Articles by Mayank Sharma

With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’s TechRadar Pro’s expert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.

Articles by: Mayank Sharma

GeoSurf Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more

By Mayank Sharma last updated 16 January 24

Updated We review the GeoSurf proxy provider and look at it's features, interface, plans and pricing, as well as strengths and weaknesses.

NetNut Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more

By Mayank Sharma last updated 28 November 23

Updated NetNut provides ISP-sourced proxies but setting them up can be difficult for those lacking the necessary technical knowledge.

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Best Linux distro for gaming of 2024

By Shashank Sharma last updated 28 September 23

Updated We list the best Linux distros for gaming, to make it simple and easy to play PC games on your Linux PC or laptop.

ESET PROTECT review

By Mayank Sharma last updated 25 August 23

ESET PROTECT delivers a well-rounded solution that covers all the popular desktop and smartphone operating systems.

Neustar UltraDNS Public review

By Mayank Sharma last updated 25 August 22

UltraDNS is an enterprise-grade, cloud-based DNS service that offers solid security and performance.

RSocks proxy service review

By Mayank Sharma last updated 28 June 22

Not yet rated

We review the RSocks proxy service, looking at its features and pricing, as well as its strengths and weaknesses compared to competitors.

Keep2Share review

By Mayank Sharma last updated 6 June 22

Keep2Share offers itself as a file-sharing service, but it lacks all the basic features you would expect with a modern file-sharing service.

Build your own search engine with YaCy

By Mayank Sharma published 25 May 22

If Google gives you the creeps, you can deploy your very own distributed search engine without much effort.

Buying a web hosting service? Check these 9 tips

Buying a web hosting service? Check these 10 tips

By Desire Athow last updated 5 May 22

Updated Use this nifty list to narrow down the list of features you would like to have in your web hosting basket.

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Create your own private cloud server

By Mayank Sharma published 8 April 22

Stop using third-party file sharing and streaming services, and instead deploy open source alternatives with a single click.

Wix or WordPress? Google SEO expert weighs in on website builder battle

By Mayank Sharma last updated 28 March 22

Google's John Mueller believes that CMS choices play less of a role in SEO than they get credit for.

pCloud Backup wants to make sure you never lose a document again

By Mayank Sharma last updated 4 December 21

Automatic backups of any folder or file from your PC to the cloud.

This new Raspberry Pi-powered cluster computer is cheaper than a basic desktop

By Mayank Sharma published 4 December 21

The Turing Pi 2 can pack in four Raspberry Pi CM4s with up to 32GB of RAM.

Russia has banned a whole load more VPN services

By Mayank Sharma published 3 December 21

Another six VPN services have been outlawed, bringing the total number of VPN services banned in Russia to 15.

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Pretty much all Wi-Fi routers are vulnerable to attack, study finds

By Mayank Sharma published 3 December 21

Researchers have found hundreds of vulnerabilities in nine popular Wi-Fi routers used by millions all over the world.

Everyone's been talking about AWS, and Google Cloud is jealous

By Mayank Sharma published 3 December 21

Google announces its roadmap for developing new cloud regions going into the new year.

A single VPN drop-out exposed breach scandal that cost Ubiquiti $4bn

By Mayank Sharma published 3 December 21

A flaky internet connection has helped investigators link a former Ubiquiti employee to the data breach earlier this year.

Inside view and cut-view of Seagate's new 20TB HDDs

Seagate launches 20TB IronWolf and Exos hard drives

By Mayank Sharma last updated 3 December 21

Seagate delivers two highly-anticipated 20TB HDDs.

A simple bypass made Box's multi-factor authentication redundant

By Mayank Sharma published 3 December 21

Improper implementation can undo all the benefits of switching to MFA, say researchers.