Author Archives: rick

NAS4FREE upgraded to 9.3.0.2

I upgraded our NAS4FREE boxes to 9.3.0.2 this morning after doing a ‘test’ run last night on my home machine, well not really a test, it was a home production machine, but less important than work’s machines. The home machine went off without a hitch.   If you read the info when downloading the new… Read More »

Best free/home antivirus, best business antivirus

Updated: This is my opinion based on testing and actual use over several years. I’ve tried and every now and then test again. I also read reviews and tests online to try to keep up to date. For home users, I recommend sticking with Windows/Microsoft Defender. It’s been rated highly by independent testing and personally… Read More »

Apt-Fast – Ubuntu 14.04

So, I started using apt-fast quite some time ago and along with that, added aliases to my .bashrc file to speed up my updates. Guides on the internet seem to assume you have other packages installed and so their guides only half work. Here’s what I had to do in order to get it working… Read More »

Bit of fun with KEYHolder (Crypto Malware)

If you haven’t heard about the various crypto malware going around, I don’t know where you’ve been hiding. I don’t even like watching the news, but it’s been blasted all over. Essentially the malware gets onto a persons machine in different ways (email, websites, USB sticks etc) and starts looking for files on the local… Read More »