Geogearheads; The Weekly Show For Geocaching And Location-based Gaming

Podcast Observer and Participant joins us on the ninety-third edition of the GeoGearHeads. Through his work on "," "," and at he's been involved in Podcasting since its early days. (More background and the history of podcasting is available through .) Darryl ran through a list of when some of the notable podcasts on Geocaching began (including the late "CacheCast" show by – interviewed on – which has since podfaded and slightly most recent SLAGA by – interviewed on – which was retired many years ago), but also the current list of English-based shows: also shared that the first podcasts to which he subscribed were the "" and "." For Geocachers looking to get into podcast creation Rob recommends the iOS app and as an ease mobile solution. He's also setup "" information on his Podcast411 site, including a for those looking to record through Skype. He also recommends his "" and the "" shows for people interested in creation of podcasts. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Ai

John Robb (of who caches under ) returned on the ninety-second edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk about Night Caches. He's also one of the hosts of the upcoming "" () event November 9th in the Toronto, Canada area. One of his favorite laser-based night hides was "" () by . His company now offers the "" and "" (with a limited time discount on the "Laser Loci" for GeoGearHead Viewers/Listeners) for creating the night cache stages without building your own electronics. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

Noted Geocaching Event Host talks to us about his Halloween Events for the ninety-first edition of the GeoGearHeads. This year's events are "" () and "" (). Their previous events include: Halloween Caching: "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () Royal Order of the Sleepless Knights: "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () "" () CITO: "" () For more on Monkeybrad check his 2007 interview on "." The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

and tackle a seeming complete random series of topics on the ninetieth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The show kicked off with feedback from both and about and it's use of the . Then the Bad Cop shared news from about a modular smartphone system they'd like to create. Of course the release had to be mentioned and the and were the topics of interest to location-based Gamers. The Bad Cop also upgraded his iPhone 5 to iOS 7 while DarrylW4 recommended (and has been) waiting a couple weeks for the App updates to catchup. Some articles of note they mentioned were; "" (from ), "" (from ), and "" (from ). DarrylW4 brought up the release of a new memory card format – (see also the ). also mentioned the as an option for Geocachers and DarrylW4 mentioned a few others recently shipped (including the , , ) he found encouraging. A question from on triggered some discussion on the changes in the game (see Engadget's "") and how its important to connect with fellow players. He also asked about and using maps. a

For the eighty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads and discuss some of the tips and tricks posted to the entries in the "." We were excited to try out the new "" function for the first time during this recording with the assistance of . The first of the traveler tips mentioned were from 's "" and "" and a couple tips in their logs from . "" was the next up along with bonus tip from in its logs. 's "" shared a tip seemingly learned from first-hand experience and a tip in the log from . mentioned and the usage he learned about using NeonGeo (also check ) on "." shared some tips on flashlights (check for more on flashlights for Geocaching) on his "" traveler, which also picked up a tip from in its logs. 's travelers ("," "," and "") managed to collect the most tips on their logs including ones from , , , and . Meanwhile released a series of themed travelers into the race – "," "," "," "" – each with its own tip. The "," "," and "" travelers from our own DarrylW4 received a little discussion again, but th

and tackle a variety of subjects on the eighty-eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads, the fifteenth installment of the Randomize show. wrote in wanting an iOS app to merge , , and notifications. Then we heard from who was hoping we knew something more about Geocaching.com's "" feature (in short, no). Then the news that and the smartwatches out of IFA ( and ) wrapped up the show. The "" is over, and we mentioned the three leaders in that race. Next week we're going over those tips.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

(previously featured on ) joins and to talk about things they learned from the on the eighty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads. The Bad Cop collected audio interviews with (Vice President/Co-Founder of ) and (noted designer Chris Mackey who works with ) while manning the booth in the Podcaster Studio. Bryan shared some insight into the Block Party and the . Fox-and-the-hound talked about his start in geocoins and experience with , along with his day job at .The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

Jason Grubb of the joins us for the eighty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads. He shared some information about the organization and tips for Geocachers (available in ) along with the and sites. Also mentioned was the they sell.Note: Jason wrote that he misspoke when talking about the amount of material carried out of the Petrified Forest National Park. It should have been "3.4 million pounds," not tons.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

(CEO of ) joins and on the eighty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads. He shares some insight about the iOS location-based game including is history and future. Ben tackles some emails from , , and before we start gifting the "" unique card to those who emailed during the live show. Listen to the show for instructions as to how you can get your own through the end of September 2013.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

(last on ) for the eighty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads. Among the many things discussed were coord checkers "," "," "," and "." Also mentioned was the and The Bad Cop's booth at the . The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the eighty-third edition of the GeoGearHeads we talk with Rob of Team . The covered features of the new Munzee 2.0 app (highlights are available in a ). Also mentioned was the ongoing . The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the eighty-second edition of the GeoGearHeads and talk about a variety of subjects. This time it mostly covered Android tablets and wearable computing. shared his thoughts and experience with the . The Bad Cop and DarrylW4 talked about the and announced recently by Google. They moved on to wearables and the . The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the eighty-first edition of the GeoGearHeads we're joined again by of to talk about the current state of GPSRs. The panel talked about the , , , and the . They wrapped up with their current picks for Geocaching GPSRs; Rich Owings: : : The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the eightieth edition of the GeoGearHeads and discuss the of Geocaching.com. Those include , , , , Premium Caches, , Advanced Maps, and . Also mentioned was Google's closure of the (mentioned in ) and the release of . The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

and talking about caching by yourself for the seventy-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The show kicked off with feedback from and . Following the feedback from Team Geofrog they talked a little about headsets and referred to for those looking for more information. Darryl mentioned a "" bookmark list he found interesting and asked for others to send in any other references like it. Also, information from the episode applies to your actions on the trail. Several smartphone apps were mentioned; , , , , and . They also mentioned the satellite-based options of the and . For an emergency, backup mobile phone they also talked about the .They started with a brief schedule of some dates from Groundspeak to promote getting out for some Geocaching. One show – – seemed especially helpful for those attempting to cache the entire month of August.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

Geocaching.com's is the topic for the seventy-eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads. and talk through using the (more official help can be found in Groundspeak's Help Center under ""). They referred back to previous shows — "" and "" — for more information relevant to their conversation.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

(he was previously on ) and for the seventy-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk about powercaching by bicycle. Some of the information from (including show notes) was briefly mentioned again in this show. Some other suggested tools were , , and .Darryl also heard from one of the creators of with some clarifications about .The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

and talk over three location-based games for the seventy-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads, our thirteenth Randomize episode. The show started by answering some voicemail from about . has been making the rounds through the Geocaching circles thanks to a by previous guest (a.k.a. ). Finally, has undergone some changes making it a very different game than it had been when last mentioned on the GeoGearHeads. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the seventy-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads we're joined by to talk about his service. Some examples of the service in use are the "" (), "" (), and "" (). We also heard back from troubles with the which he solved by using (featured on ). Due to technical problems during the Google+ Hangout On Air broadcast no YouTube video is available this week. Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

is our guest for the seventy-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk about his geocache hides. talked a little about his finds on several of the caches -- "" (), "" (), "" (), "" (), and "" () -- plus the "" () event. also submitted some audio feedback about the "."The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email: