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Keith Shaw
Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw

Senior Editor, Programming Director

Network World, Inc.

Keith Shaw is Programming Director at Network World, responsible for multimedia strategy (videos, podcasts, chat events). In addition, he writes the Cool Tools column, which looks at personal technology, gizmos, gadgets and other fun stuff. You can reach Keith at kshaw@nww.com.

In addition, Shaw is the editor of the DEMOletter newsletter/blog, coordinating the weekly publication of articles for the DEMO community of demonstrators, sponsors, attendees and media members. He also assists the features department in a variety of print and Web site projects. He has moderated several events for the Network World Events group, including Technology Tours on wireless LANs and Messaging/Spam. In 2004 he won an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Sept. 15, 2003 article, Spam in the Wild.

Shaw has been at Network World since December 1999. Before joining Network World, he worked at Computerworld for three years in several editing and production positions. He has been a journalist for more than 17 years, with experience at many daily newspapers. He has vast experience in writing, editing and design. He holds a bachelor's degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University.

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Recent articles by Keith Shaw

Dualie combines hard drive, iPod/iPhone dock

February 03, 2010

The Dualie, by Buffalo Technology, lets users have one device that enables them connect a portable hard drive to their computer, and synchronize/recharge their iPhone or iPod at the same time.

Grandstream makes the desk phone more fun

January 13, 2010

The GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone, by Grandstream Networks, features a tiny built-in Webcam and a color display as well as your typical numeric keypad.

Will the litl make it big?

December 16, 2009

The litl is meant to be an Internet computer (or "Webbook"), accessing its applications across the Internet with no hard drive or optical drive.

It's an app world after all

December 02, 2009

The success of Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch has generated app stores from other smartphone makers, but the concept of downloadable applications that can be put onto a device has spread to other products. For example, Logitech's Squeezebox Radio lets users download additional apps that connect them to streaming media services such as Pandora and Slacker.

Holiday Gift Ideas: Portable Entertainment

November 16, 2009

Hard as it is to believe, there are other gift ideas in the portable entertainment space other than the iPod. Here are some reviews of some things we've tried over the past few months:

Holiday gift guide 2009

November 16, 2009

The holidays are here, and it's time to rock! With more than 100 products to choose from, let us take you on a journey through our favorite personal technology products and gift ideas for the rock star techie on your list. From phones to computers to the hottest video games, we've got a bunch of great gift ideas. Please peruse and share with friends and family!

Holiday Gift Ideas: Storage

November 16, 2009

The more digital content that we create (music, photos, movies, etc.) and the more we want to share it with others, the more likely it is we'll need some place to store it. You might be looking at digital cameras or music players on your holiday list, but just as important is storage that helps you keep the content stored or created with those gadgets safe and sound. Here are some storage products and concepts we liked:

Holiday gift ideas: PCs and notebooks galore

November 16, 2009

The October release of Windows 7 helped unleash a slew of new notebook and desktop systems upon the world, and the good reviews for the operating system helps ensure that this holiday season will see lots of people upgrading their older systems for new ones. Plus, the low price of netbooks means that people can get some computers without breaking the bank ¿ always good in a recession. Here are some systems that we liked playing with over the past few months:

Holiday gift ideas: Getting Digi With It

November 16, 2009

This is the second year of this category, featuring devices and services that let you "get digi with it" ¿ or rather digitizing your old analog content. From old music to old movies, if you have boxes of old content, you¿ll need the latest gear to help bring that content into the digital age.

Holiday gift ideas: cell phones, smartphones and accessories

November 16, 2009

One of the most popular categories of device over the past few years has been the cell phone and smart phone. This year, in particular, saw an explosion of smartphone devices, with every major carrier having at least one, if not many, smart phone offering.