Daniel Tynan is an American journalist, television and radio commentator who specializes in technology, humor, and humorous takes on technology. Former editor in chief of Yahoo Tech, he has also served as an Executive Editor and later contributing editor for ''

PC World ''PC World'' (stylized as PCWorld) is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. Since 2013, it has been an online-only publication. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal tec ...

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Family Circle ''Family Circle'' was an American women's magazine that covered topics such as homemaking, recipes and health. It was published from 1932 until the end of 2019. Originally distributed at supermarkets, it was one of the " Seven Sisters," a grou ...

'' and other publications that have gone on to the great magazine Valhalla in the sky. Tynan formerly wrote the Our Digital Life (formerly Tech Smart) column for ''US Airways Magazine,'' Gadget Freak for ''PC World,'' Thank You For Not Sharing and for ''ITworld,'' Modern Family for ''Yahoo Tech''. His work has appeared in more than 75 publications, including ''

Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly news magazine based in New York City. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century and has had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev P ...

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Popular Science Popular science (also called pop-science or popsci) is an interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is more broad ranging. It may be written ...

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Wired Wired may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Wired'' (Jeff Beck album), 1976 * ''Wired'' (Hugh Cornwell album), 1993 * ''Wired'' (Mallory Knox album), 2017 * "Wired", a song by Prism from their album '' Beat Street'' * "Wired ...

'', and Playboy.com. He has appeared on CNN, CBS, NPR, Discovery, and Fox News, as well as dozens of regional television and radio programs. His satirical blog, The WitList, was featured in the journal Editor and Publisher, as well as The Huffington Post, and TPM Cafe. As of 2023, Tynan regularly publishes content to his blog, ''Cranky Old Man Yells at Internet''. He also writes in-depth brand journalism articles that are regularly published on

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The co ...

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* Two-time finalist for a

National Magazine Award The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Or ...

* 2019 Folio Eddie & Ozzie Award, Best Consumer Parenting Column/Blog, "Talking About," Family Circle magazine * 2005, ASBPE Gold award for news article, 80,000+ circulation class, "Dawn of the Superworm" (author) * 2002, 2003 Western Publications Association 'Maggie' for Best Regularly Featured Online Column, CNET (author) * 1999 Grand Neal Award for Editorial Excellence, "Privacy in the Age of the Internet," September 1998 (editor) * 1997 Jesse H. Neal Award, Best News Story, "Ram Scam," PC World, June 1996 (co-author with Christina Wood and Angela Freeman) * 1995 Jesse H. Neal Award, Best Single Article, "DOA or Bound for Glory," PC World, June 1994 (co-author with Christina Wood and Anita Amirezzvani)

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''Computer Privacy Annoyances''
2005, O'Reilly Media,

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