+Lisatx&Waterman Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 We have been using our computer to do paperless with gsak and streetsand maps... but last night we bought us a new PPC/PDA and looking to doing our caching from there so we can take it with us caching... we have heard before that cachemate is good... what are your suggestions and where do you get it? (cachemate or such) Quote Link to comment
+Pez Tonto Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 You can find Cachemate at: http://www.smittyware.com/palm/cachemate/ I've run it on an old Palm and more recently on a PPC and wouldn't be without it. It's the best $8 you can spend on GC'ing. Quote Link to comment
+Lisatx&Waterman Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 so what is the best mapping software to use with a ppc... our computer we used streets and maps.... Quote Link to comment
+markp99 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 (edited) You note you are already using GSAK. You might want to try creating an HTML export from GSAK and copying the resulting folder to your PDA. My html export contains the same caches as I send to my GPS. This method prodvides me ALL the info I need about the caches in a very simple HTML interface (read with File Explore on my iPaq). You can actually try it by exporting to yout hard disk and click on the INDEX file. The interfac/results will look the same as on you PDA. I tried Cachemate (& paid for it), but did not se any large advantage over GSAK, which I use to manage my the caches sent to my GPS. I did not need yet another tool. Good luck! Edited September 16, 2006 by markp99 Quote Link to comment
+geoduck.5 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Cachemate is a good program. I also like to use BeeLine, it's an all in one database/navigation software package. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'll voice a vote for the GSAK/CacheMate combo. For a while I did it like markp99 did, with HTML output viewed in an HTML reader on the palm...you can save a [very few] dollars and I sorta liked the format better. But I go with CacheMate now because I find it a little easier to transfer data, and much easier to set up (the HTML compiler on the PC takes a little tinkering to get just right.) Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I use Mapopolis for voice and visual prompted road navigation as well as in the woods navigation. In the woods, the GPS page shows the current coordinates, distance to cache, compass rose, bearing arrow, altitude, etc. It runs $80-100. you can try it for free for 9 days. mapopolis.com Add gpxtomaplet (free) and you can overlay all the cache icons over the Mapopolis street maps so you can see the caches as you drive arround and then autonavigate from cache to cache and get immedate info like cache name, miles from home, cache type, D/T, container type, etc just by tapping the icon on the Mapopolis map. I also use GPXSONAR in the PPC for paperless caching. Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I'll voice a vote for the GSAK/CacheMate combo. For a while I did it like markp99 did, with HTML output viewed in an HTML reader on the palm...you can save a [very few] dollars and I sorta liked the format better. But I go with CacheMate now because I find it a little easier to transfer data, and much easier to set up (the HTML compiler on the PC takes a little tinkering to get just right.) ditto and I will never go back... best $28 I spent EVAR Quote Link to comment
+Wile E. Dragonfly Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I have a PPC, too, and tried Cachemate... Just didn't work with the unit that I had and for what we needed it to do. GPXSonar is free and works great. Nice and easy to use. I would definitly try that first and then, if it's not doing all the things that you want it to, consider trying Cachemate. Personally though, for what we need it to do (write notes about the cache, give details of the cache and decrypt the hints, show the last 5 logs...) Sonar is the way to go. Hope that you find one that fits what you need it for... Quote Link to comment
+wornout Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 GSAK and Cachemate because you can use them to do the bare minimum or if you please, you can get in to macros for autoloading and such. I agree, best $28 I ever spent on geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+Pez Tonto Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 For mapping on PPC ... I'm not familar with "Streets and Maps". Did you, per chance, mean Microsoft Streets and Trips? If so, Streets and Trips comes with a Pocket version which will run on your PPC. It's not a full featured mapping program with routing and such, but it will replace your paper maps. Quote Link to comment
+parker313 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'll voice a vote for the GSAK/CacheMate combo. For a while I did it like markp99 did, with HTML output viewed in an HTML reader on the palm...you can save a [very few] dollars and I sorta liked the format better. But I go with CacheMate now because I find it a little easier to transfer data, and much easier to set up (the HTML compiler on the PC takes a little tinkering to get just right.) ditto and I will never go back... best $28 I spent EVAR Me too. I got them both right out of the gate and I can't imagine doing it any differently. Quote Link to comment
+khaytsus Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 If you don't mind doing the GPX->Cachemate file conversion yourself, Cachemate has a program called cmconvert that you can get from the same website that'll convert the GPX files for you, no additional charge. For mapping, try Earthcomber. It's free and has excellent maps, and you can import GPX files into it to view any point of interest you like (through a web interface) and you can add temporary spots on the map in the PDA program itself. It also comes with a large array of points of interest associated with the maps/areas you download, eating, historical, scenic, etc. I have scripts that create all my Geocaching files (Geoniche PDB's, Google Earth KML's, and Earthcomber GPX**) automatically when I receive a PQ, and every so often I update Earthcomber and Google Earth. Whenever I'm going caching, I just download the latest file into Geoniche. Works great for me. ** In case you're wondering why I say "Earthcomber GPX", if you import the PQ GPX into Earthcomber it shows Waypoints instead of cache names, so I massage the data a little from the PQ GPX into one that Earthcomber is more compatable with. I don't believe it's an issue with either the PQ or Earthcomber, just different.. Quote Link to comment
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