I live in Brooklyn, NY and write about technology, security, gadgets, gear, wristwatches, and the Internet. After spending four years as an IT programmer, I switched gears and became a full-time journalist.
My work has appeared in the New York Times, Laptop, PC Upgrade, Surge, Gizmodo, Men’s Health, InSync, Linux Journal, Popular Science, Sync, The Stir and I’ve written Black Hat: Misfits, Criminals, and Scammers in the Internet Age and Bloggers Boot Camp. I also speak and consult. I have forthcoming books about Marie Antoinette’s watch as well as a YA fiction book, Mytro.
I am currently East Coast Editor of TechCrunch.com and I run the BWL family of blogs, SlushPile.net and WristWatchReview.com. I also record the HourTime Podcast with Ariel Adams.
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We just hit 75% funded and it's all downhill from here... wait, that's not right. Anyway, I'd love it if you could share this campaign with others who are looking for a non-dystopian look at the future.
When I was a kid my Dad gave me a few books to read including Future Shock by Alvin Toffler and some of Faith Popcorn's books. I've always loved that type of book - a clear-eyed look at the future that isn't full of naysaying and fear - and I'm ready to write my own. Thank you for joining me.
I also recorded a quick video with Kasper and Guthrie, two of the folks I'm writing this book for. Take a gander and let me know if you have any ideas for the book. It's still very early and very nascent and we can shape it in a direction you want it to go.
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