This week I’ve been buried deep in changing over to a new computer and operating system (courtesy of a debt-inducing but quite wonderful early Xmas present from my beautiful wife) and reorganising all my folders and files from over the years into something more comprehensible – hence the lack of regular updates this week! But while browsing around this morning, I came across the perfect post to find while setting up a new computer, and you’ll probably find something of interest in it too:
At Cosmic Log (which is of course bookmarked as one of your favourite links, right?), Alan Boyle has posted a tremendous round-up of virtual telescope software and other related apps available to us average internetin’ folks…pretty much all of them free of charge. From Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope (which doesn’t run on my new system, unfortunately) to Google Sky, Celestia and Stellarium, Alan provides a bunch of shiny new toys for us space nuts to play with into the wee hours. Muchas Gracias!
Okay, back to sorting out my files and folders on my very sexy new iMac. (Yes Mr Jobs, I am open to payola…and a complementary copy of Final Cut Studio would help my plans for TDG’s global takeover immensely…)