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

Copy (or erase) lots of data to USB, fast
Nov. 21, 2008
This rectangular device looks like an old-school cable set-top box or video game console, with 15 USB slots arranged in three rows.

Killing liches is hard work
Nov. 21, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about how to protect corporate data during layoffs, why they they are moving to Romania and try to figure out why Google hates the British.

BT-200 headset beats the noise (mostly)
Nov. 19, 2008
I'd love to have the great noise cancellation features on a device that fits my ear better and is somewhat stylish. I'm not talking about fashion-model style, just something that won't make me look like I should be ...

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 ...

Getting Digi With It
Nov. 28, 2008

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 ...

Samsung S3 (YP-S3) portable multimedia player
Nov. 10, 2008
Samsung S3 (YP-S3) portable multimedia player By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $79.99 (Amazon.com) 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Black and Decker TLD100 Thermal leak Detector
Nov. 10, 2008
Black and Decker TLD100 Thermal leak Detector By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: Price: $39.99 Product Web site Description: This cool gadget is ...

Logitech Squeezebox Boom Network Music System
Nov. 10, 2008
Logitech Squeezebox Boom Network Music System By Keith Shaw , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $299.99 Product Web site Description: The ...