Introducing ssl-toolkit
A comprehensive SSL/TLS diagnostic tool built in Rust that I created to replace my ever-growing document of random certificate checking notes.
Russ McKendrick
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AI 🤖Linux 🐧
OpenClaw: Giving Claude a Body (and a Telegram Bot)
A quick guide to installing OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent framework that gives LLMs persistence, tools, and messaging - turning a chatbot into an actual assistant.
Tools 🧰macOS 🍏
Day to Day Tools, the 2025 edition
The 2025 edition of my day-to-day tools: Ghostty, Claude Code, Google's Antigravity IDE, and the AI services that have become central to how I work.
Azure ☁️Cloud ⛅️
Save money by pausing Microsoft Fabric Capacities with Azure Logic Apps
Learn how to automatically pause Microsoft Fabric capacities outside of working hours using Azure Logic Apps. This step-by-step guide shows you how to deploy a cost-saving automation that can significantly reduce your Fabric spend.
Azure ☁️Cloud ⛅️
Azure Soft Delete: Recovering Resources and Preventing Accidental Deletions
A practical guide to recovering accidentally deleted Azure resources that support soft delete, covering API Management, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and more. Plus, how to use delete locks to prevent these situations in the first place.
Security 🔐DevOps 🦾
When the Sandworm Came for My Secrets: Lessons from Shai-Hulud 2.0
How a sophisticated npm supply chain attack via a trojanized kill-port package compromised my development environment, exposing API keys to attacker-controlled repositories - and what I'm doing differently now.
AI 🤖Blog 🤷♂️
Playing with Nano Banana Pro: AI-Powered Album Cover Collages
Using Nano Banana Pro for generating stunning AI-powered album cover collages with intelligent image selection and content policy handling