[GeoStL] Re: Recap, PDA caching with IPaq.PDA
- From: "Russ Wilner" <rjwilner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:16:46 -0500
-
Yep, Moun10Bike has it nailed for the PocketPC platform.
I was rather aghast at the hoops some people were jumping through using
MobiPocket and whatever else when I first picked up the GPSr. But GPXView
simplifies that whole process incredibly.
-=Russ=- (aka BottomFeeder)
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> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:34 AM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Recap, PDA caching with IPaq.PDA
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> -
>
> From another list... a nice recap of PDA caching on the IPaq
> platform.
>
> ----------------------
> I'm setting up a Dell Axim and trying to get the web pages to
> show on the
> PPC simular to how I saw (Mount10bike) had done at a recent
> WSGA meeting.
>
> Questions....
> 1) Should I use GPX Spinner?
> 2) Should I use Plunker or Silo?
> 3) Which Format do I chose to have sent in my query? (ebooks?)
> 4) Should I use Avantgo?
> 5) Anything else I should know?
>
> I'm not smart enough to know the right questions to ask.
>
> GEM's :)
> -------------
> For the easiest solution, use GPXView. It is available at
> <http://strandberg.org/gpxview/.>http://strandberg.org/gpxview
> /. All you
> have to do after installing the application on your PocketPC
> is to copy
> your GPX files over to the PDA and then open them directly
> with the program
> -- there is no need to spin the files and mess with synching
> via AvantGo,
> Plucker or iSilo.
>
> For this, the only format you need is GPX. The ebook files
> are unnecessary
> with this setup. The one thing to be aware of with any of the PDA
> solutions is that uploaded pictures are not included in the
> files, so if a
> cache uses photos for hints, you are SOL.
>
> Be aware that if you create your GPX files by converting them
> from .loc
> files, then you will be lacking most of the content that makes GPX so
> useful, such as cache descriptions, recent logs, etc. This
> is information
> that is not sent out in .loc format.
>
> EasyGPS can also open GPX files, Clay, so you will still be
> able to use the
> application if you make the change to GPX.
>
> (Moun10Bike)
>
>
>
> ---------------------
> Glenn
> St. Louis, Mo
>
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