Barry Collins
Visit/business-strategy/careers-training/356236/can-i-become-a-coder
Careers & training
Can I become a coder?
Our fortysomething writer rekindles his childhood passion for coding – but can he teach himself Python from scratch?
27 Jun 2020
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Cloud
Games battles are a taste of things to come
When we’re streaming our desktops, how will we pay for software? The games industry is going through these growing pains now
27 May 2020
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productivity
Microsoft 365 is more than a name change
The Office 365 rebranding could be a sign of things to come
16 May 2020
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broadband
Is your broadband coronavirus-ready?
It’s not a stockpile of toilet rolls that you should be investing in to survive lockdown in comfort
29 Apr 2020
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Laptops
Chromebooks are the Benjamin Button of tech
While most tech ages like a bowl of fruit, Google's laptops seem more like a fine wine
29 Mar 2020
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privacy
Who’s watching you watch them?
Smart TV services are tracking you more closely than you think
15 Mar 2020
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operating systems
Dear Jon, I’ve gone and bought a Mac…
When making the leap from Windows to Mac, it can be hard to make a smooth transition
9 Mar 2020
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smart city
Smart motorways aren’t smart enough
Free sat-nav apps could limit the dangers of so-called smart motorways, says Barry Collins
8 Mar 2020
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cloud computing
Recycling our digital waste is too hard
We need tools to clear the mountains of data that are building up around us
23 Feb 2020
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operating systems
Why should Mac users pay for Windows?
Microsoft's Windows 10 pricing is baffling
16 Feb 2020
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In-depth
Sonos speakers are environmentally unsound
Forcing customers to brick trade-in speakers could destroy Sonos
9 Feb 2020
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mobile networks
A breakdown in communications
Why is it still a struggle for the emergency services to find those they need to help?
19 Jan 2020
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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
Visit/network-internet/email-providers/354109/why-should-we-have-to-pay-a-ransom-for-old-email-accounts
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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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