[gps-talkusers] Re: OT: tetris
- From: "Ken Perry" <kperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 01:10:25 -0700
By the way we have been able to play tetrus on Linux for a while if you use
Emacspeak.
Well at least I played it in the 90's.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alice Dampman
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:37 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] OT: tetris
Hi, Scott,
Are you kidding me? We can now play tetris? Be still my heart! I can't
imagine how it works if you can't see anything, but I'd love to try it! Is
this a keysoft 7.5 new thing? Will it, please god, be on the PK if one
upgrades?
Sorry, mods, I know this is off topic, but I did at least identify it as
such, and tetris, well, it's almost a matter of life and death, isn't it?
It's one of the best games ever!
Alice, who used to be able to see well enough years ago to play that game a
little and sorely misses it!
alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Erichsen" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1:35 AM
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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