Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
Panoramio – Photographic View of the Planet
A lot of creative things are being done with Google Maps, and a new fun thing is Panoramio. Panoramio offers up photographs showcasing various points on the globe using Google Maps so you can see the lovely scenery. Photographic images are uploaded by users and can be seen by anyone, or set to be private […]
Hasselblad’s New 39 Megapixel Medium Format Camera – Wow!
Wow. Just Wow. The Tech News Net announces that “Hasselblad Introduces its New 39 Megapixel H2D-39 Digital Camera”. You read it right. Thirty-nine Megapixels. That’s huge. The camera’s CCD sensor is more than twice the size of conventional 35mm camera sensors (36.7 x 49.0 mm). At maximum resolution, the images captured by the H2D-39 in […]
Can You Present a Program Worthy of a Standing Ovation
Okay, I’m about to brag. I just wanted to warn you. As a long time public speaker and public figure, I’ve been honored to receive a lot of standing ovations. There is nothing like the first couple of times when people suddenly jump to their feet, hands clapping or waving over their heads, and shouts […]
Planning to Take Your Camera on the Road Into Space – Think Again
If you are thinking of taking your camera on the road into space, you better thing again as bureaucracy raises its ugly head. The FAA has gotten into the space tourism race and here are some references on new rules and regulations the FAA is setting up for space travel. Contra Coasta Times – FAA […]
Penny Pinching US Domestic Airlines Pinching Customers Pockets
As American domestic airlines skimp and pinch to stay in business, we travelers are getting pinched in the pocket. On recent flights around the country, we’ve been on some long flights without food. You are not told until after you get on the plane that there will be no food served unless you pay for […]
More People are Booking Flights Online
In a news story from The News Tribute, more and more people are booking flights online than ever before as new confidence soars with Internet usage and credit card security. When Mark Guerette and his information technology crew at Alaska Airlines saw the first online reservations trickle in over their servers 10 years ago today, […]
Finding Wireless Internet Connections
Let’s start off this post by saying that I am not a hacker, nor do I endorse any hacking, intrusion, or illegal activity involved in getting online via wireless Internet access points. BUT as we travel, we are always on the hunt for any WIFI Internet connection we can find and we thank and bless […]
Pringles Can Creations: Macro Lens and WIFI Antennas
Photocritic’s Extreme Macro Photography on a budget explains how to create a “budget” macro lens for closeup photography. If you are into gadgets and do-it-yourself, this is a simple and fun project. Pringles cans are also being used to make WIFI antennas to extend the range of your computer to pick up wireless Internet connections […]
Russia from the turn of the century in color
The blog, Damn Interesting, offers “Color Photos From the World War I Era”, a fascinating look back in time to some of the first color photographs preserved for all time. Color film was non-existent in 1909 Russia, yet in that year a photographer named Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii embarked on a photographic survey of his homeland […]
Worldwide Electricity Guide and Adapter Recommendations
Having traveled all over the world lugging around computer equipment and electronics, I am always desperate to find the right connection for the right country and plugs. To help you find the right plug for the right country and right electricity, Kropla’s Electric Power Around the World Guide helps connect the plugs for you. Remember […]