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Here is some Back Channel CES2012 goodness shot by yours truly. Enjoy a few moments with the Alibaba.com Robot See all the great CES 2012 coverage, interviews and back channel video at TPN.tv Sponsor Links: GoToMyPC.com   Free for 30 Days GoDaddy.com  4GH Web Hosting Deals Right Now! ------------------------------------------------------- GeoCache: I'm NOT Obsessed... Right? http://headhardhat-geocache.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- Twitter me at @headhardhat Friend me at Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HeadHardHat/ Google+ http://gplus.to/headhardhat Please don't forget to visit our GeoSnippits Geocaching Tutorial Videos Website at http://www.geosnippits.com

@cgleti looks delicious!

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I have been getting some email inquiries as to where I have been hiding the past couple of weeks and thought I should surface and let you know what has been going on. Here is the short story. I had an absolute blast at CES2012 in Las Vegas this year. I want to state that right off the bat because it really was one heck of an adventure. The first three quarters of it were just fine. Flew in on Saturday and worked all the way to Day Three of Five with nothing more than some sore feet and a blister or two. On Day Four which would be that Thursday I came down with a series of ailments all at the same time. For starters I had one heck of a migraine kick in the early morning. I didn't have any of my usual migraine medicine so I tried battling it with Advil. I was eventually able to even go on the air that day but you can tell that I was in a lot of pain. By late afternoon I started having some severe chills and felt what could have been the flu - oh goodie. By the time we wrapped up and made it to the hotel I collapsed in my room and basically slept all of Friday. I woke up enough to order some soup and toast and get up on Saturday to fly home, or so I thought. Even though I felt slightly better I noticed my left leg looking like it had a bad sunburn from my ankle to my knee. On Saturday I figured I would just get home and deal with it then. My first leg of my flight to Raleigh was to get to Houston, TX. We waited on the plane for about 90 minutes and then found out that there was a major repair issue (something with the fuel intake) -oh goodie. So we had to 'deplane' and get on another flight. This of course made us all late for our collecting flights and for me meant a fun filled night in Houston. By the time I made it to the hotel I should have already been home. Heavy sigh. On Sunday I was finally on my way home and made it to Raleigh about four in the afternoon. I was exhausted and sick then slept until Monday. Monday morning my leg was beet red and swollen. Went to the Urgent Care that immediately sent me to the hospital where they pumped me up with Antibiotics and was THIS close of admitting me right then and there. I had no fever or bad white count. I should have been a lot more sicker than I was (the flu symptoms were pretty much gone by Sunday) so I was sent home to stay off the leg and keep both eyes on it.

Houston we have a problem.

The rest of the week was a complete blur. Worked at home Tuesday, Wednesday. I barely recall trying to get into the Geocaching Podcast on Wednesday night but Talkshoe was not cooperating. Actually went to work on Thursday and Friday then immediately going to bed when I went home. Pretty much slept through the weekend and started feeling fairly human yesterday and today. So as you can see the past two weeks went whoosh and I don't recall much more than that. Hope this all makes sense. I will be on Geocaching Podcast this Wednesday if the Talkshoe gremlins are smiling. As far as Geocaching World goes we are switching to our Spring Schedule and moving to Tuesday nights. So Tuesday January 31st, 2012 at 6:30PM we will be getting the show rolling once again. Hope this explains where I have been which is mostly sleeping and why I have been so quiet. Being comatose tends to do that. If you have any comments or questions please let me know. I will be uploading my CES2012 videos over the next couple of weeks at TPN.tv. Be sure to check out all the amazing interviews and back-roll we took. Thanks for the well wishes! -HHH GeoCache: I'm NOT Obsessed... Right? http://headhardhat-geocache.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- Twitter me at @headhardhat Friend me at Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HeadHardHat/ Google+ http://gplus.to/headhardhat Please don't forget to visit our GeoSnippits Geocaching Tutorial Videos Website at http://www.geosnippits.com

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@damondominique Great video.... keep 'em coming!

@cgleti That's a tough find. Good work.

@craiginct Nope. What did you think of the ad?

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As covered in our geocaching and traveling posting not to long ago, I am very lucky that I get to travel a lot as part of my day job. Working in renewable energy affords me a pretty good life, and takes me to some amazing places. A few days ago I landed on Maui to start a weeklong work stint. I’ll be posting some geocaching stories from both Maui and Oahu over the course of the next week or so, so be on the look out for them!

Of course you can’t work 100% of the time, even when traveling for work and not fun. And the Hawaiian’s even have a saying for this “pau hana” which means “work is done”. I knew that between the end of work and sunset each night I would have a couple of hours to jog, play in the surf and even get a few geocaches under my belt. I wouldn’t be able to tackle the longer hikes this time around, but I did want to get Hawaii checked off the “to geocache” list.

As a frequent traveler I’ve become somewhat proficient at packing. I know how to roll my t-shirts and ball my socks in order to get the maximum amount of stuff into my suitcase. And I can normally nail the 50 lb limit within a couple of lbs to spare so I don’t have any heavy bag fees. I’ve even checked baggage with bottles of wine and other goods in glass jars and bottles wrapped in clothing. In short: I thought I knew what I was doing.

That cockiness cost me a little because when I started to unpack after this latest flight I realized that my GPSr had a chunk of the plastic taken out of it! After a few choice words that I won’t bother sharing on here, I held my breath as I tried to turn it on. To my relief it indeed did work, though the rattling around piece of plastic is a tad annoying. If it stops working while I’m here on the islands I’m not to worried about it as I know I can geocache with my iPhone rather easily.

But with most things, I’m going to try and look for the upside here.

My GPSr is a Delorme PN-20, which when I bought it three or four years ago was the Cadillac of GPSr devices. I was drawn to it not only because of the device itself, but the amazing map software that came with it. Later Delorme released a software update specifically for geocachers which allowed paperless geocaching, and direct downloads from the geocaching website. In short, I was always very happy with it. And I don’t hold the device responsible for this plastic chipping at all.

But I’m a bit of a technology hound, and whenever the latest gadget comes out I’m normally near the front of the line to try it out. I had successfully fought the urge to change out the PN-20; after all it works great (even with a chunk of the screen missing).

But now I am starting to wonder if I shouldn’t upgrade. There are a lot of great GPSrs out there. I may try reaching out to some of the manufactures to see if they’ll let us here at madcacher try them out and offer reviews. You never know until you ask I suppose. Do you have any particular GPSr you’d like to see reviewed or have us try out? Let us know and we’ll be sure to contact those manufactures!

What is your favorite GPS? What are you currently using? Any recommendations? Please feel free to get ahold of us on our contact page, like us on our facebook wall or just leave a comment below!

PS - Those #geocachers who log a cache or an "attend" on Leap Day earn a special souvenir on their profile. You going to join?

Save the date and scratch a 4 year #geocaching itch! #LeapDay is Feb 29th. Help try to break a record! http://t.co/dCk8zTTL #cool

See what's new in the latest update: like a new profile addition: http://t.co/3RX3V8yF #geocaching

#Geocaching com is back up. Thanks for your patience. Now go get 'em! Happy caching

@black_keys We wish! Thanks for noticing. We'll get that updated. Appreciate it!

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#Geocaching com is going offline in 2 hours for an update. Should be quick. Update to your profile for viewed geocaches, bug fixes and more.

How about #geocaching 111 meters below sea level, and finding the cache on dry ground? http://t.co/dCk8zTTL