Latest articles by Barry Collins
Why should we have to pay a ransom for old email accounts?
Opinion With other free and low-cost hosting options available, holding onto old broadband addresses makes little sense
Tech troubles cooked the travel agent
Opinion Is technology partly to blame for Thomas Cook’s demise?
Why you don’t need 5G – or a phone
Opinion Could the best way to make calls be to avoid a handset altogether?
How bad will Brexit be for tech?
In-depth How will bursting out of the EU affect tech jobs, legislation and the prices of tech goods?
Facebook justice fills the gap left by police
Opinion Crime fighting is growing on social media, but it brings dangers
Dr Alexa will see you now
In-depth Fears grow that NHS/Amazon link will compromise patient care and health data
Noise-cancelling headphones to shout about
Opinion This piece of summer technology that can save your holiday
Trumped up Huawei threat helps nobody
Opinion Crying wolf with cybersecurity is a dangerous game, warns Barry Collins
OS war – what was it good for? Absolutely nothing
Opinion Operating systems are dwindling towards irrelevance, and that’s no bad thing
Is it time to drop Dropbox?
Opinion Barry Collins fears he’s being strong-armed into paying for a Dropbox subscription
Don’t fall for the 5G fallacy
Opinion Why we shouldn't get sucked in by the bluster over the next generation of mobile connectivity
Making tax digital: What does it mean for your tax returns?
In-depth The government is forcing businesses to use accountancy software; what impact will it have on small business owners and the self-employed?
More money for the router of all evil
Opinion Barry Collins baulks at paying yet another BT subscription – just to get a router
The biggest threat to your privacy is you
Opinion We're far too careless with our own personal data, especially on the Tube
AI is coming for your CVs, news and cat pictures
In-depth Deep learning, machine learning and related technologies are creating a new level of weird (and sometimes useful) tools
Apple needs a dose of nan's medicine
Opinion At long last, Apple's arrogant behaviour has caught the attention of the EU
Time to show sloppy websites the red card
Opinion You can't get away with poor payment security in 2019, no matter how small your business
The business case for Amazon's Alexa
In-depth Amazon's voice assistant isn't just a toy for the home, it's making serious play for the office too
Bendy screens are about to take flight
Opinion As the industry attempts to revolution smartphone design, it's worth keeping the bigger picture in mind
Satya Nadella's done one helluva job at Microsoft
Opinion Nadella has transformed the firm - to the point where it could survive in a Windowsless environment
Apple is facing a battery of problems
Opinion Apple is paying the price for forcing people into unnecessary upgrades
Let's freeze the replace-rather-than-repair mentality
Opinion A faulty fridge-freezer tips Barry into a pit of despair, despite the fact he got a replacement for free
Enough is enough: It's time to get us out of this jam
Opinion We don't need smart motorways to ease traffic congestion, we need smartphone satnavs
