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 a Managing Editor at Revision 3 where he is hosting Systm and Tekzilla. 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 Extreme iPod 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.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 family.He is married to a librarian and likes to read mystery novels. His wife gave birth to their son, Shamus, in October 2007. 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.