“repair is always harder on devices designed to resist it. admittedly, i caused it to break”

It’s heartening to know that I can still be surprised. Earlier in the year, I received a reader’s email with the subject “Incredulous” and, after reading what they had to say, you may agree. Alan was

Tech solutions and real world tips

Even I, with my exotic lifestyle and winning social manners, do not expect to bump into an MP just wandering around the streets of London. It’s taken four decades or so for us to be sitting in the rig

I am getting increasingly annoyed with companies that make it difficult to update their software. Ideally, an app should have a “Check for update” menu item. Even better if there’s a “Check every day”

Can I create a keyboard shortcut to paste my email address? Q Can I create a keyboard shortcut that inserts my email address? Ideally, it would involve pressing no more than two keys. Robert Garbolins

Nostalgia drove Paul Nicholes on to recreate the family favourite of his childhood