I found an app for the DroidX at geocaching.com. They had an advertisement for Groundspeak's Geocaching for Android Application, which showed there is an app. I clicked on the ad, and that brought me to the Groundspeak website. I read the reviews, which said the app is very good, it costs $9.99, and you have to be sure your Droid's GPS is "on." The default is "off." These are some screen shots from the Groundspeak website:
I went to the "market" app on my phone, searched for geocache and the first one in the list is the Groundspeak one, and I bought it. I figured it was worth trying for so little cost, when the hand held GPS units are $300 to $400. And it did have very good reviews.
When I try it out, I'll let you know how I like it, but just going into it a little bit, it showed me the nearyby Geocaches, just like on the geocaching.com website, and other things.
I also saw this book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching on line - it looks like the best price is at Amazon.com.
Whenever I start something new, I always look for books to read about the subject. I'll probably get this one when I get into geocaching more.
BTW, I was toooooo lazy today to leave the house. The weather is erratic and Katie and I snuggled, and I ate Cheerios, strawberries, grapes and jelly beans, and played "computer" all day. So I didn't check out my new geocache app. But I will, I will. (I can be so lazy...)
I've been reading comments from bloggers on other blogs, and everyone seems really happy with their DroidX. So I 'm glad that's the one I chose. It's been three years since I've gotten a new phone--you can imagine the learning curve I've got. I'm trying out some of the apps that are mentioned. The grocery one I'm going to look up - they said no more grocery lists. That sounds good to me!
So, from me and Katie on a lazy, erratic Sunday, have a nice day, everyone! : )
Full-timing in our 24-foot 2006 Forest River Sunseeker 2200 as of June 1, 2011, I've added solar panels and a catalytic heater so that we can camp off-grid comfortably. My dog, Katie, is great company. We traveled a bit in the Western States our first year, and visited the deserts of Arizona and most of the New Mexico State Parks the next four. This year - 2016 - I'm hoping to find a park model to buy so we will have a home base, but we'll continue to travel, too. What a life! :)
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
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