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.

The 118th Element, not starring Bruce Willis

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Steve

This caught my interest yesterday. I had no idea scientists were bothering to “find” or “discover” more elements beyond, I don’t know, Californium, since everything after Plutonium is radioactive; actually Neptunium, but for the more accurate list, see a periodic table. … Continue reading →

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An iPod that matches this site’s current color scheme, RED

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Steve

Gotta’ admit, the red color is a first for the iPod and it’s pretty cool. I don’t know much about the whole “project” business but if it’s something involving Bono, I stop listening because it tends to be blather (or … Continue reading →

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New iMacs and speedbumped Minis

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Steve

Now there’s a 24″ iMac. Impressive because that would mean its display is an inch “bigger” (they’re measured diagonally) than my 23″ Cinema Display. It’s tempting though. I could trade in my entire G4 with 23″ display for one iMac, … Continue reading →

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Getting re-acquainted with QuarkXpress

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Steve

Back in July, two representatives from Quark came to the CapMac meeting to demonstrate the new Universal (compatible with PowerPC and Intel-based Macs) version of their product. I remember the last time how QuarkXpress was the biggest holdout on making … Continue reading →

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The PowerMac G5 is dead, long live the MacPro

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Steve

In all the excitement this week, I forgot to blather on (maybe shill) for the new MacPro that was announced this Monday. I don’t work on Mondays at Apple so my energies are spent on anything but my job. When I … Continue reading →

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RIP Dr. James Van Allen

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Steve

His discovery of the belts named after him was pretty critical for the manned and unmanned space missions, especially the Apollo series. With their locations and intensities calculated out, all equipment is hardned against the radiation and spacecraft have trajectories … Continue reading →

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Please don’t squeeze the iPod

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Steve

I thought it was a joke from the purveyor of continuous humor mails. When I clicked on the link, it turned out this was real.    Makes you wonder who buys such a thing. Instinctively, most people think of aDumb and … Continue reading →

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And I thought Hume and Plato were unfathomable

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Steve

For years, the fourth dimension has been a staple of science fiction; how else is the TARDIS bigger on the inside; and my recent research for a d20 Future campaign taught me that the fifth dimension is more than a … Continue reading →

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Hydra and Nix join our Solar System

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Steve

Thanks to the great Dr. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy I caught the cool news about today being the day that Pluto’s two recently confirmed satellites receiving their official names by the International Astronomical Union.    The two additional satellites were discovered last Fall … Continue reading →

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GoLive will soon be GoDead

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Steve

When it comes to Webpage-composition software, I bet on the losing horse again. With the merger of Adobe and Macromedia comes the culling of duplicate products and my choice of GoLive over DreamWeaver provedpointless. Oh well, I can probably cling … Continue reading →

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Cloaking Device not just for Star Trek anymore

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Steve

Fear not parents, these scientists are pretty far from developing a cloak like the one in the Harry Potter stories so the kids don’t have the means to score cookies without being seen.    I caught the gist of this development on … Continue reading →

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iBook is dead, long live MacBook

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Steve

Finally! A worthy successor to my iBook G3. I figured that the iBook’s successor wouldn’t be out much later. How much later? I don’t really know, the whole Intel transition for Apple is an ongoing matter that I’m not privvy … Continue reading →

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The Road to Carbon Neutrality

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Steve

Ta dah! That picture of a new ceiling fan in my living room serves multiple purposes for the site. First, it’s a demonstration of Somara’s skill with tools, electrical equipment and reading the manual. I could’ve done it but it … Continue reading →

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Continue with your plans for May

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Steve

I was checking out Dr. Plait’s Bad Astronomy site earlier and saw that he had to debunk another false alarm about a comet hitting the Earth in May. I hadn’t been to his site for a while because his clarification … Continue reading →

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Another Intel-based portable, getting closer

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Steve

Apple officially released the 17″ (43 cm) version of the MacBook Pro, aka a Mac-based portable with an Intel processor.    Still too big for the backpack my wife made me years ago to carry and store my old 5300c, … Continue reading →

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