Rachael Penn
Rachael has been a freelance journalist for 15 years for various publications including Tom’s Guide, Creative Bloq, Independent, The Spectator, Daily Express and more. She has written extensively on home and technology news as well as reviewed hundreds of products across home and technology. She has a keen interest in AI and also written articles on this topic for Tom’s Guide. She also enjoys reviewing home, travel and tech gadgets, especially anything that has been designed to make life easier like smart home gadgets. She’s covered most tech including laptops, cameras, projectors, smartphones, headphones and more. When she isn’t writing Rachael can be found working out on her peloton, taking her two dogs — Murray a Sealyham terrier and Maggie a West Highland terrier on walks and getting sucked into a rabbit hole of watching true crime documentaries.
Latest articles by Rachael Penn
How to clean a memory foam mattress and get urine out
By Rachael Phillips published
Cleaning spills, such as blood, vomit, or diarrhoea, from your memory foam mattress will help it last longer. Here’s how.
Your Amazon Echo Show can be used as a secret security camera — here’s how to set it up
By Rachael Phillips published
Keep your home safe and secure by using your Echo Show as a security camera and with this guide, we will show you how to set it up.
7 ways you’re damaging your memory foam mattress — and what to do instead
By Rachael Phillips published
Getting it wet is just one way you could be ruining your memory foam mattress – here's why
Facebook's ChatGPT rival will be 100% free to use — what we know
By Rachael Phillips published
Social media giant Meta has doubled down on the open-source approach and said its ChatGPT rival will be free for all users.
How to only see Threads from people you follow
By Rachael Phillips published
Threads may feel like a house party where you only recognise the faces of those who invited you. But with this little hack, we'll show you how to just see Threads from people you follow first.
How to lock your iPhone from your Apple Watch with a Focus Modes hack
By Rachael Phillips published
When it comes to using the Apple ecosystem, convenience and security often go hand in hand, here’s a guide on how to lock your iPhone from your Apple Watch with a nifty Focus Modes hack.