Tech Gadget Reviews: Expertise You Can Trust
I’ve been writing and editing things on the internets for about 15 years. Mostly, the content has been about technology and video games, with a nice side dish of mobile games and book reviews.
I currently freelance as a web dev author over at the Shopify blog and freelance for other similar places around the web (not bylined).
Before that, I was Editorial Director for Lifewire, a kickass instructional tech website that grew out of About.com and is now owned by DotDash Meredith People, Inc. I created and managed the News program at Lifewire for a couple of years, then moved over to Evergreen to help manage the massive corpus of how-to and service journalism there.
Before that, I worked as a tech news reporter for Engadget, a curriculum specialist for an online high school out of the University of Missouri, and I did page layouts for a local printed real estate book. I also contributed to a local printed alt-weekly, the Anchorage Press. I also edited and wrote for Scality, a data and cloud storage provider.
I edit things, too, though it’s tricky to show this off; editors rarely get the credit they deserve. I’ve got nothing but praise for the folks that have helped me present my best writing self and I strive to be that person for the writers I get to edit. I was the main Editor at 148Apps for a few years and have enjoyed watching all our writers grow into superstars (some even wrote with me at Lifewire).
I’ve also done a little PR work; I got my first taste this past July and August with the pros at Stride PR. I’ve also worked with the talented folks over at Novy Unlimited. I used to write mock reviews for them, too — it’s a nice way to provide developers with feedback from professional game reviewers before a real launch.
I’ve been working in the game/tech/writer space for a while now. I co-founded Games Are Evil and The Portable Gamer in 2008 and 2009, I was the Editor for the excellent mobile app site 148Apps for a good bit after that, moving to a full-time position at Apple-focused Cult of Mac. I also wrote book reviews for Shelf Awareness for a five-year period and contributed regularly to places like Chartboost, Folks, OpenStack, VentureBeat, Paste, and more.
I also do behind-the-scenes consulting for various gaming companies large and small. I can also copyedit/first-read novels for new authors. I ghostwrite various high-tech articles and can send examples upon request. Email me for details on either.
If you need to contact me (preferably to assign me some work), hit me up on Bluesky or email:
Rob LeFebvre 