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:

(Android)

CacheBerry ( & )

CacheBox ( & )

(Android)

(iOS)

(Blackberry, Nokia, and other feature phones)

(Windows Mobile)

(Android)

(Android)

(Windows Mobile)

Official Geocaching Apps (, , & )

Unofficial Geocaching.com Apps

(Android)

(iOS)

/ / (iOS)

Non-Geocaching.com

OpenCaching ( & )

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 )

Plug in while in the car

CReduce brightness

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We're back in our home studios for beta release 12 to talk about communication in the field. Some of the technologies discussed were (FRS), (GMRS), (SMS), and (MMS). We also talked again about the DeLorme inReach which had its own show on .We also drew the names of the lucky commenters to receive the either a pair of donated or USB battery packs. Each of those selected (, , , and ) 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 .

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Our tenth beta show was recorded from talking about their

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We talked with (who had been interviewed in the original Cache-A-Maniacs series on ) 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 "" and "," , , and . We also received feedback from about his issues with Evernote. He's also tried and which sync through (a GeoGearHeads favorite service), and (there is also a free ) which syncs with (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 or a couple of USB battery packs.

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Beta episode nine hits the feed with a conversation about in Geocaching. We're joined by fellow Podcaster of the and . He also created a GSAK Macro titled "."We graciously received the donation of a couple pairs of which will be given along with a couple of USB battery packs to some of listeners who submit their comments over the next several shows.

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For the eighth beta release we grabbed of to talk about the technology of the .

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We release beta episode seven of the GeoGearHeads talking about dealing with software upgrades.

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The need for the beta tag starts slipping away in our sixth release as we've been able to clean up much of the production and received all the music for the show. We talked about Podcatching (downloading and listening to podcasts) this time with several software options and method for listening to those podcasts in the field. We referred to an as a good reference for software options which can be kept up-to-date. On the desktop we mentioned , , and . One multi-platform option to listen to podcasts is . Android users might try , , or . On iOS, podcatching options include , , and . headsets were discussed, includings the , , and mono headsets. Stereo headsets mentioned were the , , , and . We also mentioned the and , plus the and systems for cars.

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Our fifth beta episode starts with feedback from about , then on using the , and of the "" on exporting GPX files through . Then we got into our main subject of memory cards with guest of "." We also heard from about 's .

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Our fourth beta show takes a first and quick look at several tools Geocachers can use to improve their power caching experiences. Several Geocachers on Google+ had sent us their tools of choice. mentioned making use of the from Groundspeak, , and . and mentioned their preferrence for , while added his favorite to the conversation. DarrylW4 and The Bad Cop also mentioned for iOS, , , and on Geocaching.com, and . Please call or write in your experiences with tools for Power Caching to share with the rest of the GeoGearHeads audience!

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