[GeoStL] Re: Paperless Caching
- From: "Steve Bromley" <bromley@xxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:58:05 -0500
I have both a Palm Tungsten E and a Dell Axim Pocket PC. I
still use the Palm for caching because it's disposable and
my PPC, which is used for work, isn't. I run Cachemate on
both and have uploaded the results and logged them via GSAK
with both. I've used various different little programs
(GPS Sonar), Plucker between various devices and have come
to the conclusion that the PPC stuff is, in general,
better, more intutive, and just easier to use. I am an
anti-Microsoft bigot, and will avoid them whenever I have a
choice, but in this case, their Moble stuff is just better.
It's easer to use and requires less translation back and
forth.
When I eventually break my Palm (it is inevitable the way I
cache), I will replace it with something along the PPC
line. What I might do is by a SmartPhone to replace my
current phone and demote my Axim to my caching PDA. One of
the biggest downsides to the Palm is that there are no plans
to port the "WhereIGO" software over to run on that
platform. As "WhereIGo's" become more popular, you have a
choice to either buy a Colorado, a SmartPhone with a GPS or
something like the Garmin Moble 10 to find them. The
future doesn't appear to be Palm's any longer.
This is just my $.02 worth, take it as my opinion on the
world. It's like cars, GPS's or anything else, everyone
has their favorite type and as long as it does what you
need it to do, it really doesn't matter.
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Rogers
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Paperless Caching
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:37:12 -0700 (PDT)
Care to elaborate why? The majority of people I have seen
personally and read about on the GC.com forum use Palm
devices and are quite satisfied...
-Michael
--= --- Original Message ----
From: Mike Griffin
= To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 9:28:30 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Paperless Caching
I would NOT go to Palm. I would go with the Pocket PC
software because it gives you more options.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Auld
To: geocaching@freelists .org
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:10 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Paperless Caching
Help,
I have broken my HP rx1955 PocketPC and am looking
to replace it. The problem is I cannot find the software
(GPXSonar). I may even switch to a Palm if someone has
any advice let me know about the model and software.
Cycle Ken
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