Airthings View Plus, hands on: Smart but pricey air quality monitoringThis is a comprehensive air quality monitor with a handy display and wi-fi data sync that could enable automation.October 28, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Smart Office
Chargeasap Flash Pro Plus, hands on: Portable power for multiple devicesA hefty battery bank that packs a lot of ports and power, and never leaves you guessing.September 29, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Mobility
WinZip 26 Pro, hands on: Handy PDF, image and backup tools for users, fine-grained controls for adminsThe familiar compression tool spawns three new utilities for managing images, PDFs and backups, and has a handy new multi-cloud view.September 14, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Productivity
The Token Woman, book review: How to handle common workplace irritationsNot restricted to sales or, indeed, women, this is a wry but helpful collection of ideas for getting on at work without being walked all over.August 4, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Tech & Work
Supercomputers are becoming another cloud service. Here's what it meansDesigning for the usual cloud workloads isn't the same as designing for high performance computing: Azure is trying to achieve both.August 2, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Monster, book review: Technology rules our lives - but what to do about it?This provocative book is a passionate screed full of figures and fears, but falls short when it comes to offering solutions.July 14, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Tech Industry
Crypto Dictionary, book review: A useful A-Z of cryptography definitionsThis slim, opinionated, technical and intermittently amusing volume is one to flip through and repeatedly return to.July 12, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Security
Corel Painter 2022, hands on: Enhanced usability takes centre stageFew new features but fundamental improvements to key tools make the 2022 release of Painter a major step forward.July 9, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Productivity
Data centres vs weather: Greener solar panels for Azure in Arizona, but snow elsewhereMaking solar panels more efficiently and using much less water is part of greening the cloud.June 28, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 (13.5-inch, AMD) review: Sleek, stylish, speedy and sensibleThe Surface Laptop 4 offers performance and battery life in a thin-and-light chassis with a wide range of configurations available. There are trade-offs, but in practice you're unlikely to notice them.May 25, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Laptops