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HighlandNick
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:29 am    Post subject: GSAK Reply with quote

For those of you interested in GSAK, there is a new (beta) edition out now. This is only available by downloading from the Forums and not via the GSAK update feature.
The latest Build version is #51 and you can get it from http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=113836&st=100
It has some nice new features.
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spioradsaor
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whit in gods name is GSAK.....

I cannae dae technical at all unless its building birdhouses. Razz
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Firth of Forth
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Geocaching Swiss Army Knife Laughing

You use it to download your PQs and upload into your PDA. Laughing
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HighlandNick
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Firth of Forth wrote:
Geocaching Swiss Army Knife Laughing
You use it to download your PQs and upload into your PDA. Laughing


FoF is quite correct, but it also does many other things. It is in essence, a database of caches that you might be interested in. From it, you can go directly to the gc.com site and look at the cache details there or you can look at them (offline) including the logs, distance from home (or any other point), keep track of caches that you have found / not found / archived....
Other features include searching for a cache name, sorting and ordering using your own preferences. As FoF says, you can use it to put info on your PDA or to put "flags" or markers into Memory-Map and your GPS. If you happen to be someone who uses CacheMate or Fugawi, then you can use GSAK to support these too.
The most common use is for folk to display their PocketQuery downloads - a GC premium member feature.
Babble babble......techno geek......anoraks........ Cool Cool
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allieballie
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

spioradsaor wrote:

I cannae dae technical at all unless its building birdhouses. Razz


Do you make ones that look like a Grecian temple? I downloaded a plan for one like that off the internet - just need to persuade the woodwork teacher here to make it for me! Suspect he will laugh at me...but it's a real classy birdhouse!
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spioradsaor
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope mine are just wee simple ones...although i have now made a hedgehog restuarant as well.

I am thinking of attempting a minature velux window in the restuarant cos although I can here them eating I cant see em. Shocked
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beta version 53 is now available Click here. For more info on this series of beta releases then cick here to open the thread
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HighlandNick
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now on build 54 but using the same link above in Big Wolf's post.
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Billy Twigger
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's Beta?
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Big Wolf
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When developing software there is usually a testing phase that involves releasing Beta software to a number of end users prior to a new release being made available to everyone.

Beta software is usually more feature rich than the current release but is likely to contain bugs. Its called beta testing (2nd letter of the Greek alphabet) as alpha testing (1st letter of the Greek alphabet) is usually done within the confines of the developers own team.
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