Around 7:30 pm, PDT on Friday night (Aug. 5, 2011), we simultaneously lost our Internet connection, long-distance phone, and cell phone service. Since these are provided by different companies, it surprising. We turned on the radio and tried some of the local radio station. They mentioned in passing that Internet was down as far as [...]
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Disconnected
Posted in current events, local, Personal, technology on 6 August, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Google Earth layer: Contaminated sites
Posted in environment, technology, tagged contamination, environment, google earth, local, maps, software, tools on 30 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another useful Google Earth feature today: the Contaminated Sites layer from Terradex. This company compiled, and makes available free online, a list of USEPA Superfund and RCRA Cleanup sites, and state sites including California, Oregon, Washington and New Jersey. The layer requires the use of Google Earth 4 or later. When you click on individual [...]
Getting good stuff for free
Posted in technology, tagged excellence, networking, planning, tools on 21 May, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some free online learning resources you can use to do some research, improve your skills, and share information. I like using free e-books, slide presentations, images, and videos to find cool ideas, information, and resources. Scribd — a place where you can store documents online and browse what others have uploaded. I’ve found [...]
Google Earth for northern California
Posted in local, technology, tagged california, google earth, humboldt, landscape, local, software, tools on 19 May, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve mentioned several times things I love about Google Earth. I use it a lot for my work, but I also find it to be a lot of fun. Today, I’d like to share some interesting resources and tips on more geographic information about local features that can be explored in Google Earth. Google Earth [...]
Google Earth: Wilkins ice shelf collapse
Posted in current events, science, technology, tagged climate, environment, google earth, landscape, maps, media, science, software, tools on 17 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The various stages of collapse of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in the Antarctica has been in the news over the past couple of weeks. Now you can watch an animation of the process in Google Earth, as assembled by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). After downloading the file and opening it with [...]
She blinded me with science!
Posted in science, technology, tagged chemistry, science, tools on 16 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve already established that I’m a nerd, so don’t be too alarmed when I tell you that today’s topic is snazzy periodic tables. I have three favourite sites I want to share, plus as a bonus, a fantastic chemistry database. If you’re not excited by the concept, maybe your high school-age kids will be! You [...]
What are latitude and longitude?
Posted in science, technology, tagged information, maps, science, tools on 9 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Monday’s post I talked about the North Coast Geotourism form through which you can submit locations of interest; on Tuesday I mentioned that the only tricky part of the form was getting the latitude and longitude coordinates, and on Tuesday I explained how to do this online. If you want some background on what [...]
How to navigate a map
Posted in technology, tagged google earth, information, maps, tools on 8 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some people find it daunting to orient themselves using a map. If you’re not used to this way of seeing the world, or to reading the symbols, it can be confusing at first. But I learned to read maps as a kid, to pass the time in the backseat of the family car when we [...]
Finding map coordinates
Posted in environment, science, technology, tagged california, google earth, maps, software, tools on 7 April, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Monday I talked about the North Coast Geotourism project and how the public can submit sites. There is only one potentially slightly tricky question in the form for submitting sites: you need to provide the latitude and longitude of the site you’re submitting. Gulp! The what? How do I do that? Well, as a [...]
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