
Ian Evenden
Ian Evenden has been a journalist for over 20 years, starting in the days of QuarkXpress 4 and Photoshop 5. He now mainly works in Creative Cloud and Google Docs, but can always find a use for a powerful laptop or two. When not sweating over page layout or photo editing, you can find him peering at the stars or growing vegetables.
Latest articles by Ian Evenden

After testing Dynabook's new business laptop, I think every laptop should have a replaceable battery
By Ian Evenden published
The Dynabook Portégé Z40L-N is a lightweight business workhorse with great battery life (and a neat trick up its power-maintenance sleeve).

I've found a Lightroom alternative that's made me question the entire software subscription model
By Ian Evenden published
ON1 Photo Raw 2025 is coming for Lightroom’s crown.

This teeny portable SSD should be on any creative pro's wishlist
By Ian Evenden published
The Crucial X10 portable SSD can store up to 8TB and is twice as fast as its predecessor, and just look how tiny it is!

Photoshop for Android is finally here, and I've tried it out
By Ian Evenden published
Adobe Photoshop for Android is still in the Beta stage, but shows a clear path ahead for mobile image editing.

Tested: this innovative dock lets you link up more monitors than Apple thinks you need
By Ian Evenden published
The Plugable UD-7400PD USB dock can host so many monitors that I could call it a harbour (sorry).

The Plugable TBT-UDT3 Thunderbolt 5 dock is a speedy budget contender
By Ian Evenden published
The Plugable TBT-UDT3 Thunderbolt 5 dock offers 11 ports for the price of one.

I've given the Surface Pro 12 the full shakedown, and it's proven itself as a top laptop-tablet hybrid
By Ian Evenden published
A hybrid of tablet and laptop that runs Windows 11 and doesn't come with a keyboard as standard

Apple’s new iPadOS has given my iPad a new lease of life
By Ian Evenden published
There's more laptop in my tablet than ever before.

I've tested the lofty claims, and the HP Elitebook X G1i actually has over 20 hours of battery life
By Ian Evenden published
HP’s top business laptop will outlast any working day

I have never before reviewed a dock with as many ports as this incredible CalDigit one
By Ian Evenden published
The Caldigit TS5 Plus spreads your Thunderbolt 5 port out across 20 ports, and it's fairly amazing.

I tried one of the fastest external SSDs on the market, and it might be my new outdoor-work drive of choice
By Ian Evenden published
A chunky, fast SSD with plenty of capacity.

Sitting pretty! Iconic chair maker Herman Miller explains what good posture should look like and what makes a chair ergonomic
By Beren Neale last updated
An ergonomic office chair can protect your back and posture.

After 25 loyal years, Adobe's price hike has forced me to say goodbye
By Ian Evenden published
Hello Affinity.

The Crucial T705 SSD is the new god of speed
By Ian Evenden published
The fastest internal SSD on the market... until the next one

Testing Samsung's latest iPad Air killer is destroying my lifetime allegiance to Apple
By Ian Evenden published
Samsung’s mid-range tablet is worth taking note of

This 8-plugin package has transformed my photography workflow in Photoshop
By Ian Evenden published
The latest suite of plugins from an image-editing titan.

This little tablet is so much more than just an e-reader (but it's not for everyone)
By Ian Evenden published
The Pocketbook InkPad EO is an E-Ink tablet with a lot of tricks up its sleeve

I tested the fastest possible SSD – it's rough, tough and really expensive
By Ian Evenden published
Super fast and able to shrug off hostile environments too

The 'low-end' 2025 iPad is still a high value tablet - tested
By Ian Evenden published
Apple’s touchscreen all-rounder gets an upgrade.

I tried a 2-in-1 laptop that beats BOTH Surface Pro and MacBook Air in creative tests... but it's pretty pricey
By Ian Evenden published
A two-in-one PC that attempts to beat the Surface at its own game

The Thunderbolt 5 Anker Prime TB5 docking station offers blazing speeds and multiple connections
By Ian Evenden published
Make your laptop into a desktop with this Thunderbolt 5 dock

I've tested the Apple Mac Studio M4 Max, and it's clearly just gotten better
By Ian Evenden published
The M4 Max gives the Mac Studio a power boost

Tested: The low-power Eizo Flexscan FLT is made for eco-conscious computer users
By Ian Evenden published
There may be brighter monitors than the EIZO FlexScan FLT, but few that use as little power.
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