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David Gewirtz warps space/time with neat hacks, cool do-it-yourself projects, business survival tips, and commentary that peels paint.

David Gewirtz

In addition to hosting the ZDNET Government and ZDNet DIY-IT blogs, David Gewirtz is an author, U.S. policy advisor, and computer scientist. He is featured in The History Channel special The President's Book of Secrets, is one of America's foremost cyber-security experts, and is a top expert on saving and creating jobs. He is also director of the U.S. Strategic Perspective Institute as well as the founder of ZATZ Publishing. David is a member of FBI InfraGard, the Cyberwarfare Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals, a columnist for The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and has been a regular CNN contributor, and a guest commentator for the Nieman Watchdog of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. He is the author of Where Have All the Emails Gone?, the definitive study of email in the White House, as well as How To Save Jobs and The Flexible Enterprise, the classic book that served as a foundation for today's agile business movement.

Latest Posts

Why I kinda like GoDaddy. Hint: it's all about service.

In a world where customer service is normally a matter of unanswered emails or, at best, incomprehensible accents, it was a refreshing pleasure to work with a company willing and able to help me solve my problem, spend as much time with me as I needed, and do it well after midnight.

September 11, 2011 by David Gewirtz in Enterprise Software

If you have a mysterious problem with a Linux box, try bashing your system with sys_basher

Finding mysterious crashing problems is often a big challenge. Read on to learn about a free tool you can use to help find those hidden troubles.

September 7, 2011 by David Gewirtz in Linux

How to upgrade a WordPress theme after you've hacked the heck out of it

Have you ever wanted to upgrade a heavily modified theme and seamlessly knit all your changes into the new code? Here's how.

September 5, 2011 by David Gewirtz in Enterprise Software

Finding a camcorder that works with Skype is harder than you might expect

Virtually none of the modern, under $1,000 camcorders currently in production can be used as a webcam. Here's one camera that will work.

September 1, 2011 by David Gewirtz in Social Media

And now for something completely different. Welcome to DIY-IT!

Since I'm a geek, my life is filled with interesting hacks and projects that let me do more than a normal small business budget would allow.

August 31, 2011 by David Gewirtz in SMB