Have you ever contemplated paperless caching but the necessary
software overwhelmed you? Does the thought of using a PDA while
hiking in the woods leave you feeling cold and empty? Are you not
exactly sure what "PDA" means? Then you need to attend this event
cache!
During the scheduled two hours -- 6pm to 8pm -- we hope to cover
a bunch of topics, but we will mainly concentrate on GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army
Knife) and CacheMate. These
two software programs are used by many geocachers to help them plan
their caching activities and to keep track of their finds.
Depending on time there may be an opportunity to cover more
geocaching topics of interest.
There will be two main presenters, both of whom claim some level
of expertise with the software programs and both of whom have
teaching experience.
Nuwati has been caching since April 8, 2003 and currently has
1,446 finds and 52 hides.
jratzlaf has been caching since May 28, 2005 and currently has
2,264 finds and 120 hides. (Stats are as of December 6, 2007.) I
encourage others who are familiar with GSAK and/or CacheMate to
attend as I am sure we will all benefit from our collective
experiences.
The event will be held in the clubhouse of the Biltmore Park
Swim Club, and there should be room for up to 50. As you sign up
please include the dish (or dishes) you plan to bring, and I will
update the cache page. Hopefully we won't all bring desserts, but
worse things could happen!
Hope to see you all there!
FTSU (First To Show
Up) HONORS GO TO smokeyboo!!! (Though
OzGuff really was there first...)
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OzGuff -- homemade brownies
ncmtnluver -- chips and dip
gojoey&Bookworm1 -- cocktail franks in BBQ sauce
jratzlaf -- rolls and homemade strawberry jam
Archidad & MudKat -- pumpkin dip
Dear Dora -- pumpkin muffins
gotro&hc -- fried chicken
Nechton -- ??
EBBJr -- cookies or cake
ColumbusMark -- fried chicken
E-Bunny -- taco salad
smokeyboo -- drinks
Cambrook -- veggie/dip plate
Nuwati -- ??
wildteach -- meatballs
slackpacker -- sliced beef brisket BBQ
Fox Neumann and team -- ??
nbc Mom -- dessert
papermanone & catlover -- potato salad