Darien Graham-Smith

Associate editor

A split personality in the nicest sense, Darien is deputy editor of PC Pro, the resident technologist at alphr, and frontman for band The Red Queens at night. He’s also the main host of our technology podcast.

 

Mobile processors come in more than one flavour
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 16, 2022

ARM vs Intel Processors: What’s the Difference?
18 Outlook tips
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 2, 2020

The 11 Best Tips for Increasing Productivity with Outlook
Microsoft Word: top 20 secret features
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on September 23, 2020

Microsoft Word: Top 20 Secret Features
plusnet-broadband-alphr
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 7, 2019

Plusnet Broadband review: Straightforward, simple and safe
android_antivirus
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on September 4, 2018

Do you really need Android antivirus?
dell-xps-13-2018-3
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 11, 2018

Dell XPS 13 (2018) review: Dell’s gorgeous ultraportable just got a little bit gorgeouser
raspberry_pi_3_b_review_-_design
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 13, 2018

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ review: Still dirt cheap and now faster than ever
Motorola Moto G5S Plus front
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 21, 2017

Motorola Moto G5S Plus review: A lot of phone for a very reasonable price
Motorola Moto G5S front
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 21, 2017

Motorola Moto G5S review: A sharper take on the Moto G5
google_pixelbook_10
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 4, 2017

Google Pixelbook review: Who’s the most glamorous Chromebook of them all?
bitdefender-internet-security-2017_alphr
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 6, 2017

Bitdefender Internet Security 2017: Maximum protection, minimum hassle
kaspersky-internet-security-2017_alphr
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 6, 2017

Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 review: The one to beat
trend-micro-is
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 19, 2016

Trend Micro Internet Security review: Quality protection but it’s pricey
bullguard-is
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 19, 2016

BullGuard Internet Security: Low cost protection that’s worth every penny
Asus ZenBook 3: In use
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 9, 2016

Asus ZenBook 3 review: Finally, a MacBook alternative for Windows 10 fans
lenovo_yoga_book_main_2_copy
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 7, 2016

Lenovo Yoga Book review: The weirdest laptop
career_switch_dan_page_vr_consultant
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 8, 2016

Career Switch: Help build the future of VR games, apps and experiences as a VR consultant
hackathon_business_2
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 2, 2015

Business hacks: How to protect your website against hackers
remote_working-_working_from_home_hero
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 23, 2015

Remote working: How your team can work from home effectively in the UK
wi-fi-router-how-to-boost-your-wi-fi-signal
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 27, 2015

How to boost your Wi-Fi signal
web_avalance
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 26, 2015

Can you survive a web avalanche?
collaboration_ants
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 22, 2015

How can businesses collaborate more effectively?
could_your_business_benefit_from_crm
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 22, 2015

Could your business benefit from CRM?
encrypting_your_data_-_safe
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 8, 2015

Data Encryption: Why your business should be using encryption
Intel Skylake Review
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on September 11, 2015

Intel Skylake review: An upgrade well worth making
XYZprinting da Vinci Junior review: Main shot
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 25, 2015

XYZprinting da Vinci Jr review: A 3D printer for everyone
Lightroom 6 review - main UI
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 27, 2015

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 review: A long-awaited update
iRig 2 review
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 24, 2015

iRig 2 – the £30 guitar effects pedal for your iPhone 6 (or Android device)
Microsoft isn't going freemium - Windows 10 in app purchases
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 17, 2015

Reality check: No, Microsoft isn’t going “freemium”
XYZ da Vinci 1 3D printer
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 27, 2014

XYZ da Vinci 1 review
CEL Robox - side
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 20, 2014

CEL Robox review – a 3D printer for the masses?
Apple Mac mini (2014) review
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 17, 2014

Apple Mac mini (2014) review
Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 Review - Box Art
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 1, 2014

Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 review
TeamViewer Walkthrough
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on September 12, 2014

How to use remote-access software
Intel Devil's Canyon: Intel Core i7-4790K
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on July 18, 2014

Intel Devil’s Canyon review
How to free up hard disk space
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on July 11, 2014

How to free up hard disk space
What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on July 4, 2014

What’s the difference between an Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 Haswell processor?
By using multiple antennae, wireless routers can aggregate radio bandwidth to achieve higher throughput
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 17, 2014

Wireless connections explained
Avast Free Antivirus 2014
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 14, 2014

Avast Free Antivirus 2014 review
XP may be defunct, but you don't have to get your wallet out to move to a safer operating system
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 9, 2014

How to upgrade from Windows XP to Ubuntu: the cheapest way to upgrade from XP
Samsung Gear
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 29, 2014

Samsung Gear 2 vs Gear 2 Neo vs Gear Fit review
How much RAM do you really need?
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 7, 2014

How much RAM do you really need?
McAfee Internet Security 2014
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 13, 2014

McAfee Internet Security 2014 review
Make the most of your mobile data
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 7, 2014

Make the most of your mobile data
Photoshop's new 3D features are intended to help artists finish and print their models
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 11, 2014

Adobe Creative Cloud (January 2014 update) review
Copy Merged
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 23, 2014

Adobe Photoshop: top 20 secret features
LMI-Gone1-462x346
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 21, 2014

Free alternatives to LogMeIn (updated)
AMD Kaveri
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 15, 2014

AMD Kaveri review
OS X versus Windows
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 31, 2013

Windows vs OS X: which is faster?
DSC_1191-462x346
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 14, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4: how to double your battery life