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[[Image:DanBarrett.jpg|thumb|left|Dan Barrett in 2012]] | [[Image:DanBarrett.jpg|thumb|left|Dan Barrett in 2012]] | ||
'''Dan Barrett''' is the creator and [[Project:Administrators|sysop]] of {{SITENAME}}. | '''Dan Barrett''' is the creator and [[Project:Administrators|sysop]] of {{SITENAME}}. | ||
[[File:dan-n-gg.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ray]], [[Dan]], and [[Kerry]] in London, 1998]] | |||
[[File:Dan-kerry-gorgg-2013.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dan]] and [[Kerry]] in Chicago, 2013]] | |||
== About me == | == About me == | ||
I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to [[The Power and the Glory]]. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music. | I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to [[The Power and the Glory]]. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music. | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 5 November 2013
Dan Barrett is the creator and sysop of Gentle Giant Home Page.
About me
I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to The Power and the Glory. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music.
I created the GG Home Page while in graduate school for computer science. These days, I work in the software industry in the area of "knowledge management" (e.g., wikis!). I've also worked in the financial industry and done freelance web design.
I'm a musician too, playing keyboards, vocals, didgeridoo, and most recently, Chapman Stick.
Contact
You can email me at:
Books
I've written a number of books in the computer field, if you're interested.
- Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide, 2012, ISBN 1-4493-2834-2.
- Linux Pocket Guide, Second Edition, 2012, ISBN 1-4493-1669-7.
- MediaWiki, 2008, ISBN 978-0-5965-1979-7. (All about the software that powers Gentle Giant Home Page.)
- SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition, 2005, ISBN 0-596-00895-3.
- Linux Pocket Guide, 2004, ISBN 0-596-00628-4.
- Linux Security Cookbook, 2003, ISBN 0-596-00391-9.
- SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2001, ISBN 0-596-00011-1.
- NetResearch: Finding Information Online, 1997, ISBN 1-56592-245-X.
- Bandits on the Information Superhighway, 1996, ISBN 1-56592-156-9.
See also
- Wikipedia
- Facebook (Note: I rarely write on Facebook; use email.)
- Amazon.com author page
- O'Reilly author page