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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Leo Laporte</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photograph of Leo Laporte's head and shoulders. 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There is a black background and Leo is smiling." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg/220px-Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg/330px-Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg/440px-Leo_Laporte_27_September_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1452" data-file-height="1906" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Laporte pictured in 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1956-11-29</span>) </span>November 29, 1956<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 67)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>TV and radio presenter</li><li>podcaster</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">Founding <a href="/wiki/TWiT.tv" title="TWiT.tv">TWiT.tv</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Notable credits</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Screen_Savers" title="The Screen Savers">The Screen Savers</a></i> (1998–2004)</li><li><i>Call for Help</i> (1998–2001; 2003–2007)</li><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tech_Guy" title="The Tech Guy">The Tech Guy</a></i> (2004-2022)</li><li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Week_in_Tech" title="This Week in Tech">This Week in Tech</a></i> (since 2005)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data">Internet! (PBS), The Site (MSNBC), Call for Help (ZDTV/TechTV), The Screen Savers (ZDTV/TechTV)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Jennifer Laporte (divorced)</li><li>Lisa Laporte (<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2015</span>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://leo.fm">leo<wbr />.fm</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2071994#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Leo Laporte</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ɔːr/: 'ar' in 'war'">ɔːr</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/</a></span></span>; born November 29, 1956)<sup id="cite_ref-TechGuy_1849_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechGuy_1849-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the former host of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tech_Guy" title="The Tech Guy">The Tech Guy</a></i> weekly radio show<sup id="cite_ref-Leo_Premiere_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leo_Premiere-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and founder of <a href="/wiki/TWiT.tv" title="TWiT.tv">TWiT.tv</a>, an Internet <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a> network focusing on technology. He is also a former <a href="/wiki/TechTV" title="TechTV">TechTV</a> technology host (1998–2008) and a technology author. On November 19, 2022, actor, writer, musician, and comedian <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a> called into Laporte's radio show to announce Leo's retirement from <i>The Tech Guy</i> radio show.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Laporte's last new radio show was December 18, 2022 with reruns for the remainder of the year. Rich DeMuro later appeared on the show to announce that he will be taking over in January with a weekly show, recorded on Saturdays, called "Rich On Tech."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Laporte&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Laporte was born in New York City,<sup id="cite_ref-Leo_G4_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leo_G4-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the son of geologist Leo F. Laporte. He studied Chinese history at <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a> before dropping out in his junior year to pursue a career in radio broadcasting,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where his early on-air names were Dave Allen and Dan Hayes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He began his association with computers with his first home computer, an <a href="/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computers" title="Atari 8-bit computers">Atari 400</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Leo_G4_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leo_G4-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1984 he owned a <a href="/wiki/Mac_(computer)" title="Mac (computer)">Macintosh</a> and wrote a software review for <a href="/wiki/Byte_(magazine)" title="Byte (magazine)">Byte magazine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_and_radio">Television and radio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Laporte&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Television and radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Laporte has worked on technology-related broadcasting projects, including <i>Dvorak on Computers</i> in January 1991 (co-hosted with technology writer <a href="/wiki/John_C._Dvorak" title="John C. Dvorak">John C. Dvorak</a>), and <i>Laporte on Computers</i> on <a href="/wiki/KGO_(AM)" title="KGO (AM)">KGO Radio</a> and <a href="/wiki/KSFO_(AM)" class="mw-redirect" title="KSFO (AM)">KSFO</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1997, Laporte was awarded a Northern California <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Awards" title="Emmy Awards">Emmy</a> for his role as <a href="/wiki/Dev_Null" title="Dev Null">Dev Null</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Motion-capture_acting" title="Motion-capture acting">motion capture</a> character on the <a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Site" title="The Site">The Site</a></i>. </p><p>In 1998, Laporte created and co-hosted <i><a href="/wiki/The_Screen_Savers" title="The Screen Savers">The Screen Savers</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-zd_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zd-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the original version of <i>Call for Help</i> on the cable and satellite network <a href="/wiki/ZDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDTV">ZDTV</a> (later <i><a href="/wiki/TechTV" title="TechTV">TechTV</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Laporte hosted the daily television show <i>The Lab with Leo Laporte</i>, recorded in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, Canada. The program was formerly known as <i>Call for Help</i> when it was recorded in the US and <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, Canada. The series aired on <a href="/wiki/G4_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="G4 (Canada)">G4 Canada</a>, on the <a href="/wiki/HOW_TO_Channel" title="HOW TO Channel">HOW TO Channel</a> in Australia, on several of Canada's <a href="/wiki/City_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (TV network)">Citytv</a> affiliates, and on <a href="/wiki/Google_Video" title="Google Video">Google Video</a>. On March 5, 2008, Laporte confirmed on <i>net@nite</i> that <i>The Lab with Leo Laporte</i><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had been canceled by <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Communications" title="Rogers Communications">Rogers Communications</a>. The <a href="/wiki/HOW_TO_Channel" title="HOW TO Channel">HOW TO Channel</a> did not air the remaining episodes after it was announced the show had been canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-vapor1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vapor1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vapor2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vapor2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He hosted, until December 2022, a weekend technology-oriented <a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">talk radio</a> program show titled <i>Leo Laporte: <a href="/wiki/The_Tech_Guy" title="The Tech Guy">The Tech Guy</a></i>. The show, started on <a href="/wiki/KFI_AM_640" class="mw-redirect" title="KFI AM 640">KFI AM 640</a> (Los Angeles), was syndicated through <a href="/wiki/Premiere_Radio_Networks" class="mw-redirect" title="Premiere Radio Networks">Premiere Radio Networks</a>. Laporte appeared on Friday mornings on KFI with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Handel" title="Bill Handel">Bill Handel</a>, and previously on such shows as <i><a href="/wiki/Showbiz_Tonight" title="Showbiz Tonight">Showbiz Tonight</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-ShowBizTonight_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShowBizTonight-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Live_with_Kelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Live with Kelly">Live with Kelly</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Regis&Kelly_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regis&Kelly-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/World_News_Now" title="World News Now">World News Now</a></i>. </p><p>He holds an <a href="/wiki/Amateur_radio" title="Amateur radio">amateur radio</a> license, W6TWT. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Laporte&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Laporte has written technology-oriented books including: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin refbegin-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 20em"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSmithLaporte1995" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Gina_Smith_(author)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gina Smith (author)">Smith, Gina</a>; — (1 March 1995). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/101computeranswe00smit"><i>101 Computer Answers You Need To Know</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff-Davis Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1562763398" title="Special:BookSources/978-1562763398"><bdi>978-1562763398</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/95159818">95159818</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/32516630">32516630</a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL873902M">873902M</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 December</span> 2021</span> – via <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=101+Computer+Answers+You+Need+To+Know&rft.pub=Ziff-Davis+Press&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F32516630&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F95159818&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL873902M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-1562763398&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Gina&rft.au=Laporte%2C+Leo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2F101computeranswe00smit&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporteBranwyn2004" class="citation book cs1">—; <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Branwyn" title="Gareth Branwyn">Branwyn, Gareth</a> (1 October 2004). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/leolaportesguide0000bran"><i>Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo</i></a></span>. Indianapolis, IN: <a href="/wiki/Pearson_Education" title="Pearson Education">Que Publishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0789731951" title="Special:BookSources/978-0789731951"><bdi>978-0789731951</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2004107054">2004107054</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/57086528">57086528</a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3314839M">3314839M</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 January</span> 2022</span> – via <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Leo+Laporte%27s+Guide+to+TiVo&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+IN&rft.pub=Que+Publishing&rft.date=2004-10-01&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F57086528&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F2004107054&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL3314839M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-0789731951&rft.aulast=Laporte&rft.aufirst=Leo&rft.au=Branwyn%2C+Gareth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fleolaportesguide0000bran&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporteStauffer2004" class="citation book cs1">—; Stauffer, Todd (8 November 2004). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/leolaportes2005mac00lapo"><i>Leo Laporte's 2005 Mac Gadget Guide</i></a></span>. Indianapolis, IN: <a href="/wiki/Pearson_Education" title="Pearson Education">Que Publishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0789731746" title="Special:BookSources/978-0789731746"><bdi>978-0789731746</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2004107074">2004107074</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/56658424">56658424</a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3314849M">3314849M</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 December</span> 2021</span> – via <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Leo+Laporte%27s+2005+Mac+Gadget+Guide&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+IN&rft.pub=Que+Publishing&rft.date=2004-11-08&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F56658424&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F2004107074&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL3314849M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-0789731746&rft.aulast=Laporte&rft.aufirst=Leo&rft.au=Stauffer%2C+Todd&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fleolaportes2005mac00lapo&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporteStauffer2005" class="citation book cs1">—; Stauffer, Todd (1 August 2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/leolaportesguide0000lapo"><i>Leo Laporte's Guide to Mac<span class="nowrap"> </span>OS<span class="nowrap"> </span>X Tiger</i></a></span>. Indianapolis, IN: <a href="/wiki/Pearson_Education" title="Pearson Education">Que Publishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0789733931" title="Special:BookSources/978-0789733931"><bdi>978-0789733931</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2005922649">2005922649</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/60320459">60320459</a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8157794M">8157794M</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 January</span> 2022</span> – via <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Leo+Laporte%27s+Guide+to+Mac%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E+%3C%2Fspan%3EOS%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E+%3C%2Fspan%3EX+Tiger&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+IN&rft.pub=Que+Publishing&rft.date=2005-08-01&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F60320459&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F2005922649&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL8157794M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-0789733931&rft.aulast=Laporte&rft.aufirst=Leo&rft.au=Stauffer%2C+Todd&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fleolaportesguide0000lapo&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporteSoper2005" class="citation book cs1">—; Soper, Mark Edward (September 1, 2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/leolaportespchel00leol"><i>Leo Laporte's PC Help Desk</i></a></span>. Indianapolis, IN: <a href="/wiki/Pearson_Education" title="Pearson Education">Que Publishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0789733948" title="Special:BookSources/978-0789733948"><bdi>978-0789733948</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2005924991">2005924991</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/62382528">62382528</a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8157795M">8157795M</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 1,</span> 2022</span> – via <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Leo+Laporte%27s+PC+Help+Desk&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+IN&rft.pub=Que+Publishing&rft.date=2005-09-01&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F62382528&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F2005924991&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL8157795M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-0789733948&rft.aulast=Laporte&rft.aufirst=Leo&rft.au=Soper%2C+Mark+Edward&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fleolaportespchel00leol&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBacon2009" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jono_Bacon" title="Jono Bacon">Bacon, Jono</a> (27 August 2009). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ArtOfCommunitySecondEdition/page/n15/mode/2up">"Foreword from the First Edition"</a></span>. <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ArtOfCommunitySecondEdition"><i>The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Theory in Practice)</i></a></span>. Foreword by Leo Laporte (Second ed.). <a href="/wiki/O%27Reilly_Media" title="O'Reilly Media">O'Reilly Media</a>. pp. ix–x. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0596156718" title="Special:BookSources/978-0596156718"><bdi>978-0596156718</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2010277242">2010277242</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/804515247">804515247</a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24194264M">24194264M</a> – via <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Foreword+from+the+First+Edition&rft.btitle=The+Art+of+Community%3A+Building+the+New+Age+of+Participation+%28Theory+in+Practice%29&rft.pages=ix-x&rft.edition=Second&rft.pub=O%27Reilly+Media&rft.date=2009-08-27&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F804515247&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F2010277242&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL24194264M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-0596156718&rft.aulast=Bacon&rft.aufirst=Jono&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2FArtOfCommunitySecondEdition%2Fpage%2Fn15%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <p>He has published a yearly series of technology almanacs: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316"><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><i>Leo Laporte's Technology Almanac</i></li> <li><i>Poor Leo's Computer Almanac</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0768654920" title="Special:BookSources/0768654920">0768654920</a></li> <li><i>Leo Laporte's 2006 Technology Almanac</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0789733978" title="Special:BookSources/0789733978">0789733978</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Laporte announced in October 2006 that he would not renew his contract with <a href="/wiki/Que_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Que Publishing">Que Publishing</a>, and had retired from publishing books. </p><p>In 2008, Laporte did a voice narration of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lang" title="Andrew Lang">Andrew Lang</a>'s fable <i><a href="/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood#Later_versions" title="Little Red Riding Hood">The True History of Little Golden-hood</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from <a href="/wiki/Audible.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Audible.com">Audible (Amazon)</a>, a sponsor.<sup id="cite_ref-TWiT152_20080721_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TWiT152_20080721-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Podcasting">Podcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Laporte&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Podcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Laporte owns and operates a <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a> network, <a href="/wiki/TWiT.tv" title="TWiT.tv">TWiT.tv</a> with his wife<sup id="cite_ref-MarriedLisa_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarriedLisa-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lisa Laporte. Before the expansion to new facilities in 2011, Laporte said TWiT earned <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$1.5</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>million (equivalent to $2,030,000 in 2023) annually on a production cost of <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$350,000</span> (equivalent to $474,000 in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2012 <a href="/wiki/Reddit" title="Reddit">Reddit</a> posting, he commented that revenue was approaching <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$4</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>million (equivalent to $5,420,000 in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-Leo_Laporte_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leo_Laporte-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The TWiT studios are located in <a href="/wiki/Petaluma,_California" title="Petaluma, California">Petaluma</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-zd_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zd-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where Laporte lives.<sup id="cite_ref-eastside_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eastside-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leo_Laporte&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-TechGuy_1849-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TechGuy_1849_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporte2021" class="citation podcast cs1">— (December 4, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1849">"The Tech Guy #1849"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/TWiT.tv" title="TWiT.tv">TWiT.tv</a></i> (Podcast). Event occurs at 17:37<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 31,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Tech+Guy+%231849&rft.date=2021-12-04&rft.aulast=Laporte&rft.aufirst=Leo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwit.tv%2Fshows%2Fthe-tech-guy%2Fepisodes%2F1849&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Leo_Premiere-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Leo_Premiere_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211110134047/https://www.premierenetworks.com/shows/leo-laporte-tech-guy">"Leo Laporte, Your Go-To Gadget Guy"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Premiere_Networks" title="Premiere Networks">Premiere Networks</a></i>. n.d. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premierenetworks.com/shows/leo-laporte-tech-guy">the original</a> on November 10, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 3,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Premiere+Networks&rft.atitle=Leo+Laporte%2C+Your+Go-To+Gadget+Guy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premierenetworks.com%2Fshows%2Fleo-laporte-tech-guy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporte" class="citation web cs1">Laporte, Lisa. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twit.tv/posts/inside-twit/secret-out">"The Secret Is Out!"</a>. <i>TWiT.tv</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 21,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TWiT.tv&rft.atitle=The+Secret+Is+Out%21&rft.aulast=Laporte&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwit.tv%2Fposts%2Finside-twit%2Fsecret-out&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premierenetworks.com/shows/rich-tech">"Rich on Tech | Premiere Networks"</a>. <i>www.premierenetworks.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 21,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.premierenetworks.com&rft.atitle=Rich+on+Tech+%7C+Premiere+Networks&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premierenetworks.com%2Fshows%2Frich-tech&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Leo_G4-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Leo_G4_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Leo_G4_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060926020523/http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/6296/Focus_On_Leo.html">"Focus On: Leo"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/G4_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="G4 (U.S. TV channel)">G4</a></i>. n.d. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/6296/Focus_On_Leo.html">the original</a> on September 26, 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 1,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=G4&rft.atitle=Focus+On%3A+Leo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.g4tv.com%2Ftechtvvault%2Ffeatures%2F6296%2FFocus_On_Leo.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchwartzman2005" class="citation podcast cs1">Schwartzman, Eric (1 September 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ericschwartzman.com/on-the-record-online-with-leo-laporte-of-this-week-in-tech/">"How to Pitch Leo Laporte of TWiT"</a>. <i>On the Record Online Podcast</i> (Podcast)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 December</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+to+Pitch+Leo+Laporte+of+TWiT&rft.date=2005-09-01&rft.aulast=Schwartzman&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericschwartzman.com%2Fon-the-record-online-with-leo-laporte-of-this-week-in-tech%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeo+Laporte" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">TwitLive Broadcast, after hours, 9 December 2008</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaporte1984" class="citation magazine cs1">Laporte, Leo (1 December 1984). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-12/page/n497/mode/2up?view=theater">"Habadex on Apple's Macintosh"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Byte_(magazine)" title="Byte (magazine)">Byte</a></i>. 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