I was very frustrated by the XO laptop that I bought at the end of 2007. After grumbling in solitude for a few weeks, I…
In December 2007 I got myself a holiday present — an XO laptop (also known as OLPC, or One Laptop Per Child). I bought an…
The 37th street in Austin, Texas is famous for its unusual holiday decorations. Here is a holiday “tree” decorated with bicycle parts. Some of the…
When making up guests’ rooms, the housekeeping crew folded towels into animal shapes and placed them on beds. They did it while guests were at…
The next port of call on our cruise was Progresso, Mexico. From there we went on a tour of the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen…
I gave a presentation “Unit-testing a React.js / redux-toolkit application, part 1” (the first of two parts) at the Women Who Code Austin, Texas frontend…
I gave a presentation “Preventing component re-renderings in React.js with useSelector” at the Women Who Code Austin, Texas frontend meetup. Here are the slides. The…
While on the cruise, I went to two shore tours on our ports of call, Cozumel and Progresso. From Cozumel we went on a tour…
I gave a presentation on React.js Redux-Toolkit at the Women Who Code Austin, Texas frontend meetup. Here are the slides.
S and I went on a Caribbean cruise by Carnival Cruises. Our ship was named Ecstasy. The ship sailed from Galveston TX, to Cozumel and…