Saturday, July 11, 2009

Spotting Twitter

If you've been following our Twitter updates today (and yes, Kayak Yak is now on Twitter, like I needed something else to keep me locked down in front of my computer), you'll know that I've spent the afternoon trying to get my SPOT to work. After some early frustration, success! The test "OK" check came through.

SPOT Check OK.
ESN:0-7432006
Latitude:48.4496
Longitude:-123.4035
Nearest Location:not known
Distance:not known
Time:07/12/2009 01:05:26 (GMT)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=48.4496,-123.4035&ll=48.4496,-123.4035&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1

Tomorrow we'll give it a try out in the real world.
(And if you're desperate to live vicariously through our SPOT checks, I've set up a blog just for you: KayakYakSpot, where we'll archive our SPOT checks in real time.)

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2 comments:

  1. Duncan and Joan BarwiseJuly 12, 2009 7:22 pm

    It's a nice "piece of kit", esp for the folks back home. If interested, I did a review on June 7 blog entry following circuit around Saltspring.

    D.

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  2. JohnJuly 12, 2009 8:50 pm

    Thanks D, nice review, and nice blog too! (Everyone check it out -- http://oceanpax.blogspot.com/ )
    My SPOT worked great today, so apart from my initial teething pains yesterday, it's been smooth sailing so far.

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