A lifelong NeRD who finally started writing it down.
David William Gislason is a Canadian technologist, founder of NeRD Network Design Ltd. and author focused on making difficult subjects useful to ordinary people.
His path into technology began as a self-taught learner in 1976 and developed into more than two decades of professional work across systems administration, networking, support and technical operations.
Why these books
Too much technical writing assumes confidence the reader has not yet had a chance to build. David’s books start where the reader actually is, preserve the useful detail and use humour to make the path more human—not less serious.
Beyond technology
Current work also includes fiction, children’s projects and stories interested in memory, machines, aging, restoration and what people leave behind in the objects they use.