January 10, 2007
Now I'm a David Pogue fan.
David Pogue is a big deal in the Mac world. In the computer world, for that matter. He's a columnist for the New York Times, a prolific book author, and even has his own publishing label through OReilly.
For some reason I've never really warmed up to him. I may have mistaken him for someone else many years ago. Or I may simply have been jealous of all his success. But I never "got" him.
Well I'm now a fan. He made a quick appearance on the Mac Break Weekly show that I attended the recording last night. But the real thing that flipped me was watching his "Talk Show" session this morning.
The session had a good mix of materials. Some clever videos he did about fake Mac Tips. Sit-down, live interviews with three interesting people. And a musical finale, which was musically not so much, but was terrific in terms of energy and humor.
I never realized that he is a former professional musician, and conductor. That explains his sense of pacing and timing which was apparent in listening to his session.
His interviews were friendly, informative, funny, and just the right length.
His parody songs: "I got YouTube" (think Sonny&Cher), and "RIAA" (to the tune of "YMCA") were just right.
Anyway, I'm a fan now.
I guess I have a lot of books to read.
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