Landing Back on WordPress.com, Compliments of Jetpack
I have been wandering in the virtual desert for the past three years with my self-hosted blog. Silly me did not realize you can connect into the WordPress.com community via Jetpack.
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Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Best iPhone ISO and Exposure Settings for Moon Phases
This is a general guide to iPhone camera settings when taking pictures of the Moon. It covers recommended settings at each Moon phase.
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53% Waxing Gibbous Moon, April 2024
I was able to photograph the Moon on back-to-back days this April. You can compare the 43% Moon to the 53% version 24 hours later.
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43% Waxing Crescent Moon, April 2024
More testing and trials of my new Celestron 9.25″ telescope, this time against the 43% illuminated Crescent Moon.
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Someone Had to Blab to the World About AI and Now We All Pay the Price
In today’s article, I pause and reflect on what AI has been over the past year and a half since the introduction of ChatGPT. Has this “new” AI improved your life? Do you see the benefits to yourself and to society? And I look back at my own attempt to build an AI interface for my website.
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Why I Prefer Watching the PGA Tour over LIV Golf Explained with Two Screen Captures
I prefer watching the PGA Tour over LIV golf. In today’s article I showcase visually a key difference between their presentation formats. One is a garbled puzzle and the other is simple and inviting to watch.
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Synology Active Backup for Business: How to Create Encrypted Backups
Synology’s Active Backup for Business is an amazing tool to backup your devices. But if you want to encrypt and compress your backups, you must take a few steps on your own, which I explain in this article.
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My Last Solar Eclipse Article
I recap my experience photographing the 2024 North America Solar Eclipse, along with discussing some of the challenges, and reflect on the next eclipse in 20 years.
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New Telescope! Tested on the 23% Moon
This image of the 23% Waxing Crescent Moon is the first taken and posted with my new telescope, a Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25″ Schmidt-Cassegrain. Optics worked perfectly, and auto-tracking was flawless.
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Life After Eclipse: 2% Waxing Crescent Moon
In case you have not heard, there was a solar eclipse earlier this week. But on the day after, the Moon started its next cycle, and I captured this extremely thin and jagged crescent.
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