This image was up on the APOD site today and I found it amazing. Not only because of the densely packed region of stars shown (these are near the galactic core), but because the SWEEPS project is intended to search for stars with planetary systems outside our own solar system.
Entries from October 13th, 2006
MacBook: Glossy vs. Matte
October 8th, 2006 No Comments
Something to consider for those of you looking for a new laptop… There are two types of screens available with some models (like the MacBook). I decided to go with the ultra-cool “glossy” screen as opposed to the “matte” screen I’ve been used to with the Dell Latitude. Right away I was impressed with how [...]
Tags: Gadgets · MacBook · Technology
Hockey night on Cable?
October 7th, 2006 No Comments
A couple of months back (when we were in the middle of all the wedding craziness) a story came out about Bell Globemedia pondering a large bid for the Hockey Night in Canada franchise. I found a piece on VancouverCanucksOpEd.com that I found tonight researching another article that talks about this story and a few [...]
Tags: Hockey
Off to a good start… a very good start
October 7th, 2006 No Comments
So here we are the day after Game #2 of the 2006/07 NHL season and our Vancouver Canucks have managed a couple of very solid games the past couple of nights. After spoiling the home openers at Joe Louis and Nationwide arenas, the boys from GM Place are sitting pretty atop the Western Conference, in [...]
Google – Understanding your Search Terms
October 1st, 2006 No Comments
Just had to quickly drop this in here… I did a search this afternoon looking for an RDP (remote desktop) client for the new MacBook. When I put my search terms into Google, it not only searched for RDP, but extrapolated that out to “Remote Desktop” and “Remote Desktop Protocol” (both of which I’d been [...]
Tags: Google · Internet · Technology · Utilities