About Dan Moren

Dan is the East Coast Bureau Chief of Six Colors, where he covers Apple and other technology companies. You can also read his sci-fi novels, find him writing the Stay Foolish column at Macworld every week, or hear him on a wide variety of podcasts about technology and pop culture. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts with his family and a lot of books.

Prior to Six Colors, Dan was a senior editor at Macworld, a publication he worked at for the better part of a decade. He covered a ton of Apple events, reviewed several versions of iOS, and looked at way too many iPod cases. Since 2014, he’s been a freelance technology journalist, author, and podcaster.

You can email him at dan@sixcolors.com, find him on Twitter at @dmoren, or on Mastodon.

Dan’s books

In addition to writing about tech, Dan’s written several sci-fi novels in the Galactic Cold War series. Set a few hundred years in the future, it follows a team of covert operatives embroiled in espionage and intrigue against the backdrop of a cold war between two galactic superpowers.

The Caledonian Gambit: A covert operative and a washed-up pilot team up to track down a mysterious superweapon before it catapults the galaxy into open war.

The Bayern Agenda: When the Illyrican Empire takes an interest in the galaxy’s biggest bank, a team of Commonwealth covert operatives tries to stop a cold war from turning hot.

The Aleph Extraction: Aboard a notorious criminal syndicate’s luxurious starliner, Simon Kovalic and his team race to steal a mysterious artifact that could shift the balance of war.

The Nova Incident: The Galactic Cold War hits close to home, in more ways than one.

Dan’s podcasts

Oh so many podcasts. Too many, probably.

The Rebound: Dan, Lex Friedman, and John Moltz talk about tech topics (sometimes) with an irreverent bent.

Clockwise: A weekly tech roundtable hosted by Dan and Mikah Sargent, where two guests join to discuss four tech topics.

Biff!: Coverage of superhero TV shows, movies, and other media, especially the Marvel Cinematic Universe, by Dan, John Moltz, and Guy English.

Not Playing with Lex and Dan: Lex Friedman and Dan watch popular movies that most people have seen, but they haven’t.

Inconceivable!: A panel show written and hosted by Dan where two teams compete in nerdy trivia.

A Complicated Profession: Recaps of Star Wars TV series, hosted by Dan, Tony Sindelar, and K Benesh.

The Incomparable: A rotating panel show covering all facets of pop culture, and mothership of the eponymous network.

Total Party Kill: The Incomparable network’s actual play Dungeons & Dragon podcast, featuring a variety of different adventures.

NASA Vending Machine: Dan and Jason recap episodes of Apple TV+’s For All Mankind.