Is the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx the be all and end all of rugged, portable GPS receivers? After stumbling in the dark for what must be decades, we found that one afternoon we simply had too much time on our hands. For some reason, we ended up discovering the art of Geocaching and with our friend’s trusty Garmin eTrex Vista HCx in hand; we wasted a whole day getting absolutely wet trying to find... Read More

When I was recently shopping for a camera there were so many models to choose from that I was overwhelmed and could not make an informed buying decision.  As I headed over toward the Canon department I was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did they have some impressive models, they had an upgrade from my first generation digital SLR.  As I gave the Canon XTi a test drive I found that it... Read More