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git pre-commit hook for puppet, erb and yaml files

Posted on za 07 november 2015 in software • Tagged with debian, red_hat, puppet

A pre-commit hook is a great way to run custom actions before handing over your work to GIT (and thus your CI tool chain). For puppet related GIT repositories I’ve assembled a pre-commit hook that checks the puppet code, changed ERB templates and any changed YAML files for formatting …


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Speeding up puppet runs by using checksums when running execs

Posted on vr 20 maart 2015 in software • Tagged with debian, red_hat, puppet

During my integration work for a client, I was running third party puppet code to integrate automatically deployed application containers with the third party deployment tool (the deployit / XL Deploy module for puppet)

This module was written to run an exec for three different actions per container, all resulting in …


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It’s 2015 and I’m installing Snow Leopard

Posted on zo 15 maart 2015 in desktop • Tagged with apple

The old trusty MacBook white was getting slower and slower. I upgraded it to new OS X releases when they came available over the years. As my kids became the primary user, the complaints started to pile up. I tried moving to Windows 7 and to Ubuntu. But the machine …


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Linux Mint on my MacBook not the success I hoped it to be

Posted on wo 24 december 2014 in desktop • Tagged with ubuntu, apple

After some troubles with my OS X install on my Retina Macbook, I thought it would be a good time to revisit Linux on the Desktop. Although I have desktop Linuxes running all the time, the last time I ran Linux as a desktop native on hardware was years ago …


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Te veel wachtwoorden? Sla ze veilig op!

Posted on wo 08 mei 2013 in desktop • Tagged with security, tips

Computerwachtwoorden zijn voorlopig nog onderdeel van ons digitale bestaan. En iedereen weet dat je wachtwoord niet te simpel moet zijn. Daarnaast is het ook nog eens onverstandig om op elke site / toepassing hetzelfde wachtwoord te gebruiken. Maar al die codes onthouden is niet te doen.

Nu kun je wachtwoorden op …


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