by Eric Bogatin | Oct 22, 2014 | Featured, What Works
When a wifi connection works, it is effortless, but when it doesn’t, or you need something more than just a standard connection, here are a few tools I use all the time that allow for effortless connections. Wi-Fi Analytics is a free analysis tool to identify all...
by Eric Bogatin | Oct 15, 2014 | Astonishing Science News
As noted, I was able to use a 30 mWatt laser pointer to take out a streetlight. But, I needed to modify the laser in three important ways to turn it into a practical solution: it had to be powered with an ac adapter it had to be mounted to the side of the fence in...
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”...
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