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| '''Leo Laporte''' (born ], ]) is a technology ] and ]. He majored in ] at Yale University. | '''Leo Laporte''' (born ], ]) is a ] ] and ]. He majored in ] at Yale University and currently resides in California with his wife and two children. | ||
| He is currently the host of a technology-oriented ] show on station ] in southern ]. He also provides tech tips on ]'s daily show '']'' |
He is currently the host of a technology-oriented ] show on station ] in southern ]. He also provides tech tips on ] daily ] show '']'' and appears regularly on '']'' and '']''. Later this summer he will host a Canadian version of his former show '']'' on ]. He is also authoring a number of books to be released this fall, including ''Leo Laporte's 2005 Gadget Guide'' and ''Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo''. | ||
| Laporte has created, hosted, and contributed to a number of technology-oriented broadcasting projects, including ''Dvorak On Computers'', ''Laporte On Computers'', ''Internet!'', and ''The Personal Computing Show''. In 1997, he earned an ] for his work on ] ''The Site'', a daily hourlong newsmagazine. He created ''The Site'', to which he also contributed daily in the role of a ] ] named Dev Null. Most recently, he hosted ''The Screen Savers'' and '']'' on ], before TechTV merged with ] to become G4TechTV. | |||
| Laporte has written a number of technology books, including ''101 Computer Answers You Need to Know'' and, most recently, a series of "technology almanacs," including ''Leo Laporte's Technology Almanac'' and ''Poor Leo's Computer Almanac''. He's also contributed to a number of ], including ''Byte'', ''Infoworld'', ''MacUser'', and ''Access Magazine''. | |||
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Leo Laporte (born November 29, 1956) is a technology broadcaster and author. He majored in Chinese History at Yale University and currently resides in California with his wife and two children.
He is currently the host of a technology-oriented talk radio show on station KFI AM in southern California. He also provides tech tips on G4TechTV's daily television show The Screen Savers and appears regularly on Live with Regis and Kelly and ABC World News Now. Later this summer he will host a Canadian version of his former show Call For Help on G4TechTV Canada. He is also authoring a number of books to be released this fall, including Leo Laporte's 2005 Gadget Guide and Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo.
Laporte has created, hosted, and contributed to a number of technology-oriented broadcasting projects, including Dvorak On Computers, Laporte On Computers, Internet!, and The Personal Computing Show. In 1997, he earned an Emmy Award for his work on MSNBC's The Site, a daily hourlong newsmagazine. He created The Site, to which he also contributed daily in the role of a computer-generated character named Dev Null. Most recently, he hosted The Screen Savers and Call For Help on TechTV, before TechTV merged with G4 to become G4TechTV.
Laporte has written a number of technology books, including 101 Computer Answers You Need to Know and, most recently, a series of "technology almanacs," including Leo Laporte's Technology Almanac and Poor Leo's Computer Almanac. He's also contributed to a number of periodicals, including Byte, Infoworld, MacUser, and Access Magazine.