat.wordpress.com/ Postings are dealing with the latest and greatest happenings, tips and tricks and other items of interest. -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:50 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] New leather case We of course tried this before finalizing the case. Should have known Kevin would think of this too. Lots of devices have magnets on them these days. The force is so slight there isn't a problem around media sources. Mike At 04:11 PM 7/1/2008, you wrote: >Ah, Kevin, you're a brave soul, a true scientist and experimenter! >Nothing like good old empirical evidence to find out what happens if... >Thanks, and I'm so glad your card was not wiped out! >Alice >alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx >----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Chao" <kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:04 PM >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: ew leather case > > >>This is an interesting one. I took my CompactFlash card out of my PK >>and slid both sides of the card on both sides of the magnet and placed >>it back into the PK and things are still working. So, I would say >>that there isn't anything to worry about and if there were then I >>wouldn't imagine that they wouldn't have used magnets in the case to begin with. >> >> >>Thanks, >> >>Kevin >>I would encourage you to visit the Chaos World of Assistive Technology >>Blog >>at: >>http://www.chaosat.wordpress.com/ >>Postings are dealing with the latest and greatest happenings, tips and >>tricks and other items of interest. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen Bailey >>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:00 AM >>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: ew leather case >> >>That was an interesting question about the magnets, I never saw the >>answer to that one either. By the way, I have not had much chance to >>experiment with my gps, and had it since November. >>HAVE been tied up with my elderly mother's paperwork, but today took >>it out on a drive, in a car and it did great! So nice to know what I'm >>passing while being driven around the town. This is truly wonderful. >>Karen and Harpo with greater understanding now. >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "alice dampman" <alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Date sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:16:16 -0400 >>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: ew leather case >> >>>This case for the PK sounds very nice indeed. Someone asked a >>while back, >>>though, if the magnetic closures have any negative effect on >>storage cardsor >>>anything like that, you know, I guess rather like the way magnets >>have a bad >>>effect on computers and should be kept away from them? Does >>anyone know the >>>answer to this question? I don't ever remember seeing an >>answer... >>>Thanks. >>>Alice >>>alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Sylvia Grimes" <sylvia.grimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>To: "gps" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 5:31 PM >>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] ew leather case >> >> >> >> >>>>If you convert the US dollars to UK pounds, it will be much the >>>>same if not cheaper. Plus, you are helping the Sendero company as >>>>they you. >> >>>>The case is really neat. >>>>Go for it. >>>>Sylvia. >> >> >> >>>----------------------------------------------------------------- >>--------------- >> >> >> >>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>Checked by AVG. >>>Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1525 - Release Date: >>6/29/2008 >>>3:09 PM >> >> >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG. >>Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: >>7/1/2008 >>7:26 AM >> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------- > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: >7/1/2008 7:26 AM > Michael G. May CEO Sendero Group "The GPS company:" Sendero Featuring GPS on the mPower, PK and Voice Sense and coming soon, Mobile Geo. . Also distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks,, Mobile Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate Crashing Through by Robert Kurson available at http://www.CrashingThrough.com MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.SenderoGroup.com 1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 Sendero Group, LLC 429 F Street, Davis, CA 95616, USA No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: 7/1/2008 7:26 AM