Hi from the Budster,

We also would like to know if these PDA's can connect wirelessly while
letterboxing out on the countryside.

Budster of the Catskills

Budster,
I know they can connect . . . but I'm in a bad reception area and would like to just download the whole darn thing.
Rosie River Cat

budster2@juno.com wrote:
Hi from the Budster,

We also would like to know if these PDA's can connect wirelessly while
letterboxing out on the countryside.

Budster of the Catskills

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And I'm too cheap to spring for the wireless access. Did you look
into AvantGo, making it a personal page? I'd love to be able to sync
it, and just have it with.

Celt

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, wants2create
wrote:
> Budster,
> I know they can connect . . . but I'm in a bad reception area and
would like to just download the whole darn thing.
> Rosie River Cat
>
> budster2@j... wrote:
> Hi from the Budster,
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wirelessly while
> letterboxing out on the countryside.
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About that PDA stuff, The other day I took an old laptop (thinkpad 1440)
with just about the only thing on it was the xp operating system and into
one of the side slots popped a linksys wireless 11.2g card. Then traveled
to town were they had a hotspot. So then bingo, it hooked up to an
access point by way of , Juno (free service) and did e-mail. Also the
internet was working at (11 megabits/sec) using Internet Explorer. That
was super! .... Now I am not sure if my verizon account that is also
loaded on the hard drive has anything to do with it. There was no
dialup,no moden connection, only wireless . It almost looks like you can
get on line with out an isp account , but I will go back Monday to find
out for sure as to how this is all happening. Anyway the point is, if a
PDA can hook up like this , without a dialup service ,there may be a way
to have a dynamic link to the letterbox site in hot spots. - if thats
true - then I want a PDA **** Budster of the Catskills

-Whoa! Letterboxers walking around with ecectronic
hand held devices? Sounds like another sport I know
of.
Mizscarlet

-- wants2create wrote:

>
> Hi,
> I'd love to be able to copy the clue database (or at
> least a few states) to my pda so when I am out and
> have extra time I can search the database for the
> nearest box. Any suggestions?
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I don't always have the foresight to print and take the clues for
all the areas I travel in . . . . just thought it would be easier
for me.
Rosie River Cat





--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, MaryAnn Lockard
wrote:
> -Whoa! Letterboxers walking around with ecectronic
> hand held devices? Sounds like another sport I know
> of.
> Mizscarlet
>
> -- wants2create wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> > I'd love to be able to copy the clue database (or at
> > least a few states) to my pda so when I am out and
> > have extra time I can search the database for the
> > nearest box. Any suggestions?
> > Rosie River Cat
> >
> >
> >

Letterbox - on demand....good idea!

You know, that is a darn good idea... PDAs are just made for
databases and there are a number of databases out there that work on
the palm OS. If a way could be figures out to get a comma delimited
download of the entire database, I'm sure it could be imported into
the Palm...

Wes?? Is a comma delimited export from the database either in it's
entirety or by section or state feasable?? Or an export to another
format??

Tom of Tom & Suz
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(past calls WB1CBY, /VE8, /VE1, /VO8)

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email: w1tjl@arrl.net
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-Just kidding, it would be great to have bettr acess
to clues when I'm on the road. I'm always kicking
myself for not thinking ahead
Mizscarlet

-- Connie wrote:

>
> I don't always have the foresight to print and take
> the clues for
> all the areas I travel in . . . . just thought it
> would be easier
> for me.
> Rosie River Cat
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, MaryAnn
> Lockard
> wrote:
> > -Whoa! Letterboxers walking around with ecectronic
> > hand held devices? Sounds like another sport I
> know
> > of.
> > Mizscarlet
> >
> > -- wants2create wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I'd love to be able to copy the clue database
> (or at
> > > least a few states) to my pda so when I am out
> and
> > > have extra time I can search the database for
> the
> > > nearest box. Any suggestions?
> > > Rosie River Cat
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
>




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If you travel with a lap top there's an easy answer. I have the entire west
coast downloaded on my lap top. If I get to an area that I know there's
boxes and I didn't print them before leaving home, I can just pop it open
and look them up. I've been known to hand write all of the pertinent info at
the trail head before heading out.

Maiden


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Hi Madien, It sounds like you figured out how to download portions of
the clues database. I'm fairly new and wondered if you would share
your technique.
LindaFay

I'm working with a Dell Axim . . . pocket pc operating system. This will take word or excel docs but don't know how to access the lbna one or even what type it is.

Tom LeClerc W1TJL wrote:You know, that is a darn good idea... PDAs are just made for
databases and there are a number of databases out there that work on
the palm OS. If a way could be figures out to get a comma delimited
download of the entire database, I'm sure it could be imported into
the Palm...

Wes?? Is a comma delimited export from the database either in it's
entirety or by section or state feasable?? Or an export to another
format??

Tom of Tom & Suz
--
Tom LeClerc, Amateur Radio Station W1TJL
(past calls WB1CBY, /VE8, /VE1, /VO8)

LeClerc Consulting
email: w1tjl@arrl.net
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I have been syncing my pda with Avantgo (where I created custom
channels for the areas where I generally letterbox) since we started
letterboxing almost a year ago. It generally works beautifully. If
you have a pda and regularly hotsync, then you will have up-to-date
clues every time you are out on the road.

Look into Avantgo.com - register and play around with creating custom
channels - it's not hard at all. My recommendations: be sure to allow
your custom channel to follow off-site links (as many clues are
posted this way to LBNA), and be sure to allow your custom channel to
set at a link depth of at least 3. All you do is make sure the custom
channel links to the url that contains the clues you want. Each area
will be a separate custom channel.

Here is what I keep on my pda:
Southern NJ Letterboxes
Northern NJ Letterboxes
NJ Mystery Letterboxes
Eastern Pennsylvania Letterboxes
Pennsylvania Mystery Letterboxes

When we travel to another area, I simply create a new custom channel
for that area and remove it when I come home again.

A small warning about this method, though. Once when we were in the
middle of a series, my pda inexplicably reset and we were not able to
access the clues to the rest of the boxes in the series. Now, I
always read ahead!! You never know when your trusty gadget will throw
you a curve!

highlysung of Team SuddenTurkey

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, MaryAnn Lockard
wrote:
> -Just kidding, it would be great to have bettr acess
> to clues when I'm on the road. I'm always kicking
> myself for not thinking ahead
> Mizscarlet
>
> -- Connie wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't always have the foresight to print and take
> > the clues for
> > all the areas I travel in . . . . just thought it
> > would be easier
> > for me.
> > Rosie River Cat
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, MaryAnn
> > Lockard
> > wrote:
> > > -Whoa! Letterboxers walking around with ecectronic
> > > hand held devices? Sounds like another sport I
> > know
> > > of.
> > > Mizscarlet
> > >
> > > -- wants2create wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I'd love to be able to copy the clue database
> > (or at
> > > > least a few states) to my pda so when I am out
> > and
> > > > have extra time I can search the database for
> > the
> > > > nearest box. Any suggestions?
> > > > Rosie River Cat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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Thanks . . . it worked wonderfully!

highlysung wrote:
I have been syncing my pda with Avantgo (where I created custom
channels for the areas where I generally letterbox) since we started
letterboxing almost a year ago. It generally works beautifully. If
you have a pda and regularly hotsync, then you will have up-to-date
clues every time you are out on the road.

Look into Avantgo.com - register and play around with creating custom
channels - it's not hard at all. My recommendations: be sure to allow
your custom channel to follow off-site links (as many clues are
posted this way to LBNA), and be sure to allow your custom channel to
set at a link depth of at least 3. All you do is make sure the custom
channel links to the url that contains the clues you want. Each area
will be a separate custom channel.

Here is what I keep on my pda:
Southern NJ Letterboxes
Northern NJ Letterboxes
NJ Mystery Letterboxes
Eastern Pennsylvania Letterboxes
Pennsylvania Mystery Letterboxes

When we travel to another area, I simply create a new custom channel
for that area and remove it when I come home again.

A small warning about this method, though. Once when we were in the
middle of a series, my pda inexplicably reset and we were not able to
access the clues to the rest of the boxes in the series. Now, I
always read ahead!! You never know when your trusty gadget will throw
you a curve!

highlysung of Team SuddenTurkey

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, MaryAnn Lockard
wrote:
> -Just kidding, it would be great to have bettr acess
> to clues when I'm on the road. I'm always kicking
> myself for not thinking ahead
> Mizscarlet
>
> -- Connie wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't always have the foresight to print and take
> > the clues for
> > all the areas I travel in . . . . just thought it
> > would be easier
> > for me.
> > Rosie River Cat
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, MaryAnn
> > Lockard
> > wrote:
> > > -Whoa! Letterboxers walking around with ecectronic
> > > hand held devices? Sounds like another sport I
> > know
> > > of.
> > > Mizscarlet
> > >
> > > -- wants2create wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I'd love to be able to copy the clue database
> > (or at
> > > > least a few states) to my pda so when I am out
> > and
> > > > have extra time I can search the database for
> > the
> > > > nearest box. Any suggestions?
> > > > Rosie River Cat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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