Giles Turnbull: professional profile
I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1995; freelance since 2000.
Areas of interest include computing, Mac OS X, cyberculture, web applications, productivity, low-cost computing, gadgets, digital photography, parenting, environmentalism, books, comedy, theatre, movies, science and weather.
UK national media:
Press Association (regular column), Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mirror, The Independent, The Scotsman, Irish News
Magazines:
MacUser, Macworld, PDA Essentials, Arena Homme Plus, Modern & Mature
Web writing:
The Morning News, Vitamin, BBC Online, BBC Webwise, Mac Devcenter, WriteTheWeb, O’Reilly Digital Media, thesite.org, Discovery Channel Online, Rising Slowly
UK regional media:
Newcastle Journal, Belfast Telegraph, Birmingham Post, Isle of Man Today, Inverness Courier, Manchester Evening News and many others
Speaking:
Writing for the web workshops and presentations for Wiltshire County Council and Informa
Consulting and copywriting:
Dopplr, YouCanDo Guides, Expectnation, Ashridge Consulting, Accenture, Gallomanor, Boson Media, Golden Gate Financial Services
Books:
Your Life in Web Apps (short ebook in DRM-free PDF format) (author); We’ve got blog (contributor); Mac OS X Hacks (contributor); iWork, The Missing Manual (technical reviewer)
Broadcasting:
I’ve appeared as a “technology pundit” on BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Wiltshire and others