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CES 2012 The TechPodcast Network : Day 3 Hour 6

2012-02-15T07:05:00.003-08:00

Here is the next installment showing CES 2012 and both Jeffrey Powers and myself doing a LIVE broadcast from the TPN.tv booth.

Jeffrey Powers and Andy HeadHardHat Smith

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Tons of interesting CES 2012 technical goodness in this hour.

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CES 2012 The TechPodcast Network : Day 3 Hour 5

2012-02-13T06:04:00.000-08:00

Here is the next installment showing CES 2012 and both Jeffrey Powers and myself doing a LIVE broadcast from the TPN.tv booth.

Jeffrey Powers and Andy HeadHardHat Smith at the TPN.tv Booth

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Why Do You Love Geocaching - Let US Know!

2012-02-10T13:16:00.000-08:00

Why Do You Love Geocaching?

Geocachers love geocaching and we want to know why!

This Tuesday is Valentines Day and we are recording our next episode of Geocaching World at 6:30pm EST on February 14, 2012. Because of this we want to know why geocachers love geocaching and we need your input.

Please email your reason's why you love geocaching to geocache@rvnn.tv. Photos welcome too!

In the subject line put I Love Geocaching Because

Don't forget your name or geocaching alias in the email. If you are selected for our final list you may qualify to win a geocaching prize!!! There is no limit for how many reasons you love geocaching so send them in!

We thank you in advance and we will discuss all the ones selected during the show this Tuesday.

Thanks so much for your entries and good luck! See you in the chatroom.

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CES 2012 The TechPodcast Network : Day 3 Hour 4

2012-02-10T11:40:00.000-08:00

Here is the next installment showing CES 2012 and both Jeffrey Powers and myself doing a LIVE broadcast from the TPN.tv booth.

Jeffery Powers and Andy HeadHardHat Smith

http://tpn.tv/2012/02/08/ces-2012-live-day-3-hour-4/

Inside note.. at this time I was really trying to fight a nasty migrane. You can see how much pain I was in during the show. Besides the migraine I had severe chills and the flu was just about to kick my butt. I did what I could to keep going but loosing the battle quick. Ah well, what are ya gunna do?

Enjoy the video!

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CES 2012 - Day 2 Hour 8 - Recorded Live TPN.tv Video

2012-02-09T10:36:00.000-08:00

More CES 2012 Recorded Live Interviews. Here is Day Two and Hour Eight during our live broadcast.

Enjoy.

Jeffrey Powers and Andy HeadHardHat Smith at TPN.tv Live Broadcast

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Behind The Scenes: Geocaching Podcast - Ep.#240 - Alternate Trackable Services

2012-02-08T19:56:00.000-08:00

Had a full crew and another great show tonight when doing our latest rendition of the Geocaching Podcast. Our latest episode was all about Alternate Trackable Services. Sometimes we have subjects for the show that when you realize it is a topic of discussion and you think to yourself. "There is no way we are going to get a full show out of that." This was the case with tonight's show but one of the great things about XpunkX, Darrylw4 and myself is we can have an active discussion about pretty much anything. So if we need filler we can pull it out of thin air. Long story, short we had more than enough to discuss and some left over. Always a great thing.

This episode discussed a lot about Darrylw4's current obsession with figuring out sixty some puzzle caches and my move to my new residence. Another large chunk of discussion was about GeoKrety, Where's George, Serentripiti and other traveler web sites. To get all the details be sure to listen to the entire show when it comes out.

We record the Geocaching Podcast each and every week on Wednesdays at 9:30pm EST. The recorded episode for this week will be available any time now via iTunes and the Geocaching Podcast website.

See you next week!

-HHH

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OpenCaching.com Has Some New Updates and Reminds Us Of Some Geocaching Guidelines

2012-02-08T13:04:00.000-08:00

This was sent out today from the folks at OpenCaching.com. Thought you might be interested.

-HHH

Get familiar with local rules

Our handy geocaching guide lays out the basic rules of geocaching. But some special areas can require that you follow additional rules and guidelines. For example, some parks may require permits before you place a cache while others don’t allow geocaches at all. To help you navigate these special requirements, we’ve created a database of local rules*.

Like everything on OpenCaching.com, the data belongs to the community; this a publicly accessible, open and free database. When you hide a new cache on the site, you’ll be shown any regulations that apply to your new cache and you’ll be asked to explain how you followed those rules in your notes to reviewers.

The local rules database is designed to empower geocachers to work closely with governments to promote responsible geocaching. If you know of an area with a geocaching policy not listed in the database, let us know and we’ll add it – check out the news page for details.

See our other site improvements

We’ve listened to your feedback and made a ton of improvements to OpenCaching.com over the past several months. We’ve enhanced the hide and review processes, added an RSS feed, doubled the size of our geocaching guide, improved our support for non-English speaking cachers and more. Check out the full list of updates on our news page.

You can read the memo in it's entirety by clicking here.

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HeadHardHat and Jeffrey Powers at CES 2012 Day 2

2012-02-08T08:42:00.000-08:00

Here is my first Live TechPodcast Network session with friend Jeffrey Powers at CES 2012.

We had a great time. Enjoy the video.

Jeffrey Powers and HeadHardHat at TPN Booth.

http://tpn.tv/2012/02/05/ces-2012-live-day-2-7/

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Behind The Scenes: Geocaching World (RVNN.tv) Ep. #919 - Geocaching Faux Pas

2012-02-08T05:34:00.000-08:00

It is so good to be back in front of the camera again as we recorded Geocaching World last night while being joined by our very robust and informative chat room. I do have to admit that we had to work out some cob webs and technical difficulties but the show was great as usual. Yeah we had some hurdles all right. For me personally after coming back from some health issues and dealing with a move to my new residence things have been pretty hairy. In fact my temporary spot for my studio (aka the front room) was finally put together about an hour before the show.

There be gremlins here. It doesn't matter if you are doing something relatively basic like a podcast or more elaborate like a video-cast you are always going to run into technical difficulties. Tonight was no exception when things like right in the middle of the show my wireless router simply failed. It never did this before and maybe it was because of the move but BOOP! no internet connection at all. Co-Host Courtney Wallin and Managing Director Andy McCaskey did an impromptu fill in while I banged electronics with large blunt objects but eventually I made it back to continue our discussion. Don't you just love it when things like that happen while in a LIVE recording?

Speaking of the show we ran with a subject I very much enjoyed talking about recently on the Geocaching Podcast in regards to Geocaching Faux Pas. Those nasty little no-nos that we may or may not do while out hunting for geocaches. We talked about everything from how you should not put foul language in a cache log to don't lie to the authorities if approached. All in all we discussed over two dozen topics. You will just have to watch the show when it comes out in distribution.

Our prize winners received some really great swag from our Geocaching World Cache Stash which included a CoinsandPins.com First To Find Traveler Tag and a CoinsandPins.com Earth Geocaching Pin. Way cool and congrats to Mike Neal and Louis Caplan for winning these great prizes.

Other points of interest is the introduction to a new segment being shown on RVNN LIVE called Geocaching Radar. It is a quick jam packed summary about any possible place in the USA. Included is some great travel information and a description of a choice geocache that you may be interested finding in your travels. Be sure to check that out on RVNN LIVE.

Did you know that on ROKU there is now an official RVNN Channel? That's right, you can now join the potential three million plus Roku viewers and watch all of the RVNN.tv shows right on your TV! That includes Geocaching World. Check out all the details here: http://rvnewsnet.com/

As always I want to thank all the fans and viewers that visited us in the chat room while we recorded the show. It is always so great having you there. Thanks for being there.
-HHH

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CES2012 TPN.tv Day One Picks of the Day Video

2012-02-07T06:14:00.000-08:00

The one thing about CES 2012 that was so overwhelming was the sheer multitude of products. Each day of the show we at The TechPodcast Network attempted to select an item that caught each of our attentions and then let you know what we thought of them

Here is our picks of the day for day one... Enjoy.

Don, HHH, Courtney and Steve at the TPN.tv booth

TPN.tv Picks of the Day: Day One

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Behind The Scenes: Geocaching Podcast: Ep. #239 February Cacher Coffee

2012-02-02T05:36:00.000-08:00

Boy did it feel good to be back in the saddle again by doing the Geocaching Podcast last night. After being away for a few weeks I really missed not talking with Darrylw4 and XpunkX. Unfortunately XpunkX was not able to be part of our February Cacher Coffee but our friend TheBadCop was.

The show this week we spoke in depth about the demise of the GeoMate Jr. GPSr product line and our suspicions as to how this unique niche unit could be discontinued in such a manner.

We also discussed the introduction of CacheSence for the Android smartphone. This was formerly CacheBerry for the BlackBerry phone.

I don't want to spoil the show so that is all I will bring up for today's Behind The Scenes of the Geocaching Podcast. You will just have to download it and enjoy when it becomes available either today or tomorrow.

We record the Geocaching Podcast each and every week on Wednesdays at 9:30pm EST. The recorded episode for this week will be available any time now via iTunes and the Geocaching Podcast website.

See you next week!

-HHH

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Geocacher PingVoyager Doing What He Does Best... Geocaching!

2012-02-01T11:49:00.000-08:00

Good friend of our show Geocaching World (RVNN) PingVoyager was out and about again geocaching and sent in some amazing photos. We were going to wait until next week to show them but they are just too good to sit on.. Check these out and we will show all of them on Tuesday Feb 7th, 2012 when we start our Spring LIVE recording schedule..

Thanks again Ping you are the best!

One More Week of Madness Then HeadHardHat Is Back!

2012-02-01T07:20:00.000-08:00

I really want to thank all the fans, viewers and geocaching seekers out there who has been putting up with my recent winter hiatus. Here is the latest status.

If all goes well I will be moving to my new residence this Saturday. It was delayed a couple of weeks which threw my whole schedule out of whack. I wasn't able to do "Geocaching World (RVNN) last night because most of my 'studio' is packed and in partial transit. I will though be doing the Geocaching Podcast tonight via my laptop, portable microphone and a hand crank. Should be interesting.

As far as my health goes my leg is SLOWWWWLY healing and still a bit of a discomfort. Doesn't help when I am moving stuff and should be staying off it but ya have to do what ya have to do..

So please be patient one more week and things should settle down a bit after I get things set up at the new place. I am going to setup a temporary studio downstairs whilst the main room where my studio will reside is getting sound numbed and wired. It will be so cool when done.

Again thanks for all the well wishes and 'where the heck have you beens?'.

So much stuff coming this year including more goodness from CES2012! Stay Tuned.

-HHH

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Meet the Alibaba.com Robot at CES2012

2012-01-26T19:01:00.000-08:00

Here is some Back Channel CES2012 goodness shot by yours truly. Enjoy a few moments with the Alibaba.com Robot

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So What Happened To HeadHardHat?

2012-01-24T11:58:00.000-08:00

Live at the TPN.tv Booth

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

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RVNN.TV now in the Roku Channel Store!

2012-01-20T11:11:00.000-08:00

RVNN.TV now in the Roku Channel Store!

What was the coolest announcement during the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2012?

The official acceptance of RVNN.TV into the Roku Channel store.

RVNN.TV significantly boosts distribution and reach of its recreational vehicle focused internet television network with release of a dedicated RVNN.TV channel on the Roku streaming video player. The Roku displays internet-delivered television and games such as Angry Birds on consumer flat screen TV’s, and is the #1 selling Internet Television set-top box. Viewers in over three million homes that own Roku players can now lean back and enjoy over a dozen RV business and lifestyle shows from RVNN.TV via high-speed internet on their home TV set.

FYI - Just since we had our pre-announcement a week ago we already have thousands of new subscribers. Don't miss out and load in RVNN.TV into your Roku.

If you have any comments or questions about RVNN.TV and Roku please be sure to email us at geocache@rvnn.tv for more information.

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Jeffrey and HeadHardhat at the Live TPN.tv broadcast.

2012-01-12T17:38:00.000-08:00

Day Three at CES 2012. The TechPodcast Network aka TPN.tv #CES #CES2012

2012-01-12T11:55:00.001-08:00

Behind the scenes with views from production.

Lookie what I recieved after my Interview with Magellan?

2012-01-11T17:24:00.001-08:00

A sweet monkey cache geocoin.

Helping With Production at the TPN.tv Booth. #CES #CES2012

2012-01-11T11:15:00.001-08:00

Having fun doing some production work before going back on the floor and in front of the camera later today.

Day Two of CES2012 at TPN.tv TechPodcast Network Booth. #CES #CES2012

2012-01-11T08:37:00.001-08:00

Come for a visit, we are live all day at TPN.tv.

Andy McCaskey and Courtney Wallin Broadcasting Live at #CES2012 TPN.tv

2012-01-10T15:04:00.001-08:00

Tons of People Here At CES 2012 #CES #CES2012 TPN.tv

2012-01-10T13:35:00.001-08:00

Just wall to wall people at CES. Be sure to see all of the TPN.tv live goodness right now!

TPN.tv the TechPodcast Network is now LIVE! Come watch. #CES

2012-01-10T10:08:00.001-08:00

Todd, Andy, Jeff And Some Of The Early Crew For CES2012

2012-01-10T08:06:00.000-08:00

CES2012 starts today and some of the early crew is shown here getting some well needed food before the craziness begins. Be sure to watch all the Tech Podcast Network goodness on TPN.tv all week. We are live and bringing everything tech to you.