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Time-lapse Video: New Zealand and the Milky Way in 8K

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If you’ve been reading my blogs and newsletters for a while you know that I’m a huge fan of time-lapse videos.

Unlike regular videos, time-lapse videos are created by combining many still photographs that captured the same scene over a period of time.

This process is very similar to the way cartoon artists used to draw thousands of pictures and combine them into a sort of flip-book arrangement to create an animated video.  [Read more…]

How to set up a Google Alert for your own name (and why you really need to)

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I’m sure you’re aware that the Internet is constantly gaining new information and making it all available to the masses. But did you know it’s also collecting, storing and sharing information about you?

You’re probably familiar with the “people finder” websites like Whitepages.com where you can type in someone’s name and get their address (and sometimes their phone number). But it really goes much further than that.

There are a plethora of ways that your name and some potentially derogatory information about you can end up online, available to anyone who knows how to do a basic Internet search.  [Read more…]

I just found my new favorite gadget

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If you’re like me you probably have a favorite gadget that you’ve come to depend on day-in and day-out.

And also like me, your favorite gadget probably changes over time as you learn about new useful and innovative products that make living your life a lot easier.

Well, my newly discovered favorite gadget is the EZ Outlet Electrical Outlet Extender.  [Read more…]

Video: The amazing difference in the sizes of the objects in our solar system

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I have always been fascinated by the night sky and the objects that exist beyond our wonderful planet. And as you probably know, the number of objects that exist in the known universe is simply beyond human comprehension.

Just inside our own solar system there are numerous objects that vary greatly in size, from the tiniest asteroid to the sun, the massive star that holds all the others in place with her incredibly strong gravitational force.  [Read more…]

Which is wider, the continent of Australia or the Moon?

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When we look up into the night sky and see the full moon glowing like a huge ball amongst the stars, it’s easy to imagine that our closest heavenly body must be quite large.

Well, truth be told, it is. The diameter of the moon is 1/4 the diameter of Earth, making it rather large indeed.

But here’s a fun fact for you that might be somewhat hard to believe, but it’s true…  [Read more…]