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TweetWhen opencaching.com was launched I figured it was a way for Garmin to create demand for their GPS receivers.  Today’s announcement of iPhone and Android apps for opencaching leave me wondering what Garmin is up to.   Gregory over at Toronto Geocaching has posted a first look at the opencaching application.  The app looks good [...]

TweetI haven’t been caching long enough to remember virtual caches.  I’ve talked to some folks who have and there are mixed feelings about this type of cache.   The geocaching community does seem to be excited about them though.   Opencaching.com has introduced them virtual caches to their site. It may be easier for opencaching.com [...]

TweetGarmin’s latest ad for opencaching.com is turning up the rhetoric.  This might be a nice ad but I think Garmin is missing the point.   Quality caches are the best way to attract users.  Here is the ad as it appeared in the latest issue of Outside magazine. Garmin continues to attack Groundspeak on the [...]

TweetThe folks over at Garmin have not been idle.  It was announced yesterday that you can now edit your logs on opencaching.com.   Now you can delete and edit your logs.  This is a much needed improvement.  I contacted Garmin last year and asked how I could delete my logs and was told that I [...]

TweetI stumbled across a neat blog devoted to Opencaching.  The blog called oxcacher.com.  I’m not sure who the author is but the domain is registered to a Ronald Miller.  I’ll assume he’s the author.   The site is relatively new.  The site is focused exclusively on opencaching.com.  If you are into opencaching you might want [...]