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Installing Cisco VPN client on OS X

…and I still failing to understand why it’s 2010 and Cisco VPN client connection profiles and certificates are stored anywhere but the current user homedir.
For future reference:
OS X:
/private/etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Certificates
/etc/CiscoSystemsVPNClient/Certificates
Linux:
/etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Certificates
Windows:
C:\Program Files\Cisco VPN Client\Certificates
“Profiles” and “Certificates” folders can be copied/moved between different systems to replicate configuration when there are CA limitations or restrictive policies on certificate export/imports.

Cygwin

(hey, it’s a container for some cygwin hacks I stumble upon)
Intro:
Yes, I’m a sucker for Cygwin. Being “forced” to live inside a few windows boxes on the corporate world made me embrace this tool to escape from a few nazi-ish policies and improve my efficiency when faced with common (and then again, maybe not) tasks.
Cygwin [...]

the blue screen of twitter

I’m not going to talk about the way social networks (Twitter, mostly) have gradually killed blogs as personal publishing platforms. Simplicity. Flexibility. Ease of use. Limited formatting. Networking.
I’m not going to talk about the fact that it’s by now proven that social networks (Twitter, mostly) often become the first source of breaking news (lacking accuracy [...]

WTF moment du jour

(spotted on a HP/Compaq 440716-001 WXGA Laptop LCD Screen)

codebits 2009

My first contact with Codebits was on its second edition, when most of the portuguese technology related folks I followed on Twitter were attending it and filling up my timeline with insights, private jokes and reports on the event. I remember watching a few interesting sessions online and missing a few I’d like to see [...]