Latest news from http://discovergeocaching.com/news http://www.discovergeocaching.com/news http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/gps-phone-nightmare-scenario/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:44:48 -0500 It appears that Rogers of Canada has worked themselves into a pickle with a few software glitches that is making their phones unable to dial 91 emergency services with the GPS on. Of course the original intent for the GPS in the phone was to help get emergency responders to the location of the phone (and person in need of help). The issue is specifically with an Android based phone that for now needs to have its GPS shut off in order to avoid any potentially nightmare-like scenarios. ReadMore... http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/gps-phone-nightmare-scenario/ http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/hds-5-baja-off-road-gps-chartplotter/ Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:22:01 -0500 Lowrance’s HDS-5 Baja GPS Off-Road Chartplotter may at first seem like a boat only marine GPS chartplotter but it actually serves dual purposes. At least we think so – since on their website it is listed under the automotive section. Probably HDS-5 doesn’t freak out when you get off the main roads and start driving on unpaved territories. It has an enhanced basemap for the whole continent so maybe it has an option for letting you trace back to the main road. HDS-5 Baja is... http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/hds-5-baja-off-road-gps-chartplotter/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Garmin/~3/2CfmeFz9EvA/jakes-journal-getting-back-on-track-with-forerunner-310xt-and-tanita.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:27:25 -0500 The good news: Peg and I went for a lunch run yesterday, and it felt better than I could have hoped. Slightly warmer weather - we just topped freezing for the first time in 2010 - and great conversation made our eight miles seem effortless. No knee problems (knock on wood) and no lingering effects of Vegas and CES. The bad news: It was one of only a handful of runs I've done since running Chicago. I blame the holidays, my wife's irresistible cookies, a flaky furnace and a travel schedule that... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb7069e2012876dbcf61970c