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K.G. Orphanides

K.G. Orphanides

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K.G. is a journalist, technical writer, developer and software preservationist. Alongside the accumulated experience of over 20 years spent working with Linux and other free/libre/open source software, their areas of special interest include IT security, anti-malware and antivirus, VPNs, identity and password management, SaaS infrastructure and its alternatives.

K.G.'s tech writing has also appeared in PC Pro, WIRED, Trusted Reviews, The MagPi, Linux Journal, Expert Reviews and Wireframe, among others. Their broader professional background also includes anti-malware testing, IT and information security for large international organisations, documentation and tutorial writing, fiction, marketing and copywriting, Linux compatibility implementation and testing, and work within the video games industry.

Their current side projects include hardware and software reconstructions of 1980s and '90s era FM synthesis and early MIDI audio production technology for modern computer systems, preservation and compatibility work on "lost" software, permacomputing, the small internet, and interactive fiction.

You can get in touch with K.G. via email at reviews@kgorphanides.com.

Latest articles by K.G. Orphanides

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EaseUS ToDo Backup Free 12.0 review: Enterprise-unfriendly

By K.G. Orphanides published 10 March 20

Reviews One of the few file-level backup tools to also provide disk imaging, but you’ll see a lot of upgrade adverts

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Build your own cloud infrastructure with Nextcloud and Collabora

By K.G. Orphanides published 5 February 20

Tutorials Reduce your reliance on big vendors by learning how to spin up your own private cloud

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How to build a cloud-based IP PBX telephony system

By K.G. Orphanides published 5 February 20

Tutorials Move your comms to the cloud and ditch your physical PBX box

Microsoft Azure review

By K.G. Orphanides published 19 July 19

Reviews A clear and cost-effective path for deploying your Microsoft Azure

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Salesforce Essentials review

By K.G. Orphanides published 11 June 19

Reviews The SMB edition of one of the world's most popular sales tools dials down both cost and complexity

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Best Making Tax Digital software 2019: Make sure your accounting is MTD-compliant

By K.G. Orphanides published 29 April 19

Best The best cloud accounts packages for dealing with HMRC’s new tax rules

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FreshBooks review: Slick, but shallow

By K.G. Orphanides published 23 April 19

Reviews Cloud accounting designed for freelancers and service-based small enterprises

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FreeAgent review: Financial software you can count on

By K.G. Orphanides published 17 April 19

Reviews A hugely feature-packed small business cloud accounting suite, based in the UK

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Xero review: Xero to (almost) hero

By K.G. Orphanides published 15 March 19

Reviews Comprehensive cloud accounting that's particularly well suited to sales-based businesses

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Zoho Books review: Everything but the kitchen sink

By K.G. Orphanides published 11 March 19

Reviews A relatively low-cost accounting suite with a huge range of features at all tiers, but lacking integrated payroll

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Intuit QuickBooks review: Quick to impress

By K.G. Orphanides published 5 March 19

Reviews QuickBooks provides polished, well documented and very easy to use cloud-based business accounting suite

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Zoolz Intelligent review

By K.G. Orphanides published 5 April 18

Reviews Index and OCR your videos and documents while you back them up

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IgniteNet SunSpot SS-AC1200, SkyFire SF-AC1200-UK, Cloud Controller review

By K.G. Orphanides published 3 November 16

Reviews IgniteNet provides cloud-managed access points at extremely competitive prices

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Dropbox Paper (beta) review

By K.G. Orphanides published 28 September 16

Reviews Although still in beta, Dropbox Paper is a capable online note-taking tool with a particularly clean writing interface

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Fusioo review

By K.G. Orphanides published 16 September 16

Reviews Can this customisable CRM and project management tool help your business?

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Startech ST10000SPEX 10GBase-T Ethernet Network Card review

By K.G. Orphanides, Andrew Webb published 6 September 16

Reviews Effective and relatively inexpensive 10 Gigabit Ethernet adaptor, ideal for servers

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Netgear ProSAFE XS716T review

By K.G. Orphanides, Andrew Webb published 2 September 16

Reviews An extremely capable 16port 10 Gigabit managed switch with support for 16 copper connections and two ports with optional fibre support

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Linksys LRT214 review

By K.G. Orphanides, Andrew Webb published 27 July 16

Reviews This VPN-capable business router won't leave your wallet black and blue

Citrix Podio review

By K.G. Orphanides published 7 July 16

Reviews A powerful database-driven platform for making your own apps

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bbc microbit review

By K.G. Orphanides published 10 June 16

Reviews The BBC Micro lives again to teach a new generation of kids! Well, sort of.

Citrix Sharefile Business review

By K.G. Orphanides published 7 March 16

Reviews Strongly business-oriented cloud storage, from one-man bands to large enterprises

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Raspberry Pi Zero review - the £4 mini PC

By K.G. Orphanides published 16 February 16

Reviews The tiniest and cheapest computer we've ever squeezed it into an office environment

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Join.me Pro review

By K.G. Orphanides published 10 February 16

Reviews Web conferencing software with support for huge audiences, but limited video conferencing

Ruckus Unleashed review

By K.G. Orphanides published 22 January 16

Reviews Stop using consumer routers for your business

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Amanda Network Backup review

By K.G. Orphanides, Andrew Webb published 21 January 16

Reviews Advanced network backup for free

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