Gary McGath: Portfolio


I’ve written on many aspects of technology, as well as other subjects. This page lists a selection of works for which I’ve received payment (including crowdfunding), are credited to my name, and can be found on the Web (sometimes requiring a purchase).

Books

Compute’s Guide to Adventure Games

Files that Last: Digital Preservation for Everygeek

Tomorrow’s Songs Today: The History of Filk Music

JHOVE Tips for Developers

The Magic Battery

Tech-related articles

Bernie Sanders Accidentally Endorses the Free Market

Car Hacks: How the DMCA Let Volkswagen Secretly Cheat Emissions Tests

The Ghosts of Spying Past

How to Disaster-Proof Your Business

Net Neutrality Kills Free Internet

Patenting Software Threatens Innovation

Thanks to “Wiretapping” Laws, Your Cell Phone Is a Felony Machine

The War on Emoji

Other articles

America’s Concentration Camps Are a Warning, Not a Model

Boston Will Lose Big if It Wins the Olympics

The Dawn of the Surveillance State

Fantasy Bookstore Fights Fantasy Economics

People over Profits?

Why Does Socialism Still Appeal to Anyone?

Reviews

These reviews were work-for-hire projects. While they reflect my best judgment, they’re based on limited experience with the sites.

000webhost

Aspiration Hosting

BigCommerce

Cloudways

Shopify

Voog