David Pogue

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David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. 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 amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David's web site is www.davidpogue.com.

Windows 8: The Missing Manual by David Pogue February 2013 Print: $39.99 Ebook: $31.99	iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Sixth Edition November 2012 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $20.00
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition by David Pogue September 2012 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99	OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual by David Pogue August 2012 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition by David Pogue March 2012 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99	iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Fifth Edition December 2011 Ebook: $19.99
Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual by David Pogue October 2011 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	iMovie '11 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by Aaron Miller , David Pogue April 2011 Print: $39.99 Ebook: $31.99
iPhoto '11: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , Lesa Snider March 2011 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	iPod: The Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer Ninth Edition October 2010 Ebook: $15.99
iPhone UK: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Fourth Edition September 2010 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $19.99	iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Fourth Edition August 2010 Ebook: $19.99
View and Manage Your Photos on the iPad: The Mini Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer May 2010 Ebook: $4.99	Windows 7: The Missing Manual by David Pogue March 2010 Print: $39.99 Ebook: $31.99
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition by David Pogue December 2009 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99	iPod: The Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer , David Pogue Eighth Edition November 2009 Ebook: $15.99
Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue October 2009 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	iPhone UK: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Third Edition August 2009 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $19.99
iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Third Edition August 2009 Ebook: $19.99	iPhone UK: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Second Edition June 2009 Ebook: $24.99
iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , J.D. Biersdorfer April 2009 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	iMovie '09 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , Aaron Miller April 2009 Print: $39.99 Ebook: $31.99
David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual by David Pogue January 2009 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $19.99	Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual by Lesa Snider December 2008 Print: $49.99 Ebook: $39.99
iPod: The Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer , David Pogue Seventh Edition October 2008 Ebook: $19.99	iPhone UK: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Second Edition September 2008 OUT OF PRINT
iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Second Edition August 2008 Ebook: $19.99	Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue February 2008 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99
iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , Derrick Story January 2008 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	iPhone UK: The Missing Manual by David Pogue December 2007 OUT OF PRINT
Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue December 2007 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	iMovie '08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue October 2007 Print: $39.99
iPod: The Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer , David Pogue Sixth Edition October 2007 Ebook: $15.99	iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue August 2007 Ebook: $19.99
Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual by David Pogue January 2007 Print: $19.99 Ebook: $15.99	Windows Vista: The Missing Manual by David Pogue December 2006 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99
The Internet: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , J.D. Biersdorfer July 2006 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $19.99	iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue May 2006 Print: $34.99
iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , Derrick Story Fifth Edition March 2006 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99	Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual by David Pogue November 2005 Print: $19.95 Ebook: $15.99
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition by David Pogue , Adam Goldstein September 2005 Print: $24.95 Ebook: $19.99	iLife '05: The Missing Manual by David Pogue August 2005 Print: $29.95 Ebook: $23.99
GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual by David Pogue August 2005 Print: $24.95 Ebook: $19.99	Mac OS X: The Missing Manual by David Pogue July 2005 Print: $29.95 Ebook: $20.99
iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual by David Pogue April 2005 Print: $29.95	iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , Derrick Story Fourth Edition March 2005 Print: $29.95
Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Second Edition December 2004 Print: $24.95 Ebook: $19.99	Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual by David Pogue , Craig Zacker , L.J. Zacker Second Edition November 2004 Print: $34.99
iLife '04: The Missing Manual by David Pogue September 2004 OUT OF PRINT	iMovie 4 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Fourth Edition August 2004 OUT OF PRINT

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Webcast: The Top 5 Features of Windows 8
March 20, 2013
David Pogue, author of Windows 8: The Missing Manual, is deeply immersed in Microsoft's latest operating system. He's ready to share the juiciest morsels of Microsoft's completely reimagined graphical user interface designed to run on tablets as well...

Webcast: Mac OS X Lion: Pogue's Take
November 02, 2011
Even before it's been published, Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual is the #1 bestselling Mac book (thanks to preorders). Author David Pogue is deeply immersed in Apple's latest. He's ready to share the juiciest morsels of Lionized goodness that he...

Webcast: OS X Mountain Lion and iPhone 5: Pogue's Take
October 11, 2012
David Pogue, author of OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual and the upcoming iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Ed., is deeply immersed in Apple's latest. He's ready to share the juiciest morsels of Lionized goodness. And David will also share his ...

Automator Automation - David Pogue's Podcast #3
Publish Date: Aug. 9, 2005

Listen to David Pogue cover Automator workflows that can help save on computing time. Learn how to use Automator to automate backups, zip up applications, and set alarms for automatic processing. (4 minutes, 26 seconds)

Dashboard Widgets - David Pogue's Podcast #2
Publish Date: Aug. 3, 2005

Listen to David Pogue cover Dashboard Widgets--what they are, how to use the Widget Bar, and what Widgets can do for you. He provides tips on some of the crazy and fun widgets available for free download. (6 minutes)

All About Spotlight - David Pogue's Podcast #1
Publish Date: Jul. 22, 2005

Listen to David Pogue's secret Tiger tips for Spotlight super searches--how to use spotlight to help access your data faster, streamline searches, and even launch applications faster. (7 minutes, 6.6 MB)

You need to enable JavaScript to view more than 15 articles by this author. Make the Books Lay Flat
Publish Date: Dec. 17, 2004The Missing Manual series is one of a few that use a special lay-flat binding called RepKover. It costs more to produce, but it's much more convenient for readers who want a book to lie open on their desks so they can easily work from the material. Shift, Control, Option, and Command Keys Locking
Publish Date: Oct. 20, 2004"For the love of God, please make it stop!" This Mac OS X user is finding that some of the keyboard keys are locking when they're hit twice. David Pogue offers the explanation and the solution. Apple Logo in iDVD
Publish Date: Aug. 1, 2004If you make your own movies with iDVD, you may be troubled by the Apple logo that imposes itself upon your finished images. You and your viewers need not suffer through the persistent advertisement. David Pogue tells you how to get rid of the Apple watermark so your movies can be Blockbuster hits. Shared Data Files
Publish Date: Mar. 3, 2004Try as he might, a reader of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition can't get filesharing to work on his iTunes library. He's following David Pogue's instructions, so what gives? "Hopscotch" Reading
Publish Date: Dec. 17, 2003Mac OS X: The Missing Manual includes comments about earlier editions of the Mac OS, comparing what was with what currently is. One reader says these retrospective comments make him come to a screeching halt. David Pogue responds. Trouble Downloading to iPhoto
Publish Date: Nov. 1, 2003Why aren't all of the pictures stored in a digital camera downloading to iPhoto? David Pogue explains it's a question of file format, not memory. Entourage Synchronizing from Desktop to Laptop
Publish Date: Oct. 31, 2003With MS X Entourage, how do you synchronize the Entourage Calendar from the desktop to the laptop? David Pogue gives you the answer. Mac OS X 10.1: The Real Mac OS X
Publish Date: Nov. 9, 2001O'Reilly book author David Pogue discusses how his latest Missing Manual on Mac OS X will help users better understand the operating system's Unix underpinings. Crossing Platforms: An Author-to-Author Interview
Publish Date: Jan. 1, 2000Mac and Windows users have always had a difficult time crossing the great semantic divide between each operating system. But now they have a guide: Crossing Platforms: A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook, co-authored by Adam Engst and David Pogue. David Pogue's PalmPilot News
Publish Date: Sep. 1, 1998David Pogue's PalmPilot News PalmPilot Top Ten Tips and Tricks
Publish Date: Jun. 1, 1998palmpilot tips and tricks An Interview with David Pogue
Publish Date: Jun. 1, 1998Meet David Pogue, the author of PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide in this O'Reilly interview.

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--Alan Zeichick, bMighty.com

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