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Simon Williams

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Simon Williams

Simon Williams has been an IT journalist and author for over 20 years and writes on all manner of hardware and software subjects, which continue to fascinate him. He’s also a poet and sometime folk singer and lives in south Devon, which is good for both.

Email: simonw@hardcopymag.com

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Better by design

Whether designing for page or screen, using the right application saves time and effort. Simon Williams looks at the leading contenders.

Online learning

You can learn face-to-face or from books, but there’s a third way which can be cheaper than a seminar and more interactive than a manual. Simon Williams goes online.

Getting your computer to help

Computers can be great office helpers, but some find them difficult to use. Don’t worry, they can help with that too, as Simon Williams explains.

Offices of the future

While showing no signs of being paperless, future office suites may be virtual, as Simon Williams discovers. Prepare to download your word processor, as well as the documents you create with it.

25 years of office software

From the days of WordStar and VisiCalc, office applications have become more and more important to the way in which businesses are run. Simon Williams explains how and why.

Sheer power

High performance computing systems are helping to predict the weather, design cars and calculate how much the world is heating. Simon Williams multi-threads.

Mobile platforms

Simon Bisson unravels the world of the mobile device and the various platforms available to users and developers.

How to Protect Your Data

Protecting the information on which your business depends isn't just a matter of backing it up.

Green Computing

Going green makes business sense, particularly in tough economic times. Simon Williams discovers that saving the planet means saving money.