Moon Phase Module

Here's a moon phase module I've just tracked down through a blog that Rick had pointed out in a text chat during the last LTD Project meeting (Dec. 23, 2006). The blog he pointed out featured a vertically formatted version in the sidebar. Below is a horizontal alternative without JavaScript:

CURRENT MOON

about the moon

You can use the module for free, but must register first. There was bug in the code provided: no closure on the embedding tag for a description and view of the moon; but Blogger showed the problem when I tried to publish this post, and I was able to add a closing tag by hand.

QuickCam (R) for Skype (TM)

This post comes from Tucson, AZ, where I've worked on a Windows machine for days! Nevertheless, I succeeded in connecting a Logitech (TM) QuickCam (R) communicate STX (TM) webcam to the machine, and using it for slow-scan video-augmented audio/visual chats using Skype (TM).

The communicate STX model interpolates input from native VGA sensors to generate 1.3 mega-pixel still images. It produces live video at up to 30 frames per second, includes a built-in microphone and uses RightLight (TM) technology to compensate for low-light scenes. However, it lacks the RightSound (TM) technology of high-end QuickCam models. When set atop a thin-screen monitor with speakers at the bottom, the STX occasionally creates a feedback loop, or echoes, in Skype.