[Facebook features]

That would be an OUTSTANDING feature! Perhaps it could show up as an option after you submit a log entry. It wouldn't be a requirement to publish it but the button would be available.

 

As for Facebook being unsecure, just like any other social networking site including this one, your account is only as secure as the actions you take while on it.

 

Agreed! and well said

 

I want this too

[Grading caches vs. rating them.]

so with the log theory a log of "cache wet and smelly hard to find with all the litter we were also shot at by the local hoodies" would be much more worth doing that one logged "simply FANTASTIC". we are all for a rating system, its a shame GC.com is stuck some where in the last decade.

the method we use is to look in local forums about good caches in the area but a rating system would make things much easyer

[cache rating]

should we have a rating system for caches? rated on condition , area , cache container, enjoyment of find etc , many people say their caching is about Quality not Quantity, but how do we know if say a cache in a wood, is in a well maintained woodland or a overgrown one full of litter?

now caches are going live at a fast rate there is so much more choice of whice ones to do, and we feel a rating system would be usefull especially when visiting a new area

[your opinion on an "audio"multi-cache]

record it and upload it to a web space as a mp3 ,wma etc then it can be downloaded burnt to cd , loaded to a mp3 player, phone ,tom tom etc etc

[Geocaching with the Nokia 5800 phone?]

Trekbuddy

 

www.trekbuddy.net

 

also look at our site

 

www.thetrekbuddies.co.uk

 

and you will see the app at work etc

[cache log ID]

. . .we have caches and i dont bother checking the log books to varify all the logs

You should. From the Guidelines:

Cache Maintenance

The cache owner will assume all responsibility of their cache listings.The responsibility of your listing includes quality control of posts to the cache page. Delete any logs that appear to be bogus, counterfeit, off topic, or not within the stated requirements.

As the cache owner, you are also responsible for physically checking your cache periodically...

You might, also, want to try a spellchecker.

our caches are checked very often and are of a good quality , as for quality controll that is in the eye of the beholder!

[cache log ID]

What would prevent bulk-emailing the code to all of one's friends resulting in fake logs?

what prevents all my friends just logging one as found now , nothing , we have caches and i dont bother checking the log books to varify all the logs

and by code word i mean a number you have to submit to log the same as a TB , also just because the log sheet has to be small does not mean the cache is small (please don't ask me to explain)

[cache log ID]

You just reinvented an old idea that was banned quite some time ago, I'm afraid. Besides, you know as well as I do that sooner or later, some clown would be having the number engraved in nano-sized numbers.

why was the idea banned?

[cache log ID]

A thought we have had is to give a cache a log id, a number given when the listing is published which is used to log the cache , this would save having to have a log in a nano, just the log id would be needed as proof of the find, this could be rolled out to all caches, this would cut down on maintanance replacing tiny full logs, any thoughts?

[Twitter ID]

TheTrekbuddies

[Pocket Query Limit]

we recently did a caching tour of scotland and the lake district and many caches in between building the pqs was a nightmare as we didnt know which caches we would be doing and with limited web access in the highlands we wanted a offline database . maybe we could have done along a route but that would have limited us so in the end we ran 35 pqs . if only we could download all uk caches in one go this would save building pqs and stress on the server

[Nokia 5800]

See my post

 

SmartGPX is the way to go. Add "Zip manager" for complete paperless and computerless geocaching. Go onto internet and generate a PQ. Download the PQ onto your phone and unzip with Zipmanager. Load into SmartGPX (as good as cachemate/GSAK). From SmartGPX save landmarks and see the caches in Maps.

 

Other useful applications are:

Phonetorch - to turn your phone into a torch

Googlemaps

Geocaching live

 

It can be frustrating to find your way around, but in the end quite satisfying.

 

TREKBUDDY

 

http://www.trekbuddy.net

 

read the wiki for it first though

 

I use a nokia 5800 too, and trekbuddy is gpx and geocaching friendly

 

best app so far

 

good luck

[Scotland October 2009]

wow thanks guys keep them coming ...............

 

we are intruiged by the most westerly, as we own the most easterly, hmmmmmmmm, excellent, hopefully drop in on that one

 

Keep em coming

[Scotland October 2009]

Cheers Guys Keep them coming

[Scotland October 2009]

Can anyone recommend any good caches in Scotland? we will be staying in inverness for 2 nights, then on to John o groats, then down the west coast, want to see the cairngorms, fort william, lock assynt etc

 

Hardware/Software = Trekbuddy on a Nokia 5800xm with external 51ch MTK Bluetooth Receiver

Memory Map on netbook

 

Many Thanks

 

Catch me also in http://www.eacachers.org.uk

[Username]

I know have a team of 2-4 people and I want to change my GC username

 

is it possible to change the username but keep my logs as all of my logs have been found with company of my companion

 

i emailed GC.com over a month ago but no reply

[Gecoaching with a netbook]

Not much help rurally but we head to the nearest maccyD's and drink coffee and use their wifi with our netbook.

 

Cool stuff also thanks for the links

 

I have gsak installed just not sure on how to log on it, just installed today going to get some help from the fuzzybears this eve also

 

Cool stuff on the Wifi

 

We dont have it much here in rural suffolk but the mobile broadband isnt too bad whilst its working

 

Many Thanks guys

 

www.lewislj.co.uk

www.eacachers.org.uk

[Gecoaching with a netbook]

I have a dell inspiron netbook that i carry around while caching,

 

Now does anyone know of any software that i can easily use on the netbook that allows logging my finds without having to keep going online with my mobile broadband dongle

 

eg. log my finds offline, then go online and upload all

 

as i cache in the countryside i rarely get a fast connection

 

So the program i am after has to let me log my finds, upload a gpx file and is mobile broadband user friendly, as GC.com takes a while to load on a 56k GPRS connection in the sticks

 

or an alternative mobile user friendly website to allow to make logs of my finds.

 

Thanks in advance

[How do i get maps onto my smartphone?]

Get Trekbuddy and an app called Googleak

 

More info on trekbuddy's site www.trekbuddy.net

 

plus trekbuddy is open source for you programmers out there

 

I use it as my main app now for caching, with sat images up to 21 zoom levels with windows live maps or google maps 19x zoom and custom CMS, and you can import .gpx files of the geocaches and hit go!

 

and with googleak its very simple now and i use this all on my Nokia N95 with a 4GB SDHC micro sd card

 

I am happy now dont think i would go back to any other app

[Anyone recommend a good GPS unit for geocaching?]

I want to buy a gps receiver for geocaching can anyone recommend one? i dont mind what it does/doesnt as long as it will let me input gps coords, and i will pay up to UK sterling £100

 

Thanks Lee

[Any Ham Radio Operators Here?]

Lee 2E1LJL, QTH Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Locator JO02UL