Viktor's Tech Musings & Security Paranoia

Sync Dev: Securely Deploying Sync BitTorrent’s blog re-posted by Sync article today.

» How to securely use BitTorrent Sync for backups I just published an article on CloudSigma.com on how to securely deploy BitTorrent Sync in the cloud with step-by-step instructions.

We all have those old blogs that we started some time ago with some grandiose vision.

I’m really excited to let you know that Screenly is featured in the latest issue of Linux User in the U.K.

In recent years, I’ve transitioned over to using Ubuntu’s UFW.

I really like BitTorrent Sync.

» An introduction to server provisioning with CloudInit I just published an article over at CloudSigma’s blog about server provisioning using CloudInit.

In the past, I’ve relied a lot on Puppet for automation.

Yay, Blotter is currently the 9th best selling productivity app in the U.S.

Every time I install OS X, I get very frustrated with the default keyboard settings.

Tor is a project that I really love to support.

Yesterday I had to hand in my almost new MacBook Pro (Retina) for repair due to a broken logic board.

CloudSigma joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud Happy to announce a partnership deal that I’ve been working with for some time.

Sync Dev: Using Sync For Backups In The Cloud (With Docker) Here’s a guest blog post that I wrote on Bittorrent’s blog a while back that I forgot to cross-post here.

Sophisticated new playlist editor in Screenly I’m very excited about this latest release we just did to Screenly.

This weekend I spent a bit of time playing around with my old MacBook Pro.

Autojump: blazing fast filesystem navigation autojump - A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line I just ran across a very convenient little tool called autojump that I wanted to share.

Today I decided to take Yosemite for a spin on my old laptop.

Poorly implemented translations ‘logic’ is something that really grinds my gear.

Linux Performance Tools A great collection of Linux tools for troubleshooting and improving performance.

I’m a big fan of Namecheap.

This is very cool.

TripIt insecurely broadcasts sensitive travel details in calendar feeds; could destroy your vacation httpshaming: Although I love using TripIt to organize my travel, if you subscribe to a TripIt calendar feed using an application like OS X or iOS Calendar,

A while back, I stumbled across NomadList.

What’s in your bag, Viktor?

How funny.

Yesterday, I had to rescue a broken Ubuntu 14.04 installation by booting from USB.

Hold on, let me just upgrade and reboot my light bulbs…

Docker and Docker Hub - It’s awesome and it removes a lot of the complexity from traditional DevOps work.

Today, I’ve spent a large chunk of my day migrating my blog from WordPress to Tumblr and About.me.

Last month I spoke at Zadara Summit.

It’s blasphemy, I know.

In the past few months, I’ve started moved most of my conference calls from Skype to Google Hangout.

I just finished delivering presentation from Pi and More 3 in Trier, Germany.

On June 15 I will be speaking at Pi and More in at Trier University in Germany.

I’m excited to announce that we’ve released a major update to Screenly.

Ok, this a long rant, but I just need to warn anyone else looking to buy this monitor.

Since we started WireLoad, the number of websites we host have grown steadily.

I’m astonished by the amount of traction we’ve been seeing for Screenly.

There’s no doubt that virtualization and the cloud is here to stay.

I’m a long-time fan of Axis’ IP cameras.

Rack-servers make your life easier.

Yesterday I delivered a speech at the gSocial.

A while ago I started hacking on Screenly, a digital signage solution for the Raspberry Pi.

gSocial is a conference for Google Apps resellers and ISVs.

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by SCU‘s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).

A few months back I wrote csconnect to make it easier for myself to logon to our Cloud Sigma-nodes.

I love Munin.

I’m not sure if I’m the only one having issues with Time Machine, but it has been completely broken for me since I upgraded to Mountain Lion.