Quick App: GC-gogo (Geocaching) 11
If you're ever looking to waste a bit of over the weekend, one fun thing you can try is Geocaching. By using GPS coordinates provided through the geocaching social website (which you can sign up at for free), you can spend your days hunting down hidden treasures that other geocachers have left behind, and then hide your own loot for the next player to check out. GC-gogo by Patty21 is a free app that not only gives you access to the geocaching network, but lets you use your webOS smartphone to find that treasure as well.
The app is fast, simple to look at and provides everything you need to be a succesful geocacher. While it is by no means an example of a best designed app for webOS, its simplicity makes it easy to handle, and doesn't take away from any of the fun of geocaching. Get the coordinates of various loot, look at a map, see a journal for each location you visit (reviews of previous geocachers who had visited that spot) and ultimately get to know your city better than before.
Download it now for free from the app catalog - it works on all current webOS devices (though the design is a bit quirky on the Pre3 and TouchPad, for the obvious reasons that these are larger screens). Hit the break for more screenshots before downloading it yourself from the app catalog link right here, then share your geocaching experiences with us in the comments below.
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It looks like a copy (or fork?) of the existing and well-established "Geocaching for webOS" app: https://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.georgo.org.precaching
How does this app differ?
Well-established as in not frequently updated and then when it is updated features do not work anymore?
Well, sure. Is this new app frequently updated or more of the same?
"funnest"?
Patty21 has been updating the app regularly.
OK. Yup, it's a fork. From what I can tell, georgo (the original author of "Geocaching for webOS") stopped responding to e-mails, and Groundspeak changed the Geocaching web site so the app wouldn't work.
So patty21 has forked the code and re-published it under a new name.
http://forums.precentral.net/webos-homebrew-apps/217632-precaching-22.ht...
Note that georgo has woken up and updated "Geocaching for webOS" so now you can logon again. But you can't do stuff like view cache logs. The new version is in Preware but not (yet?) the App Catalog.
P.S. I don't want to get too snarky, but would it have killed the author to put this basic info in the article above?
Huh. That's disappointing regarding georgo. I remember his banging that first app out quickly and responding to a ton of fixes early on.
Quite worth an applause, and I know it was a fantastic app when last I used it. Both donated a bit and ponied up for the paid version despite having the full-functioning beta.
Looks like groundspeak mixing up their business model threw the wrench in his app from what patty21 shared regarding the APIs.
bit of..time? Funnest? :S
I used to use the geocaching for webOS app all the time. My pre's processor has since been worn down from running at 1ghz and I'm stuck using my Samsung epic. With all the cool features it has, I would still rather use a webOS phone, even if the OS isn't supported by the company that owns it I have a two year upgrade just waiting to be used. I'm probably just going to wait till summer for an LTE phone to hit Sprint. Sadly it will probably be a Samsung android, unless something huge happens with webOS in the next 6 months.
I have yet to try the geocaching, but it sounds like it would be fun. I like treasure hunts. I am actually, with a sad face, looking at maybe getting an I4s because of the Siri. Still have my pre minus, underclocked. Overclocked once, but reset it and never put it back on. Will probably overclock again, just waiting. Wanting to see what WebOS does exactly, if anything.
I had an Evo for 2 months and gave it to my 10 year old. Got my Pre back from her, and have been happy since then. I like Siri. Will settle for some other WebOs phone.
Sorry, just sadly thinking and wishing. I will now try prayer. I havent really tried that yet.
All believers feel free to pray with me.
WebOS forever.
A forced update of the Maps application has changed the maps program from Google maps to bing maps and now the mapping feature doesn't work. Any plans for an update?