Ian Evenden

Bath, England

Freelance Technology Journalist at Freelance

Often mistaken for an adult. Freelance games, tech & science journalist writing articles in all sorts of places and editing them in others. evenden(at)gmail

Articles

After 25 loyal years, Adobe's price hike has forced me to say goodbye

4 days ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

I’ve been using Adobe software in one form or another for 25 years. I started learning it at university, edited photos in Photoshop 5.5 for newspapers, then used InDesign for magazine layouts when it took over from QuarkXpress in the hearts of many publishing companies. I’ve paid for Adobe software myself, as a freelancer, with a Creative Cloud subscription as and when I need it. But now I find myself looking for alternatives. Why?
After 25 loyal years, Adobe's price hike has forced me to say goodbye

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Ian Evenden

15 hours agoTurn Your Photos Into Real Prints—Simpler Than You ThinkPrinting your photography can feel daunting, expensive, or overly complicated, but it doesn't have to be. More importantly, seeing your work in …15 hours agoPhotoshop Is Now Officially Available (and Free) on Both iPhone and Android"Photoshop" is synonymous with image editing—the app is an industry standard, and has been for over 30 years.
Crucial T705 SSD review: the new god of speed is here

1 week ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

TODAY'S BEST DEALSWith its PCIe 5.0 x4 interface and claimed sequential read speed of 13,600 MB/s, the Crucial T705 is not a drive for everybody. You’ll need a PCIe 5.0 slot on your motherboard, or you’re paying a premium for nothing. A heatsink is mandatory, and the drive can be purchased with one if your motherboard doesn’t have it already. And you’ll also need a good reason to have it, as PCIe 4.0 drives are still perfectly fast enough for most uses.
The Crucial T705 SSD is the new god of speed

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ian Evenden

5 hours agoTaylor Swift Just Pulled Off Her Most Brilliant Move Yet. It Was 2 Decades In The MakingThe singer repurchased her master recordings, giving her full control of her destiny. Taylor Swift has just completed what might be the most impressive long game in modern music business history. For years, Swift has been public about her desire to own all of her master recordings.
Honor Pad V9 Review

1 week ago | trustedreviews.com | Ian Evenden

Verdict Honor has made an ideal mid-ranger with the Pad V9. It doesn’t excel at anything, but it’s a solid jack of all trades that is equally at home playing games or streaming video as it is displaying spreadsheets or tiling documents across its screen. Its weak spot is its camera, but that’s less of a problem for tablets than it is for phones.
Best headlight restoration kits to revive your vehicle's shine

1 week ago | standard.co.uk | Ian Evenden

Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & GardenCover up scratches and get your car headlights back in top condition with these clever kitsThe Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. PexelsIan Evenden1 minute agoSign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviewsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.
As a photographer, this plugin has transformed my Photoshop workflow

2 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

Tablets are a tempting investment for creatives. They seem to offer a lot of the benefits of a laptop combined with a form factor that mimics paper and pen - especially if you can combine them with a pressure-sensitive stylus. The best tablets with a stylus pen offer a responsive screen with enough space to work in, enough power to keep up with what you’re doing, and an app ecosystem that enables the kind of thing you want to do.
This 8-plugin package has transformed my photography workflow in Photoshop

2 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

The Nik Collection, a venerable suite of image-editing plugins for Photoshop and other similar apps, has reached version 8, 12 years after its initial release as a collection. As the name suggests, it’s not just one app but eight, each focused on an individual aspect of image editing and finely crafted to carry it out.
Best triathlon bikes: Top picks for speed and performance

3 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Ian Evenden

Shopping | ES Best Home | Health & Fitness | Cycling | BikesGet a boost to your tri times with these specialised bikes for speed and efficiency, helping you finish your race faster. The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
This little tablet is so much more than just an e-reader (but it's not for everyone)

3 weeks ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Evenden

E-Ink devices have come a long way since the first Amazon Kindle. This tablet from Pocketbook runs Android and comes with a stylus, sports a colour screen and has a battery life that’s measured in weeks rather than hours. It looks like an e-reader, but in fact it’s closer to a tablet in its functionality. It is, however, far from perfect. The slow screen updates make typing passwords a chore, and you have to keep within the device’s limitations.