Documents

The Overview

Contrary to what it may appear, I was never a full-time writer until I 'retired' c. 2010. Prior to that, though I wrote incessantly starting around 1983, writing was an adjunct to my technical consulting and seminars. So, in the 1992 to 2001 period, which is when I did a bulk of my 'non-book' writing, my trinity was: consulting, writing and seminars. Each following on from and at the same time also feeding the other. Writing was my 'calling card'. People knew me from my writing.

I categorize my documents as follows:
  1. Books
  2. White Papers
  3. Articles & Columns
  4. Newsletters, especially my
    i-BigBlue Newsletter
  5. Case Studies
  6. Analysis & Technical Specs (mainly confidential per client)

On this page I will try to provide you with examples from each of these categories bar the last. 
White Papers
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The Books


All of my sole-author books, with luck, are featured on the 'Home' page (I hope). In addition to these I have a few where I was either the co-author or the Editor. I don't bother to list them. You should be able to find them on Amazon -- where all of my books are available.

Sole-author books = 30.
  • ​THINK A Day       = 1
  • Popes                      = 10 [3 in Kindle only]
  • Astronomy            = 6  [1 in Kindle only]
  • Self-Help                = 5 
  • Sexuality                 = 1 
  • IBM networking   = 3
  • Web services         = 2
  • Children's               = 2
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First book       --   1984
1996 - 1999     --   2 books
2002 - 2004     --   2 books
2008 - 2010     --   3 books
2011                   --   3 books 
2013                   --   9 books
2014                   --   2 books
2015                   --   2 books
​2016                   --   2 books
​2017                   --   2 books
2018                   --   2 books

You should be able to preview all of my books on Amazon & Google Books. 
First 250 Documents
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To view entire document with all 253 entries.
To begin with I was keeping a list of my publication as a part of my resumé as was the norm. Then when I got to around 40 publications I realized that I needed a separate document. Once I was close to 100 I set myself the 250 goal. Had no idea how long it would take me. I kind of surprised myself. At 253, in 1998, I gave up keeping the list updated. My very first publication, in 1978, is of interest. It, published by IBM, describes an embryonic serial-number based software validation mechanism, i.e., the precursor to the annoying 'Enter Product Key' schemes used by Microsoft and others. Here is a post about it.
Columns
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Google Books has many of my columns and articles that appeared in "Network World" and various compendium books. 
The Latest Book
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November 2018
The Previous Book
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October 2017
The First Book
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1984
Newsletters
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Case Study
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Articles
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