John C. Dvorak

:For the inventor of the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, see August Dvorak.

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Dvorak Simplified Keyboard - August Dvorak

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John C. Dvorak is a well known columnist on technology, specifically that relating to computing. His writing extends back 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, MicroTimes, PC/Computing, Barron's Magazine, Smart Business, and Vancouver Sun. (The MicroTimes column ran under the banner Dvorak's Last Column.) He is the creator and lead judge of the Dvorak Awards (1992 - 1997).

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Columnist - Technology - Computing - 1980s - Magazines - PC Magazine - 1986 - Marketwatch - BUG Magazine - Croatia - Info Exame - Brazil - Boardwatch Magazine - Forbes - Forbes Online - MacUser - MicroTimes - PC/Computing - Barron's Magazine - Smart Business - Vancouver Sun - Dvorak Awards - 1992 - 1997

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He has written or co-authored over a dozen books, including ' with Adam Osborne. His current book is Online! The Book (Prentice Hall PTR, October, 2003) with co-authors Wendy Taylor and Chris Pirillo.

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Adam Osborne - Online! The Book - 2003 - Wendy Taylor - Chris Pirillo

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The Computer Press Association presented Dvorak with the Best Columnist and Best Column awards, and has also been the 2004 and 2005 award winner of the American Business Editors Association's national gold award for best online column of 2003 and 2004 respectively.

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Computer Press Association - 2004 - 2005 - American Business Editors Association - 2003

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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 and is a regular panelist on "This Week in Tech", a podcast featuring many other former hosts from TechTV including Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton.

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C-Net Networks - Television show - Hosted - Radio - NPR - TechTV - Silicon Spin - Marketwatch TV - This Week in Tech - Leo Laporte - Patrick Norton

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