Edward C. Baig is an American

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. He is the Personal Tech writer for ''

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'' where he reviews the newest gadgets and consumer technology trends. Baig is also responsible for writing on the future of robotics.

Education

Baig obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from York College and in 1982 received his MBA from

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Career

Baig has worked at ''

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'', '' U.S. News & World Report'' and '' Fortune Magazine''. From 1978 to 1990, he worked for Fortune Magazine. Here he covered leisure industries and created Fortune's Products to Watch column. In 1990, Baig decided to work for U.S. News & World Report in

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, as an associate editor where he was responsible for covering personal technology. He then worked for Business Week in

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, and Washington, D.C., from 1993 to 1999. Here he was department editor and covered personal technology and personal finance. He presently works with ''USA Today''.

Publications

He has written a software book called ''Mac for Dummies''. Baig and his colleague Paul McFedries co-wrote a 2022 edition of "iPad and iPad Pro : For Dummies.

References

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