Paul Allen

Paul is the editor of Computeractive magazine and its website, as well as a consulting editor on the Computeractive Ultimate Guide series. He is an occasional commentator on technology topics for radio, national press and TV. As a former sub editor, he takes umbrage at what the IT industry is doing to the English language. Former roles include production editor for a range of design and finance magazine as well senior reporter for the business magazine, Network News.

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