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Paul Taylor is the FT’s personal technology columnist. His weekly Friday column focuses on new developments in software, hardware and IT services that make it easier (or more fun) for people to do their jobs.
In his 22 years at the FT, Paul has been local government correspondent, assistant news editor, Americas page editor, New York correspondent, foreign news editor, SE Asia business correspondent and management writer. He was the FT’s UK-based IT correspondent for most of the 1990s.
Paul left the FT briefly in 2000 to help found a web-based technology analysis start-up and moved back to New York, where he is based now. He has long had a passion for personal technology and computing and readily admits to being a gadget and gizmo freak and “a bit of a geek”.
Born in Liverpool in 1953, Paul graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and has a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Cardiff University. He is married and has four children.
He will answer a selection of your questions every Friday at www.ft.com/gadgetguru. Email your questions now to paul.taylor@ft.com - -
Sound solution for music fans
Olive’s digital home audio system marries the convenience of the electronic format with quality playback. It can also stream tracks, writes Paul Taylor
The Droid joins the battle
Motorola’s new smartphone is the best Android handset so far, with a big touchscreen and slide-out keyboard that make it is a serious challenger, writes Paul Taylor
Your eyes away from home
Video security systems for monitoring your home when you are not there can be sophisticated and do not need to be a nightmare to set up, writes Paul Taylor
Plaything with a purpose
A useful alternative to lugging around a laptop, the MPro120 may help pico-projectors shed their image as mere gimmicky gadgets, writes Paul Taylor
Just relax and recharge
Keeping track of a myriad of chargers is a major headache. Wireless charging systems are still in development, but offer some help, writes Paul Taylor
The route to migration
With Microsoft Windows 7 to be launched next week, Paul Taylor offers some tips on how to minimise the pain of upgrading your operating system
Microsoft aims for a mobile rebirth
The launch of Windows Mobile 6.5, the newest version of the veteran mobile phone operating system, is the software giant’s latest attempt to take on its rivals in the smartphone market, writes Paul Taylor
Garmin offering looks a little dated
US-based satellite navigation market leader puts its Nuvifone G60, the first Linux-powered combination 3G mobile phone and full-feature GPS navigator, on the market, writes Paul Taylor
Digital cameras in focus
The latest crop of models range from high-quality DSLRs with interchangeable lens systems to the less ambitious, but often much better value, ‘point-and-shoot’ devices, writes Paul Taylor
The sound of silence
Wearing headphones or earbuds is an excellent way to block tiresome background din when travelling – and the latest from Bose are some of the best, writes Paul Taylor
