About Me
As PCMag’s Executive Editor of Features and Special Projects, I basically help our amazing team of tech journalists tell top-tier stories about how technology is reshaping the world around us, and deliver advice on how best to navigate it.
My Areas of Expertise
In terms of writing and editing, my specialties are longform/serial storytelling and gonzo journalism. I have a habit of recklessly offering myself up as a test dummy if I smell even the slightest hint of a good first-person narrative. That’s how I ended up with RFID chips in my hands (more on that later).
When it comes to tech, I’m definitely a jack of all trades and a master of none. I’ve got a strong working knowledge of everything from semiconductors to Section 230, and I’ve reviewed just about every kind of tech product you can imagine—but I am by no means an expert on most topics. That being said, I'll happily talk your ear off about additive manufacturing, grid-scale energy storage, and rear suspension systems for mountain bikes.
Tech I Use
I spend most of my time working on a Mac desktop, trying to ignore an Android smartphone, and clacking away on a painstakingly customized mechanical keyboard. I’m also quite partial to my Audeze planar magnetic headphones, which I highly recommend to anyone with ears.
When I’m not working, you'll probably find me with my nose in a Kindle (the new 11th generation is nearly perfect IMO), designing/3D printing puzzle toys for my dog (Formlabs SLA printers FTW), or wandering around the woods with a Fujiifilm X-T30 taking macro shots of fungi and lichens. As a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, I also have a deep obsession with high-performance textiles (i.e. rain/snow jackets) and outdoor gear in general. If this whole tech journalism thing doesn’t work out, my fallback is being a floor associate at REI.
I also have two RFID chip implants that I use quite often. The one in my right hand is a 13.56MHz NFC chip that I use to unlock my desktop, store hard-to-remember passphrases, and share my contact info with a tap (it’s a great party trick!). The one in my left hand is a 125kHz T5577 RFID chip, which I use to store clones of my office/hotel keycards.
(Credit: René Ramos, Bob Al-Greene; Bondic, Elegoo, Flipper Devices, Panic, Redkey)
