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Technology changes over time and I am curious as to what others use to help them make their PC experience better (or things to avoid). Here are some utilities that I like: Irfanview - Image viewer Everything - File/folder finder Beyond Compare - File/folder comparison So, suggestions? Greg

I am in the market for a new laptop. I have been happy with my HP Pavilion, but it is over 7 years old and is a bit long in the tooth. What I am looking for is a CAD-capable (I run AutoCAD) laptop with a minimum 17" screen. I would prefer a lit keyboard and a touchscreen, but they are not...

I have a Big Red Bee GPS tracker but I don't have a handheld GPS tracker to do the finding. What I think I want is a tracker that will me where the rocket is (I assume I enter those coordinates) and my relative distance and bearing from the rocket. For those of you use a system like this, what...

I have a 4" airframe that I have fiberglassed. Usually things sort themselves with the roundness after fiberglassing, but this is a bit lumpy. What I would like to do is round it out to the axial centerline, but I don't have access to a lathe. The airframe lengths are about 3 feet in length...

I want to be able to fly with multiple motor options on my 4" OD scratchbuilt. I already have the airframe fiberglassed and I am wondering how to go about having internals that will make it possible to have multiple motor mounts. If you have a configuration you are happy with that does...

Currently I am trying to pull data from my MAWD's last flight. The last time I tried this was maybe one or two laptops ago. I am running Windows 10 and have the hardware to connect everything via a USB cable to the laptop and when it was plugged in my computer registered it as FT232R USB UART...

I have a MAWD and I have started using it again after a long hiatus and it has performed great. But I think I remember that it had data that you could download with a special connector from PF. Is this true or am I imagining it? Greg

Using cheap chip brushes often leaves "dead" bristles when I fiberglass. Has anyone found an alternative that they like instead? Greg

I thought this was pretty cool. 8tEkrMxLfFk Greg

"Bezos is selling $1 billion of Amazon stock a year to fund rocket venture" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-bezos-idUSKBN1772ZQ Greg

Amazing what can be done with these printers. iAkzb1nXzwU Greg

I have an Estes Patriot #2056 that I want to make more scale in appearance. This is not a hyper-scale attempt, I am just wondering what I can do that perhaps do to make improvements to the overall look. I bought the kit a few years ago when it was on clearance at Fry's. Greg

https://variety.com/2017/film/news/bill-paxton-dead-dies-1201996712/ Greg

There is little known about this spacecraft, which lends itself to a lot of speculation. Including when it may leave orbit. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4232406/Is-Air-Force-X-37B-spaceplane-set-land-2-years.html Has anyone flown a scale one of these? Greg

I have been entertained a great deal by the answers on the BMABA (Balsa Model Aircraft Builders Association) Facebook page. This question looks like that it is their version of the "what does CATO mean" on rocket forums. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1510169962560076/ Greg

Saturday I launched my dual deploy Ascender (link). After racking it, I forgot to arm the electronics. Ugh! I had the LCO stop the countdown of another flyer's rocket when I realized m mistake, as it was on the same pad system. Here is the av bay buttoned up and ready to fly for the second...

I was in the process of changing the front hub bearings on our 2003 Chevy Suburban 1500 when something bad happened. While I was torquing the one of the three hub bearing bolts (133 lb-ft) the head of the bolt was stripped, and now it cannot be tightened or loosened. I don't know how close the...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4097838/Now-Amazon-plans-MEGADRONES-Firm-patents-design-giant-flying-fleet-connected-aircraft-deliver-big-packages-maybe-half-mile-depot.html Queue "Ride of the Valkyries" ... Greg

Last month, a patent was filed using VK specs for bullets (see patent). One of the guys involved with the patent looks like he's involved with getting them made. They look pretty nice. https://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/07/29/flat-line-bullets/ Greg

Recovering hi-fi moon data from old NASA tapes is not an easy task. https://www.wired.com/2014/04/lost-lunar-photos-recovered-by-great-feats-of-hackerdom-developed-at-a-mcdonalds/#slide-1 Greg