Caching iPhone App version 1.2.1

Version 1.2.1 of the Caching app for the iPhone was just released this evening. It appears to be bug fixes against version 1.2.

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ReelDirector version 2.0

I know this is not a Geocaching app, but it is a very cool tool for content creators (including Geocachers) looking for a way to produce finished videos on the go. I have used the ReelDirector 1 app and there were two shortcomings I really needed fixed -- voiceovers and title length. It looks like both have been addresses in this version. If that's the case I might be making more short videos for the Geocaching Podcast Plus feed and this blog.

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Geocaching iPhone App version 3.0

The much anticipated version 3 of the Geocaching iPhone App dropped in the iTunes store this evening. Some of the new features include browsing photos, map rotation on the iPhone 3GS, map and information caching, and an embedded web browser. I've downloaded and installed my copy but not had the chance to try it out yet. I'm anxious to give it a try with the new caching which should help performance in the field.

Just Another Milestone

Well we hadn't intended to hit another milestone yesterday. We just were out caching with Reefrider52 and TeamLegend4 of the Motor City Cache Machine. Alas we did break 3,100 without really noticing during the 62 find day -- this only thirteen days after breaking the 3,000 point. We were out for mostly puzzles and multi-caches, but did end up with an earthcache and a few traditionals. We enjoyed the day, despite the short daylight hours and being very silly at times (which face it makes the day better), and wrapped up with dinner with a couple more caching friends (Nurse Nanna and South Lyon Trekkers) at a local diner. Certainly worth blowing off a little work and getting out to decompress though. Today though we're back to work on other projects, and hopefully a little photography shall be on my docket.

Photos by Reefrider52

Geocaching Intro version 1.1

The light version of Groundspeak's Geocaching iPhone app received an update yestrday. Version 1.1 of the Geocaching Intro app is mostly minor bug fixes.

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Geosphere Version 2.1.1 Now Available

I arose this morning to find a new version of Geocaching with Geosphere waiting to be downloaded from the App store. Version 2.1.1 is mostly bug fixes and improvements, but I've not really had the chance to find them in the last version. It's downloaded and waiting to be populated with caches, hopefully I'll have the chance to try it out soon.

A Day of Milestones

We hit the road this morning with some caching friends with the goal of making our 3,000th find. Hunting in and around Swartz Creek, Michigan we not only found our 3,000th cache, but our 1,000th find for 2009. YOGO FTF #3 - Country Carriage (GC1YHFF) made our 3,000th find and was disabled shortly after for the owner to replace the damp log. The shock was that we found a total of 54 caches today, much more than I'd expected, and hit our 1,000th for the year -- our personal best -- at We Have A Warrant (GC1JD1B). We did DNF 4 caches though and skip over a couple we decided would take longer than we wanted for a numbers day, especially being that we weren't terribly sure about how much light we'd have to complete the cache (sunset was at 5:26PM this evening for the Flint area). Probably the most memorable hide can in a great cammo job on one find (posted to TweetReel) and available below in a lower quality version:

Overall it was a great day, not because of the milestones (though they were fun), but because we were able to enjoy an amazing November day with some great friends.