Barry Collins
Barry Collins is an experienced IT journalist who specialises in Windows, Mac, broadband and more. He's a former editor of PC Pro magazine, and has contributed to many national newspapers, magazines and websites in a career that has spanned over 20 years.
Today, he's a contributor to Forbes.com, a columnist for PC Pro and ComputerActive, and is the co-editor of BigTechQuestion.com, a site dedicated to helping solve people's tech problems. You may have seen Barry as a tech pundit on television and radio, including BBC Newsnight, the Chris Evans Show and ITN News at Ten.
Latest articles by Barry Collins
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The great telephone switch-off
By Barry Collins published
In-depth The traditional telephone network is being switched off in 2025. What does this mean for business owners?
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Broadband backup isn’t fit for business
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Domestic web connections aren’t built for a nation of homeworkers
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Don’t look to the stars for app reviews
By Barry Collins published
Opinion The fixing of review scores in app stores is a major problem
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High-end handsets can take a hike
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Why I'm no longer be paying through the nose for the latest handset
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How to run Windows 10 on a Mac: Bootcamp vs Parallels
By Barry Collins published
In-depth Here are three of the best ways to run Windows 10 on a Mac
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20 new features in Windows 10
By Barry Collins published
In-depth This spring’s big update and a host of add-ons have brought a wealth of new features to Windows 10
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Let’s stick to the software diet
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Bloatware is a problem software developers need to deal with
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The House of Lords will never bring tech giants to book
By Barry Collins published
Opinion The multiple ways politicians have tried to regulate social media are uniformly daft
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Windows 10 needs to go back to basics
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Remote tech support brings home how appalling Windows is when it comes to the fundamentals
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Why I’m leading a browser double life
By Barry Collins published
Opinion There are benefits to using more than one browser
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Can I become a coder?
By Barry Collins published
In-depth Our fortysomething writer rekindles his childhood passion for coding – but can he teach himself Python from scratch?
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Games battles are a taste of things to come
By Barry Collins published
Opinion When we’re streaming our desktops, how will we pay for software? The games industry is going through these growing pains now
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Microsoft 365 is more than a name change
By Barry Collins published
Opinion The Office 365 rebranding could be a sign of things to come
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Is your broadband coronavirus-ready?
By Barry Collins published
Opinion It’s not a stockpile of toilet rolls that you should be investing in to survive lockdown in comfort
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Chromebooks are the Benjamin Button of tech
By Barry Collins published
Opinion While most tech ages like a bowl of fruit, Google's laptops seem more like a fine wine
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Who’s watching you watch them?
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Smart TV services are tracking you more closely than you think
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Dear Jon, I’ve gone and bought a Mac…
By Barry Collins published
In-depth When making the leap from Windows to Mac, it can be hard to make a smooth transition
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Smart motorways aren’t smart enough
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Free sat-nav apps could limit the dangers of so-called smart motorways, says Barry Collins
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Recycling our digital waste is too hard
By Barry Collins published
Opinion We need tools to clear the mountains of data that are building up around us
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Why should Mac users pay for Windows?
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Microsoft's Windows 10 pricing is baffling
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Sonos speakers are environmentally unsound
By Barry Collins published
In-depth Forcing customers to brick trade-in speakers could destroy Sonos
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A breakdown in communications
By Barry Collins published
Opinion Why is it still a struggle for the emergency services to find those they need to help?
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Smashing green tech myths
By Barry Collins published
In-depth Environmentally friendly or snake oil? Here are five of the biggest green technology truisms
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