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dpatte's blog
Posted Fri, 2011-09-23 01:56 by dpatte
When is the equinox?
- Time Zone Master gives 5:05 EDT September 23
Is the sun directly overhead at noon anywhere exactly at the time of equinox?
- No. Using local timezones the closest is 12:05 EAT in East Africa
What about using solar/sundial time, instead of timezone time?
- Yes there is a place, and here is how to find it: Read more »
Posted Tue, 2011-05-31 11:12 by dpatte
The summer solstice for those in the Northern Hemisphere (winter solstice for those in the Southern Hemisphere) will be Read more »
Posted Sat, 2011-04-30 05:19 by dpatte
We hope you have picked up one of our postcard flyers at the Annual Conference 2011 in Wyboston Lakes, and that you download and try our free Time Zone Master product.
Also, Piers Nicholson of Spot-On Sundials has some information about 'Snap!' the Sundial App. Snap! is a joint project between Relative Data & Spot-On Sundials and should be available from our sites within a few weeks.
Posted Sun, 2011-03-20 11:03 by dpatte
... according to our free Time Zone Master product.
Happy Spring/Fall depending on where you live.
Posted Sun, 2011-03-13 23:15 by dpatte
v1.1 is released with enhancements used when selecting clock locations. Please read the Version History page in the the website menu.
Posted Fri, 2011-03-11 09:03 by dpatte
Its released, and several thousand emails sent!
Thanks to our Alpha and Beta testers for all their help!
The underlying code in TZM will be the basis for several upcoming products.
Posted Thu, 2011-02-17 13:18 by dpatte
Would you like to volunteer to test our upcoming product Time Zone Master? The beta version of the product is now available for beta testers - just install and enjoy and add your comments to our beta testing forum.
When the Pro version is released, it will be yours free as a thank you.
Requirements: Currently registered user of either MyStars! or GClock.
System Requirements: Windows XP with Service Pack 3 or Vista or Win 7
Let us know.
Posted Mon, 2011-01-31 12:23 by dpatte
We have reopened our forums. Feel free to log in and say hello!
Posted Thu, 2011-01-20 17:52 by dpatte
I received this email the other day...
I read a Wikipedia article on King Mongkut of Siam...
"Mongkut was always interested in Astronomy. In 1868, he invited Sir Harry Ord, the British Governor of Straits Settlements from Singapore, as well as a party of French astronomers and scientists, to watch the total solar eclipse of 18 August, which King Mongkut himself had calculated two years earlier, at (in his own words) "East Greenwich longitude 99 degrees 42' and latitude North 11 degrees 39'." Read more »
Posted Fri, 2010-10-01 07:33 by dpatte
Good translation from one language into another takes more than just seeing the words. To do a good translation, one must understand the context in which something was written.
Below are three short poems that you can experiment with. View the poems in English, then switch to another language you know. You might find the results interesting. Read more »
