Dan Tynan - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Dan Tynan

Article | 7/05/2008 Five ways to build your virtual office

When it comes to running a business, our feet are firmly on the ground but our data and software are increasingly in the cloud. My burgeoning media em...

Article | 31/03/2008 5 ways to defend and enhance your Google reputation

Ensure the Net doesn't ruin your life... or career

Article | 26/03/2008 The 10 most disruptive technology combinations

If there's one thing the digital revolution has taught us, it's that we shouldn't get too attached to anything. Technology has a way of seizing long-h...

Article | 6/03/2008 Five Ways to Defend Your Online Reputation

True or false, the information people find about you on the Web can have a big impact on your life. Here are five techniques to make sure that what pe...

Article | 30/01/2008 Gadget FreakAuto Technology: Same Gear, New Services

You may drive a sporty new car with the latest in gizmotronics, but to your kids (and grandkids) it will look like a Stanley Steamer. At last November...

Article | 5/12/2007 The Technology Coming to a Gadget Near You

When it comes to the "next big thing," I'm usually pretty skeptical. (It's from all those years I've spent trying to get gear to work as advertised.) ...

Article | 4/12/2007 Five Ways to Share Music Without Getting Sued

Don't want to sing "I Fought the RIAA and the RIAA Won?" These five services will keep you entertained and out of court.

Article | 19/04/2007 The 20 most annoying tech products

Some things are annoying by their very nature -- spam, your in-laws, comedians. But when the annoyances stem from stuff you've paid for or products yo...

Article | 24/12/2005 The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

Here's PC World's official (and entirely idiosyncratic) list of the top tech gadgets of the last half century.

Article | 26/05/2006 The 25 worst tech products of all time

At PC World, we spend most of our time talking about products that make your life easier or your work more productive. But it's the lousy ones that li...