Aaron's Area

Aaron’s Area: The Life of a Texas nerd in California.

  • Airport Charging Kit

    I wrote a post a while back on keeping your stuff charged at the airport and presented a few parts to minimize the amount of stuff you have to haul with you. My goal was to charge three items on one outlet through USB power. Well I don’t carry a laptop anymore, I carry a…

  • Hail Storm Garden Damage In Amarillo – Some Ideas To Deal With It

    Out here in Amarillo we had a pretty nasty hail storm two weeks ago that pretty well annihilated my garden. I’d been debating whether to shoot an email to The Survival Podcast’s Jack Spirko to see what could be done as I suspect there are a few listeners here in the area with the same…

  • Keeping Your Electronics Charged at the Airport

    I am a relatively frequent traveller, I find myself in the airport several times a year for business or pleasure. I’m also really cheap so I end up spending a whole day at the airport due to layovers. As a techie working in IT I need to stay connected and that means keeping things charged.…

  • Lineman Handsets as a Bug Out Bag Addition

    The subject of bug out bags came up recently with an acquaintance of mine. I keep a few things in my car and generally try to be ready for emergencies. One item that I hadn’t thought of as an emergency tool is the old lineman’s or butt set that I keep in my car. It’s…

  • Geek of Faith – Origins of Easter – Conclusion

    I’ve gone over much of the basic claims the anti-Easter sites make use of, but not all, and I have no intention of doing so. Once you pick apart the basic claims the rest kind of falls apart on its own. Most of this propaganda is aimed at making the Catholic Church look bad and hold…

  • Geek of Faith – Origins of Easter – Part 3 of Several

    I’ve established in parts one and two that the Catholic Church did not originally celebrate Easter as it is celebrated now. I’ve also established that the only people that really call the holiday “Easter” are English and German speakers. The rest of the world, including the Catholic Church calls it some variation of the word…

  • Geek of Faith – Origins of Christian Holidays – Easter Part 2 of Several

    This is a short one because it’s the easiest claim to pick apart and find information on. King Herod and Easter The Claim: In Acts 12:4, King Herod was preparing to celebrate the pagan Ishtar (Easter) holiday. The Reality: This one was so easy to pick apart once I found out where the word Easter…

  • Geek of Faith – The Origins of Christian Holidays – Easter Part 1 of Several

    I have seen a lot of stuff on Christian holidays floating around on the internet as of late and I thought I’d check into them to see if there was any truth to the claims of pagan origins. Of course, practically all Christian holidays have a pagan root origin at some point, but the claims…

  • Charging Cell Phones and Small Communication Devices in a No Power Situation

    I was talking to someone about all the conversion to digital that happened a while ago with TV, cell phones and what have you. I was explaining some of the reasons for it and the topic of what would we do if the power went off came up. It’s true that land lines, cell phone…

  • ASUS VivoTab RT – Repair Process With ASUS

    Mysterious Screen Breakage I received an ASUS VIVO Tab RT for my birthday and I have to say it’s an awesome device. I really like how ASUS ran a promotional where you can get the keyboard dock for free if you sent in your proof of purchase. Really great little product. Only issue is with…

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