, ▁M IN , ▁the ▁Western ▁Publications ▁Association , ▁and ▁other ▁organizations ; ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁technology ▁mag az ines ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁a ▁National ▁Magazine ▁Award . ▁ ▁Many ▁well ▁known ▁technology ▁writers ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁PC ▁World , ▁including ▁Steve ▁Bass , ▁Daniel ▁T yn an , ▁Christ ina ▁Wood , ▁John ▁C . ▁D vor ak , ▁Stephen ▁Man es , ▁Lincoln ▁Spect or , ▁Stewart ▁Als op , ▁David ▁Cour sey , ▁James ▁A . ▁Martin , ▁and ▁others . ▁Editor ial ▁leadership ▁has ▁included ▁Harry ▁Miller , ▁Richard ▁Land ry , ▁Eric ▁Kn orr , ▁Phil ▁Lem m ons , ▁C ath ry n ▁B ask in , ▁Kevin ▁Mc Ke an , ▁and ▁Harry ▁McC ra cken . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁PC ▁World s ▁number ▁of ▁paid ▁subscri ptions ▁reached ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 4 5 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁computing ▁magazine ▁with ▁a ▁month ly ▁release ▁schedule ▁to ▁hit ▁that ▁mark . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁show ▁Digital ▁Du o ▁was ▁slightly ▁re brand ed ▁and ▁rela unch ed ▁as ▁PC ▁World ' s ▁Digital ▁Du o , ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁ 2 6 ▁episodes . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁PC ▁World s ▁aud ited ▁rate ▁base ▁of ▁ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁made