GeoGearHeads; The weekly show for Geocaching and Location-Based Gaming

We're joined again by Lookout Lisa for our sixteenth beta release on Hosting Geocaching 101s. We received several items under feedback this time including juris1c with "raumbezug - Interaktive Karten - OpenStreetMap - Garmin" as a source for European OSM Garmin support, jeepin_idaho talking about "Glympse," Team Nine Lives on FRS/GMRS, and M-T-P with the True Utility Telepen Telescopic Pen. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media:

Cacheline for Tuesday April 17, 2012 mentions the blog post on MadCacher.com stating that their parent company (Leeward Coast LLC) has purchased NaviCache.com. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: [email protected]

This week we return to Groundspeak's headquarters to talk with Moun10Bike about trackables. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media:

Our fourteenth beta show talks about OpenStreetMaps. We suggested listeners interested in becoming involved in the community check out their Beginners' guide and video tutorials. For those looking to install OSM on their GPSRs, they have a couple pages for Garmin and Magellan users. Listeners looking for more on OpenStreetMaps might also want to download episode 245 of the Geocaching Podcast. Nighthawk700 recommended OpenCaching North America users on Android check out the Columbus app. A comment from rDLr also brought up the topic of location mapping of WiFi hotspots and Google's Opt-Out (_nomap) Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media:

For the thirteenth installment of the GeoGearHeads we talk about some basics of caching with a smartphone. We listed some of the apps available for geocachers, including: Geocaching Live Apps a:Drake (Android) CacheBerry (Android & Blackberry) CacheBox (Android & Windows Mobile) CacheMaid (Android) GeoBucket (iOS) Geocache Navigator (Blackberry, Nokia, and other feature phones) GeoScout (Windows Mobile) Neongeo (Android) Locus (Android) PocketDrake (Windows Mobile) Official Geocaching Apps (Android, iOS, & Windows Phone) Unofficial Geocaching.com Apps GeoBeagle (Android) Geocaching with Geosphere (iOS) iGeocacher / iGeoPad / CacheLight (iOS) c:geo (Android) Non-Geocaching.com OpenCaching (Android & iOS) We also provided some tips for getting the most out of you phone while caching. The highlights are: Turn off WiFi Turn off BlueTooth Disable 3G/4G (when not downloading or out of range of those services) Download all caches over WiFi before departure Close all background apps Carry a backup battery (check GGH Beta.2) Plug in while in the car CReduce brightness Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media:

Cacheline for Wednesday March 28, 2012 covers Geocaching.com's March 28th Site Update. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: [email protected]

We're back in our home studios for beta release 12 to talk about communication in the field. Some of the technologies discussed were Family Radio Service (FRS), General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), Short Message Service (SMS), and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). We also talked again about the DeLorme inReach which had its own show on Beta.03.We also drew the names of the lucky commenters to receive the either a pair of donated Android Mittens or USB battery packs. Each of those selected (nativtxn, jeepin_idaho, Nighthawk700, and Dudleygrunt) have been contacted and will receive their gifts shortly. Thanks for the donation of those gifts and the feedback we shared with other GeoGearHead Listeners! We're continuing to reward those who submit their feedback through the end of April with a new prize. We'll be selecting one comment used in each of those shows to receive either a Travel Bug Dog Tag or a Cache-A-Maniacs Geocoin. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media:

Our tenth beta show was recorded from Groundspeak talking about their Geocaching Live API. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media:

Cacheline for Tuesday March 13, 2012 covers Geocaching.com's March 13th Site Update and IowaAdmin's post on changes to Challenge Cache Guidelines. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: [email protected]

We talked with Lookout Lisa (who had been interviewed in the original Cache-A-Maniacs series on episode 123) about Geocaching 101 events for our tenth beta episode. Some suggestions for resources helpful in your prep of a Geocaching 101 event are Geocaching.com's "Geocaching and Education" and "Introduction to Geocaching Presentation," Geocacher University, SlideFinder, and slideshare. We also received feedback from Rothallo about his issues with Evernote. He's also tried Nocs and Trunk Notes which sync through Dropbox (a GeoGearHeads favorite service), and NoteMaster (there is also a free NoteMaster Lite) which syncs with Google Docs (another GeoGearHeads favorite service). He, and the others who sent us comments this time, will have their names dropping into the drawing for a couple pairs of Android Mittens or a couple of USB battery packs. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSSSocial Media: