Articles by Karl Hodge

The 8 best ways to get fit in VR

By Karl Hodge published 14 August 21

After sweating and soaking our way through dozens of calorie-burning VR games, we reveal which ones came out on top.

How to build the ultimate Steam Machine on any budget today

By Karl Hodge published 6 April 15

In depth Don't wait until Steam Machines hit the deck in November - build one that suits your bank balance now.

Asus C300M review

By Karl Hodge published 16 March 15

The Asus C300M is a big and bold Chromebook that gets the mix between portability, power and price just right.

20 best Spotify apps

By Karl Hodge published 8 May 12

In Depth The number of Spotify apps is steadily growing. We've tested every single one and these are our top 20 - the apps that set the bar for those to come.

Beatles on iTunes: Here's why it matters

By Karl Hodge published 17 November 10

Opinion These are the last days of the compact disc

How to build a Mac for £300

By Karl Hodge published 12 November 10

Tutorial We build a cheap quad core Mac with parts from eBay

10 news stories that broke on Twitter first

By Karl Hodge published 27 September 10

In Depth All the news you need is online, in your Twitter feed

10 cool Twitter visualisation tools

By Karl Hodge published 7 September 10

Here are 10 tools that take your tweets and turn them into animations, graphs and glyphs for your visual delectation

30 essential Google Developer Tools

By Karl Hodge published 29 August 10

Build richer, feature-packed sites with these Google tools

8 things we want in the next version of Spotify

8 features the next version of Spotify needs

By Karl Hodge published 2 August 10

Spotify's great, but here's how to make it better

12 free fan-made films you must download

By Karl Hodge published 21 April 10

In Depth The best fan films you can download for nothing

How long has Twitter got?

By Karl Hodge published 18 March 10

Why the service should learn from the mistakes made by others

Whatever happened to PC soundcards?

By Karl Hodge published 7 February 10

How this once essential component became a niche product

12 things you didn't know Google Docs could do

By Karl Hodge published 22 December 09

In Depth Google Docs looks underpowered, but dig deep and you'll find smart features that other suites can't beat

11 best free movie download services

By Karl Hodge published 17 December 09

We've found 11 sites where you can watch films legally for free

Happy 15th birthday, Netscape Navigator!

By Karl Hodge published 13 October 09

On the 15th anniversary of Netscape Navigator's official launch, we celebrate the birthday of a browser that changed the web

Why web designers shouldn't work for free

By Karl Hodge published 16 August 09

In Depth Pros and cons of pro bono, design competitions and spec work

10 nifty things you didn't know Bing could do

By Karl Hodge published 16 July 09

The nifty hidden features you might have missed

Clean up your iTunes library in 9 easy steps

By Karl Hodge published 21 April 09

Your digital music collection is a mess. How do we know? Because everyone's digital music collection is a mess!

20 cool Twitter mashups to light up your tweets

By Karl Hodge published 20 April 09

From useful tools to office distractions, we pick out the best

101 Google tips, tricks and hacks

By Karl Hodge published 27 March 09

The ultimate collection of Google tips to help you find what you want - fast

10 hassle-free ways to update your social sites

By Karl Hodge published 18 February 09

Easily cross-post to Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Flickr

The safest tech jobs in a recession

By Karl Hodge published 13 February 09

With high street names going into administration and banks accepting government handouts, is any job safe from the credit crunch? We asked some experts for their opinion...

10 lightweight apps to make older PCs fly

By Karl Hodge published 30 January 09

If your underpowered PC is slow, put it on an application diet

Easy ways to make money from your website

By Karl Hodge published 30 December 08

How your content and code can earn you a tidy income