Austin Antics ← Making Stuff In Austin

Grilling With Citrus Marinates

May

2013

It’s Grilling Season so get those rubs and marinates ready! A lot of stuff requires orange, lime, or apple juice. Instead of keeping fresh on hand, I just buy frozen concentrate. The HEB version even has a screw top lid! Keep them in the freezer, scoop out a teaspoon, add some water, and you’re set. ...

Mitigating IT Disasters

Mar

2013

People who paddle have an old saying: There are two types of people. Those who have capsized and those who will capsize. IT is the same way. It’s not if you’ll lose data, it’s when you’ll lose data. In bigger projects I have access to large scale solutions, like mirrored drives, multiple mirrored sites, and backup media ...

Andriod Casual Racing

Feb

2013

I like full blown racing games, but sometimes you need something a little light to spend a couple of minutes on. Here are a few that are on my Nexus 7 right now. Hill Climb Racing I did a review on this previously. A fun, goofy, way to spend some time. Zombie Road Trip Have ...

Android Puzzlers

Feb

2013

A couple of puzzle / word games I’m digging right now: Letterbox A game that has been out for a while and doesn’t get anywhere the respect that it deserves. Sick of Boggle and Scrabble re-makes? Check this game out. You get a big 3D cube of letters. The goal is to make words from ...

Longer Term Review – The Kindle Paperwhite

Feb

2013

I’ve had the Kindle Paperwhite since it first came out (October 2012). As an owner of a Touch, I was less than impressed when I received it. I didn’t feel that the extra pixels did much and the “white” light is a misnomer, unless you had it cranked up high. Now that I’ve put a ...