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Locking and unlocking MacOS using a yubikey

Posted on vr 29 september 2017 in desktop • Tagged with apple

Some time ago I bought a couple of Yubikeys, but actually start using them ended up on the todo list.

But now I can easily unlock and lock my apple laptop with my yubi key. Unlocking is just done using the standard pam module and the configuration described at the …


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Third party apps crashing on MacBook Pro Late 2016

Posted on ma 26 december 2016 in desktop • Tagged with apple

The experience with my MacBook Pro late 2016 have been mostly positive. There is an annoying thing going on with third party apps, including Firefox and KeepassX, crashing. The crashes always report themselves when I unlock my laptop. So I suspect it occurs during sleep or wake of the laptop …


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Improving security by sandboxing work for different purposes on my laptop

Posted on za 16 april 2016 in desktop • Tagged with apple

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 …


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Right to be forgotten – my personal calendar edition

Posted on vr 12 februari 2016 in software • Tagged with apple

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 …


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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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