Articles by: Ian Evenden

Ian Evenden

Ian has been a journalist for 20 years. He's written for magazines and websites on subjects such as video games, technology, PC hardware, popular (and unpopular) science, gardening and astronomy. In his spare time he has a pet tortoise and grows his own vegetables.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 review

By Ian Evenden

Review The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 come from one of the biggest names in audio. Do they live up to the company's lofty reputation?

Soundcore Life Q20 wireless headphones review

By Ian Evenden

Review Anker's Soundcore Life Q20 headphones are cheap, cheerful, and comparable to much more expensive models.

Sony WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds review

By Ian Evenden

Review The Sony WF-1000XM3 earbuds are some of the top in-ear options for 2020. Here's how they perform in our review.

Dell XPS 8930 desktop PC review

By Ian Evenden

Review The Dell XPS 8930 range offers excellent customzation to suit almost any task.

Lenovo Ideacentre desktop PC review

By Ian Evenden

Review The Lenovo Ideacentre offers great looks, and greater performance, in an all-in-one package.

Apple Mac Mini 2020 review

By Ian Evenden

Review Don't let the Mac Mini's size fool you, this tiny desktop has the heart of a lion.

Apple iMac 2019 review

By Ian Evenden

Review Style and substance, the Apple iMac 2019 offers it all, but at a high price. Here's our review.

Alienware Aurora review

By Ian Evenden

Review The Alienware Aurora is an absolute beast of a gaming computer, but you pay for all that power.

What is the difference between DVD Ripping and Copying?

By Ian Evenden

Feature There are two ways to get the information from a video DVD to your hard drive, and using the right one is important. Here’s the difference between DVD ripping and copying.

Wondershare Uniconverter review

By Ian Evenden

Review Wondershare Uniconverter can rip DVDs and CDs, cast movies to a smart TV, and even record your screen.

MakeMKV review

By Ian Evenden

Review MakeMKV is almost completely free of additional frills, and absolutely delivers on its DVD ripping promises.

Handbrake review

By Ian Evenden

Review Handbrake is a superb free program, and has a wide range of features and presets for DVD ripping.

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum review

By Ian Evenden

Review WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is a modern and feature-packed DVD ripper that manages to still be user-friendly.

Freemake Video Converter review

By Ian Evenden

Review Freemake Video Converter is a comprehensive package, but one that hides features behind paywalls.