David Pogue (author, illustrator) is the tech columnist for Yahoo Finance (yahoofinance.com), the world’s biggest business publication. He was groomed for that job by 13 years of writing the weekly tech column for The New York Times. He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American, a four-time Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the host of 20 NOVA specials on PBS, and the creator of the Missing Manual series.
David has written or cowritten more than 100 books, including dozens in the Missing Manual series, six in the For Dummies line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), two novels (one for middle-schoolers called Abby Carnelia’s One and Only Magical Power), The World According to Twitter, and three books of essential tips and shortcuts: Pogue’s Basics: Tech, Pogue’s Basics: Life, and Pogue’s Basics: Money.
In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a funny public speaker. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Nicki, and three awesome children.
Julie Van Keuren (editor, indexer, layout) spent 14 years in print journalism before deciding to upend her life, move to Montana, and live ...
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