[Az-Geocaching] GSAK

Wed Jan 10 11:45:16 MST 2007

Download the PQs then sort by last GPX .. This tells you what has been
archived if you have updated the PQ :)

On 1/10/07, Jared Ross <jaredmross at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Finally, the answer to all of life's questions! Thanks Brian! haha
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> Wow, that is a tough question which probably would need a long tutorial to
> properly address. I would recommend that they jump on the forums at
> gsak.net and do some research, then post their questions in there. A quick
> answer for one of the questions though is "NO", GSAK does not have an
> automagic way of determining what caches in your database are archived. That
> being said there are somewhat automated ways of cleansing your gsak
> database(s). I would again recommend gsak.net for that information. I
> myself just try to keep the nearest 500 caches up to date by updating a few
> times a week and then checking those caches where the "Last GPX" date is
> less than the date on the most recent GPX file I've loaded. It's rather
> manual, but there are better ways.
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> Good luck,
> Jared of AZBliss02
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Brian Casteel <bcasteel at uccinc.net>
> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GSAK
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> *From:* az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:
> az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com] *On Behalf Of *EMa
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:06 AM
> *To:* listserv at azgeocaching.com
> *Subject:* [Az-Geocaching] GSAK
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> I had this questions asked and was not sure how to answer it since I only
> use it on a small scale.  Any thoughts???
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> For the last few years I've been using various methods of translating GPX
> pocket queries (PQ) into HTML which allowed me to take my GPS and palm
> device and go geocaching without a bunch of paper.  Last year I got GSAK
> which really improved the whole conversion process and added cool features
> to the process.  Then I got a laptop and decided to show my wife the whole
> process of converting GPX to GSAK to HTML to Plucker to Palm device.  She
> laughed so hard milk would have flown out her nose if she had been drinking
> milk.  Then simply said, "I have a laptop.  All I need is that and GSAK."
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> Now that I'm GSAK centric I've been wondering about how the best way to
> manage the GSAK database.  In the past I've had different database for every
> PQ.  One for home, one for Long Beach , one for Portland , one for the route
> from SEA to PDX …  It seems to me that one monster database might be an
> easier way to go, I just need to figure out how to filter properly.  Also, I
> typically PQ only for active caches that I haven't found.  I'm only
> interested in the caches I can find (I learned my lesson of making sure
> caches were active after doing a multi hour multi cache to end up in the
> owners front yard with him telling me the cache was inactive for the winter
> …)  But I'm not sure how GSAK handles a cache that goes from active to
> inactive or archived - do they get removed from the GSAK database if they
> aren't in the GPX or does GSAK synch the database with the GPX by updating
> the caches that are in the GPX and leaving the caches that aren't in the GPX
> un-updated?
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> Anyway, this whole question boils down to what are best practices for
> using GSAK?  One big database?  Multi databases?  Is there a CQ set-up that
> will improve my GSAK usage, like should I set the PQ to show include my
> found, inactive, and archived caches so GSAK can tag them properly?
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> On 1/9/07, *AZcachemeister* <azcachemeister at getnet.com> wrote:
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> I suspect this is the best overall solution, and is what I would
> recommend/do if it were my problem.
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> AZTech wrote:
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> After my Gateway laptop's power supply died on me last year (neither battery nor AC adapter would power it up), I got a USB enclosure for the
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> 2.5" internal HDD for about $25 and was then easily able to xfer everything over to my new laptop.  Then, when done, I now had a small 60GB portable USB drive that fit nicely in my new laptop bag!  Works great for making backups and transfering files...
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> David - AZTech
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> ------- Original Message -------
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> From: "Lisa G." <lisasjunk at buppas.com> <lisasjunk at buppas.com>
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> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
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> Sent: 1/9/07, 9:27:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie
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> I think most laptops have a video out where you can attach an external
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> monitor.  This may or may not help you depending on the nature of the
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> card failure, but it would be worth a shot.  A friend of mine recently
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> bought a 250G external USB drive for just over $100 (make sure the USB
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> versions match; I know my older laptop has USB 1.0, and a lot of newer
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> things use USB 2.0).  If that's affordable for you and you can get the
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> laptop to last long enough, you could transfer the data to one of these
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> yourself, and then you'd have a useful drive when you're done.
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> Good luck...computer failure sucks. :(
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> -Lisa
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> Brian Casteel
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> I guess I didn't realize it was a laptop, or I wouldn't have said anything
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> about on-board video, because integration is the only possibility for a
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> mobile computer.  If that's failing and it is this old, you will spend more
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> money for repair/replacement of the failed component, which would involve
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> replacing the entire motherboard to resolve the issue.  Buy a new laptop.
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> But in the meantime, I wouldn't use the laptop at all until you get a new
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> one, so you can see at least something on the screen when you're trying to
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> set it up to get your 'stuff' copied from it to the new one.  Many new
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> computers these days offer software that will pull the information for you
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> and put it back in place just like it was on the older computer, so look
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> into that when you're shopping.  There are other ways, but they
>  would cost a
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> bit of money, which would involve having someone else pull and transfer the
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> data for you.
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> Brian
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