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

For the eighth beta release we grabbed of to talk about the technology of the . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

Cacheline for Wednesday, February 22, 2012 covers Groundspeak's announcement of the 10th Annual Cache In Trash Out Weekend Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: Cacheline@CacheAManiacs.com

We release beta episode seven of the GeoGearHeads talking about dealing with software upgrades. Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

Cacheline for the evening of Wednesday, February 15, 2012 talks about LightSquared's government blocks from the NTIA (via The Verge) and FCC (via The Verge) to launching their LTE service. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: Cacheline@CacheAManiacs.com

Cacheline for the morning of Wednesday, February 15, 2012 summarizes the changes in yesterday's updates to Geocaching.com. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: Cacheline@CacheAManiacs.com

Cacheline for Tuesday, February 14, 2012 summarized Eric Schudiske's "New Geocaching.com Maps" posting to Groundspeak's Latitude 47 blog. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: Cacheline@CacheAManiacs.com

Listen to our interview with vante from Michigan. He started caching in October 2004, and reminisces about an earlier time in geocachings history, the changes in the sport, and those "ah ha!" moments. He started caching with the Garmin eTrex Legend, and now caches primarily with an iPhone 4S and a Garmin Oregon 550T. One of his favourite caches is the "Johnny's Cash" (GCJE17) virtual at Johnny Cash's gravesite. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Social Media: Email: Connections@CacheAManiacs.comDate Recorded: January 6, 2011Recorded by: DarrylW4Show Notes: debaere

The need for the beta tag starts slipping away in our sixth release as we've been able to clean up much of the production and received all the music for the show. We talked about Podcatching (downloading and listening to podcasts) this time with several software options and method for listening to those podcasts in the field. We referred to an as a good reference for software options which can be kept up-to-date. On the desktop we mentioned , , and . One multi-platform option to listen to podcasts is . Android users might try , , or . On iOS, podcatching options include , , and . headsets were discussed, includings the , , and mono headsets. Stereo headsets mentioned were the , , , and . We also mentioned the and , plus the and systems for cars. Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

Our fifth beta episode starts with feedback from about , then on using the , and of the "" on exporting GPX files through . Then we got into our main subject of memory cards with guest of "." We also heard from about 's . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

Listen to our interview with DarrylW4 & Firefly03 from Michigan. They talk about how they started caching, and how they possess the log sheet from their first traditional cache: log which was "Friendship Altar" (GCKZFT). They also talk about their many signature items, and the importance of keeping your head up when out on the trails. Firefly03 uses the Oregon 450. Her favourite hide is "SQ - Perrin" (GC153J3). Her favourite cache is "Game Shell (Presidential Series # 10)" (GC3541N). She reccomends that cachers go outside of their home regions to experiences caches in a different area. She would like to get a cache in every country on every continent in the world. DarrylW4 uses a variety of devices including an iPhone, Garmin GPSMAP 62st, Delorme, and Magellan eXplorist GC. DarrylW4's favourite hide is "First Geo Saving & Loan: Troy Branch" (GCV07Z). He recommends the trilogy: "Groundspeak Headquarters" (GCK25B), "Original Stash Tribute Plaque" (GCGV0P), "Mission 9: Tunnel Of Light" (GC1169). He wou

Our fourth beta show takes a first and quick look at several tools Geocachers can use to improve their power caching experiences. Several Geocachers on Google+ had sent us their tools of choice. mentioned making use of the from Groundspeak, , and . and mentioned their preferrence for , while added his favorite to the conversation. DarrylW4 and The Bad Cop also mentioned for iOS, , , and on Geocaching.com, and . Please call or write in your experiences with tools for Power Caching to share with the rest of the GeoGearHeads audience! Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

For our third beta release we talked with Chip Noble of about 2-way messaging in the field without a cellular data connection. We talked about their both for their GPSR and for Android devices. He also shared that Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesberry of the Eddie Bauer/First Ascent Kayakers are using the inReach as they challenge the . He also mentioned the "" where Toby and David use the inReach to provide tracking to their website. Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

Once again we're releasing a beta episode of GeoGearHeads without music or a finished logo. While we continue working cleaning up our productions our conversation about battery power options continues with talk about available products. Our selection of products for this show consists of more common, unique, and those we used ourselves, but there's far too little time to collect and mention all options within the confines of our little show. Links to the products we mentioned in this show are: AA/AAA Batteries: Alkaline: Rechargable Alkaline: Lithium: LSD NiHM: (AA=1000 mAh, 2000 cycles) (AA=2000 mAh, 1500 cycles) (AA=2500 mAh, 500 cycles) (AA=2000 mAh, no cycle ratings available) (AA=1400 mAh, 500 cycles) NiHM: (AA=2650/2450 mAh, no cycle ratings available) (no ratings available) (AA=2100mAh, 300 cycles) Portable USB Power Packs: USB AA Packs: (800mA) (1000mA) Rechargable USB Packs: Duracell (500mAh) (1150mAh) (2000mAh) Energizer Energi to Go (650mAh) (1000 mAh)

Our first beta episode hits the feed without music or logos, and gets technical as we talk about battery technologies for our consumer use. The technologies discussed were: Disposable Dry-cell: Rechargables: We also talked about an upcoming technology for field use -- . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media:

Listen to our interview with Rothallo of North Wiltshire, Southern England, United Kingdom. Twitter: rothalloCache-A-Maniacs Discovery Coin: TB23G29Show Sponsor: Cache-A-Maniacs Supporting Listeners Content Rating: NormalDate Recorded: November 24, 2011

Listen to our interview with Tmaggot of New Orleans. Cache-A-Maniacs Discovery Coin: TB23FY7Show Sponsor: Geocaching PodcastContent Rating: NormalDate Recorded: November 13, 2011

Listen to our interview with obxgeek of Northern Virginia. Twitter: obxgeekCache-A-Maniacs Discovery Coin: TB23G2QShow Sponsor: Caching in the NorthWestContent Rating: NormalDate Recorded: November 23, 2011

Listen to our interview with smile makers of Wyoming. Cache-A-Maniacs Discovery Coin: TB23G2XShow Sponsor: Twin Cities Geocaching PodcastContent Rating: NormalDate Recorded: November 20, 2011

Listen to our interview with Firefighter Skippy of Wallingford, Connecticut. Twitter: WFD69Cache-A-Maniacs Discovery Coin: TB23G32Show Sponsor: Podcacher PodcastContent Rating: NormalDate Recorded: November 19, 2011

Listen to our interview with OldrnSlowr of Mandeville, Louisiana. Cache-A-Maniacs Discovery Coin: TB23G31Show Sponsor: GeotalkContent Rating: NormalDate Recorded: November 23, 2011