Shane Bartholomeusz

Geek and lover of all things tech related

Month: May 2015

Setup VPN Client on Synology NAS (DSM 5.1)

In this article I’ll show you how you can configure you Synology NAS to use a VPN. In this case I’m using DSM 5.1.

Synology Logo

Why use a VPN client?

A VPN client will help mask your activities online by tunneling your traffic through an intermediary proxy.

Why would you want to configure your Synology NAS to use a VPN … well lets just say this might especially be of interest to those using Synology Download Station ????

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How to setup Apple iTunes within Oracle Virtualbox

Let me explain …

Oracle VirtualBox logo

Ok, for the record, I’m not the biggest fan of iTunes for Windows, and that’s why when I needed to use iTunes I decided to install it within an Oracle Virtualbox virtual machine.

This configuration provides the benefit of portability and it also prevents Apple iTunes from wreaking havoc on your host PC.

Hooray for no iTunes on my host machine!!!

Anyway, this is how you do it,

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