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Biography
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.
David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.
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Four Music-Sharing Tricks on Windows 7
April 08 2010
There are plenty of interesting or useful features on Windows 7, but the one that surprised me most was the music-sharing feature of Windows Media Player 12. Here's how to get the most out of it. read moreApril 01 2010
I answer the most frequently asked questions I've received about the iPad. read moreWhy the Line2 App is Up and Down
March 27 2010
An explanation of the ups and downs of Line2, the popular iPhone calling app. read moreA Bigger Sensor for a Coat-Pocket Camera
March 25 2010
Samsung's NX10 takes the necessary next step in the development of a small camera that takes SLR-quality photos. read moreA Tech-Filled Life, Without Power
March 18 2010
My family has now been without electricity, heat or hot water for five days. I gotta tell you: it's getting old. read morePhoto Tip: Slowing a Babbling Brook
March 16 2010
Try photographing a babbling brook on a sunny day. Here's the trick to avoiding an overexposed shot. read moreWhy I Prefer External Chargers
March 12 2010
Is it better to have in-camera battery rechargers or external recharges? read moreMarch 11 2010
Live Sync, offered for free from Microsoft, allows you to sync your computers with each other, magically, over the Internet, with no effort on your part. read moreMarch 04 2010
There are a couple of whopping great features Windows Live, available to everyone (even non-Windows people), that are totally underpublicized. read moreMarketers on Facebook Find Photo Tagging
March 01 2010
Marketers are making inroads into Facebook. read morePhotoshop and Photography: When Is It Real?
February 25 2010
If you were running a photography contest, at what point would you draw the line and say "That's not photography anymore?" read moreWill Carriers Offer a Better Way to Get Voicemail?
February 18 2010
We all should have known that it boils down to money. Tedious voicemail recordings make it; fixing the system costs it. read moreFebruary 12 2010
As longtime Pogophiles know, I'm fond of writing new lyrics (about the tech industry) to old melodies. But today, I've got some competition. Here's a clever song parody by reader Peter Weisz... read moreFebruary 04 2010
As you may be aware, we're about to enter a whole new era of data rot, one of the biggest and most personal of all: consumer videotape is going away. read moreA New Way to Comment on Pogue's Posts
February 03 2010
Pogue's Posts has a new, updated comment system that is better for everyone. read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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Automator Automation - David Pogue's Podcast #3
Publish Date: Aug. 9, 2005
Listen to David Pogue cover Automator workflows that can help save on computing time. Learn how to use Automator to automate backups, zip up applications, and set alarms for automatic processing. (4 minutes, 26 seconds)
Dashboard Widgets - David Pogue's Podcast #2
Publish Date: Aug. 3, 2005
Listen to David Pogue cover Dashboard Widgets--what they are, how to use the Widget Bar, and what Widgets can do for you. He provides tips on some of the crazy and fun widgets available for free download. (6 minutes)
All About Spotlight - David Pogue's Podcast #1
Publish Date: Jul. 22, 2005
Listen to David Pogue's secret Tiger tips for Spotlight super searches--how to use spotlight to help access your data faster, streamline searches, and even launch applications faster. (7 minutes, 6.6 MB)
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