ctLow
(What will he think of next?!?)
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Welcome to my personal web page, containing things which intrigue and delight me, and which seem 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 T. Low
Brockville, 2023
Photography
I have more or less relinquished a commercial presence at ctLow Photography. But I haven't taken the site down.
Then cast an eye on Photography Basics, an essay on the essentials of photographic technique, both the Art and the Science of it. I wrote it for beginners, but guarantee it to contain a new pearl or two of photographic wisdom for shutterbugs of all levels of experience.
Brockville Drivers
Recently, I have so enjoyed just driving, and it often feels good to do it as a group activity; hence, Brockville Drivers. So periodically, we go for a drive, usually for lunch. All welcome!
Boating
As of 2008 May, I 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.
(And, as of 2023, the old girl has sold. [Life goes through its phases.])
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, check out CanBoat (formerly the Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons). Also, I am proud to be a member of the Brockville Yacht Club, and the Thousand Islands Association .
Furthermore, here are some boating opinion articles which 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!
Film Brockville
Another volunteer WebMastership, this one for Film Brockville, bringing less widely-distributed (artistic, repertory) movies to town!
Backing Up Sparse Bundle to ZIP
I am not the only person to have had a MacOS sparse bundle fail, beyond resuscitation. So now I make occasional backups in ZIP-file format. This page describes how I do it.
SSH VPN for MacOS Failure
Parenthetically, in early 2026, my long belovèd SSH tunnel failed, the one built right into MacOS. What changed I will never know, but after considerable work I finally gave up and substituted travelling with two portable hard drives, one for data, the other for Time Machine.
Still, for a while I will leave the page posted. I wish you better luck than I had.
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.
ctLow's 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! ctLow's Aphorisms.
The Weather Network
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