by Eric Bogatin | Oct 15, 2014 | Astonishing Science News
There is a very obnoxious street light located behind the dome of the Addie Rose Observatory. It is almost in the sight line to Polaris. This make most of the views around the celestial north pole inaccessible. The solution is to take out the light when I want to...
by Eric Bogatin | Oct 14, 2014 | What Works
We all have a need for speed. When I want to measure how fast (or slow!) my interconnect connection is, I use the online test at www.SpeedTest.net. It doesn’t get much simpler than this. Go to the website. Watch out for the false “start now” button. While the site is...
by Eric Bogatin | Oct 14, 2014 | Astonishing Science News, What Works
A limitation with panoramic stitching on the iPhone can be overcome to create stunning, high resolution panoramic images using any camera and Hugin, a free tool. The iPhone has a built-in panoramic mode for its camera, termed pano. After pressing the “take a picture”...
by Eric Bogatin | Oct 12, 2014 | What Works
I am very impressed with the capabilities of the Splashtop family of iPad apps. I use three of them pretty regularly, in conjunction with my laptop. They each enable new activities I could not do otherwise. While these are not the only apps that can perform these...
by Eric Bogatin | Oct 12, 2014 | What Works
I’ve been looking for a substitute for the traditional notebook and pen for more than 20 years. I thought the old Palm Pilot was a pretty good substitute to the small back-pocket notebook, until the Palm Pilot bit the dust. I’ve been waiting for the tablet revolution...
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