Articles by Alex Cox

Top 10 PowerPoint 2016 tips

By Alex Cox published 1 September 16

Make an impact with your presentations and save time while you're at it.

Top 10 Excel 2016 tips

By Alex Cox published 30 August 16

Make more of your worksheets and present your figures perfectly.

Top 10 Word 2016 tips

By Alex Cox published 28 August 16

Learn the tricks you need to work harder, faster and more efficiently.

10 best office apps for Android

By Alex Cox published 13 August 16

Updated We've updated our list of the latest and greatest Android apps to help lift your productivity.

Everything you need to know about building a Hackintosh

By Alex Cox published 6 June 16

Pick the right hardware for OS X and (hopefully) get it running perfectly. We look at what you need, as well as the legal implications.

How to play Xbox One games on a PC

By Alex Cox published 14 April 16

Take your gaming anywhere in the house by combining your Xbox One console and your Windows 10 PC.

How to use HootSuite and conquer Twitter

By Alex Cox published 13 November 15

HootSuite is a fun and powerful way of keeping up to date with your Twitter timeline. You can even translate your tweets.

Lenovo IdeaCentre B540p review

By Alex Cox published 16 July 13

It's the big-screen all-in-one PC/TV with Windows 8 that wants to invade your bedroom - but is it welcome?

Make your laptop battery last longer in Windows 8

By Alex Cox published 19 May 13

Tutorial If you're still having to charge up more frequently than you'd like, Windows 8 has lots of settings and tools that can help make its power go further.

HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook review

HP Spectre XT TouchSmart review

By Alex Cox published 11 April 13

Updated HP's mammoth machine is something of an ultra-ultrabook. As in, it's a bit bigger than you might expect.

Master Facebook on iOS: the complete guide

By Alex Cox published 3 February 13

Tutorial We bring you everything you need to know to be the king of the social jungle with Facebook on iOS.

Razer Sabertooth review

By Alex Cox published 3 January 13

Recommended

Building on a familiar design, the Razer Sabertooth Xbox 360 control pad takes gaming to the next level.

Hands on: Asus Transformer Book review

By Alex Cox published 26 October 12

Not yet rated

Updated The Vivo tablets may be the brand for its tablet orientated hybrid devices, but Transformer has been retained for Asus's flagship Windows 8 laptop the Asus Transformer Book.