Catching up
Man, do I have a lot of catching up to do. All last week, I was wither sick or snowboarding in Vancouver. This week, I’ve had a ton of catching up on “life in general” and I found that it’s already Thursday and I’m almost caught up.
One of the things that I meant to write about before, but which has slipped my mind, was a computer microscope that my son Giovanni got for his birthday. His birthday was on January 25, but this present came kind of late so we played with it a lot before I left for my trip.
Here are some cool pics we took:
The Microsoft connects via USB and can do video in addition to stills. You can even detach the main sensor and stick it in your ear if that’s what you’re into. The microscope allows for multiple resolutions and the 200x setting is pretty cool but theimages are pretty dark. Plus, it’s hard to keep the damn thing steady at that high resolution. 60x is much easier to manage and 10x is good to get your bearings.
Unfortunately, the scope isn’t powerful enough to see cells or single-celled organisms. Even so, it’s an aweful lot of fun to play with and quite educational for the kids.
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