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'''John Dvorak''' is an editor who contributed to PC Magazine for many years writing two complete columns since the year 1986. For his work in this magazine he earned an award from the Computer press association which, no doubt, was for Best Columnist as well as Best Column
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'''John Charles Dvorak''' is a Columnist, Editor and Author. His main areas of work and writing are technology and computing. Mr. Dvorak is the Vice President of Mevio, and is well known for his work with Tech TV. He is also the Voice of the Podcast "No Agenda".<ref>[http://www.dvorak.org/shortbio.htm dvorak.org]</ref> He appears on Marketwatch TV and is a regular panelist on This Week in Tech, a podcast audio and now video program hosted by Leo Laporte and featuring other former TechTV personalities such as Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and Robert Heron.<ref>[http://www.channeldvorak.com/shows channeldvorak.com]</ref> He is also a columnist for PC Magazine.<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/571/000055406/ nndb.com]</ref>


Column writing wasn’t his only calling in life though as he would later show off his talents in more media-savvy environments such as the, now defunct, television network Tech TV, where he was a very intrepid contributor. He is also currently the VP of the company Mevio.
== Career ==
Mr.Dvorak started his career as a wine writer. He has written for several publications, which include: InfoWorld, PC Magazine,<ref>[http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,3574,00.asp pcmag.com]</ref> MarketWatch,<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/Search?m=Column&mp=John%20Dvorak's%20Second%20Opinion marketwatch.org]</ref>, BUG Magazine, and Info Exame. Aside from this, he has worked as a columnist for magazines like Forbes, MacUser, MicroTimes, PC/Computing, Barron's Magazine, Smart Business, and Vancouver Sun. He has also worked wit newspapers like The New York Times, Los Angeles Tmes, MacMania Networks, International Herald Tribune, San Francisco Examiner and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has written over 4,000 articles and his work is licensed throughout the world.<ref>[http://www.pcmag.com/author-bio/john-c.-dvorak pcmag.com]</ref>


===Background Check===
He started a show called CrankyGeeks in 2006. The last episode of the show was aired in September 2010.<ref>[http://www.pcmag.com/author-bio/john-c.-dvorak pcmag.com]</ref>
John graduated from Berkley, University of California earning a degree for history. After that he decided to start writing special periodicals for the column he would later start officially. As a columnist he has written articles for many magazines including big name ones such as Boardwatch, Forbes Magazine, the official Forbes website and MacUser, He would later continue writing in more PC-specific magazine but would often times branch off into other spectrums of writing when he had the chance.


===Non-Fiction writer===
=== Publications ===
As a writer he has dipped his toes outside the comfort zone of simple article writing and has written a slew of informational texts and books, one such book entitled “Hypergrowth: The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation” As well as the book “Dvorak’s Guide to Desktop telecommunications”. Both books were written in the 1990’s but his most recent book, at the start of the Internet’s boom was “Online! The Book” with help from techie-icon Chris Pirillo.
He is the author and co-author of 14 books,<ref>[http://www.pcmag.com/author-bio/john-c.-dvorak pcmag.com]</ref> including:
*Hypergrowth: The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation
*Dvorak's Guide to Desktop Telecommunications (1990)
*Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications (1992)
*Dvorak's Guide to OS/2 (1993)
*Dvorak Predicts (1994)
*Prentice Hall PTR (2003) with co-authors Wendy Taylor and Chris Pirillo<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/571/000055406/ nndb.com]</ref>
 
=== Awards and Recognition ===
*The Computer Press Association has presented Dvorak with the Best Columnist and Best Column awards.
*In 2004 and then in 2005 he was the award winner of the American Business Editors Association's National Gold Award for the best online columns.
*He was the creator and lead judge of the Dvorak Awards (1992–1997).
*In 2001, he was awarded the Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology.
*Since early 2011, John has been one of the featured "CoolHotNot Tech Xperts"
 
== Meetings and Conferences ==
Mr. Dvorak has been a popular and active speaker at tradeshows, conferences and meetings since 1982.
Tradeshows clients include the following:
*'85 NCC;
*'91 West Coast Computer Faire
*'93 Softworld - Vancouver, B.C.
*'94 1BBSCon; '95 2BBSCon. Germany
*'95 ComputerFest, Toronto
 
He has also given speeches at organizations likes Borland International; Apple Computer, IBM Sales/Marketing; IBM Technical Symposium; Compaq; AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants); Illinois CPA Association; General Electric/NBC; The Progressive Corporation; Nynex; Top Speed Corporation; Novell: CUE (Comten Users' Exchange, Inc.) for Bell Atlantic; INLY (Canada); Acer (Taipei); Fenasoft (Brazil); Clarion Software; Samsung (Korea); Ziff Davis Publishing; OS/2 Professional; NEC; Merisel (Canada); Ameritech; and M Technology, among others.<ref>[http://www.speaking.com/speakers/john-c-dvorak.php speaking.com]</ref>
 
== Education ==
He graduated from the University of California with a major in History and a minor in Chemistry.
 
== Personal Life ==
Mr. Dvorak is married to Mimi Smith-Dvorak and has homes in the San Francisco Bay area and Port Angeles in Washington. He is a collector of Bordeaux Wines and has also served as a tasting judge at many international events.
 
== External Links ==
*[http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,3574,00.asp Columns by John Dvorak] at [[pcmag.com]]
*[http://www.crankygeeks.com/ CrankyGeeks]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOHzHVF-4Mg Dvorak hacks Mac fans]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNbXnzxhh4&feature=related John C. Dvorak's review of the Google nexus one]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAgJuriNCw&feature=related Qik - John C. Dvorak.org/blog got here by ifrederic]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-GAvTK001Q&feature=related Tech Grouch #2 with John C. Dvorak]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9ciQK1be0&feature=related A Worm in the Apple: John Dvorak Talks About The iPhones Intrusive Location Gathering]
*[http://www.noagendashow.com/ No Agenda's Website]
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfoazc_why-john-dvorak-doesn-t-like-the-iphone_tech  John Dvorak Doesn't Like the iPhone]
 
== References ==
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Country: USA
Email: john_dvorak [at] pcmag.com
Website:

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LinkedIn:    John Dvorak
Twitter:    @johncdvorak

John Charles Dvorak is a Columnist, Editor and Author. His main areas of work and writing are technology and computing. Mr. Dvorak is the Vice President of Mevio, and is well known for his work with Tech TV. He is also the Voice of the Podcast "No Agenda".[1] He appears on Marketwatch TV and is a regular panelist on This Week in Tech, a podcast audio and now video program hosted by Leo Laporte and featuring other former TechTV personalities such as Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and Robert Heron.[2] He is also a columnist for PC Magazine.[3]

Career

Mr.Dvorak started his career as a wine writer. He has written for several publications, which include: InfoWorld, PC Magazine,[4] MarketWatch,[5], BUG Magazine, and Info Exame. Aside from this, he has worked as a columnist for magazines like Forbes, MacUser, MicroTimes, PC/Computing, Barron's Magazine, Smart Business, and Vancouver Sun. He has also worked wit newspapers like The New York Times, Los Angeles Tmes, MacMania Networks, International Herald Tribune, San Francisco Examiner and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has written over 4,000 articles and his work is licensed throughout the world.[6]

He started a show called CrankyGeeks in 2006. The last episode of the show was aired in September 2010.[7]

Publications

He is the author and co-author of 14 books,[8] including:

  • Hypergrowth: The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation
  • Dvorak's Guide to Desktop Telecommunications (1990)
  • Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications (1992)
  • Dvorak's Guide to OS/2 (1993)
  • Dvorak Predicts (1994)
  • Prentice Hall PTR (2003) with co-authors Wendy Taylor and Chris Pirillo[9]

Awards and Recognition

  • The Computer Press Association has presented Dvorak with the Best Columnist and Best Column awards.
  • In 2004 and then in 2005 he was the award winner of the American Business Editors Association's National Gold Award for the best online columns.
  • He was the creator and lead judge of the Dvorak Awards (1992–1997).
  • In 2001, he was awarded the Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology.
  • Since early 2011, John has been one of the featured "CoolHotNot Tech Xperts"

Meetings and Conferences

Mr. Dvorak has been a popular and active speaker at tradeshows, conferences and meetings since 1982. Tradeshows clients include the following:

  • '85 NCC;
  • '91 West Coast Computer Faire
  • '93 Softworld - Vancouver, B.C.
  • '94 1BBSCon; '95 2BBSCon. Germany
  • '95 ComputerFest, Toronto

He has also given speeches at organizations likes Borland International; Apple Computer, IBM Sales/Marketing; IBM Technical Symposium; Compaq; AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants); Illinois CPA Association; General Electric/NBC; The Progressive Corporation; Nynex; Top Speed Corporation; Novell: CUE (Comten Users' Exchange, Inc.) for Bell Atlantic; INLY (Canada); Acer (Taipei); Fenasoft (Brazil); Clarion Software; Samsung (Korea); Ziff Davis Publishing; OS/2 Professional; NEC; Merisel (Canada); Ameritech; and M Technology, among others.[10]

Education

He graduated from the University of California with a major in History and a minor in Chemistry.

Personal Life

Mr. Dvorak is married to Mimi Smith-Dvorak and has homes in the San Francisco Bay area and Port Angeles in Washington. He is a collector of Bordeaux Wines and has also served as a tasting judge at many international events.

External Links

References

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