Category Archives: Science & Technology

All stuff covered by Science and Technology with some having subcategories like Apple Technology, Astronomy and whatever else hits my fancy.

“New” engine to Mars in 40 Days

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Steve

Last week, the Huffington Post had this link up on its Science section, nice to see something other than the anti-vax idiocy. I quickly recognized it was only the old ion-engine design. This was used recently with a probe or … Continue reading →

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Adobe Photoshop turns 20

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Steve

Hard to believe this milestone. Personally, I always thought the infamous software made its debut in the late Eighties because of a memory I have from my time at Marquette. While I was taking a basic layout/design course, the lab … Continue reading →

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RIP Dr. Geoffrey Burbidge

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Steve

In all my years of following Astronomy for 30 years, Dr. Burbidge’s name never came up despite his involvement in the theory about the universe starting out with simpler elements (hydrogen, helium and lithium) and through explosions (supernovas, gamma-ray bursts, … Continue reading →

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Now to await my jetpack

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Steve

The rumor sites could finally give it a rest last Wednesday, the iPad was announced, shown, demonstrated and I think it will be an awesome product. Admittedly, I work for Apple so there is an automatic bias but I was … Continue reading →

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An awesome demonstration on (micro) scale!

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Steve

The University of Utah has an amazing page showing the scale of microscopic objects in relation to those items we can see with the unaided eye. As you zoom in, then there are things which remain “invisible” since the last … Continue reading →

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Happy Carl Sagan Day

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Steve

If he hadn’t died of cancer in 1996, Dr. Sagan would’ve been 75 today. In his honor there’s a celebration/gathering at Broward College which is somewhere in Florida, an odd place to have it since he taught at Cornell and … Continue reading →

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Belated story and peeve on exoplanet discoveries

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Steve

Last week while I was catching the news via the Wii, there was a piece about the Europeans discovering another bunch of exoplanets (bringing the total to 400+). What made me cringe was the term Super-Earths being used for worlds … Continue reading →

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RIP: Robert Spinrad

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Steve

His name rang a bell when I saw it on the front page of the New York Times website but I may have been imagining it. But I did read his obituary there and I would say through his work/leadership … Continue reading →

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Snow Leopard and my new MacBook arrive

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Steve

Yesterday was the debut of the new Mac OS and for the first time in years, I really looked forward to it. Being in technical support for well over 14 years, new things tend to mean new headaches for everybody … Continue reading →

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Good thing it wasn’t a Brock PC

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Steve

It’s pretty cool to see Patrick Warburton participating in the fray of PCs versus Macs. He has a great voice and uses it to great comical effect. The reference about Brock was from The Venture Brothers for those unfamiliar with … Continue reading →

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Even Consumer Reports thinks we’re awesome

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Steve

A few weeks ago, we received a flyer from Consumer Reports containing the usual samples of their writing to entice us into subscribing again. Tempting but probably not until we’re really serious about getting a new car or TV. Even … Continue reading →

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Another sign of Idiocracy already being here

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Steve

Besides Austin, TX making the news with the uncivil behavior of Republican plants shouting down Congressman Lloyd Doggett and so-called legitimate news organizations wasting airtime to Birthers; never mind the more important crises in the world going on; I remembered … Continue reading →

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New stuff worth upgrading over

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Steve

Yeah I’m rather late to shill on about my employer’s latest line-up shifts but only recently have I had an opportunity to see the new MacBook Pro 13″ and iPhone 3G S in action. Back when the MacBook was moved … Continue reading →

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Webcam on a rocket!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Steve

Last night I watched this on my iPhone courtesy of the plug from Bad Astronomy. It’s pretty frightening and exciting. The rocket must be hauling because it hits the US-defined boundary of Space (50 miles, 80 km) quickly as you … Continue reading →

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Two productivity killers for the iPhone

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Steve

At least they were free before you completely dismiss the waste of battery power and space on my iPhone. The first, iPity, was discovered by a friend of mine who’s a Mr. T fan. I think he made a really … Continue reading →

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