Tag: austin
Austin Maker Faire 2008
October 26th, 2008, No Comments
The Austin Maker Faire was last weekend and I was there, of course. I got a different view of it than last year because I spent part of the time as a maker. I helped out at the Dallas Personal Robotics Group table, where we showed off a variety of a small robots. We had [...]
Maker Faire Austin 2007
November 7th, 2007, No Comments
I went to the Austin Maker Faire October 19-21. I’ve been promising various people I’d write about it for a while but events have conspired to prevent it until now. The short version is that it was fun, interesting, worth the trip, and I’ll be returning next year. It was interesting to compare this to [...]
Philip Glass Ensemble in Austin
October 15th, 2001, No Comments
Susan and I have been back in town for a few days after a week in Austin to hear several live performances of the Philip Glass Ensemble. I’ve been meaning to post a summary of our adventures and here it is. We left for Austin on the 2nd, opting to drive rather than fly. It [...]
Happy New Year 2001!
January 1st, 2001, No Comments
Happy new year and welcome to the 21st century and a new millennium! I’ve been on a news-posting sabbatical since the middle of November and now I’m back. After a year and a half of posting almost daily news updates, I needed to take some time off to avoid total burn-out. I’m pleased to report [...]
