Justin Walker

WEB DEVELOPER, CAT ENTHUSIAST, FAN OF VINTAGE COCKTAILS, TRAVEL, AND BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Simplehuman Foaming (Castile) Soap Recipe

After much trial and error, I settled upon a soap recipe that works great in my Simplehuman foaming soap pumps. I’ve been using this for almost a year now.RecipeMix the following ingredients: 1 cup distilled water 5 tablespoons Castile soap 1 tablespoon glycerinNotes I use Dr Bronner’s Castile soap. Don’t skip the distilled water. If you use tap water your soap will eventually become cloud...

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Foaming Soap Recipe

After trying different ratios, I settled on one that I like. The recipe below is foamy yet still creamy.RecipeMix the following ingredients: 200mL distilled water 100mL soapNotes I’ve used both Neutrogena Oil Free Face Wash and the generic version from Target. This works great in a cheap foaming soap pump that you get at any store. Don’t skip the distilled water. Because the Neutrogena so...

Jekyll Slow On Windows

Compiling a simple jekyll site on Windows was painfully slow, where as the same site on my Mac was super quick. Took me a bit to find the solve, but it was simple:gem install wdmSource: https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/issues/4103#issuecomment-160137585

VSTS deployment with multiple projects in a solution

If you have multiple projects in a solution and want to specify the project to deploy, simply name it! By default, in your build definition, the Azure App Service Deploy task will default to the following under Package or Folder:$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)/**/*.zipInstead of looking for any zip file, specify the one you want:$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)/ProjectName.zip or $(build.art...

OS X 10.11 Keychain - Can't Click Allow

After upgrading to OS X 10.11 El Capitan, I noticed that when the Keychain would ask for permission I would be unable to click “Allow.” I could click Deny but otherwise could not get it to authorize. Not wanting to nuke my Keychain as so many posts recommended, I resolved to just do nothing.Today I searched again and came across this very helpful thread:http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/...