[Texascavers] Bacardi adds bat housing to Florida plant :

To the bat cave! Bacardi adds bat housing to Florida plant JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bacardi has long used a bat as its company logo. Now the liquor industry giant has added bat habitats to its Jacksonville bottling facility. According to a statement from the Bermuda-based company, the

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

I think that I have served as a Texas Caver editor in the past. My purposes for this laptop are for Mexican caving trips, drafting maps, writing trip reports, keeping inventories, etc. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of

[Texascavers] The Texas Caver

No thanks, Diana. I did my 12 monthly issues of the Caver back in 1970 and then I did the 50th Anniversary issue that finally completed the four issues due to TSA members for the 2005 volume of the Texas Caver. I’m sure you remember that year. I have always supported the Texas Caver in one way

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

Actually, I wasn’t planning on taking the computer *into* the cave… After some discussion with people at work, I’ve decided that the extra expense and lowered battery life of a touchscreen isn’t worth it for my purposes. Diana ** Diana R.

Re: [Texascavers] The Texas Caver

I think constructive criticism is acceptable. However, it does not have to be harsh. I have offered to do proofreading and I am happy to help if I can. Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime, you just might find you get what you need"

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

Diana,You may consider getting one with a powerful word processor so after the cave map is drafted the trip report can be written in conjunction with it.   Then you can take the map and trip report and jump right into editing the rest of the Texas Caver articles for the next months issue.   What

Re: [Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

The few people I've seen actually using a computer in-cave for mapping have used something smaller than a laptop, like a PDA (Palm Pilot, etc.) or even an old Android cell phone. I wonder how an actual laptop would hold up. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Thu, October 27, 2016 1:24 pm, Diana

[Texascavers] Laptop question for cave mapping

I’m preparing to purchase a new Windows laptop that will be used for cave mapping, along with other tasks. Is there any particular reason why I might want to get a laptop with a touch screen? It appears to me that it only adds extra weight to the laptop without adding great functionality (I

Re: [Texascavers] The Texas Caver

Carl, A nice critique of the state of The Texas Caver. I don't have an opinion but do enjoy reading it when it is published. Fritz Holt Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Carl Kunath via Texascavers > wrote: > > The Texas Caver > > So here we

[Texascavers] New Bat Cams aim to educate the public on the life of these mysterious creatures

New Bat Cams aim to educate the public on the life of these mysterious creatures From These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things, a Flipboard magazine by Professor Futon Spoonin 12:31 a.m. ET Prince Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died of cardiac arrest Thursday in Tokyo.