+tabulator32 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Ok, so I'm trying to load a few individual caches from the GC.com website into MacCaching. I know I can do pocket queries and click and drag them onto MacCaching. If I want to pick and choose and select caches one by one to place into MacCaching (keep in mind, I still don't have the Garmin ready to hook up yet) how can I load it onto my Mac and into MacCaching? Can I just select the download button and, when it asks me to choose what I want to open it with, I would select MacCaching? Thanks in advance for any assistance! Quote Link to comment
+tabulator32 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Nevermind! Got it! I don't know how I missed it the first time but I got it working now! Quote Link to comment
+tabulator32 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Ok, I don't even have GPS that allows me to download coords (I've been doing manual entry all this time) but I can tell this is definitely going to change the way I geocache and it is going to be a lot more fun! This is AWESOME! Now...what types of PDA's are conducive to being used with a Mac and the MacCaching application? Any experiences? Suggestions? Quote Link to comment
lewis82 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 As I read from the MacCaching website... Palms work and Pocket PC's don't. And you need Cachemate on the Palm. If you have an iPod you can use it too. Quote Link to comment
+tabulator32 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 As I read from the MacCaching website... Palms work and Pocket PC's don't. And you need Cachemate on the Palm. If you have an iPod you can use it too. I do have an IPod but I haven't seen it since my wife discovered Itunes. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment
+LostMontanan Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I just downloaded this as well. Seems cool so far...but I have a PQ issue to sort out before I'll take it to the field... Quote Link to comment
+tabulator32 Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 I just downloaded this as well. Seems cool so far...but I have a PQ issue to sort out before I'll take it to the field... I'm assuming you mean an issue with PQ's coming from the GC.com website as was indicated earlier...or are you referring to an issue with MacCaching concerning PQ's? Well, either way, I'M still waiting for my cable-connectable GPSr to come in the mail! The suspense is KILLING me! Quote Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Moving to GPS/Software forum. Quote Link to comment
+MountainRacer Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hang on now! I've only just heard about MacCaching (excuse the late entry!), and .loc files on an iPod would be ridiculously convenient for me. The problem is, I don't have a Mac, only a PC. I checked the website for the MacCaching software, but it didn't say whether or not it's cross-compatible, like iTunes is, for example. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment
+T F T C Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 MacCaching is Mac only. I believe that the most popular option for PC's is GSAK, however I don't know if it will work with your iPod. Quote Link to comment
+admo1972 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Just looked at MacCaching, and it seems to only send the GC# to a GPS. Does anyone know if it (or any other Mac program) that can send a smartname, like what GSAK does? I'm ready to buy GSAK, but I would like to stick to the Mac side of things if I can. Quote Link to comment
+T F T C Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 GeoJournal does for sure, and I thought MacCaching does, too. You always do it for free with GPSBabel. Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) Just looked at MacCaching, and it seems to only send the GC# to a GPS. Does anyone know if it (or any other Mac program) that can send a smartname, like what GSAK does? I'm ready to buy GSAK, but I would like to stick to the Mac side of things if I can. It will do this. Start out with a GPX eXchange file of the cache listing. Open it in MacCaching. Select it and click the "To GPS" button a window opens up as such: In the "Options, change the "GC Code" to "Long Name" and click that 'ol "OK" button and off it goes. Edit to add: the paperless options are also here on the lower left. Edited December 20, 2007 by coggins Quote Link to comment
+admo1972 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hey, that's great! I've had the nag screen of GSAK now for a while, and the program (rightfully so) becomes almost unusable. I'm ready to pay, but it would be nice to not boot into Windows to load my waypoints onto the GPS. My primary motivation for using GSAK was to have the smart name on my GPS, rather than the GC#. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) Hang on now! I've only just heard about MacCaching (excuse the late entry!), and .loc files on an iPod would be ridiculously convenient for me. The problem is, I don't have a Mac, only a PC. I checked the website for the MacCaching software, but it didn't say whether or not it's cross-compatible, like iTunes is, for example. Does anyone know? GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) is a very powerful, unbelievably-useful program that I'm sure can do what you want . . . although I don't know what format the iPod requires. GSAK can Export information in 19 different formats . . . as well as filter, slice, and dice the data you get from Pocket Queries after you become a Premium Member. The best place to ask questions about GSAK is in their Help Forums where the really smart people hang out . . . Edited December 20, 2007 by Miragee Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hang on now! I've only just heard about MacCaching (excuse the late entry!), and .loc files on an iPod would be ridiculously convenient for me. The problem is, I don't have a Mac, only a PC. I checked the website for the MacCaching software, but it didn't say whether or not it's cross-compatible, like iTunes is, for example. Does anyone know? GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) is a very powerful, unbelievably-useful program that I'm sure can do what you want . . . although I don't know what format the iPod requires. GSAK can Export information in 19 different formats . . . as well as filter, slice, and dice the data you get from Pocket Queries after you become a Premium Member. The best place to ask questions about GSAK is in their Help Forums where the really smart people hang out . . . c://windows/programs/GSAK.exe [pipe] iPod GSAK will work with you iPod unless it's a shuffle. Quote Link to comment
+Paulsan Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hang on now! I've only just heard about MacCaching (excuse the late entry!), and .loc files on an iPod would be ridiculously convenient for me. The problem is, I don't have a Mac, only a PC. I checked the website for the MacCaching software, but it didn't say whether or not it's cross-compatible, like iTunes is, for example. Does anyone know? GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) is a very powerful, unbelievably-useful program that I'm sure can do what you want . . . although I don't know what format the iPod requires. GSAK can Export information in 19 different formats . . . as well as filter, slice, and dice the data you get from Pocket Queries after you become a Premium Member. The best place to ask questions about GSAK is in their Help Forums where the really smart people hang out . . . c://windows/programs/GSAK.exe [pipe] iPod GSAK will work with you iPod unless it's a shuffle. Even if the iPod is formatted in Mac format? Quote Link to comment
lewis82 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Well then no. Windows uses the FAT32 file system (a relic in computing) while Mac OS uses HFS+ (which is better). Unless you've installed a plugin in Windows, it won't work. Quote Link to comment
+T F T C Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 umm, iPod shuffles don't have a screen. Even if you got cache info onto a Shuffle, what would you do with it? Quote Link to comment
+tabulator32 Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Ok. Got the Etrex Legend in the mail today. I'm all excited. I have the serial cord and I need to get a USB adapter for it. I know the cheap adapters seem to NOT work because of an older format or something and the one I need is more expensive but has a newer format, or whatever. So, my question is...do they sell the one I need at Radio Shack and how would I recognize it if they did? I know I can get them mail order but I want to try it out tonight, tomorrow, this weekend. Any chance of that? Thanks, again, for all your assistance! Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hang on now! I've only just heard about MacCaching (excuse the late entry!), and .loc files on an iPod would be ridiculously convenient for me. The problem is, I don't have a Mac, only a PC. I checked the website for the MacCaching software, but it didn't say whether or not it's cross-compatible, like iTunes is, for example. Does anyone know? GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) is a very powerful, unbelievably-useful program that I'm sure can do what you want . . . although I don't know what format the iPod requires. GSAK can Export information in 19 different formats . . . as well as filter, slice, and dice the data you get from Pocket Queries after you become a Premium Member. The best place to ask questions about GSAK is in their Help Forums where the really smart people hang out . . . c://windows/programs/GSAK.exe [pipe] iPod GSAK will work with you iPod unless it's a shuffle. Even if the iPod is formatted in Mac format? Sorry for the typo, I meant to write "GSAK will work with your iPod, unless it's a shuffle." Did someone see my missing "r", where in blazes did it go? Yes you will have to install a program such as MacDisk or TransMac, and with Apple upgrading from HSF+ to HSFX as of OSX 10.3, TransMac is a better choice. The iPod shuffle does not have a screen so that is why I wrote "unless it's a shuffle". But if you have a Mac formatted iPod, you most likely have a Mac and that makes the point mute as MacCaching will save to an iPod format from the screen I pictured above. The command line was a joke, sorry you missed that. Anyway, as far as an USB to RS-232 D9M adapter, the iogear GUC232A works with Mac's running OSX and the Garmin unit you picked up. Radio shack, if they have an OSX driver it could be ok. I've heard of some $5 cheap-o's work as well. Quote Link to comment
+tabulator32 Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) Anyway, as far as an USB to RS-232 D9M adapter, the iogear GUC232A works with Mac's running OSX and the Garmin unit you picked up. Radio shack, if they have an OSX driver it could be ok. I've heard of some $5 cheap-o's work as well. I've heard the cheapo adapters will work with this on a Mac. Edited December 25, 2007 by tabulator32 Quote Link to comment
+ClydeE Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 A bit late to the party, but for GSAK users that want a quick and easy way to get the Geocaching information to your Ipod there is now a ready made macro for this (does require using GSAK 7.2 Beta though) You can check it out here Quote Link to comment
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