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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Totally Awesome Retro “In Game Event”
Join Scotty and June, our favorite virtual e-sports broadcast team, as they guide us through the fast-pace high-stakes action of The Finals.
Oh, and there is a pretty neat alien invasion I want to talk about as well!
The September 11th Connection that Hit Me Like a Sledgehammer
I recently read an old novel that coincidentally invoked a disaster happening on a September 11th, in the future. It brought back memories and vague recollections of possible motive for why this date was chosen by the hijacking planners in 2001. Was the connection a wild, silly theory? I try to remember and explain in this article.
The “Hollywood Moon” Revisited: Two Examples
The oversized Moon has been used frequently in film and television. Here I show two recent examples of artistic Lunar photography, one good and one bad, from shows on MGM+.
How to Remove “Ask Copilot” Button from Windows 11 Search
If you want to remove the “Ask Copilot” button from your Windows 11 search area, read this article for how I did it in the latest Windows 11 build.