A couple of weeks ago I participated with “Hack the Future,” in San Jose. HtF brings computer professionals together with a bunch of kids to let them get a better understand of programming, robotics, hardware and so on. You can see me at the same table as Al Alcorn, inventor of Pong. Go here.

On Saturday, we here at the Distant Suns World Headquarters, participated in a weekend conference on startups and entrepreneurs held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Yes, that Mongolia. In a two-way video link thanks to Skype, I covered what it takes to be an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, and tips on getting successful apps out into the Market. The group was surprisingly savvy, asking me about the Silicon Prairie, how to handle the financial hit to...

Using Distant Suns 3 you can follow current weather patterns as if you were observing from thousands of miles up. Check out Cyclone Yasi as it is (was) prepares to slam against Australia.   And for you unlucky enough not to be in California (current temp, a bitter 58f. I think I should wear two t-shirts), here’s your storm system: