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FTDI drivers on OSX reap havoc with USB ports
In order to update the firmware on pycom.io’s Lopy development boards you need to install the FTDI Virtual COM port drivers (shasum b57377e10de1c8ae9ddaffa147e4cc529c3571b512bba4798b2b6054d4fabd92) for OSX. After an indeterminate amount of time my left USB port on my Macbook Air stopped working properly. If I listed the USB devices on the system : system_profiler SPUSBDataType The device would be listed yet the device details would not be present (and would not work
September 6, 2017
Why you should choose Hashicorp Vault to store your secrets
Scattered secrets? Learn why Hashicorp Vault's secure & auditable approach is the smart choice for modern infrastructure.
August 29, 2017
Automate your DevOps environment with hyper.sh and a Yubikey
Hyper.sh containers make a great devops workstation for a number of reasons: You can shut them down when not in use which saves money and also reduces the attack surface. Hyper.sh containers have a private Layer 2 segment which can be fire-walled using security groups and which are not shared with other customers. Hyper containers have better isolation than Docker containers (hardware isolation, just like a VM) However starting your devops workstation every time you start the day is painful, that is why I created a little python script that uses osquery to start up my workstation when I plug in my yubikey.
August 16, 2017
Rackspace please add support for Slack notifications to Rackspace Intelligence
Want Rackspace alerts in Slack? Discover how this vital feature would streamline monitoring and improve team collaboration.
July 4, 2017