David Pogue became the personal-technology columnist of The New York Times in 2000.  Each week, Mr. Pogue contributes a print column, an online column and an online video.  In addition, he writes Pogue's Posts, one of The Times's most popular blogs.

 Mr. Pogue is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, a frequent guest on NPR's "Morning Edition," and a regular on CNBC.

 Mr. Pogue has authored several best-selling how-to technology books.  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 complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 60 titles.

 Mr. Pogue graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with distinction in Music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York.

 Mr. Pogue was a winner in The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) 2007 Best in Business Journalism Contest for his New York Times review, "The iPhone Challenge: Keep it."  He's been profiled on both "48 Hours" and "60 Minutes."  In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from the Shenandoah Conservatory.

 In 2009, Mr. Pogue won two Webby Awards for Pogue's Posts - one in the Technology category and one in the category of Best Reality/Variety Host.

 David and his wife, Jennifer Pogue, live in Connecticut with their three young children.