Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
3236 Yes, these are ads. And not even new ads, but they are new to me. The first reminds me of an overly prescriptive, talkative GPS unit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70 and this one reminds me of times when the GPS unit gets Continue reading Driving directions
The ads were scanned from some magazines from the late 1970s. I know people who still use such antiques, and constantly complain how difficult it is to use them on the Internet, or for any other useful purpose. Multi-million dollar Mac Continue reading Multi-million dollar Mac mini
2754 There is a new ABC TV series called “Flash Forward.” It is an exercise in non-sequiturs, or possibly pre-sequiturs. Each episode consists of short vignettes, from the past, present or future, in which the characters try to figure out Continue reading Flash Forward
NI2009, the 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, was held in Helsinki, Finland, from June 28 to July 1, 2009. The following three photos, taken June 30 with an iPhone, were taken during a conference dinner in a park not Continue reading Park in Helsinki, Finland
From an illustrated review of Comic Life Magiq, a software package used for making many of these comics. The photos are from a June 2008 Washington Apple Pi meeting featuring Walt Mossberg. Comic Life Magiq review page 1 (full size), page 2 (full size), page 3 (full size), page 4 (full size).
After enduring a special effects driven PowerPoint presentation with almost no real content, I was asked what I thought of the presentation. Beyond PowerPoint (full size).
The scans are from old magazines from the 1970s and early 1980s. Washington Apple Pi 30th birthday party (full size).
The top photo was taken in New Mexico at the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Socorro. The middle photo is clearly an Unidentified Flying Object. The bottom photo was taken at a Continue reading Alien abduction and conspiracy
Cover of an educational comic devoted to a (now retired) NOAA research vessel used to both map Chesapeake Bay and explore new technologies for underwater mapping. Revenge of the Bay Hydrographer cover (full size), page 1 (full size), page 2 (full size), page 3 (full size), page 4 (full size), page Continue reading Revenge of the Bay Hydrographer