Bill Machrone
Bill_Machrone@ziffdavis.com
Bill Machrone is vice president of technology at Ziff Davis Publishing and editorial director of the Interactive Media and Development Group. He joined Ziff Davis in May 1983 as technical editor of PC Magazine, became editor-in-chief in September of that year, and held that position for the next eight years, while adding the titles of publisher and publishing director. During his tenure, Machrone created the tough, labs-based comparison reviews that propelled PC Magazine to the forefront of the industry and made it the seventh-largest magazine in the United States. He pioneered numerous other innovations that have become standards in computer journalism, such as Service and Reliability Surveys, free utility software, benchmark tests, Suitability to Task ratings, and price/performance charts. Machrone also founded PC Magazine Labs and created the online service PC MagNet, which later expanded into ZDNet. In 1991, when Machrone was appointed vice president of technology, he founded ZD Labs in Foster City, California. He also worked on the launch team for Corporate Computing magazine, was the founding editor of Yahoo! Internet Life, and is working on several other development projects in conventional publishing and electronic media. Machrone has been a columnist for PC Magazine since 1983 and became a columnist for PC Week in 1993.
Recent Articles By Bill Machrone
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Optek Fretlight guitar 10 years, 11 months
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M-Audio GrooveLab 10 years, 11 months
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JVC HA-NC100 10 years, 11 months
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Turtle Beach Ear Force X51 10 years, 11 months
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Archos Gmini XS200 14 years, 8 months
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Archos PMA400 14 years, 8 months
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Dell Pocket DJ Digital Jukebox 15 years, 6 months
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Dell DJ 20 15 years, 6 months
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Dell DJ 30 15 years, 6 months
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Apple iPod Shuffle 15 years, 7 months
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Aliph Jawbone 17 years, 9 months
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CMS ABSplus 18 years, 5 months
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iriver H10 19 years
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The PC Subwoofer 19 years, 2 months
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GarageBand.com 19 years, 3 months
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Wrapping Up 19 years, 4 months
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Iomega Rev 70
The Iomega Rev 70 doubles the capacity of the company's fast, convenient removable-cartridge hard drive.
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Pandora.com
Tell Pandora one band you know you love, and it'll stream you hundreds more you don't know but will love.
19 years, 7 months -
Sony MDR-EX71 19 years, 8 months
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Voyetra Turtle Beach Noise Canceling Ear Buds 19 years, 11 months