…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 [...]

I often find myself crawling under the desk looking for labels or turning around laptops trying to find half-erased and destroyed panels showing computer serial numbers and other cryptic hyeroglyphs. Let me tell you about serial numbers. These are quite useful to keep handy in case your stuff is stolen. Luckily, for most manufacturers like [...]

Yesterday, as I was leaving work, I plugged the 4th gen iPod on the car, set it to random and started driving. 10 minutes later, I noticed it was skipping some songs. I’ve seen it happen before (a long time ago) and was lucky enough to: a) have it within the warranty period b) have [...]

This process will let you build custom topography maps based on freely available map tiles. These maps can be then uploaded to your Garmin GPS receiver, along with the maps you’ve already got (CitySelect or CityNavigator, for instance), providing a transparent layer with contour lines. The process has been know to work in a number [...]

1. Get the Cisco Systems VPN Client for Linux from Cisco’s website (registration required) or search for vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.00.0490-k9.tar.gz on you know who. 2. Uncompress it and change to the directory it creates bruno@sushi:~$ tar xvfz vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.00.0490-k9.tar.gz bruno@sushi:~$ cd vpnclient 3. Get the header files for yout current kernel version, you’ll need them to build the [...]