John C. Dvorak is a well known columnist on technology, specifically that relating to computing. His writing extends back to to the 1980s, when he was a mainstay of a variety of magazines. More recently he has become known for his somewhat more speculative and provocative articles. He writes for various publications, including PC Magazine (two columns since 1986), Marketwatch , BUG Magazine (Croatia), and Info Exame (Brazil).
Dvorak has been a columnist for Boardwatch Magazine , Forbes, Forbes Online , MacUser , PC/Computing , Barron's Magazine, Smart Business , and Vancouver Sun.
Dvorak has written or co-authored over a dozen books. He co-authored Hypergrowth: The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation with Adam Osborne. His current book is Online! The Book (Prentice Hall PTR, October, 2003) with co-authors Wendy Taylor and Chris Pirillo.
Dvorak has won the Best Columnist and Best Column awards from the Computer Press Association . He was on the original start-up team for C-Net Networks , appearing on the television show C-Net Central . He also hosted a radio show called Real Computing on NPR, as well as a television show on TechTV called Silicon Spin. He now appears on Marketwatch TV . He is the 2004 award winner of the American Business Editors Association 's national gold award for best online column of 2003.
See also
- Dvorak (for other unrelated meanings of the word Dvorak)
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