“at this time of year, i like to present a smörgåsbord of mini workshop tales”

October is within touching distance, and it’s now possible to hear the rumble of shredding machines being readied for the mass culling of millions of machines. A conversation with customers about the

Q I installed a graphics driver using the new Nvidia app recently, but afterwards I noticed that Windows wasn’t recognising my 5Gbps USB-A ports. The 10Gbps USB-A ports are working. I’d restored Windo

The Doc weighs up the mixed blessing of cycling gadgets

You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a truly portable laptop – and no, we’re not talking about waiting for a fire sale on an obsolete model

October will be here before you know it, and Microsoft will pull the plug on Windows 10 support. The great migration to Windows 11 will now have to begin and if you still haven’t decided what to do, t

Q I have an old Sonos controller that no longer works, and two Sonos speakers that do – or they would if the controller was working. I’d like to connect the speakers to a more modern sound source, but