The Moment NASA astronauts Captured Earthrise – Dec. 24, 1968 – the photo that almost never was! A look at the capturing of Earthrise by NASA, the iconic photograph of the Earth as you’ve never seen it before – amazing to think that this photograph almost never was captured as the astronauts scrambled to […]
Some holiday Cheer and All I Want For Christmas
A little holiday cheer and some lighthearted fun in this fun rendition of the popular “All I want for Christmas”… enjoy and have a happy holidays and very Merry Christmas to everyone from Glenn and the GISuser gang…
The Moto G Sub $200 , no contract smartphone
Today Motorola unveiled a new, affordable Android smartphone. At sub $200 for an unlocked, high end, Android device that requires no contract, well, its a no-brainer for the price conscious! The kicker here is no contract… Those of you still “upgrading” to those $100 or $200 devices that require you to lock in to a […]
Indeed, We Could All Learn To Put Down that Darned Phone For a Day!
I know I’ve often looked around and shook my head, saddened by how much people (including myself) are truly missing out on because we have our face stuffed in our phone… next time you pull it out perhaps you’ll think of this video, I know I will! Thanks to FilmsforAction for sharing.
Now Available The Google Nexus 5
Ohhhh yes indeed, I’m drooling over the new Nexus 5 which is available in many areas now, however, with a price that’s now almost double ($349 compared to $199 for the Nexus 4) I’m not really sure how badly I really want one. The specs are nice indeed (photosphere, immersive 360, kitkat, 4G LTE…) , […]
Video, The Archer2 Rugged Handheld – Bright, Rugged, Long Battery Life
With radical improvements over the first generation Archer™, the Archer 2 promises better overall performance with an astonishingly bright display, an extra-long battery life, enhanced GPS capabilities, and rugged IP68 construction. The new device is the first Juniper Systems handheld to feature a capacitive touchscreen for improved response and ruggedness. The Archer 2 also includes […]
A Look at the new iOS 7 and some tips on the new features
Have you run the latest OS update on your iOS device(s) yet? IF not you should keep in mind that iOS 7 is now waiting for you. If you’ve been wondering what to expect you might find this piece on MacWorld of interest along with the video they provided below – enjoy iOS 7. So […]
Are You Ready and Waiting for the new iPhone?
Loads of hype and fluff floating around the Interweb regarding this week’s planned event from Apple… many are pretty sure it will go something like the following… enjoy!
GCS Big Data Webinar #2 Now Online from @Yourdatasmarter
Recently, the crew at GCS hosted webinar #2 in their Big Data webinar series. The latest session had a focus on Mobility, looking at how mobility is more than just apps and looked at how there are many considerations in developing your location aware apps along with location analytics. In the session the team looked […]
Dalhousie University GIS Prof seeks solution to student ignorance of geography
A cool story on a popular topic that rears its head every year or so, students and their lack of geographic skills and understanding of the Earth. Imagine a group of Canadian University students not being able to locate the Atlantic Ocean on a map! Indeed, this is the state of geographic literacy in many […]