Welcome to Pogue's Pages!
Here you'll find every conceivable shred of information about my columns and books, along with just enough pictures, words, and links to satisfy the next person who asks me, "Do you have a Web site?"
Catch me on CNBC
Tune in to "Power Lunch" on CNBC, every Thursday at about 1:45 pm. There you'll see me almost every week, with my usual goofy take on tech. (The same segment will also become my regular Times video later that day.)
New PBS NOVA Miniseries
Dec. 19, 2009
I'm hosting a four-part PBS NOVA miniseries to air next fall. One of the producers has been blogging my experiences during our shooting...thought you might like to read this entry about my ride in a demolition derby a couple weeks ago!
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Last week's New York Times column
Feb. 25, 2010
New technology follows a certain cycle. When a new category bursts out — the VCR, the MP3 player, the netbook — the first models are crude, expensive and underpowered. Several months later, me-too companies rush in, bringing the prices down and the refinement up. A few years later, the VCR, MP3 player or... more
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This week's email column
March 4, 2010
Every time Microsoft pitches me on some Windows Live product, I groan. What the heck is Windows Live? I mean, what is it this week?
It just seems like Microsoft keeps changing what Windows Live means, and re-branding existing things as Windows Live... more
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This week's video
March 4, 2010
The latest in a new generation of projectors: The LG Expo, a cellphone with an (almost) built-in projector, and the Aaxa, which uses lasers for clearer images.
Click here to see older archived videos or here to subscribe to Pogue videos via the iTunes Music Store!
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Special interest
Dec. 3, 2009
Every week, I throw out some column ideas to my editors, and we work out the schedule for my Times columns for the next couple of weeks. Recently, I suggested a column called something like What I Bought This Year. People seem to be interested in what the consumer-tech columnist would buy for himself and his own family, so it seemed like a slam-dunk... more
Oct. 15, 2009
If you'd like to hear NPR's short but amusing story about what it's like Behind the Scenes at Pogue, Inc., you can listen to the full report by clicking here.
Oct. 8, 2009
Recently I had the pleasure of joining Martha Stewart on her show to chat about my new book, "The World According to Twitter," and my favorite Twitter tools. If you missed the live show, you can click here to watch the video on her Web site. I hope you enjoy it!
March 1, 2009
Computer formats come and go leaving some users with data no longer compatible with software or hardware. As David reports on CBS Sunday Morning, this is called data rot. Click here to watch the video!
Jan. 29, 2009
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my bumpy initiation into the world of Twitter. It's sort of a complicated cross between a chat room and private e-mail. And it's both an interrupty time drain and an incredible source of... more
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miles on it.