reidcardwell

I actually came across geocaching in chapter 3 of Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and AJAX while working on a mapping project about four weeks ago. My new Garmin 60CSx arrived yesterday, and I've already loaded it up with caches to start hunting on a trip this weekend.

My Dad is trying to get me interested in Ubuntu. Any idea if Map Send Topo 3D would work on that OS? I don't have the software, so I couldn't answer definitively. I do still have an XP partition for the Windows-only software I use. I've tried the emulators such as VMWare (commercial) and VirtualBox (free), but they still have their issues on various things. There is also Crossover Office (which is a version of WINE) that will allow you to run some Windows software without needing the full OS installed in an emulator.

All I can say is if you get a machine with Vista on it, keep your XP license. I recently bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium installed and it was a dog. I had to wipe the drive and reinstall with XP. MUCH faster. Of course, my Ubuntu partition sees a lot more action!