Andy the Android Emulator Let's You Run Android on top of Windows!

I just tried the JCG HD Cloud Camera on my Dell Inspiron Touchscreen notebook running Windows 8.1 with the Andy the Android Emulator software! Pretty cool.  You have to run Andy Android as an administrator though.  Now my kid could play Clash of Clans on his Dell Touchscreen laptop instead of our Samsung tablet (not a very good use of time!).  I had tried Bluestacks first, but Andy Android is WAAAY better!

JCG Hackers H1 Router

I just got one of these JCG Hackers H1 routers today to watch TV on the upstairs flat screen.  It is actually an Android computer with routing capabilities.  You can browse directly from the router without a computer.  You can also mirror the screen of your Apple iOS device onto a TV connected to this router with an HDMI cable.  It's possible to do some of these functions on Android devices, but it isn't as easy as with Apple iOS devices (since Apple has the advantage of being a single manufacturer).

The JCG router is connected to the SaskTel router down in the basement via a CAT5 jack in the room.  The Ooma Telo is then connected to the JCG router.  You can also connect the Ooma Telo to the main router and then the JCG Hackers H1 to the Ooma Telo. You can install apps on the JCG Hacker H1 router that aggregate various media content.  Shown below is a video from NASA which streams a Youtube video about the Hubble Space Telescope.  The JCG router is using Kodi (formerly XBMC) to aggregate the media to the JCG Hacker H1 (Android device).

Stellarium - the view of Saturn from Titan

I was asked about planetarium software and found Stellarium and Celestia.  Both are multiplatform, open source projects. I had found Celestia really easy to use and there are many scripts available to use with it.

Tonight, I finally got around to trying Stellarium.  It is easy to use after you look up a few things on their user guide.  Here's the view from Titan!