Chris Garrett’s Personal Blog

I just resurrected my old web development blog over at weblogs.asp.net because A) I can log in again since telligent fixed the password reminder feature and B) they have upgraded to the new version of the platform it is based on (communityserver 2).
This is all great stuff (assuming I will be able to find stuff [...]

I must give camera review sites a rest. While I have been enjoying shopping for lenses lately I think it has had a strange affect on my inner nerd/geek. Today during an eye exam I had to stop myself using the phrase “chromatic aberration” when asked to describe what I could see when looking at [...]

I thought I had an unshakable cold or infection. Nuh-uh. My Doctor reckons I am allergic to my house and/or my cats. Great. So it was with considerable interest I read about a possible cure ..
Damn Interesting » Immune System Gone Bad
At the University of Iowa, some people are drinking a regular dose [...]

Worth considering the following news snippet
The Daily Record - NEWS - YOUNGSTERS WANT TIME NOT TOYS
NINE out of 10 kids would rather spend more time with their parents than get new toys, a survey found.
A similar proportion of parents would swap a pay rise or promotion at work for the chance to spend [...]

Emley Moor Sunset

Photo by chrisgarrett.

I have been criticised lately for being so negative about the country I live in. While I make no apologies for what I post to this blog (It’s my soapbox dammit!) there is probably some truth to the accusation no matter how dubious [...]

A cyclist travelled 335,500 miles across the world on the same bike only for it to be stolen in the UK
Via: BBC NEWS

I have been doing some work in MySQL lately so have been looking up on how to optimise this beast. Some good info on how companies are putting it to use out there but some of it goes right over my head. Got to hit those books…
O’Reilly Radar > Database War Stories #3: Flickr [...]