Happy New Year, here is another tech tip (as well as some earth science stuff below…)
When you are on a web page filling out a form, one of the most efficient ways to move from one box to the next is to use the tab key. I often see people typing in their username and then using the mouse to click in the password box when a “tab” would do the same thing more easily – see below. The tab key basically moves from one box to the next and should work on any web page.
On the earth science front, I am happy to report that, as of around today, sunrise will finally start getting earlier again (http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/canada/victoria). Also, this past Saturday, we were at the closest point in the Earth’s orbit to the sun (perihelion). At that point we were about 5000 km closer to the Sun that we will be on July 4th! (http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/perihelion-aphelion-solstice.html) .
Many of you must have felt the M4.7 earthquake last Tuesday night that was located just south of Sidney Island. http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/2015/20151230.0739/index-eng.php. It was the strongest shaking that I have felt in Victoria since the 2001 Seattle/Tacoma earthquake. The shaking lasted for around 10 seconds and a few things fell off shelves!
These tips are now being archived at the following location in a blog format: http://smustechtips.blogspot.ca
Also, please let me know if you have any tips you would like to share!
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Mike Jackson, Science Teacher
Academic Technology Coordinator
St Michaels University School, Victoria, BC
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