Cachemate is great for Palm PDAs, but for those of us using a Pocket PC, a good program to use is GPXSonar (http://gpxsonar.homeip.net/default.aspx). It's donateware and hasn't been updated in awhile, but already has most of the features you'd need, including support for SpoilerSync (www.anode.plus.com/spoilersync/), which lets you bring photos from the cache pages with you. Previously, I used GpxView (http://strandberg.org/gpxview/), but it doesn't have all of the features of GPXSonar. David - AZTech ------- Original Message ------- From: AZcachemeister To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: 9/28/05, 5:49:32 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] a better way!! You will need to become a 'premium member' ($3/Month or $30/year) of Geocaching.com to receive .gpx files either individually for each cache page, or in groups via Pocket Queries. The .gpx file contains all the information found on the first page of a cache listing, including the five most recent logs. *G*eocaching *S*wiss *A*rmy *K*nife (GSAK) is an awesome program, available for a 30 day free trial, and now $20 to register (still WAY worth the $20!) With GSAK you can sort, weed through, manipulate, view, arrange, and modify cache listings into manageable groups for upload to your GPSr and/or PDA (you could probably get a decent PDA off EBay for $25, or you could spend $350 for the latest model) . For the PDA, you will need a copy of CacheMate (also has free trial, currently $8 to register) to view the information uploaded from GSAK. Again, you will have the co-ordinates, difficulty, owner comments, and the first five finder logs as well as a space to record the date, time and/ your/ comments for /your/ find on the cache. Once registered both GSAK and CacheMate include free upgrades for life. Both developers are constantly improving their products to include user-requested features. No trees are killed in this process, but a bunch of electrons are highly inconvenienced! Cache On! Azpaul1 wrote: > Since you mentioned mapsource, I am assuming that you have and using > a Garmin gps unit. The only gps that I know off that lets you download > all the page info. is a Garmin I-Que. > > Until just recently, I too used your method of entering waypoints and > in the last couple of months have, with some help of close friends, I > have gone paperless. The answer sounds very complicated, but once > everything is set up it is a snap to use. > > First, I set up a series of pocket queries that I run weekly. I then > load them into a waypoint management database called GSAK (the best > $8.00 I have spent, I might add). > > GSAK , allows me to load the waypoints into my 60C and the page info. > into a PDA. > > Like I said earlier, it sounds complicated, but once everything is set > up it is a snap to use. With the PDA, I don't have to carry a clip > board full of printout's to rummage through for the info that I > need and I can enter notes about the cache I just found. > > I hope this helps, > Paul aka "AZPAUL" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Debbie > *To:* az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com > > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:02 PM > *Subject:* [Az-Geocaching] a better way!! > > I haven't posted much but I have been lurking for a long time. I > know there has to be an easier way to have the caches in my gps > with the info from the pages. Right now I put them on my mapsource > as waypoints and download them into my gps when I am going > somewhere. I also print out the page from the website to take with me. > Can anybody tell me if there is an easier way to do it?? > Hope this makes sense!! > Thanx > Maillade > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >____________________________________________________________ >Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > >Arizona's Geocaching Resource >http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com