PATRICK NORTON

'Patrick Norton' (born June 26 1970, Urbana, Illinois) was co-host and managing editor of ''The Screen Savers'', an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast.
Norton is currently working for Revision 3 where he is hosting Systm and is working on a new program that is yet to be announced. Norton first confirmed his employment with Revision 3 on TWiT episode 110 at 58:52 (The popular Netcast hosted by friend Leo Laporte). Prior, he was the host of the IPTV show ''DL.TV'' up to episode 188, as well as an editor for ExtremeTech. He claimed on an episode of dl.tv his official job title was 'head of podcasts' for Ziff Davis Media. Prior to joining TechTV, Norton tested products and wrote for ''PC Magazine'', ''Computer Shopper'', and ''InfoWorld''.
He also wrote for ExtremeiPod before it was taken down in the wake of pressure from Apple over the use of the word "iPod". He also ran the hardware reviews section of ''Windows Sources'' magazine. Patrick cut his technical teeth on Osborne and Kaypro CP/M systems in the early 1980s.

Contents

History

Personal

Media

Trivia

References

External links

History

Norton grew up in the Midwest, but considers the Jersey Shore his home. He graduated from Pace University in New York City with a major in English literature. He currently lives in San Francisco, California with his wife, who is expecting their first child in October 2007.

Personal

He is married to a librarian and likes to read mystery novels. He also enjoys racing sailboats, off-road racing (he is typically absent during the week of the Baja 1000) and snowboarding, and spends as much free time as possible at his oceanfront home with a surfboard or kayak. While he no longer plays bass guitar in a punk rock band, he does dote upon his massive collection of over 700 compact discs.
Aside from his love of music, he is also known for his love of sledgehammers, ''Flogging Molly'', and kilts, which he has worn on numerous episodes of ''The Screen Savers'' and DL.TV. He is a recovering alcoholic, claiming on an episode of DL.TV that he started drinking at age 16. He has come out in favor of Net Neutrality.

Media

Norton co-hosted an Internet videocast with Robert Heron called ''DL.TV'' which covers a wide range of technology related topics and is streamed live twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Norton has created a big fan base that is still delighted with his work as a technology guru. He announced on August 2, 2007 that he will no longer be the host of DL.TV in favor of a new job and a chance to be with his wife who was due to give birth to their first child in mid October 2007. Norton has confirmed that he is now employed by the IPTV company Revision 3, (he confirmed this on the ''This Week in Tech podcast, episode 110 for August 20, 2007'').
Norton also co-hosted a weekly podcast with Jim Louderback, the current CEO for Revision 3, called What's New Now. This podcast is no longer being produced, the final episode having been produced May 15, 2007.
He also appears on the weekly podcast ''This Week in Tech'' (a.k.a. TWiT) along with several other former members of TechTV, including Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, John C. Dvorak, and former DL.TV co-host Robert Heron. Patrick currently co-hosts episodes of Systm, a technology how-to video podcast, for Revision3.

Trivia

★ Norton was spotted by Google Maps' Street View, jaywalking in front of Ziff Davis headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

★ On an episode of This Week In Tech, Norton described the band, Thievery Corporation, as 'a punk band - like black flag'.

★ On an episode of Infected by Martin Sargent, Sargent states that Patrick Norton is his 'anti-drug'.

References

External links

★ Patrick Norton's blog (not updated)

★ Patrick Norton's RSS feed

★ ''DL.TV''

★ ''This Week in Tech''

★ ''Revision3''

★ ''Systm''

★ What's New Now Podcast