Julian Prokaza is a content design lead at Barclays UK, with a background in technology journalism and education.
Parallels Access review Has promise, and the App launcher is a nice touch, but it’s too expensive
£35
Serif WebPlus X6 review Still brilliant for creating sites quickly and easily, but it needs up-to-date templates and more comprehensive mobile features
£81.69
Xara Web Designer MX review This DTP-style web design package has its limitations, but it's still a friendly and capable introduction to web design
Apple iPad 3 (2012) review LTE is unlikely to take off soon, but the retina display alone makes this new model worth having
£399
Incomedia Website X5 Evolution 9 review We thought Website X5 Evolution was dated when we reviewed version 8 two years ago, but this update does little to address our criticisms
£39
Mr Site Storefront review A promising idea, but Storefront's setup is just too confusing for novice users
Apple OS X 10.7 Lion review Not every new feature will please everyone, but Lion’s most contentious iOS touches can at least be turned off and it's a good value upgrade
£21
Magix Website Maker 5 review It won't teach you anything about how the web works, but Website Maker 5 is unrivalled for ease of use
£5
Serif WebPlus X5 review WebPlus X5 is a well-rounded and very easy-to-use web design application that packs in a surprising number of features
LibreOffice 3.3 review It’s not without its quirks, but LibreOffice is still a capable open-source office suite and a fine free replacement for Microsoft Office.
Parallels Access review Has promise, and the App launcher is a nice touch, but it’s too expensive£35
Serif WebPlus X6 review Still brilliant for creating sites quickly and easily, but it needs up-to-date templates and more comprehensive mobile features£81.69
Xara Web Designer MX review This DTP-style web design package has its limitations, but it's still a friendly and capable introduction to web design£40
TechSmith Snagit 11 review Overkill for most purposes, but still a hugely powerful screen capture tool£39
Trend Micro DirectPass 1.0 review Computer users are already well-served by password managers that bristle with features for little or no cost£10
Apple iPad 3 (2012) review LTE is unlikely to take off soon, but the retina display alone makes this new model worth having£399
Incomedia Website X5 Evolution 9 review We thought Website X5 Evolution was dated when we reviewed version 8 two years ago, but this update does little to address our criticisms£39
Mr Site Storefront review A promising idea, but Storefront's setup is just too confusing for novice users£15
Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac review An excellent virtualisation package, but there are only minor improvements over version 6£65
Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium 11.5 review A superb speech-recognition program that rewards the effort it takes to master£105
Apple OS X 10.7 Lion review Not every new feature will please everyone, but Lion’s most contentious iOS touches can at least be turned off and it's a good value upgrade£21
Magix Website Maker 5 review It won't teach you anything about how the web works, but Website Maker 5 is unrivalled for ease of use£5
Serif WebPlus X5 review WebPlus X5 is a well-rounded and very easy-to-use web design application that packs in a surprising number of features£82
Serif CraftArtist Platinum Edition review A well-integrated package to help unleash your creative side, whatever your skill level.£40
LibreOffice 3.3 review It’s not without its quirks, but LibreOffice is still a capable open-source office suite and a fine free replacement for Microsoft Office.