Best Astronomy Software: Planning, Observation, Logging and Charts

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Below is a list of my favorite astronomy software links. These are some of the best available astronomy software that do everything along with links that review these software pieces. SkyTools 3 by Skyhound (tags: Astronomy StarGazing Software) SkyMap Pro 11 Ordering Information (tags: Astronomy StarGazing Software) Deep-Sky Planner Astronomy Software - Home (tags: Astronomy StarGazing ...

Geo Caching – A Social Treasure Hunt

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

A great fun online community for a social web 2.0 treasure hunt. A great way to get outdoors and do fun things. Love the idea. Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site ...

Treat your Roomba like a child..:)

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Initially I doubted our Roomba purchase. I thought that purchasing the Roomba was not a very wise decision.  While the I-Robo cleans your home, it requires intensive cleaning and care as well.  The moment I reconciled with that fact as given, I realized that the Roomba is perhaps one of ...

Maps of time by David Christian – A review

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

David Christian more or less started the field of Big History and "Maps of Time: An introduction to Big History" is thus the first and best book on the subject available today. David's theme is the evolution of complex entities that can process increasingly larger energy flows and thus prevent disorder. ...

A Big History Reading List – Cosmology, Geology, Evolution, and Human History

Friday, August 7th, 2009

I have recently had an increased interest in the upcoming field of Big History. Big History tries to take the entire history of the universe starting from the Big Bang and present it in a single far reaching story. The different authors take different approaches to connect this story into ...