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'''David Pogue''' is a '']'' personal technology columnist, ]-winning tech correspondent for '']'', and tech guest for ]'s ''].'' He has written or co-written seven books in the "]" series (including ] computers, ], ], and ]); in 1999, he launched his own series of computer books called the Missing Manual series, which includes over 60 titles covering Macintosh software predominantly, but also including some ] and cross-platform software. '''David Pogue''' is a '']'' personal technology columnist, ]-winning tech correspondent for '']'', and tech guest for ]'s ''].'' He has written or co-written seven books in the "]" series (including ] computers, ], ], and ]). In 1999, he launched his own series of computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes over 60 titles covering Macintosh, Windows, and popular application programs.


Pogue graduated from ] in 1985, with Distinction in Music.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|title = David Pogue's Bio|author=David Pogue|url = http://www.davidpogue.com/bio_photos/index.html|accessdate=2007-06-28}}</ref> He has no educational background in ], the focus of his career.<ref name="Biography"/> Pogue graduated from ] in 1985, with Distinction in Music.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|title = David Pogue's Bio|author=David Pogue|url = http://www.davidpogue.com/bio_photos/index.html|accessdate=2007-06-28}}</ref> He spent ten years working in New York as a Broadway musical conductor, arranger, and keyboard player.


⚫ In 2007, the ] and ] channels aired his six-episode series, '']'', a how-to show about consumer technology. He is the winner of a Business Emmy (2004), an Online News Association award for online commentary (2006), and two Maggie awards for his magazine writing (1996, 1998).
He spent ten years working in New York as a ] musical conductor, arranger, and keyboard player.


He is married to Jennifer Pogue, MD and has three children. He is married to Jennifer Pogue, MD and has three children.


==''New York Times''== ==''New York Times''==
Each week, he produces a short online video for the ''New York Times'' website, nytimes.com, writes a review column for the paper, and writes a tech-related opinion column that is sent to readers by email. He also maintains a blog at nytimes.com called Pogue's Posts. His articles are usually critical of ] products while praising ] products.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} He focuses attention on new Apple products by writing articles about them before they are released, such as the new ] and ], though he does not do this for other companies' products.<ref name="List of David Pogue articles at The New York Times">{{cite web|title = List of David Pogue articles at The New York Times|author=New York Times|url = http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/david_pogue/index.html|accessdate=2007-6-28}}</ref> His articles are folksy in style and minimal in technical explanation and comparison, targeting an audience that is unspecialized in technology. Each week, he produces a short online video for the ''New York Times'' website, nytimes.com, writes a review column for the paper, and writes a tech-related opinion column that is sent to readers by email. He also maintains a blog at nytimes.com called Pogue's Posts.

==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
===Non-fiction=== ===Non-fiction===
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* the Missing Manual logo * the Missing Manual logo
to denote his series of books, some of which are written by other authors and published by Pogue Press. to denote his series of books, some of which are written by other authors and published by Pogue Press.

== Television ==
⚫ In 2007, the ] and ] channels aired his six-episode series, '']'', a how-to show about consumer technology.

==Criticism==
Pogue has been criticized for an alleged ] in writing his product reviews due to financial-incentive and a cozy relationship with ]. He has authored or co-authored a number of books about Apple products, and this is seen by some to have influenced his reviews of technology products. In July 2007, he got into an "editorial fistfight" over this point with ], leading editor of '']'' and former tech writer for ].<ref name="David Pogue and Josh Quittner trade barbs over iPhone">{{cite web|title=David Pogue and Josh Quittner trade barbs over iPhone|author=Ryan Block|url = http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/29/david-pogue-and-josh-quittner-trade-barbs-over-iphone/|accessdate=2007-7-3}}</ref><ref name="A Review of Reviewers">{{cite web|title = A Review of Reviewers|author=Josh Quittner|url = http://blogs.business2.com/netly/2007/06/a-review-of-rev.html|accessdate=2007-7-3}}</ref> Pogue responded to Quittner's criticism, stating that the majority of his Missing Manuals books are written about PC software.<ref name="David Pogue's Response to Josh Quittner">{{cite web|title=David Pogue's Response to Josh Quittner|author=David Pogue|url = http://blogs.business2.com/netly/2007/06/a-review-of-rev.html#comment-74254606|accessdate=2007-7-3}}</ref>

Pogue's alleged close relationship with Apple is also claimed to be apparent in comments he has made on book tours. At a convention for tech book publisher ] in 2001, Pogue said to Apple co-founder and CEO ]:
{{cquote|I just want you to know that I've never had another job other than writing about the Mac — except for the ''New York Times'' thing that I'm currently doing — and I just want to thank you for 15 years of my career.<ref name="David Pogue Talks About Publishing, Steve Jobs, and Mac OS X">{{cite web|title = David Pogue Talks About Publishing, Steve Jobs, and Mac OS X|author=Derrick Story|url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/01/11/pogue.html}}</ref>}}


==References== ==References==

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David Pogue
BornMarch 9, 1963
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Websitehttp://www.davidpogue.com/

David Pogue is a New York Times personal technology columnist, Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and tech guest for NPR's Morning Edition. He has written or co-written seven books in the "...for Dummies" series (including Macintosh computers, magic, opera, and classical music). In 1999, he launched his own series of computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes over 60 titles covering Macintosh, Windows, and popular application programs.

Pogue graduated from Yale University in 1985, with Distinction in Music. He spent ten years working in New York as a Broadway musical conductor, arranger, and keyboard player.

In 2007, the Discovery HD and Science channels aired his six-episode series, It's All Geek to Me, a how-to show about consumer technology. He is the winner of a Business Emmy (2004), an Online News Association award for online commentary (2006), and two Maggie awards for his magazine writing (1996, 1998).

He is married to Jennifer Pogue, MD and has three children.

New York Times

Each week, he produces a short online video for the New York Times website, nytimes.com, writes a review column for the paper, and writes a tech-related opinion column that is sent to readers by email. He also maintains a blog at nytimes.com called Pogue's Posts.

Bibliography

Non-fiction

  • Classical Music for Dummies
  • Crossing Platforms: A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook (with Adam C. Engst)
  • The Flat-Screen iMac for Dummies
  • GarageBand 2: the Missing Manual
  • GarageBand: the Missing Manual
  • The Great Macintosh Easter Egg Hunt
  • Hard Drive (novel)
  • The iBook for Dummies
  • iLife '04: The Missing Manual
  • iLife '05: The Missing Manual
  • The iMac for Dummies
  • iMovie: The Missing Manual
  • iMovie 2: The Missing Manual
  • iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
  • iMovie 4 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
  • iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual
  • iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
  • iPhoto: The Missing Manual
  • iPhoto 2: The Missing Manual
  • iPhoto 4: The Missing Manual
  • iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual
  • iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual
  • Mac OS 9: The Missing Manual
  • Mac OS X: The Missing Manual
  • Mac OS X Hints (with Rob Griffiths)
  • Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell
  • Macs for Dummies
  • Macs for Teachers
  • Macworld Mac & Power Mac Secrets (with Joseph Schorr)
  • Magic for Dummies
  • The Microsloth Joke Book: A Satire (editor)
  • More Macs for Dummies
  • Opera for Dummies (with Scott Speck)
  • PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide
  • Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual (with Adam Goldstein)
  • Tales from the Tech Line: Hilarious Strange-But-True Stories from the Computer Industry's Technical-Support Hotlines (editor)
  • The Weird Wide Web (with Erfert Fenton)
  • Windows Me: The Missing Manual
  • Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
  • Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
  • Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual
  • Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual

Fiction

Trademarks

Pogue has trademarked the following:

  • "the Missing Manual"
  • "the book that should have been in the box"
  • the Missing Manual logo

to denote his series of books, some of which are written by other authors and published by Pogue Press.

References

  1. David Pogue. "David Pogue's Bio". Retrieved 2007-06-28.

External links

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