I think everyone would agree that when it comes to the VPN configuration macOS builtin VPN client lacks any flexibility and its GUI exposes a fraction of supported features. This is one of the reasons why there are so many third party VPN clients for macOS in the world, I … read time 1 min.

A while ago in the Transparent SSH host-jumping (Advanced) post I described a technique on how one could jump quite effortlessly through a chain of intermediate hosts. However, there was a catch: the user names and ports across the whole chain should be the same and there was no easy … read time 3 min.

I heard a lot about Raspberry Pi boards but until now I had no need nor time to work with one.

However, recently I purchased a Dodge Journey R/T and found that although I love the car I am so disappointed with its software and hard-wired logic that I … read time 5 min.

I strive for simplicity since I am a strong believer that achieving a goal with the most simplest solution looks elegant, proves that you have deep knowledge on the subject, and overall is beautiful by itself. Additionally to this, a simple solution is easier to comprehend and to audit, hence … read time 7 min.

In this brief article I am going to describe how I resolved a nagging issue I had with setting up access to hosts which are not directly reachable, but where you need to forward your connection through an intermediate host.

Previously, I was using the local SSH port-forwarding technique (although … read time 6 min.