Barry Collins
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energy efficiency
Smashing green tech myths
Environmentally friendly or snake oil? Here are five of the biggest green technology truisms
7 Dec 2019
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email marketing
Let’s stamp out snail mail in 2020
Why do so many businesses prefer the postbox to the inbox?
1 Dec 2019
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artificial intelligence (AI)
How to make AI work for you
We look at how artificial intelligence in apps and software can make your life easier
22 Nov 2019
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email providers
Why should we have to pay a ransom for old email accounts?
With other free and low-cost hosting options available, holding onto old broadband addresses makes little sense
19 Nov 2019
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business transformation
Tech troubles cooked the travel agent
Is technology partly to blame for Thomas Cook’s demise?
3 Nov 2019
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5G
Why you don’t need 5G – or a phone
Could the best way to make calls be to avoid a handset altogether?
20 Oct 2019
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Technology
How bad will Brexit be for tech?
How will bursting out of the EU affect tech jobs, legislation and the prices of tech goods?
30 Sep 2019
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social media
Facebook justice fills the gap left by police
Crime fighting is growing on social media, but it brings dangers
23 Sep 2019
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Hardware
Noise-cancelling headphones to shout about
This piece of summer technology that can save your holiday
1 Sep 2019
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Policy & legislation
Trumped up Huawei threat helps nobody
Crying wolf with cybersecurity is a dangerous game, warns Barry Collins
18 Aug 2019
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operating systems
OS war – what was it good for? Absolutely nothing
Operating systems are dwindling towards irrelevance, and that’s no bad thing
4 Aug 2019
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Cloud
Is it time to drop Dropbox?
Barry Collins fears he’s being strong-armed into paying for a Dropbox subscription
3 Aug 2019
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Network & Internet
Don’t fall for the 5G fallacy
Why we shouldn't get sucked in by the bluster over the next generation of mobile connectivity
21 Jul 2019
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Network & Internet
More money for the router of all evil
Barry Collins baulks at paying yet another BT subscription – just to get a router
7 Jul 2019
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privacy
The biggest threat to your privacy is you
We're far too careless with our own personal data, especially on the Tube
29 Jun 2019
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Policy & legislation
Apple needs a dose of nan's medicine
At long last, Apple's arrogant behaviour has caught the attention of the EU
15 Jun 2019
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encryption
Time to show sloppy websites the red card
You can't get away with poor payment security in 2019, no matter how small your business
1 Jun 2019
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voice assistant
The business case for Amazon's Alexa
Amazon's voice assistant isn't just a toy for the home, it's making serious play for the office too
13 May 2019
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operating systems
windows 10 vs windows 8.1
We rate Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 in a number of key categories for professional users
22 Mar 2019
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Mobile
Bendy screens are about to take flight
As the industry attempts to revolution smartphone design, it's worth keeping the bigger picture in mind
22 Feb 2019
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Business strategy
Satya Nadella's done one helluva job at Microsoft
Nadella has transformed the firm - to the point where it could survive in a Windowsless environment
16 Feb 2019
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battery life
Apple is facing a battery of problems
Apple is paying the price for forcing people into unnecessary upgrades
9 Feb 2019
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energy efficiency
Let's freeze the replace-rather-than-repair mentality
A faulty fridge-freezer tips Barry into a pit of despair, despite the fact he got a replacement for free
2 Feb 2019
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Data & insights
Enough is enough: It's time to get us out of this jam
We don't need smart motorways to ease traffic congestion, we need smartphone satnavs
29 Dec 2018
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Software
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 review: Stuck in the middle
A once peerless beginner’s photo-editing package that’s past its prime
4 Dec 2018
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Security
Did British Airways accidentally break its own security?
In its rush to check its dubious check-in procedures, BA may have opened itself up to a huge attack
24 Nov 2018
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Microsoft Windows
Don't expect help with broken Windows
Microsoft goes missing when things go wrong with Windows, says Barry Collins
19 Nov 2018
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operating systems
Today Alexa runs our homes, tomorrow the world
The biggest operating system of all will be one we can't see, says Barry Collins
7 Nov 2018
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Google Android
Why it never pays to dodge the app store tax
Choosing to shun Google's Play Store is not only irritating to users, it's wholly anti-consumer
27 Oct 2018
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operating systems
Windows would be better running Chrome OS
Google should be taking Chrome OS to Windows users, not vice versa
24 Oct 2018
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digitisation
Rocketbook Wave review: A bit of a write-off
A clever – but ultimately flawed – attempt to bring pen and paper into the digital age
6 Sep 2018
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privacy
What does your boss know about you?
Think your private messages on work systems are safe? Think again. Here's what your boss can see on Slack, G Suite and Office 365
2 Aug 2018
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cloud backup
How the cloud cooled my phone's meltdown
Barry Collins narrowly avoids data disaster when his handset gets overheated
24 Jul 2018
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voice assistant
Google: um, hang up on the idea of being "human", okay?
Attempting to con people into thinking they're talking to a human is Google's dumbest idea yet
21 Jul 2018
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operating systems
Please don't destroy the dedicated desktop OS
Convergence means compromise, but don't take away my full-fat desktop OS
23 Jun 2018