Author Archives: Robert Barron

Emergency Lessons – Backup Your Computer To The Cloud

This article is one of a series of posts that emerged due to the 2017 wildfires that ravaged California wine country near our home. More and more of our daily lives are recorded and tracked on our personal computers.  In … Continue reading

Posted in Emergency | 4 Comments

Emergency Lessons – Store Containers of Water

This article is one of a series of posts that emerged due to the 2017 wildfires that ravaged California wine country near our home. Not all emergencies call for getting out of town fast.  In some cases the emergency is … Continue reading

Posted in Emergency | 2 Comments

Emergency Lessons – Segregate Important Documents

This article is one of a series of posts that emerged due to the 2017 wildfires that ravaged California wine country near our home. When one has to evacuate in an emergency that is not the best time to decide … Continue reading

Posted in Emergency | 2 Comments

Emergency Lessons – Review Your Go Bag

This article is one of a series of posts that emerged due to the 2017 wildfires that ravaged California wine country near our home. Having a Go Bag is an important tool in being prepared for an emergency situation.  Equally … Continue reading

Posted in Emergency | 1 Comment

Emergency Lessons – Have A Go Bag Packed And Ready

This article is one of a series of posts that emerged due to the 2017 wildfires that ravaged California wine country near our home. A Go Bag (also known as a bug out bag) is one of the primary tools … Continue reading

Posted in Emergency | 4 Comments

Emergency Lessons Learned

Penny and I survived a bit of a scare with the 2017 wildfires in Sonoma and Napa counties.  The closest fire came within 2 miles of the house and some evacuations about a half mile away.  But we never had … Continue reading

Posted in Emergency | 12 Comments

Updating PyCharm and JRE

When updating your Python IDE PyCharm to the latest version you might run into an issue on older machines.  It looks like PyCharm will helpfully install a 64-bit JRE, but not a 32-bit version, even if you opt to include … Continue reading

Posted in Programming, Python | Leave a comment

Coastal Rx

One of the nice things about living near the coast in California is there are options to be had when the temperatures get a bit high.  Highs in the 100’s in Austin, TX means you have to grin and bear it. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Taking Flight

For my recent birthday Penny decided to give me a gift of experience in the form of a flight over California Wine Country.  Vintage Aircraft at Schellville Airport offers rides on a number of vintage aircraft including biplanes, a T-6 … Continue reading

Posted in Family | Leave a comment

40,000 Acres

Penny and I have had a running joke about owning 40,000 acres of land for years.  It started due to a misunderstanding about the amount of land we were discussing as being acceptably large to qualify for a fine home … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment