Writing

In the five years I’ve been a writer, I’ve produced features, reviews, news, tutorials and other odds and ends for a range of print publications*. I like to think I’m a conscientious writer, able to work to tight deadlines and adapt to numerous house-styles.

Ultimately, it’s my writing that does the talking, so do please have a look at the below. If you’d like to contact me for any reason, get in touch.

Sex, Money and Power (PCFormat Magazine)

‘Ever hoped your Lada would magically transform into a Lamborghini? Well, it can’t. However, the already mighty ATi X800Pro can be magically transformed into the even mightier XT variant. Needless to say, this is another warranty unfriendly ‘un.

Saved: The Hackers Guide to Disaster Recovery (PCFormat Magazine)

If you’ve spilt coffee into your PC… Don’t bother shutting down through your operating system, get the power cable or battery out as soon as is humanly possible. Of course, watch out for possible electrocution that’s a whole other kind of disaster we can’t help with in this feature

’Secured Email Home’ Tutorial (PCFormat Magazine)

Loading your PC with antivirus and firewall software is a sensible step to take to prevent sensitive email getting into the wrong hands. However, regardless of how well protected your PC is, sending an email from it without encryption is like sending a messenger puppy from your besieged castle with an ‘SOS’.

Cold Fear Review (GigaHz Magazine)

Rest assured - if landed on an abandoned whaling ship, with a troop of heavily armed, and soon to be savagely killed soldiers, we’d be in the foetal position, safely within the confines of a liberated lifeboat before laying eyes on a freakish monster, or freshly deceased human.

Cossacks 2 Review (GigaHz Magazine)

There was not one can of British whoop ass in sight as those that have now come to be known as ‘cheese eating surrender monkeys’ poured into the village we appeared to be occupying and duly decimated us. A good start, it most definitely wasn’t. By this stage, it was becoming pretty obvious that this is a game that requires commitment and understanding.

* PCFormat, PCAnswers, Total PC Gaming, Windows XP: The Official Magazine, Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, Micro Mart, GigaHz, Computer Upgrade, My Child.

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We all once loved to play toy soldiers. Some of us still do, though it grows increasingly inappropriate to don saucepans and throw water bombs at passers by as you age. It's obvious then, that to avoid potential police confrontation we need an outlet for this military ardour, this boyish need to invade, conquer and, most importantly, pillage.

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