Charles T. Low
(What will he think of next?!?)
Welcome to my personal web page, which contains all sorts of things which intrigue and delight me, and which seem to me worth sharing and exhibiting. I hope that you enjoy your stay, and uncover something edifying.
Please note that this page doesn't discuss me, directly - just a few of my interests (and compulsions!). I intend it that way! I always welcome suggestions and comments. Charles
Boat Docking
Boat Docking (Close Quarters Maneuvering for Small Craft) - a book by Charles T. Low. Little did I know, when I set to work to learn how to dock my boat, that I was starting to write a book. Now selling strongly around the world, Boat Docking packs a tremendous amount of information into 88 pages, using 140 illustrations, and has met with enthusiastic acclaim from boaters of all levels of experience. You'll find it thorough, accurate, and a pleasant, easy read. You may even chuckle a time or two. Boat Docking!
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Bookstores
I keep two online bookstores, one containing my essential core of nautical books, and the other my favorite non-nautical books of the last few years. Examine the rationale for including these books, and read a few incisive excerpts from some of them.
These bookstores are humble affairs, not by any means a serious business venture on my part, but I get a nice meal out with my spouse every few months on account of them. (Thank you!)
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Charles' Boating
As of 2008 May, I have converted to sail! Having raced weekly on a friend's sailboat for quite a few years now, I made this decision largely and simply because I awoke, every morning for several months, dreaming of a sailboat. Here she is.
Then: everything you wanted to know - and more - about my previous boat, Ksenia, purchased in 2001 June. It's a 1978 Trojan 26 Express - a thing of beauty and a joy to handle.
Also, I am proud to be a member of and volunteer webmaster for the Brockville (Ontario, Canada)
Power Squadron and member of the Brockville Yacht Club and the Thousand Islands Association.
Furthermore, here are some boating opinion articles that I have written:
- Privilege and Burden - why boaters should use other terms than "right-of-way"
- Mushing - how to keep your boat wake to a minimum
- Boat Lists - checklists for common boating activities
- Nautical Sound Signals - a memory-aiding summary
- Boat Winds - MAFOR code explanation and other wind indicators
- PCOC - why I support the Canadian Pleasure Craft Operator's Card
- -and more!
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Photography
Photography Basics - an essay on the essentials of photographic technique, both the Art and the Science of it. Written for beginners, but guaranteed to contain a new pearl or two of photographic wisdom for shutterbugs of all levels of experience.
Also, photographs from my Serious Amateur portfolio.
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Film Brockville
Another volunteer WebMastership, this one for Film Brockville, bringing less widely-distributed movies to town!
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SSH VPN for Mac OS X
Specifically for Leopard and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6), this is one way (free but requiring some reading!) to connect two computers securely over the Internet, using SSH ("Secure Shell") to create a VPN ("Virtual Private Network"). This allows file sharing or screen sharing ("remote desktop"), among other things. VPN using SSH. Very cool!
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Web Browsers
Older web browsers just don't cut it with modern web sites. Some sites these days will even detect your browser and refuse to run if it's an older version! So, I prefer to keep my browser up to date, and try to keep a record of what's the latest.
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E-Prime
I have written two short essays, from the layman's perspective, on the fascinating grammatical construct of E-Prime. More accurately, I wrote one essay twice - once using E-Prime, which omits any use of the verb "to be", and once not.
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My Links
For the moment, I keep my general links on the Boat Docking web site. (The links on this page that you're reading now are not "general" - they are all my stuff.)
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Charles' Aphorisms
I am fond of "sayings," but these ones I have made up himself (or believe I have!) - most of them arising quite spontaneously in the course of conversation - but then recurring for years to come! Charles' Aphorisms.
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-updated 2011-03-17