James Gaskin
NetWare, NOS utilities and SOHO hardware and software
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James E. Gaskin writes books, articles, columns, and jokes about technology. As a network consultant in the Dallas area, Gaskin has helped scores of companies untangle their problems with NetWare, NetWare-to-Unix integration and Internet access.
As an author, Gaskin has helped people all over learn the technical issues about computers and networking, as well as how to better deal with the people sitting in front of those computers. Titles include:
- NetWare to Internet Gateways, Prentice Hall
- IntranetWare BorderManager, Sybex
- Mastering NetWare 6, Mastering NetWare 5.1, Mastering NetWare 5
- Poser's Guide to the Internet and WWW
- The Complete Guide to NetWare 4.11/IntranetWare, Sybex
- Corporate Politics and the Internet: Connection Without Controversy, Prentice Hall
You can reach him at james@gaskin.com.
Recent tests and articles by James Gaskin:
Regaining Control | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 31, 2008
One of the reasons I say Technology Is Broken is because computers do so many annoying and time wasting things. Well, they doing something annoying, and we have to waste time fixing them.
That's why 5 Smart Fixes for ...
Share Your Laptop Tricks | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 30, 2008
If you're one of those who live with their laptop, share one of your secrets. How do you disguise the laptop when traveling, or do you? Do you have any anti-theft tricks you can share?
Backup for laptops, especially ...
Buddy Bling | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 29, 2008
Social networks, primarily FaceBook and MySpace for the younger set, and LinkedIn for business people, seem to be growing faster than home foreclosure rates. That's a good thing, or at least it will be in ten years or ...
More Solid State Drive Info | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 28, 2008
This article copied over from MacWorld talks about the Solid State Disk (SSD) that's an option on the new MacBook Air. There's a little more depth than in the post I made 10 days ago.
The details about the new disk ...
Advice from Big IT | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 25, 2008
Big companies were once small, and small companies want to be big. Hence the advice from big company IT experts will help small companies. At least that's the idea behind the story “Big IT to small biz: Listen up, ...
New Vista Promises | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 24, 2008
Microsoft took their lumps from press and customers about Vista, something that happens with all their new operating systems. But they usually redeem themselves somewhat with the first Service Pack, called SP1. These ...
Donating Computers | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 23, 2008
What may be an old computer to you may be a treasure to someone else. Linda Musthaler lists some good donation options here, along with business steps for tracking and accounting for those donations.
Don't listen to ...
Another Wandering Laptop | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 21, 2008
Can you say Court Martial? The Royal Navy can, and has, about an officer who lost or let a valuable laptop be stolen. That laptop contained personal information on about 600,000 people, many of whom are not in the ...
Movie Fun | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 18, 2008
It's Friday, so let's lighten up and have a little fun. This story about the upcoming movie Jumper talks about teleportation and how MIT professors feel about it. As you would expect, the answer is not too exciting. ...
More Free Programs | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 17, 2008
PC World does another roundup in 14 Fantastic Freeware Finds for us. Do you ever wonder why programmers write programs for free? Sometimes they need to scratch an itch, and realize others may have that same itch. ...
Thin and Solid State | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 16, 2008
First CES, the giant Consumer Electronics Show, then MacWorld, starts each new year off with a trade show bang. It's hard to tell which one generates more excitement, although MacFans eagerly flock to San Francisco ...
Personal Disaster Recovery | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 14, 2008
My in-laws returned from church Sunday to find visitors waiting: four fire trucks. Their home and contents are a complete loss, including computers. Financial records of all kinds are gone or damaged. We haven't been ...
Collaboration Can Be Chaotic | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 11, 2008
Computers are logical and do what they're told, but people don't. Collaboration projects at work fail not because of the technical tools, but because of management heavy-handedness or poor planning. This article ...
Ultra Mobile PC Report | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 10, 2008
PCWorld has a nice story from CES called The UMPC: Still Evolving! Still Pointless! Why? Because Windows running on a pocketable device means a small screen and tiny keyboard. How can you treat that like a PC?
The ...
Year of Linux Desktops? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 09, 2008
Once again, it's the year of the Linux Desktop. Actually, it might be the eighth Year of Linux Desktops, because I stopped counting. However, I have shifted my main work machine from one running Windows XP to two ...
100 Million Vista Users? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 07, 2008
Bill Gates, during his annual opening speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, claimed there are now 100 million Vista users. According to this story in ComputerWorld, he didn't offer any details ...
Hello Houston | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 03, 2008
Next Tuesday, January 8th, I'll be speaking to the NSTA (National Space and Technology Association) at their lunch meeting (details here). The meeting is at the Canyon Cafe, 5000 Westheimer Road (across from Galleria ...
Process or Technology? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 19, 2007
A few readers thought my post yesterday (New Mantra for Technology) was too anti-technology. I don't see it that way, but in case I wasn't clear, let me elaborate.
The important point is to really understand the job ...
New Mantra for Technology | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 18, 2007
My new mantra for choosing technology is Define Your Process Then Pick Your Tools. These seven words can help many of us avoid mistakes and get more bang for our technology buck.
Picking your tools then starting to ...
All Purpose Laptops | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 17, 2007
If you can't decide whether you need the lightest laptop for travel or the most powerful laptop for desktop replacement, check out PCWorld's Top 10 All-Purpose Laptop list. Right now the prices range from $900 to $ ...
Pre-inventory Stealing | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 14, 2007
This article about an employees stealing millions in computer gear from work and reselling it on eBay should wake up small and medium businesses immediately. Right now may be the best time for your products and office ...
Holiday Gift Guides | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 13, 2007
I'm sure you already went through Keith Shaw's 2007 Cool Yule Tools, but you may want to check out what PCWorld has to say about goodies in their Holiday Gift Guide. After all, you can't really have too many toys, can ...
Managing Difficult Users | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 12, 2007
Continuing our investigation of user types, let's look at five types ComputerWorld calls "users you meet in Hell." Strong words, but as your company grows and you do more technical support, you'll probably add a few ...
Free Airport WiFi Cautions | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 10, 2007
Kudos to the Denver International Airport for converting their paid WiFi network access from a paid model to an advertising supported model (read details here). Unfortunately, the free WiFi network gets 10 times more ...
Stupid Disk Tricks | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 07, 2007
Isn't it nice to know your data mistakes aren't the ones clipped to the bulletin board at support organizations? Do you really want to be famous because you're a scientist yet drilled a hole in a hard disk casing and ...
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