Me neither. The secret is safe hex.

Tempting fate here but i can honestly say i have never had a virus on any of my PCs in over ten years.

But i am fastidious about keeping software up to date and selective as to what i do online

Tracklogs runs in Virtual PC on a mac, if a bit labouriously. However, I now have a new macBook which has the Parallels virtual PC which runs faster than a Pentium 3.0Ghz PC !! Really flies on mapping software. And you can drag and drop between Windows and mac apps ! The only other Windows App I use is RunLog for recording my training and event times.

Touch wood - never had a virus in 4 blissful mac years. Garfield

I reckon i have had more viruses than my P/C maybe my software needs updating :0)

John

You mean exchange my Mac for a virus catcher?

I could loan you a laptop, Peter!

Peter you could look into Pc emulation software, i think it may work with Memory Map but not sure as to what extent.

Good Luck John

on this subject, does anyone know of any Macintosh-friendly mapping software, as both Memory Map and Anquet are PC-blinkered.

John, that's exactly what I do. I did the last 100 with 14 waterproof A4 pages and this was so mcuh easier than a map case flapping around in my face. Still had to carry the real ones in my sack !

This year I'm doing the Marshall's 100 so having acquired the Tracklogs maps relevant to the area, I guess I won't need the paper ones at all.

The GPS also stays in my sack, watching the skies. Garfield

No way I'm clever enough to do all that John. I just chuck the remnants of the OS back in the drawer.
I have scanned a section of OS map and then laminated it for an event, that worked quite well and has definate advantages over carrying the whole thing.

And another thing ....... the earth is flat!!! Matt the Map (flat earth society).

I love my electronic OS maps, it means that i can work my routes out at my PC prior to needing it, print it off and laminate it, and then when it is needed instead of a huge great map that i need to do battle with in anything other than a slight breeze, i have a few A4 waterproof sheets with the relevant info on which can be discarded when finished with (Responsibly)

Then when i get home i can Download the info from my GPS (i use a compass for Navigation more fun )that has been residing in the bottom of my daysac to see just where i have gone astray whilst out.

It also gives me a record of times dates in fact a full record of my activities in the time it takes to have a shower.

Electronic/Digital mapping is certainly the way forward.

Think I'm happy with my "ordinary" OS map. Although I've been map reading for a number of years (and getting lost like everyone else), I can honestly say, that every time I take it out I still learn something new.
I was following a a guy in the 2005 Lamm A class, who is one of the top navigation instructors in the country (note the word 'following'!!). He was an education in concentration. Isle of Mull, thick mist and magnetic rocks - we were stuffed and misplaced - but this guy walked us through a moonscape of featurless rocks, his head buried in his map and compass. His mate shared his chocolate bar with us and said, "Haven't a clue where we are, but he's like a homing pigeon, I let him get on with it".

I did learn a lot from that jaunt, mainly how much further into a map you can look to keep revealing more clues. I'm crap at crosswords and puzzles, but proper OS maps do it for me, I get a real buzz from working it out.

No electronics for me, take the fun out of it all. Matt the Map.

Matt, it's where you walk with your head inside one of those Japanese style video helmets. You follow the map and play Star Wars at the same time. Much better than looking at boring old countryside.

Mathew tell that one to the Marines, the LDWA has always been ahead of the game when it comes to inovation and are always more tech savvy than they admitt. Thats why they keep putting replys on this forum.
David H

Unlike members such as myself, who have not the remotest idea what an 'electronic map' is ????????

puzzled Matt.

The LDWA moves with the times! Maps in electronic format are accepted as complying with map requirement rules for Cant Canolbarth Cymru 2007.