I run multiple vagrant setups on my laptop. Sometimes when switching from one setup to another, vagrant complains it cannot find a certain node that is actually part of the other enviroment.

As a quick fix I just run :

rm ~/.vagrant.d/data/machine-index/index

During Puppetconf 2016 Github announces it was releasing one of its internal test tools called octocatalog-diff as open source. What the tools basicly does is compile the catalog for a certain machine using your old and new puppetcode to show you the diff output. This allows you to see the …

I’ve used a webservice to check the TLS settings on a secured website numerous times (ssllabs.com). But I’ve only recently discovered a TLS/SSL testing service that checks if third parties can securely deliver mail on you mailserver.

Using http://www.checktls.com/ I was able to …

During my freelancing time over the last couple of years, I’ve been trying different setups that would satisfy my wish to use a single laptop for different clients whilst maintaining proper security.

After all, I do not want to explain my client that their servers got infected with Crapware …

As I was planning a new item in my schedule last week, my OS X calendar was trying to be helpful by suggesting entries based on previous events in my schedule. This is great on many occasions, but this time it suggested an entry from long ago. Think ten years …