How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
clues? I know I have at least one huge three ring binder full of
clue sheets and I think I may have a partial solution to this waste.
The geocachers have this neat little program called Cachemate that
lets them download all the information they want from the geocaching
website into a PALM PILOT. It'll display the coordinates, hints,
placement data, etc, and let you timestamp your find. It then sorts
the caches into found/not found for you. It's pretty amazing
actually. I'd love to be able to use it for letterboxing, but it
would require a total revamp of the letterboxing websites. The file
types the program uses (.GPX) is specific to the geocaching website
and it won't work for letterboxing. (I'd be willing to help on a
conversion if some savvy computer people would like to take this on)
The next best thing that I discovered today is called Plucker. What
it does is use your computer to download html from user specified
webpages and then dump it into your Palm Pilot. There, all the text
and some images are viewable and all the links work.
For example:
I told the Plucker to download The Central Texas Region from
letterboxing.org, filter out the images, and set a page depth of 2.
It then compiles the information from the Central Texas Region (box
listing)and every page linked from it (individual clues). I sync my
Palm Pilot and all the clues are right there for me to peruse when
I'm in the field. The whole thing takes less time than it does to
print out a few pages of clues.
The only problem I've experienced is that regions with a large
amount of boxes (Texas Gulf Coast) causes some of the data to be
left off. I don't know if this is a program issue, my old Palm
unit, or my internet. I'm still playing with it.
Here's the plucker website:
http://www.plkr.org/
Let me know what you think.
-Monkeytoes
ps. If anyone has the skills or desire to make a cachemate type
program for letterboxing, let me know as well.
Paperless Letterboxing.
12 messages in this thread |
Started on 2006-01-15
Paperless Letterboxing.
From: monkeytoes108 (cruschhaupt@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-01-15 18:38:22 UTC
Re: Paperless Letterboxing.
From: Rick in Boca (rick_in_boca@bigfoot.com) |
Date: 2006-01-16 00:16:08 UTC
I think you are on the right track, I like where you are going.
I've often wanted to just log onto LBNA to double-check to see if a
set of clues were updated since the time I printed them. Usually this
occurs after two hours of searching but before finally giving up.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "monkeytoes108"
wrote:
>
> How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
> clues? I know I have at least one huge three ring binder full of
> clue sheets and I think I may have a partial solution to this waste.
>
> The geocachers have this neat little program called Cachemate that
> lets them download all the information they want from the
geocaching
> website into a PALM PILOT. It'll display the coordinates, hints,
> placement data, etc, and let you timestamp your find. It then
sorts
> the caches into found/not found for you. It's pretty amazing
> actually. I'd love to be able to use it for letterboxing, but it
> would require a total revamp of the letterboxing websites. The file
> types the program uses (.GPX) is specific to the geocaching website
> and it won't work for letterboxing. (I'd be willing to help on a
> conversion if some savvy computer people would like to take this on)
>
> The next best thing that I discovered today is called Plucker.
What
> it does is use your computer to download html from user specified
> webpages and then dump it into your Palm Pilot. There, all the
text
> and some images are viewable and all the links work.
>
> For example:
> I told the Plucker to download The Central Texas Region from
> letterboxing.org, filter out the images, and set a page depth of
2.
> It then compiles the information from the Central Texas Region (box
> listing)and every page linked from it (individual clues). I sync
my
> Palm Pilot and all the clues are right there for me to peruse when
> I'm in the field. The whole thing takes less time than it does to
> print out a few pages of clues.
>
> The only problem I've experienced is that regions with a large
> amount of boxes (Texas Gulf Coast) causes some of the data to be
> left off. I don't know if this is a program issue, my old Palm
> unit, or my internet. I'm still playing with it.
>
> Here's the plucker website:
> http://www.plkr.org/
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> -Monkeytoes
>
> ps. If anyone has the skills or desire to make a cachemate type
> program for letterboxing, let me know as well.
>
I've often wanted to just log onto LBNA to double-check to see if a
set of clues were updated since the time I printed them. Usually this
occurs after two hours of searching but before finally giving up.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "monkeytoes108"
>
> How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
> clues? I know I have at least one huge three ring binder full of
> clue sheets and I think I may have a partial solution to this waste.
>
> The geocachers have this neat little program called Cachemate that
> lets them download all the information they want from the
geocaching
> website into a PALM PILOT. It'll display the coordinates, hints,
> placement data, etc, and let you timestamp your find. It then
sorts
> the caches into found/not found for you. It's pretty amazing
> actually. I'd love to be able to use it for letterboxing, but it
> would require a total revamp of the letterboxing websites. The file
> types the program uses (.GPX) is specific to the geocaching website
> and it won't work for letterboxing. (I'd be willing to help on a
> conversion if some savvy computer people would like to take this on)
>
> The next best thing that I discovered today is called Plucker.
What
> it does is use your computer to download html from user specified
> webpages and then dump it into your Palm Pilot. There, all the
text
> and some images are viewable and all the links work.
>
> For example:
> I told the Plucker to download The Central Texas Region from
> letterboxing.org, filter out the images, and set a page depth of
2.
> It then compiles the information from the Central Texas Region (box
> listing)and every page linked from it (individual clues). I sync
my
> Palm Pilot and all the clues are right there for me to peruse when
> I'm in the field. The whole thing takes less time than it does to
> print out a few pages of clues.
>
> The only problem I've experienced is that regions with a large
> amount of boxes (Texas Gulf Coast) causes some of the data to be
> left off. I don't know if this is a program issue, my old Palm
> unit, or my internet. I'm still playing with it.
>
> Here's the plucker website:
> http://www.plkr.org/
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> -Monkeytoes
>
> ps. If anyone has the skills or desire to make a cachemate type
> program for letterboxing, let me know as well.
>
Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: (Stellabaker123@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-01-16 10:17:48 UTC-05:00
Please, please don't change the clues. Some of us are not that fully equiped
with all that stuff. Use the back side of all that office memos & flyers and
you will have enough paper forever and THEN you can though it away if you
want.
We can have both kinds of clues if you must. That's ok with me.
STAR:W+S=DRR
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with all that stuff. Use the back side of all that office memos & flyers and
you will have enough paper forever and THEN you can though it away if you
want.
We can have both kinds of clues if you must. That's ok with me.
STAR:W+S=DRR
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Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2006-01-16 17:01:39 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Stellabaker123@a... wrote:
Hi Star,
I don't think there was any discussion about changing clues, only a
method of retrieval and storage. While this certainly is interesting
the energy use for manufacturing of electronic devices is seemingly
never brought into the equation. I guess even our old fashioned
method of chiseling clues into a granite rock has it's environmental
disadvantages. Your idea of recyling office discharge certainly has
more benefits.
Don
> Please, please don't change the clues. Some of us are not that
fully equiped
> with all that stuff. Use the back side of all that office memos &
flyers and
> you will have enough paper forever and THEN you can though it away
if you
> want.
>
> We can have both kinds of clues if you must. That's ok with me.
>
> STAR:W+S=DRR
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Hi Star,
I don't think there was any discussion about changing clues, only a
method of retrieval and storage. While this certainly is interesting
the energy use for manufacturing of electronic devices is seemingly
never brought into the equation. I guess even our old fashioned
method of chiseling clues into a granite rock has it's environmental
disadvantages. Your idea of recyling office discharge certainly has
more benefits.
Don
> Please, please don't change the clues. Some of us are not that
fully equiped
> with all that stuff. Use the back side of all that office memos &
flyers and
> you will have enough paper forever and THEN you can though it away
if you
> want.
>
> We can have both kinds of clues if you must. That's ok with me.
>
> STAR:W+S=DRR
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-01-16 16:39:18 UTC-08:00
...and not just the manufacturing process, but the trash that PDA's, Cell phones, GPS units create when they are discarded for the lastest, fastest model is a growing problem. They don't decompose and have some nasty chemicals in the battery units. My husband is an environmental scientist who still carries a field notebook and compass rather than add to the problem by doing the gadget thing.
I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins to save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the boxes I don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them against the website before I head out again.
I do understand the desire to cut down on paper and maybe fiind what some would consider a more portable version. It's just not my cup of tea.
gwendontoo wrote:
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Stellabaker123@a... wrote:
Hi Star,
I don't think there was any discussion about changing clues, only a
method of retrieval and storage. While this certainly is interesting
the energy use for manufacturing of electronic devices is seemingly
never brought into the equation. I guess even our old fashioned
method of chiseling clues into a granite rock has it's environmental
disadvantages. Your idea of recyling office discharge certainly has
more benefits.
Don
> Please, please don't change the clues. Some of us are not that
fully equiped
> with all that stuff. Use the back side of all that office memos &
flyers and
> you will have enough paper forever and THEN you can though it away
if you
> want.
>
> We can have both kinds of clues if you must. That's ok with me.
>
> STAR:W+S=DRR
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins to save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the boxes I don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them against the website before I head out again.
I do understand the desire to cut down on paper and maybe fiind what some would consider a more portable version. It's just not my cup of tea.
gwendontoo
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Stellabaker123@a... wrote:
Hi Star,
I don't think there was any discussion about changing clues, only a
method of retrieval and storage. While this certainly is interesting
the energy use for manufacturing of electronic devices is seemingly
never brought into the equation. I guess even our old fashioned
method of chiseling clues into a granite rock has it's environmental
disadvantages. Your idea of recyling office discharge certainly has
more benefits.
Don
> Please, please don't change the clues. Some of us are not that
fully equiped
> with all that stuff. Use the back side of all that office memos &
flyers and
> you will have enough paper forever and THEN you can though it away
if you
> want.
>
> We can have both kinds of clues if you must. That's ok with me.
>
> STAR:W+S=DRR
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: gramatrick (dewberrylb@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-01-17 01:54:10 UTC
Well,
my husband must carry a blackberry for work. So, if we're
letterboxing with him, we sometimes email pages from LBNA to his
blackberry (which is now blue) so that they're available, even in the
woods where the browser might not work. To me, that's a relatively
environmentally-friendly solution as he has to have it anyway. And if
I forget the clues (leaving them on the printer or the counter) we can
still get them. We just have a rule that he doesn't answer emails
when we're on a family hike (that's a whole 'nuther thread).
If it's just me & the kids, I do what hikers n hounds does and copy as
many clues as possible onto one sheet of paper by reducing the font
size, cutting out extra information, etc. Then, if we hide one, we
use the back of the clue sheet to write down our clues or the kids use
it for drawing. Still, it's a lot of paper wasted. . .particularly as
I sometimes end up printing out clues for the same box more than once
(if we don't make it there or find it the first trip).
Dewberry
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds
wrote:
>
> ...and not just the manufacturing process, but the trash that PDA's,
Cell phones, GPS units create when they are discarded for the lastest,
fastest model is a growing problem. They don't decompose and have some
nasty chemicals in the battery units. My husband is an environmental
scientist who still carries a field notebook and compass rather than
add to the problem by doing the gadget thing.
>
> I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins
to save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the
boxes I don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them
against the website before I head out again.
>
> I do understand the desire to cut down on paper and maybe fiind
what some would consider a more portable version. It's just not my cup
of tea.
>
my husband must carry a blackberry for work. So, if we're
letterboxing with him, we sometimes email pages from LBNA to his
blackberry (which is now blue) so that they're available, even in the
woods where the browser might not work. To me, that's a relatively
environmentally-friendly solution as he has to have it anyway. And if
I forget the clues (leaving them on the printer or the counter) we can
still get them. We just have a rule that he doesn't answer emails
when we're on a family hike (that's a whole 'nuther thread).
If it's just me & the kids, I do what hikers n hounds does and copy as
many clues as possible onto one sheet of paper by reducing the font
size, cutting out extra information, etc. Then, if we hide one, we
use the back of the clue sheet to write down our clues or the kids use
it for drawing. Still, it's a lot of paper wasted. . .particularly as
I sometimes end up printing out clues for the same box more than once
(if we don't make it there or find it the first trip).
Dewberry
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds
>
> ...and not just the manufacturing process, but the trash that PDA's,
Cell phones, GPS units create when they are discarded for the lastest,
fastest model is a growing problem. They don't decompose and have some
nasty chemicals in the battery units. My husband is an environmental
scientist who still carries a field notebook and compass rather than
add to the problem by doing the gadget thing.
>
> I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins
to save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the
boxes I don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them
against the website before I head out again.
>
> I do understand the desire to cut down on paper and maybe fiind
what some would consider a more portable version. It's just not my cup
of tea.
>
Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: Angi (ShutterflyIL@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-01-17 12:22:42 UTC
To add to the Word document idea...
When I go out, I will copy (just highlight, right click & select copy)
the parts of the clues I want to take with me to Word. I reduce all the
margins to 0.5 (from page setup), which is the smallest my printer can
take without giving me error messages. ;) Then, I finally figured this
out at the beginning of last summer, if you click on the properties
button in the print window (as in you have already selected print from
the file menu) you can go to the "finishing" tab and select how many
pages you want to show on one sheet of paper. Because my eyes are still
good, I will print up to four pages on each side of paper, giving me 8
pages total on one sheet. Without all that, the clues would end up
being way over 8 pages.
Shutterfly
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds
wrote:
> I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins to
save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the boxes I
don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them against
the website before I head out again.
When I go out, I will copy (just highlight, right click & select copy)
the parts of the clues I want to take with me to Word. I reduce all the
margins to 0.5 (from page setup), which is the smallest my printer can
take without giving me error messages. ;) Then, I finally figured this
out at the beginning of last summer, if you click on the properties
button in the print window (as in you have already selected print from
the file menu) you can go to the "finishing" tab and select how many
pages you want to show on one sheet of paper. Because my eyes are still
good, I will print up to four pages on each side of paper, giving me 8
pages total on one sheet. Without all that, the clues would end up
being way over 8 pages.
Shutterfly
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds
> I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins to
save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the boxes I
don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them against
the website before I head out again.
Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: John Doe (schwelvis@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-01-17 11:49:46 UTC-08:00
Regarding paperless boxing . . . I almost always have my Palm Pilot with me
and there area myriad of ways to get info onto it. For Example:
AvantGo (https://my.avantgo.com/home/) can download custom web pages
Plucker (http://www.plkr.org/) already mentioned on this topic
cut and paste to memo pad
email it to myself (also works for most phones)
One of the sites (letterboxing.org I think) has an option to download the
info into a database format which you could then import into a palm (or
Pocket PC) application. (Any geeks out there wanna just write a Palm
Letterboxing app?)
I'm sure there are otehr ways too. If you don't have a Palm old ones can be
bought on ebay, craigslist, goodwill, etc. for $5-$10.
However . . . that said I'll admit that I still print out the clues on a
single sheet of paper because my daughter likes to carry it while we look
and we also stamp in on the clue sheet which we then add to a binder (which
holds found, looked for, and mia clues). I keep a box which I collect all
bad (non confidential) prints and then print on the backside. I work in the
print/design industry so I literally have over a case of recycled paper
sitting in my office, a privelege that most of you don't have, but you can
always ask a local printer or put a nice box for reusable paper by the
office printer/copier/etc.
peaceschwelvis
On 1/17/06, Angi wrote:
>
> To add to the Word document idea...
>
> When I go out, I will copy (just highlight, right click & select copy)
> the parts of the clues I want to take with me to Word. I reduce all the
> margins to 0.5 (from page setup), which is the smallest my printer can
> take without giving me error messages. ;) Then, I finally figured this
> out at the beginning of last summer, if you click on the properties
> button in the print window (as in you have already selected print from
> the file menu) you can go to the "finishing" tab and select how many
> pages you want to show on one sheet of paper. Because my eyes are still
> good, I will print up to four pages on each side of paper, giving me 8
> pages total on one sheet. Without all that, the clues would end up
> being way over 8 pages.
>
> Shutterfly
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds
> wrote:
>
> > I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins to
> save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the boxes I
> don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them against
> the website before I head out again.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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and there area myriad of ways to get info onto it. For Example:
AvantGo (https://my.avantgo.com/home/) can download custom web pages
Plucker (http://www.plkr.org/) already mentioned on this topic
cut and paste to memo pad
email it to myself (also works for most phones)
One of the sites (letterboxing.org I think) has an option to download the
info into a database format which you could then import into a palm (or
Pocket PC) application. (Any geeks out there wanna just write a Palm
Letterboxing app?)
I'm sure there are otehr ways too. If you don't have a Palm old ones can be
bought on ebay, craigslist, goodwill, etc. for $5-$10.
However . . . that said I'll admit that I still print out the clues on a
single sheet of paper because my daughter likes to carry it while we look
and we also stamp in on the clue sheet which we then add to a binder (which
holds found, looked for, and mia clues). I keep a box which I collect all
bad (non confidential) prints and then print on the backside. I work in the
print/design industry so I literally have over a case of recycled paper
sitting in my office, a privelege that most of you don't have, but you can
always ask a local printer or put a nice box for reusable paper by the
office printer/copier/etc.
peaceschwelvis
On 1/17/06, Angi
>
> To add to the Word document idea...
>
> When I go out, I will copy (just highlight, right click & select copy)
> the parts of the clues I want to take with me to Word. I reduce all the
> margins to 0.5 (from page setup), which is the smallest my printer can
> take without giving me error messages. ;) Then, I finally figured this
> out at the beginning of last summer, if you click on the properties
> button in the print window (as in you have already selected print from
> the file menu) you can go to the "finishing" tab and select how many
> pages you want to show on one sheet of paper. Because my eyes are still
> good, I will print up to four pages on each side of paper, giving me 8
> pages total on one sheet. Without all that, the clues would end up
> being way over 8 pages.
>
> Shutterfly
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds
>
>
> > I copy multiple clues onto a word document with big wide margins to
> save paper, only copy the parts of the clues I need and for the boxes I
> don't get to I hold onto the clues and just double check them against
> the website before I head out again.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Paperless Letterboxing.
From: Sissy n CR (cr@sc.rr.com) |
Date: 2006-01-17 20:27:55 UTC
You're thinking much too complicated.
The reason a GPX is needed is because the geocache clues are GPS
based. That is not needed in boxing.
Here is the way I'd do it if it were my site-wrap the clues in a page
format similar to printer-friendly, but actually is PDA friendly.
Link them via an index. Compress. Send out.
Alternatively, a simpler way though more bandwidth and server
intensive way is to simply create a switch for printer-friendly pages
directly from a special index. (Kind of like the plain pages but let
us do ourown wrapping.) Use Plucker or iSilo to convert the pages
directly.
It would be pretty simple, really.
Hope this helps.
CR
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "monkeytoes108"
wrote:
>
> How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
> clues? ...
The reason a GPX is needed is because the geocache clues are GPS
based. That is not needed in boxing.
Here is the way I'd do it if it were my site-wrap the clues in a page
format similar to printer-friendly, but actually is PDA friendly.
Link them via an index. Compress. Send out.
Alternatively, a simpler way though more bandwidth and server
intensive way is to simply create a switch for printer-friendly pages
directly from a special index. (Kind of like the plain pages but let
us do ourown wrapping.) Use Plucker or iSilo to convert the pages
directly.
It would be pretty simple, really.
Hope this helps.
CR
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "monkeytoes108"
>
> How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
> clues? ...
Re: [LbNA] Paperless Letterboxing.
From: mindizney (mindizney@cox.net) |
Date: 2006-01-17 22:31:28 UTC
I use the back of old music that I'm not using anymore. I find that
if I have the paper around anyway, and I'm not using it, it makes more
sense.
Then, after I've used both sides, I put it in the recycle bin so it
can be made into new paper, I suppose.
I would find it interesting to figure out how to use a palm pilot and
download clues. I seem to remember ex-boyfriend Darrin downloading
letterboxing clues as a website into his palm pilot, just to see if he
could do it. I even think that he used to attach it to his cell phone
and call up websites at a moment's notice.....
Music Woman
if I have the paper around anyway, and I'm not using it, it makes more
sense.
Then, after I've used both sides, I put it in the recycle bin so it
can be made into new paper, I suppose.
I would find it interesting to figure out how to use a palm pilot and
download clues. I seem to remember ex-boyfriend Darrin downloading
letterboxing clues as a website into his palm pilot, just to see if he
could do it. I even think that he used to attach it to his cell phone
and call up websites at a moment's notice.....
Music Woman
Re: Paperless Letterboxing.
From: Lisa (limurme@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-01-18 20:05:52 UTC
I haven't read all of the reples yet, so I hope I don't duplicate here but I use my iPod to
store clues in the Notes folder. I keep it in my car anyway so when we feel like letterboxing
we will scroll through the clues until find what we want. They are just text files that we cut
and paste from Atlasquest or LBNA.
I know a lot of people who integrate the clues into their logbook, or use their binders of
clues as their logbook too.
It would be a nice feature for the databases to be able to export and download a text file
of all of the boxes you have selected for output, instead of having to cut and paste or print
each one individually.
Lisa
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "monkeytoes108" wrote:
>
> How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
> clues? I know I have at least one huge three ring binder full of
> clue sheets and I think I may have a partial solution to this waste.
>
> The geocachers have this neat little program called Cachemate that
> lets them download all the information they want from the geocaching
> website into a PALM PILOT. It'll display the coordinates, hints,
> placement data, etc, and let you timestamp your find. It then sorts
> the caches into found/not found for you. It's pretty amazing
> actually. I'd love to be able to use it for letterboxing, but it
> would require a total revamp of the letterboxing websites. The file
> types the program uses (.GPX) is specific to the geocaching website
> and it won't work for letterboxing. (I'd be willing to help on a
> conversion if some savvy computer people would like to take this on)
>
> The next best thing that I discovered today is called Plucker. What
> it does is use your computer to download html from user specified
> webpages and then dump it into your Palm Pilot. There, all the text
> and some images are viewable and all the links work.
>
> For example:
> I told the Plucker to download The Central Texas Region from
> letterboxing.org, filter out the images, and set a page depth of 2.
> It then compiles the information from the Central Texas Region (box
> listing)and every page linked from it (individual clues). I sync my
> Palm Pilot and all the clues are right there for me to peruse when
> I'm in the field. The whole thing takes less time than it does to
> print out a few pages of clues.
>
> The only problem I've experienced is that regions with a large
> amount of boxes (Texas Gulf Coast) causes some of the data to be
> left off. I don't know if this is a program issue, my old Palm
> unit, or my internet. I'm still playing with it.
>
> Here's the plucker website:
> http://www.plkr.org/
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> -Monkeytoes
>
> ps. If anyone has the skills or desire to make a cachemate type
> program for letterboxing, let me know as well.
>
store clues in the Notes folder. I keep it in my car anyway so when we feel like letterboxing
we will scroll through the clues until find what we want. They are just text files that we cut
and paste from Atlasquest or LBNA.
I know a lot of people who integrate the clues into their logbook, or use their binders of
clues as their logbook too.
It would be a nice feature for the databases to be able to export and download a text file
of all of the boxes you have selected for output, instead of having to cut and paste or print
each one individually.
Lisa
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "monkeytoes108"
>
> How many of us have used up reems and reems of paper printing out
> clues? I know I have at least one huge three ring binder full of
> clue sheets and I think I may have a partial solution to this waste.
>
> The geocachers have this neat little program called Cachemate that
> lets them download all the information they want from the geocaching
> website into a PALM PILOT. It'll display the coordinates, hints,
> placement data, etc, and let you timestamp your find. It then sorts
> the caches into found/not found for you. It's pretty amazing
> actually. I'd love to be able to use it for letterboxing, but it
> would require a total revamp of the letterboxing websites. The file
> types the program uses (.GPX) is specific to the geocaching website
> and it won't work for letterboxing. (I'd be willing to help on a
> conversion if some savvy computer people would like to take this on)
>
> The next best thing that I discovered today is called Plucker. What
> it does is use your computer to download html from user specified
> webpages and then dump it into your Palm Pilot. There, all the text
> and some images are viewable and all the links work.
>
> For example:
> I told the Plucker to download The Central Texas Region from
> letterboxing.org, filter out the images, and set a page depth of 2.
> It then compiles the information from the Central Texas Region (box
> listing)and every page linked from it (individual clues). I sync my
> Palm Pilot and all the clues are right there for me to peruse when
> I'm in the field. The whole thing takes less time than it does to
> print out a few pages of clues.
>
> The only problem I've experienced is that regions with a large
> amount of boxes (Texas Gulf Coast) causes some of the data to be
> left off. I don't know if this is a program issue, my old Palm
> unit, or my internet. I'm still playing with it.
>
> Here's the plucker website:
> http://www.plkr.org/
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> -Monkeytoes
>
> ps. If anyone has the skills or desire to make a cachemate type
> program for letterboxing, let me know as well.
>
Re: Paperless Letterboxing.
From: cadenza74 (jjcadenza@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-01-18 23:58:43 UTC
I actually have used my PDA quite a few times for clues. It was much
simpler for me than for many of these instructions because my PDA has
wifi so when I was in a wireless zone I looked up different boxes I
was interested in and then saved the page in a space that I can view
them offline. I wised up after a while and started clicking on the
print view before I saved the pages. It was much less memory intensive.
copying it as text into something like Word works well too.
Cadenza
simpler for me than for many of these instructions because my PDA has
wifi so when I was in a wireless zone I looked up different boxes I
was interested in and then saved the page in a space that I can view
them offline. I wised up after a while and started clicking on the
print view before I saved the pages. It was much less memory intensive.
copying it as text into something like Word works well too.
Cadenza