Opinion
Politicians need to stop talking about technology
Politicians need to stop talking about technology
Half-baked political technobabble isn’t just embarrassing, it’s a sign of policy failure
21 Oct 2020
Don’t look to the stars for app reviews
Don’t look to the stars for app reviews
The fixing of review scores in app stores is a major problem
17 Oct 2020
Why I’m getting cold feet over the lack of tech conferences
Why I’m getting cold feet over the lack of tech conferences
Let’s talk about socks, baby
16 Oct 2020
Google is right, we don’t need £1,000 phones
Google is right, we don’t need £1,000 phones
The smartphone industry shrunk its own market with unaffordable prices
6 Oct 2020
Yes, you can use Excel as an enterprise database tool
Yes, you can use Excel as an enterprise database tool
Don’t be so quick to pin the government’s latest track and trace blunder on its choice of tools
5 Oct 2020
What's next for sustainable computing?
What's next for sustainable computing?
This week has shown just some of the possibilities for ecologically sound technology
18 Sep 2020
For the desperate, the cloud is there, but the hardware is not
For the desperate, the cloud is there, but the hardware is not
The government needs to reinstate schemes to get laptops to low-income households
15 Sep 2020
High-end handsets can take a hike
High-end handsets can take a hike
Why I'm no longer be paying through the nose for the latest handset
7 Sep 2020
How well does your supermarket know you, Mr. Blair?
How well does your supermarket know you, Mr. Blair?
Contributing solutions might be more helpful than making inaccurate comparisons
4 Sep 2020
Don’t be spooked by talk of remote working ‘ghost towns’
Don’t be spooked by talk of remote working ‘ghost towns’
The CBI has warned that remote working could lead to the death of city centres, but the reality is more complex
28 Aug 2020
Let’s stick to the software diet
Let’s stick to the software diet
Bloatware is a problem software developers need to deal with
19 Aug 2020
The A-level results crisis has once again shown the limits of AI
The A-level results crisis has once again shown the limits of AI
When will those in government learn that technology isn’t magic?
17 Aug 2020
I hate how much I love my second monitor
I hate how much I love my second monitor
Having two monitors may seem like an extravagant luxury – but once you try it, you’ll never go back
14 Aug 2020
Coronavirus boosted the tech industry’s fortunes – will the recession undo it?
Coronavirus boosted the tech industry’s fortunes – will the recession undo it?
The upheaval caused by COVID-19 has taken a new turn as GDP shrinks 20.4%
12 Aug 2020
Google owns my soul and I don’t miss it one bit
Google owns my soul and I don’t miss it one bit
The shift to remote working has made me realise that my head is now firmly in the clouds
12 Aug 2020
The House of Lords will never bring tech giants to book
The House of Lords will never bring tech giants to book
The multiple ways politicians have tried to regulate social media are uniformly daft
8 Aug 2020
How many call participants is too many?
How many call participants is too many?
We’ve all been on calls trying to get a word in, but virtual meetings are about to get more crowded…
7 Aug 2020
The Twitter hack, and why we need a better class of criminal
The Twitter hack, and why we need a better class of criminal
The bitcoin scammers’ biggest crime isn’t fraud - it’s lack of imagination
18 Jul 2020
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bot
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bot
An ever present anxiety that automation will take our jobs is being replaced by a fear that it won’t
17 Jul 2020
Windows 10 needs to go back to basics
Windows 10 needs to go back to basics
Remote tech support brings home how appalling Windows is when it comes to the fundamentals
13 Jul 2020
Is it time to put Intel Outside?
Is it time to put Intel Outside?
As rivals continue to make gains, the chipmaker may be past its best
10 Jul 2020
Why I’m leading a browser double life
Why I’m leading a browser double life
There are benefits to using more than one browser
8 Jul 2020
The Man has ruined my Huawei P40
The Man has ruined my Huawei P40
Why do fears about the Chinese government using 5G networks for espionage mean I can’t have Google apps?
3 Jul 2020