Archive for December, 2008

Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 26, 2008 6:06 No Comments

Merry Christmas everyone! I feel pretty guilty about not writing up some more fun stuff, however we all need a break sometime. I’m out of town (and thus away from my equipment), but I do have my computer with me. So, here are some new articles coming soon: Before the end of break 1) html [...]

This was posted under category: Miscellaneous

Coming Soon: A BW Science Labs App on The iTunes Store!

Thursday, December 18, 2008 0:48 1 Comment

I understand it has been a while since I’ve updated, and I apologize for that. However, I have not neglected BW Science Labs. On the contrary, I’ve been working more than ever on it. I was curious to see how well the iPhone could load BWSL, so I borrowed a friend’s iPhone, opened Safari, and [...]

This was posted under category: Computer Science, Miscellaneous

Meteorites and Computer Programming

Friday, December 12, 2008 0:24 3 Comments

Today I gave a small, fun presentation in Science class on meteorites. More importantly, I used Scratch to make a meteorite trajectory simulation. A few years ago MIT created a simple program called Scratch that kids could use to create games, animations, etc. This program was what first got me interested in programming, and inspired [...]

This was posted under category: Astronomy, Computer Science

Jailbreak the Ipod Touch

Sunday, December 7, 2008 22:18 4 Comments

I’ve heard a lot about Jailbreaking the IPhone and the Ipod Touch, so I wanted to see for myself how cool it really is. So firstly, what is Jailbreaking? When you “Jailbreak” an Ipod Touch you usually put two new apps on it: Installer and Cydia. These programs in turn let you install many more [...]

This was posted under category: Uncategorized

The Night Sky in a Shoe Box

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 4:21 16 Comments

I know its been far too long since my last update, however we all need a break every once in a while. According to the polls, a slight majority of readers wanted more posts on Astronomy, which honestly surprised me. So, I took a look at what I could do that would be fun, interesting, [...]

This was posted under category: Astronomy, Engineering

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