+aubigdog Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) Ok, I just had to share my latest caching experience. Here is the story that took place 30 mins ago: My wife and son and I are headed to our house on Lake Martin from our home in Mobile, AL. With my wife driving, I was watching my GPS for potential caches. I realized that I had not put any new ones in that were close to our route, so I had to fix that. So....I pulled out my mac, connected it to my blackberry using bluetooth, then hopped on the internet and logged into geocaching.com and searched for some caches along the way. I found a few promising ones, so I pulled out my USB cable, connected my mac to my Oregon and sent the caches to the Oregon. 5 miles later, we exited I-65, quickly found the skirtlifter (my first) signed the log and headed back on our way. So, I hooked my mac and BB and GPS all back up together, logged in and posted the log to my account and now I am typing this on the forum. hehehe. What a great way to make a routine 3hour drive a little more exciting. I just had to share it knowing that there are some other techno folks that would appreciate this. Here is the link to the cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...1c-5188cb0bfd58 Edited February 13, 2009 by aubigdog Quote Link to comment
+meralgia Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 With my wife driving... other techno folks that would appreciate this more if YOU were driving and doing all that at the same time!! Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 With my wife driving... other techno folks that would appreciate this more if YOU were driving and doing all that at the same time!! And if HE were doing that, some of our LEO members would probably be seeking HIM for a FTF... Keep up the SAFE caching... like the geek approach... me I'm old school, like things the HARD way. to a point... Doug Quote Link to comment
+Crid Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 me I'm old school, like things the HARD way. You geocache using a sextant and a chronometer? Wow, that's hardcore! Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 me I'm old school, like things the HARD way. You geocache using a sextant and a chronometer? Wow, that's hardcore! Sextant and chronometer? Meh, all that newfangled things won't get you anywhere. I geocache with a dowsing stick. I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about how much easier this would all be with an iPhone But it's nowhere near as geeky, of course. Quote Link to comment
+Star*Hopper Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 With my wife driving... other techno folks that would appreciate this more if YOU were driving and doing all that at the same time!! This. And makin' a sammich. Where's yer madskills, d00d? Chrysalides: "...I geocache with a dowsing stick." *LMAO* YEAH!!! We don' need no e-steenkin' sextant!!!11 ~* Quote Link to comment
+Cordillera Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Geeky? I'm a 14 year old, female, geocaching adict. Did I want the latest phone for Christmas? Nope. I-pod? Clothes? Shoes? Nope. I wanted my own GPS - ClanBlakley #3 Quote Link to comment
+Rockin Roddy Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 With my wife driving... other techno folks that would appreciate this more if YOU were driving and doing all that at the same time!! Yes, remember that Gadgets distract, concentrate to live! This is a phrase we are currently using in the Todie's Wild Ride thread (a thread about bike awareness and safe driving). However, I am a bit concerned about the wife driving thing Quote Link to comment
+Glenn Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 With my wife driving... other techno folks that would appreciate this more if YOU were driving and doing all that at the same time!! Depending on the laws in his state he it may be illegal to so. New Mexico has just passed a ban on texting while driving. Although I'm not sure if a computer hooked up to a blackberry would qualify as texting while driving. After all these new laws have a lot of loop holes. For example updating your cell phones phone book is just like texting but isn't typically considered texting by cell phone users. Quote Link to comment
+undertree Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I also just got me a new toy. I got a new netbook with MS S&T 2009. It makes urban caching much better. I can also connect my palm pilot and GPSR so I can update caches. I don't have the mobile broadband but I can just hit a wifi hotspot and get what I need. Yes technology is making this hobby interesting in more ways all the time. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Depending on the laws in his state he it may be illegal to so. Really? You mean I can't do this : YouTube Personally, I wish that when people try for a Darwin award, they'll do so in a way that does not endanger innocent bystanders. Quote Link to comment
+ghettomedic Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Personally, I wish that when people try for a Darwin award, they'll do so in a way that does not endanger innocent bystanders. Two words..........JOB SECURITY Quote Link to comment
+meralgia Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I was kidding... I wouldn't endorse anyone doing that stuff while driving. I'll be sure to add a wink next time. Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Geeky? I'm a 14 year old, female, geocaching adict. Did I want the latest phone for Christmas? Nope. I-pod? Clothes? Shoes? Nope. I wanted my own GPS - ClanBlakley #3 You go, girl!! Quote Link to comment
+Headhardhat Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 You forgot eating a double cheeseburger, holding a Big Gulp and checking for FTFs via email alerts... Try doing that AND being video'd at the same time -HHH Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Ok, I just had to share my latest caching experience. Here is the story that took place 30 mins ago: My wife and son and I are headed to our house on Lake Martin from our home in Mobile, AL. With my wife driving, I was watching my GPS for potential caches. I realized that I had not put any new ones in that were close to our route, so I had to fix that. So....I pulled out my mac, connected it to my blackberry using bluetooth, then hopped on the internet and logged into geocaching.com and searched for some caches along the way. I found a few promising ones, so I pulled out my USB cable, connected my mac to my Oregon and sent the caches to the Oregon. 5 miles later, we exited I-65, quickly found the skirtlifter (my first) signed the log and headed back on our way. So, I hooked my mac and BB and GPS all back up together, logged in and posted the log to my account and now I am typing this on the forum. hehehe. All those devices and cables... so old-school! I whup out my CrackBerry (Blackberry Curve) and use CacheBerry or Geocache Navigator software to find and read about caches near me, navigate to them with compass or turn-by-turn mapping, look at the area with Google Earth if I want, find the cache and log my find online. Phone, PDA, laptop, internet, GPS in one pocket-sized device. You gotta stay ahead of the curve! If you haven't already, come join us Alabama cachers at www.dixiecachers.com. Edited February 17, 2009 by TheAlabamaRambler Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Ok, I just had to share my latest caching experience. Here is the story that took place 30 mins ago: My wife and son and I are headed to our house on Lake Martin from our home in Mobile, AL. With my wife driving, I was watching my GPS for potential caches. I realized that I had not put any new ones in that were close to our route, so I had to fix that. So....I pulled out my mac, connected it to my blackberry using bluetooth, then hopped on the internet and logged into geocaching.com and searched for some caches along the way. I found a few promising ones, so I pulled out my USB cable, connected my mac to my Oregon and sent the caches to the Oregon. 5 miles later, we exited I-65, quickly found the skirtlifter (my first) signed the log and headed back on our way. So, I hooked my mac and BB and GPS all back up together, logged in and posted the log to my account and now I am typing this on the forum. hehehe. All those devices and cables... so old-school! I whup out my CrackBerry (Blackberry Curve) and use CacheBerry or Geocache Navigator software to find and read about caches near me, navigate to them with compass or turn-by-turn mapping, look at the area with Google Earth if I want, find the cache and log my find online. Phone, laptop, internet, GPS in one pocket-sized device. You gotta stay ahead of the curve! If you haven't already, come join us Alabama cachers at www.dixiecachers.com. Frankly, I must confess that all these modern electronical gizmos and technologies such as Blackberry, Raspberry, Dangle, Dongle, Dingleberry, Web 2.0, Bluetooth, USB, BB, Twitter, Jaiku, BriteKite, Facebook, Google Earth, Curve, CacheBerry, Iphone and etcetera -- that is, if they even exist at all and are not the product of someone's fevered over-active imagination -- totally confuse me and scare me, and somehow the sudden appearance of all of them strongly reeks of Satanic influences. At the very least, the sudden appearance and proliferation of these devices and technologies is mighty suspicious; it is as if an occult hand had reached down from above and introduced these devices into the cultural mainstream with no warning and with little sensibility. . Quote Link to comment
tttedzeins Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Dude you would really be a geek if you published your destination cache on THESE while driving and doing all the other stuff aswell Quote Link to comment
+Wooden Cyclist Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Vinny you frighten me sometimes. . Quote Link to comment
+Pork King Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 With my wife driving... I love it when we go on long trips. My wife drives all the way. All I have to do is hold the steering wheel. Quote Link to comment
+solo63137 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Semi-Geek here... We're on vacation from St. Louis to St. Pete Beach Florida and I'm surfing the Geocach forum before I crash for the night... My wife wants to sleep in in the morning, daughter wants me to take her to the beach while wifey sleeps in, I want to go see if I can log a few "Finds"... I guess I'll make the ladies happy and check out the beach in the morn and see if I can check out some caches in the late afternoon... Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Ok, I just had to share my latest caching experience. Here is the story that took place 30 mins ago: My wife and son and I are headed to our house on Lake Martin from our home in Mobile, AL. With my wife driving, I was watching my GPS for potential caches. I realized that I had not put any new ones in that were close to our route, so I had to fix that. So....I pulled out my mac, connected it to my blackberry using bluetooth, then hopped on the internet and logged into geocaching.com and searched for some caches along the way. I found a few promising ones, so I pulled out my USB cable, connected my mac to my Oregon and sent the caches to the Oregon. 5 miles later, we exited I-65, quickly found the skirtlifter (my first) signed the log and headed back on our way. So, I hooked my mac and BB and GPS all back up together, logged in and posted the log to my account and now I am typing this on the forum. hehehe. What a great way to make a routine 3hour drive a little more exciting. I just had to share it knowing that there are some other techno folks that would appreciate this. Here is the link to the cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...1c-5188cb0bfd58 That might be a good story for the geocaching magazine. There's a thread around here somewhere Quote Link to comment
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