I’ve been watching the Central Texas bats on radar for some time now, so I’ve grown quite familiar with their patterns and know when they appear. A couple of times now, I’ve seen one of the downsides of the bats-on-radar. As actual real thunderstorms begin to move into the area, the computerized storm track detectors… Continue reading Bat Signal over Texas
Author: hmelton
Testing the Blogger IPhone App
Well, it seems there’s a iOS app out from Goggle (free) to handle blog postings on the go. Now, I’ve tried out a number of similar apps over time and I’ve never been pleased enough to keep using them. This one seems pretty bare bones as well, but at least you can include images on… Continue reading Testing the Blogger IPhone App
More Uses for Radar: The Bastrop Fire
I’m gradually waking up to the idea that weather radar is for a lot more things than just clouds and rain. After watching bats on the radar all week during a particularly dry atmosphere, clouds are coming back, and then today, the Bastrop fire broke out. Now, this is a forest fire, not just the… Continue reading More Uses for Radar: The Bastrop Fire