Those of you who remember the post “How Big is Big” will remember that we try to express size in units other than arbitrary measures such as meters or feet. Today’s example uses units of Fuso. Yesterday we…
The Shrine
You approach as any new pilgrim would after a long, long journey across the dry, dusty desert. You approach with trepidation. You approach with wonder. You approach with reverence. Click here for the rest of the…
Digital Photography Meta Data Overview
Introduction Winston Churchill’s immortal description of 1939 Russia as “A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” is equally true of the current state of digital photography meta data. Most casual digital photographers never come face to face with…
Propane Systems for Expedition Vehicles
Perhaps no other system on an expedition vehicle is as wrapped in mystery or inspires as much outright fear as the propane system. With its inherently explosive nature and its bewildering variety of connectors, it is easy to understand why…
Field Fix: Garmin MapSource Registry Error
Background: Garmin MapSource (GMS) is software provided by Garmin with some of its map products. GMS is used to create, edit and manipulate waypoints, routes and tracks. GMS is also used to upload and download GPS data to and from…
How To Create Route Maps
Garmin GPS to Google Earth For this task I use GPSBabel, a great little donateware utility, to generate the Google Earth KML files from GPX files created by Garmin Mapsource. The procedure for creating the GPX files from Mapsource…
Follow Our Travels
Route Map I added a route map of our travels to the web site. Click here for the route map: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/index-routemap.htm Use the zoom control on the upper left corner of the map to zoom in on a specific location.…
How Big is Big?
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Dear Nakeya, We spent the last two days at Perito Mereno Glacier in Argentina. The glacier was very, very big. When I am around things that are big, I always have the question, “How big is…
Gadget of the Week
This week’s gadget of the week is the Celestron Sky Scout Steph gave me for my 50th birthday. A couple of days ago we were camped up in the Andes on a moonless night and I pulled it out…
Mystery of the Universe
File this one under: Mystery of the Universe When we opened up the camper on the docks here in Valparaiso only one thing was out of place. Our wine opener, a heavy, boxed SrewPull, was on the floor. The door…