27 June 2006

David Pogue on TEDTalks

David Pogue is the personal technology columnist for The New York Times, an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. In this unconventional talk, he offers a sweeping (and unusual) view on the state of software, partially set to music. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:05]

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