Buzz Aldrin's boot print on the lunar surface, July 20, 1969. Public domain image via NASA. Seeing the Rocket Yard article about the model rocket launch at OWC Headquarters on July 16 commemorating the launch of Apollo 11 fifty years...
Beautiful Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Photo ©2019, Steven Sande It’s time for another Tips for Travelers 2019 article, just before many Rocket Yard readers head off for some mid-summer fun over the Independence Day weekend. Today we’ll look at how...
After 35 years of following Apple and 33 years of writing about the company, it's sometimes difficult for me to get excited about "yet another keynote address". Monday's WWDC 2019 keynote was like a breath of fresh air, with announcements...
(Photos courtesy of Gregg Ellman) Being in demand is a good thing except when it’s not. A photojournalist for more than a quarter of a century, Gregg Ellman worked for numerous mid-market newspapers across the country before settling down in...
The MaiTai Cabarete Freestyle Invitational, sponsored by OWC, kicked off this summer, crowing new champions in the men’s and women’s division. The inaugural kiteboarding freestyle competition was a huge success with participants from around the world competing for the title....
Award-winning filmmaker, documentarian and producer Lesley Chilcott moves quickly and easily between shooting/directing product commercials to hard-hitting, visual storytelling documentaries. To support her documentary projects, Chilcott has gained a strong reputation as an advertising short project producer. In a recent...
We’ve shared some of filmmaker and OWC SSD user Cirina Catania’s projects here on the Rocket Yard including her documentaries on a cattle ranching family and Corporal Kionte Storey. Now you can get a chance to interact with the Sundance co-founder...
I always figured I’d make a great secret agent. I’m a pretty good shot (at least with my Red Ryder BB gun), I’m nearly unnoticeable in a crowd (especially at “singles” events), and I know how to keep a secret...
