Latest articles by Barry Collins
Don't expect help with broken Windows
Opinion Microsoft goes missing when things go wrong with Windows, says Barry Collins
Today Alexa runs our homes, tomorrow the world
Opinion The biggest operating system of all will be one we can't see, says Barry Collins
Why it never pays to dodge the app store tax
Opinion Choosing to shun Google's Play Store is not only irritating to users, it's wholly anti-consumer
Windows would be better running Chrome OS
Opinion Google should be taking Chrome OS to Windows users, not vice versa
Rocketbook Wave review: A bit of a write-off
Reviews A clever – but ultimately flawed – attempt to bring pen and paper into the digital age
What does your boss know about you?
In-depth 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
How the cloud cooled my phone's meltdown
In-depth Barry Collins narrowly avoids data disaster when his handset gets overheated
Google: um, hang up on the idea of being "human", okay?
Opinion Attempting to con people into thinking they're talking to a human is Google's dumbest idea yet
Please don't destroy the dedicated desktop OS
Opinion Convergence means compromise, but don't take away my full-fat desktop OS
It's time for all of us to become health data donors
Opinion Farming the data we generate on devices could lead to the next medical breakthrough
You will only see what Google wants you to see
Opinion Chrome’s ad-blocking is an act of enormous self-interest on Google’s behalf
When in Rome, don't rely on the expensive roaming
Opinion Rip-off roaming is alive and well, but free Wi-Fi satisfied my hunger for data
Hey, you, get me off of your cloud (it’s way too expensive)
Opinion Adobe’s playing a dangerous game if it thinks it can force Creative Cloud users to do what it wants
Alexa, what’s happened to Siri?
Opinion Barry Collins thinks Apple’s vanishing voice assistant is symptomatic of bigger problems
Is a nasty surprise in Store for Microsoft?
Opinion A wounded Microsoft might just make developers pay for its Windows Phone failure
Apple's battery of excuses for poor performance
Opinion Apple slows its own devices as much as the dwindling battery does, says Barry Collins
Blockchain: an internet we can trust?
In-depth From securing virtual currencies to cars that pay for themselves, blockchain is going to disrupt everything
Don’t rip up the rulebook, rip up Ofcom
Opinion Barry Collins despairs at Ofcom’s failure to make dishonest ISPs obey the rules
Wunderlist: Much to-do about nothing
Opinion Barry Collins is sick of his favourite apps being eaten up and spat out by tech giants
Stop your children phubbing you
Opinion Barry Collins tackles a very modern problem - getting kids to put their phones down
A penny for your tweets
Opinion Barry Collins comes up with a likeable way Twitter can solve its cash crisis
Adobe Creative Cloud: The hidden secrets
In-depth Have you ever wondered what the lesser lights of the Adobe Creative Cloud package actually do?
The anti-social network
Opinion Barry Collins wants an ASBO placed on Facebook’s latest mobile ‘feature’
