Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
New Laser Might Revolutionize Photography
The development of the laser seems more like technology limited to weapons or medicine, but there is news that new laser technology might make it’s way photo technology? New Laser Provides Spectrum Of Sensing Data, an article found recently in Science Daily, explains: In art, color is information. Just look at a painting by an […]
Debating and Pricing Wireless Cell Phones
We are really unhappy with our TracPhone that we got upon arriving back in the United States. In fact, we are disappointed with everything we learn about using cell phones in the United States. Customers are getting short changed with lousy service, high fees, and pitiful phone choices, but Americans just seem to tollerate and […]
WordPress Codex Cleanup Week
As part of my ongoing efforts to volunteer within the WordPress Community, to give back a little for the fabulous software program I use, I’ve been working for the past few months to create a “Codex Cleanup Week” from June 18 – June 26. During the entire week there will be plenty to do to […]
Digital camera sales in Asia surge to record 10.6 million units in 2004
According to a news report republished on Yahoo News, Digital camera sales in Asia surge to record 10.6 million units in 2004. The article states that outside of Japan, sales of digital cameras is up almost 40 percent from the previous year. It seems that the majority of the demand for digital cameras is mostly […]
30 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do on the Internet
My growing dependence on the Internet as a way to stay in touch, get information, check weather reports, and be entertained has grown to an amazing obsession. Actually, it’s more like a desperate dependence. With all the information that is out there, it is overwhelming. And yet, after almost 20 years playing on the Internet […]
Bad Behavior Stats in the WordPress Admin Dashboard
After months with little or no comment spam, I got hit with a bunch. In the newest versions of WordPress, right out of the box, I don’t see the comment spam unless it slides through, and those are very few. I use a plugin by ColdForged called Paged Comments, which allows me to view the […]
World’s Largest Disposable Camera Production Facility
Growing up next to the world’s largest building on one floor, Boeing’s manufacturing plant in Everett, Washington, which grew to more than double it’s size while I grew up, I can respect large production facilities. China and Kodak have just announced that Kodak has built the world’s largest disposable camera production base in Xiamen of […]
Darwin’s Descendents to Count Flowers – First Ever Biodiversity Audit
According to an article in the BBC Science News, The Darwin family will repeat the flower count. To honor their ancestor, the descendants of Charles Darwin are “retracing his footsteps by surveying wild flowers in the meadows around his former home at Down House in Kent.” Begun in June of 1855, Charles Darwin studied local […]
Jet Lag Website
Brent and I have dealt with more than our share of jet lag over the past few years. There are all kinds of techniques, pills, diets, sleep re-arranging, and gimmicks for speeding up the process of recovering from jet lag, that nasty bodily response to dramatically changing time zones. The ancient mariners and travelers of […]
Flower Power and Photography
We believe very strongly in learning all you can about the subject you are photographing. Imagine our surprise to learn that many flowers have survived over time because of us! Us as in humans. This is according to research released recently and highlighted in this article called The Evolutionary Triumph Of Flower Power by ScienceDaily. […]
Attract Wild Birds – Bird Supplies, Identification and Success Tips
We love bringing you new sites and information on wildlife and birds, and we found another good site. Attract Wild Birds offers a wide range of wild bird identification information, articles on attracting and feeding wild birds, and all kinds of information for wild bird enthusiasts. One of the greatest treasures on the site is […]