John C. Dvorak
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 and 2005 award winner of the American Business Editors Association's national gold award for best online column of 2003 and 2004 respectively.
See also
- Dvorak (for other unrelated meanings of the word Dvorak)
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