Alex Blake

Alex Blake

Contributor

Alex Blake has been messing around with Apple tech ever since he caved to the pressure and bought an iPhone 3G “just to see what all the fuss was about.” He’s spent the subsequent 15 years prattling on about Apple and has somehow managed to do so professionally. Don’t ask him how.

Formerly the commissioning editor at Apple magazine MacFormat, these days Alex is a freelance writer who is just as happy whipping up tutorials as he is sharing his sadly misinformed opinions on the latest tech developments. He’s got bylines in iMore, TechRadar, Digital Trends, Creative Bloq, PC Gamer, and more.

When he’s not writing about Apple or testing the latest apps on his Mac mini or MacBook Pro, you’ll find Alex hiking in the English countryside, gaming on his PC (gasp!), and polishing up his web design skills. He dreams of one day owning his own hard cider business, thereby enabling him to merge the two Apples of his life into one all-powerful superfruit.

Latest articles by Alex Blake

iMac 2020 in an office

How to choose a desktop Mac

By Alex Blake published

Why – and how – students should consider buying one of Apple’s desktop Macs instead of a MacBook

Macs
Two students sit in front of a MacBook laptop.

Best scheduling apps for students in 2023

By Alex Blake published

Get your thinking cap on with these superb apps for studying

iPhone Apps
Apple Mac mini M2

Should a student buy a Mac mini?

By Alex Blake published

A mighty Mac for serious studies

Apple Mac Mini
Nanoleaf essentials

The best HomeKit lights for students in 2023

By Alex Blake published

Go from dorm to disco with these smart home-savers

Smart Home
The Logitech MX Keys S keyboard seen from above.

Logitech MX Keys S review: Move over, Magic Keyboard

By Alex Blake published

Apple could learn a thing or two from this premium low-profile keyboard from Logitech.

Macs
Jony Ive and Tim Cook at iPhone event pointing at one

4 years after Jony Ive left Apple, here's what’s changed (and what hasn’t)

By Alex Blake published

Opinion After having left in 2019, his departure is not as drastic as you might think.

Opinion
A woman on a beach looks at an iPhone X and unlocks it using Face ID.

How can you keep your Apple devices and data safe? We asked the experts

By Alex Blake published

Stop data breaches and viruses in their tracks on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Security
An iPhone on a desk with the Mastodon app open on its screen.

3 of the best Mastodon apps to use on iPhone to help move on from Twitter

By Alex Blake published

Looking for the best Mastodon experience on iOS? You’re in the right place.

iPhone Apps
A person sitting at their desk with a desktop computer and two laptops next to them. They are using the 1Password password manager on their computer.

1Password wants you to ditch passwords. The replacement could change everything

By Alex Blake published

Interview The security company explains why 2023 could be the year passkeys go stratospheric — and 1Password will be there to guide them.

Interview

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