Darien Graham-Smith
Darien began his IT career in the 1990s as a systems engineer, later becoming an IT project manager. His formative experiences included upgrading a major multinational from token-ring networking to Ethernet, and migrating a travelling sales force from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95.
He subsequently spent some years acting as a one-man IT department for a small publishing company, before moving into journalism himself. He is now a regular contributor to IT Pro, specialising in networking and security, and serves as associate editor of PC Pro magazine with particular responsibility for business reviews and features.
You can email Darien at darien@pcpro.co.uk, or follow him on Twitter at @dariengs.
Latest articles by Darien Graham-Smith
Xerox Phaser 6022V review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews A likeable low-rise laser that offers impressive print quality and won’t dominate your desk
Canon i-Sensys MF229dw review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews A mono-only laser printer that tears through large print jobs – and produces great scanning results too
Epson WorkForce WF-2630 review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews For what you get, the price is certainly attractive, but performance is poor for both printing and scanning
Oki MC342dnw review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews An imposing laser printer with all the key features, great text quality and excellent print speeds
Beating the printer 'confusopoly'
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Opinion There are a bewildering range of printers available, says Darien Graham-Smith, and the wrong choice can be a nightmare
Lexmark CX310dn review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews It’s no looker, but this is a serious laser printer offering performance and quality far beyond its price
Epson EcoTank ET-4500 review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews Stupendously low running costs can’t be sniffed at, but it’s still too expensive and overall performance is poor
HP Envy 5540 review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews A striking bit of design at an eye-catching price; the trade-off is mediocre quality and performance
Canon Maxify MB5350 review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews An upmarket inkjet that takes on the lasers – and, in many areas, manages to beat them
Brother MFC-J5620DW review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews A user-friendly inkjet with decent speed and great features – and the price is very right
Can you survive a web avalanche?
By Darien Graham-Smith published
In-depth How would your website cope with a sudden surge in traffic? We examine the solutions that will help you keep a step ahead
Firefox 4 beta 1 review: First look
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews We take a look at the first public beta of Mozilla's Firefox 4 browser to see what new features and functionality it delivers.
Need to know: Intel Core i7-980X
By Darien Graham-Smith published
News Intel today launched its first ever six core processor. We give you the run down of what you need to know about this brand new chip.
Intel to launch 32nm CPUs this week
By Darien Graham-Smith published
News Chip giant Intel looks set to unveil the first fruits of its Westmere architecture this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Head to head: Firefox vs Internet Explorer
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews In our latest head to head, we weigh up the web's most popular browsers: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox.
Microsoft Security Essentials review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews Microsoft is having a second stab at the anti-virus suite, only this time its package is free. Has it got it right second time around?
Opera 10 review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews The final version of Opera 10 has arrived. Can its unique features help it compete in an increasingly crowded browser market?
Opera 10 beta review
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews Opera was a real innovator in the browser space, but its desktop offering is something of the forgotten man in the industry. We take a look at the beta of its latest release.
Easeus Partition Master review: Professional Edition
By Darien Graham-Smith published
Reviews If you need to resize a hard disk partition there are several options out there? Is it worth investing in this package from Easus?