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Computing Background


I began playing around with computers in 1981 when I got the ZX81 for my birthday. Wow, what a machine! with a whooping 1K of RAM, I experimented with it's un-structured programming language - BASIC. In 1986 I got the Spectrum 128 + followed shortly by a jump to Commodore's Amiga 500. This machine rocked (compared to the Atari ST) in addition to the wicked games, the sound was phenomenal. In order to support myself whilst at college, My first track was produced and released  using a four track sequencer called ProTracker. After a short but fairly successful  carrer in  music, I decided it was time to take my carrer to the geek side of computers 


In 1999 I became involved in Internet technologies, whilst working for one of London's biggest ISP's.  Here, I started with simple static HTML pages before progressing to dynamic, websites.  I also provided support  to both home and business users that experienced connectivity issues Since then I have progressed to more more back-end support of  various technologies..

I believe that more than just technical skill is required in the IT industry so ensured I would have a basic knowledge of business processes and media concepts, which are vital to make technology work with a business rather than against it.

My Internet and traditional programming backgrounds has led me to experiment with Java recently.

My varied background has given me experience with (or at least exposure to) a variety of languages, applications and technologies. Items marked with a * indicate a passing familiarity rather than in-depth knowledge.

Programming/Scripting Languages

  • C/C++  [1996-]

Scripting Languages

  • BASH   [2005-]
  • PHP   [2002-]
  • Perl   [2006-] *

Document Formats

  • HTML   [1997-]

Internet Applications

  • Microsoft IIS [1999-]
  • Apache [2005-]
  • BIND 9 [2005-]
  • Postfix Mail Server [2005-]

Database Applications

  • FileMaker [1994-]
  • Microsoft Access 6.0, 97, 2000 [1994-]
  • mySQL [2006-]

Operating Systems

  • Macintosh 7.5, 8, 9, OS X
  • Windows 3.1, 9x, 2000 Professional/Advanced Server, XP
  • Linux (Debian and Ubuntu distributions)

Other Applications

  • Standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook)
  • Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Distiller

* As noted previously, I have a passing familiarity with these items but have never used them in a real project.

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