Author Archives: Garrett

“@crashpaddesign: This is looking to be a serious contender to Shopify: http://t.co/iKL7oRh9 #woocommerce #ecommerce @Pirnke

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Garrett

“@crashpaddesign: This is looking to be a serious contender to Shopify: http://t.co/iKL7oRh9 #woocommerce #ecommerce @PirnkeView on Twitter Not everything I say on Twitter is important, but I thought this was. You should follow me @thegarrettp

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Sticky/Squealing Ratchet Starter Briggs and Stratton

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Garrett

It’s taken me far longer than it should, but I’ve finally gotten my McLane Edger craigslist score in a proper working order. The original issue had always been an awful squealing noise that would totally un-wind the pull cord in … Continue reading →

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Install OTA HD Antenna – cut the Comcast Cord

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Garrett

I won’t rant for too long about the great Sham that is Comcast, but remember the big HD TV transition?  With Comcast you “didn’t need to do anything”, right – nothing except get some set top boxes for each TV … Continue reading →

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Get current domain from NAnt

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Garrett

I use NAnt for a build and deployment tool for databases and OLAP. I wanted to be able to add only the accounts needed per-environment to certain objects on the fly through the script, as they are run on whatever … Continue reading →

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Analysis Services Add role members programmatically in C#

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Garrett

First, I don’t know why; but it seems like as soon as you add in the word OLAP or Analysis Services to your problem things just stop working as you would normally expect. Problem: I’m using NAnt as a deployment … Continue reading →

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Because LAWS were optional until now? McGinn orders police to enforce rules at protesters’ encampment http://t.co/Hvndggix @SeattlePI

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Garrett

Because LAWS were optional until now? McGinn orders police to enforce rules at protesters’ encampment http://t.co/Hvndggix @SeattlePI View on Twitter Not everything I say on Twitter is important, but I thought this was. You should follow me @thegarrettp

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Bus rule #1: if you enter via back door, you must not sit ahead of articulated section until all front-boarding riders have had a chance

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Garrett

Not everything I say on Twitter is important, but I thought this was. You should follow me @thegarrettp Bus rule #1: if you enter via back door, you must not sit ahead of articulated section until all front-boarding riders have … Continue reading →

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ifttt.com is really slick 3 http://t.co/3ha12Wpr, testing some social integration

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Garrett

Not everything I say on Twitter is important, but I thought this was. You should follow me @thegarrettp ifttt.com is really slick 3 http://t.co/3ha12Wpr, testing some social integration #wp

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SimpleDB: non printable charachters

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Garrett

“this is my sweet string” == “dGhpcyBpcyBteSBzd2VldCBzdHJpbmcZ”? Those two are actually equivalent, as proven by Amazon SimpleDB.  We started seeing these mysterious strings in our SimpleDB data which is supposed to be  a direct upload of SQL data for use … Continue reading →

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Usability: Degraded

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Garrett

Recently I’ve come across two cases where it appears in the interest of usability, we’ve gone too far and invaded what I thought used to be “boundaries” for UX, and proper accessibility practice. 1. Google Hijacking My Down Arrow Have … Continue reading →

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