holmes4:
Finding a satellite is just the same problem as finding a star.
Almost just the same. 
The satellites and MUCH closer so you have to worry about parallax. In the northern hemisphere the satellites will appear south of the celestial equator. Here's a paper on the math: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/Articles/SolerEisemannJSE.pdf
A Google search for "geosynchronous azimuth elevation" turned up some useful pages:
http://www.satcom.co.uk/article.asp?article=29§ion=1
http://www.satcom.co.uk/article.asp?article=29§ion=2
Here's some code in some C-like language:
http://www.speqmath.com/repository/files/Aimingata%20Geostatic%20Satellite.html