Keith Shaw

Senior Editor, Programming Director

Keith Shaw is Programming Director at Network World, responsible for multimedia strategy (videos, podcasts, chat events). In addition, he writes the Cool Tools column, which looks at personal technology, gizmos, gadgets and other fun stuff. You can reach Keith at kshaw@nww.com.

In addition, Shaw is the editor of the DEMOletter newsletter/blog, coordinating the weekly publication of articles for the DEMO community of demonstrators, sponsors, attendees and media members. He also assists the features department in a variety of print and Web site projects. He has moderated several events for the Network World Events group, including Technology Tours on wireless LANs and Messaging/Spam. In 2004 he won an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Sept. 15, 2003 article, Spam in the Wild.

Shaw has been at Network World since December 1999. Before joining Network World, he worked at Computerworld for three years in several editing and production positions. He has been a journalist for more than 17 years, with experience at many daily newspapers. He has vast experience in writing, editing and design. He holds a bachelor's degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University.

kshaw@nww.com (508) 490-6527 Fax: (508) 490-6438

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Recent articles by Shaw

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360)
Nov. 17, 2008
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360) By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/17/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $59.95 Product Web site Description: I've been a comic ...

When good employees turn eeeevil...
Nov. 14, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss how the economy could mean more insider attacks, whether they have a work spouse, and why a camel can make better football picks than they can.

BlackBerry Bold hits speed bumps
Nov. 13, 2008
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 with AT&T service, the first BlackBerry to support HSPDA high-speed wireless networks, has a redesigned interface that is easy to use, and adds applications such as a music player, digital ...

Mio Knight Rider GPS
Nov. 10, 2008
Mio Knight Rider GPS By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $269 Product Web site Description: GPS units have become pretty boring ...

Verbatim PhotoSave DVDs
Nov. 10, 2008
Verbatim PhotoSave DVDs By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $10 (for 5-pack) Product Web site Description: If you've got a lot of ...

Seagate FreeAgent XTreme external hard drive
Nov. 10, 2008
Seagate FreeAgent XTreme external hard drive By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $229.99 (for 1TB); $279.99 (for 1.5TB) Product Web ...

Altec Lansing inMotion MAX Premium Portable Stereo
Nov. 10, 2008
Altec Lansing inMotion MAX Premium Portable Stereo By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $199.95 Product Web site Description: Most ...

Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device
Nov. 10, 2008
Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.5 stars Price: $359 Product Web site Description: The Kindle came out ...

Keith Shaw's rock and roll fantasy
Nov. 10, 2008
Cool gadgets are back. A year after the iPhone overshadowed everything else, consumer electronics manufacturers have kicked it up a notch — this year's offerings in the high-tech holiday gift space are rockin.'

Apple iPhone 3G
Nov. 10, 2008
Apple iPhone 3G By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 5 stars Price: $199 (for 8GB); $299 (for 16GB) Product Web site Description: I've already ...

Memorex LapOffice
Nov. 10, 2008
Memorex LapOffice By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3 stars Price: $34.99 Product Web site Description: The LapOffice is like a giant pillow ...

Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive
Nov. 10, 2008
Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $199.99 (for 500 GB model) Product Web site ...

Toshiba 400GB Portable External Hard Drive
Nov. 10, 2008
Toshiba 400GB Portable External Hard Drive By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.5 stars Price: $179.99 Product Web site Description: With other ...

Hammer Storage morespace drive (500GB)
Nov. 10, 2008
Hammer Storage morespace drive (500GB) By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $92.99 Product Web site Description: Seriously, that ...

Belkin Laptop CoolStrip
Nov. 10, 2008
Belkin Laptop CoolStrip By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3 stars Price: $19.99 Product Web site Description: There are plenty of notebook ...

Slingbox Pro-HD
Nov. 10, 2008
Slingbox Pro-HD By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3 stars Price: $299.99 Product Web site Description: Like the original Slingbox, the new HD ...

Beamz
Nov. 10, 2008
Beamz By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $399.95 Product Web site Description: The Beamz is a W-shaped device that you connect via ...

Primera Rent and Rip
Nov. 10, 2008
Primera Rent and Rip By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $299 per week Product Web site Description: Primera has come up with a ...

Audio-technica QuietPoint active noise-canceling headphones
Nov. 10, 2008
Audio-technica QuietPoint active noise-canceling headphones By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $169.95 Product Web site ...

Griffin Simplifi
Nov. 10, 2008
Griffin Simplifi By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $69.99 Product Web site Description: My desk is a complete mess, containing ...

Brother P-Touch PT-7600 Industrial Labeling Tool
Nov. 10, 2008
Brother P-Touch PT-7600 Industrial Labeling Tool By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.5 stars Price: $199.99 Product Web site Description: I don' ...

Audio Bone Ear-Free listening headphones
Nov. 10, 2008
Audio Bone Ear-Free listening headphones By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3 stars Price: $189 Product Web site Description: At first glance, I ...

Kensington Ci95 wireless mouse with nano receiver
Nov. 10, 2008
Kensington Ci95 wireless mouse with nano receiver By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule rating: 3 stars Price: $39.99 Product Web site Description: A big ...

Amzer iPhone cases
Nov. 10, 2008
Amzer iPhone cases By Keith Shaw and Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.75 stars Price: $8.95 (fommy.com); Snap On Case: $9.95 Product Web site ...

Belkin RockStar
Nov. 10, 2008
Belkin RockStar By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $19.99 Product Web site Description: This star-shaped device includes five ...