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  • 16 Sep 2014
    Using Geppetto in your infrastructure

    Geppetto is an Eclipse-based IDE for developing Puppet modules. The editor provides features such as syntax highlighting, code completion, error highlighting, refactoring, and even integrates directly with the Puppet Forge. Geppetto is incredibly powerful and feature packed, but like many powerful tools it can tend to be complex and favor... Read more…

  • 09 Sep 2014
    Aim for the center of the target

    People often ask me for advice on designing or delivering training material. One of the most common questions is how you determine the appropriate pace for the training courses or the lab exercises. It’s no surprise, that’s a tough question. The answer is surprisingly straightforward though. You should design your... Read more…

  • 25 Aug 2014
    The oh-so-unintuitive Monty Hall problem

    I ran into yet another explanation of the Monty Hall problem the other day that was rather difficult to follow and it struck me that even though it’s a simple problem, I still have not seen an explanation that makes intuitive sense. So here’s my take at it. In case... Read more…