Dress Up Your Cache Pages
Posted on Sunday, January 6th, 2008 by Jardry.Comments: No Comments » Categories: Tips Views:
Ever wondered why some cache pages on geocaching.com are vibrant and full of colour whilst others appear rather plain!
The answer is that some cache pages are created using HTML whereas others are pretty much just text on a page.
The following are links to web pages that explain how to brighten up your cache pages with HTML content.
These tutorials were prepared by Texas geocaching and gpscachers.
Missing Travel Bugs
Posted on Friday, August 24th, 2007 by Jardry.Comments: No Comments » Tags: travel bug Categories: Tips Views:
Despite geocacher’s best efforts and good intentions, Travel Bugs are sometimes lost. If you feel you have misplaced a Travel Bug, email the owner immediately and let them know.
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Pocket Pocket Query
Posted on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 by Jardry.Comments: No Comments » Categories: Tips Views:
Pocket Pocket Query is a free paperless geocaching program that can be installed on nearly any current mobile phone.
Your mobile phone will need to be a JavaME capable device supporting MIDP 2.0.
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What is Geocaching
Posted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 by Jardry.Comments: No Comments » Tags: image, travel bug Categories: Tips Views:
It’s a high tech Easter egg hunt. Someone hides a container of inexpensive knickknacks - a cache. Then they post its latitude & longitude on the internet, and other people go hunting for it. If they find it they trade knickknacks and sign a log to record their visit.
The minimum you have to have to play is a handheld GPSr (Global Positioning Satellite receiver). Global Positioning Satellites are used in all forms of navigation today. They send signals that these receivers use to figure out where on the surface of the earth they are.
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