techmail
Window switching with Witch will boost your productivity
Last week’s mac techmail was Window switching with Witch will boost your productivity which looks at using the program Witch as an alternative to Apple’s baked-in app switcher. Instead of switching windows by applications, Witch brings up a list of all windows, grouped by application, making it much easier to switch to the exact application [...]
How to set up an OS X OpenVPN client
Last week’s mac techmail was How to set up an OS X OpenVPN client which looks at using the fantastic Shimo VPN client program to setup a client endpoint to an OpenVPN-based VPN (using certificates). It ties in with the other tips in this “series” regarding OpenVPN. Shimo is quite awesome. I use it with [...]
How to set up a Linux OpenVPN client
Last week’s techmail was How to set up a Linux OpenVPN client which is a bit of a part 2 to the earlier tip on setting up an OpenVPN server. As was pointed out to me, I might have to write a follow up on using NetworkManager for this task (the tip is purely config [...]
How to set up an OpenVPN server
This week’s techmail is How to set up an OpenVPN server which is a quick-n-dirty primer on how to get OpenVPN setup. Insider’s tip: it’s part 1 of a 3 part series about fairly basic OpenVPN configuration and usage (OpenVPN has got a lot of neatness and frustration under the hood!). If you want to [...]
Get an easy VPN on-the-cheap with ShareTool for Mac
This week’s mac techmail is Get an easy VPN on-the-cheap with ShareTool for Mac which looks at ShareTool, a program that allows you to remotely control your computer when away from home, or work, whatever the case may be. I like that ShareTool uses OpenSSH for a transport mechanism, and I like that you can [...]
Working with Safari Extensions: A few to try
Last week’s mac techmail was Working with Safari Extensions: A few to try which is a bit of a primer on how to work with Safari’s Extensions, and also gives some of my favourites to try. There aren’t a lot of Extensions as of yet, but there are a few goodies to be had already.