electronics – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg electronics – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 There’s An App for That: 2026 Edition https://pmags.com/theres-an-app-for-that-2026-edition https://pmags.com/theres-an-app-for-that-2026-edition#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:57:19 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44119 There’s An App for That: 2026 Edition

A ten-year update to the original 2016 article and its 2021 follow-up, highlighting the apps we currently use for our outdoor jaunts. Read More ...

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I wrote about backcountry communication technologies in 2019; here are my updated thoughts seven years later. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/communication-technology-options-seven-years-later/feed 11 44045 Digital mapping tools, my use in 2026 https://pmags.com/digital-mapping-tools-my-use-in-2026 https://pmags.com/digital-mapping-tools-my-use-in-2026#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:18:53 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44010 Digital mapping tools, my use in 2026

State of the union for my mapping tool usage. Read More ...

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An inexpensive and useful label maker to help organize gear, maps, and other items. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/off-piste-nelko-p21-label-maker/feed 4 43897 Avenza: Enshittified. Sigh. https://pmags.com/avenza-enshittified-sigh https://pmags.com/avenza-enshittified-sigh#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 23:41:19 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43825 Avenza: Enshittified. Sigh.

Another victim of enshittification - Avenza Maps Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/avenza-enshittified-sigh/feed 11 43825 Off-Piste – Brother 2170w Printer (2009 vintage) https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:13:25 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43755 Off-Piste – Brother 2170w Printer (2009 vintage)

Another off-piste article; this time about our circa 2009 Brother printer. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage/feed 2 43755 Off-Piste: Keeping an Aging Laptop Useful https://pmags.com/off-piste-keeping-an-aging-laptop-useful https://pmags.com/off-piste-keeping-an-aging-laptop-useful#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:01:20 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43471 Off-Piste: Keeping an Aging Laptop Useful

And now some geek talk but explained plainly - Turning my circa 2019 laptop in a usable workstation going forward. Read More ...

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A collection of my Reddit posts. cleaned up and expanded, with thoughts on how maps, compasses, and GPS all work together in the field. It’s not about which tool is “better,” but how they complement each other. Read More ...

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My good friend Josh review the Tractive GPS ; a device that' lets pet owners track their furry friend and combines a bit of Strava functionality, too. Read More ...

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What backpacking gear has become influential in the past few decades? Some thoughts. Read More ...

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