I'm a software developer living in Manchester, England.

I love music of almost every type but have a soft spot for singer/songwriters who play acoustic guitar and also one particular band from Oxford. I trust Uncut, Word and last.fm to point me at new things to listen to. I also play guitar and recently have started to teach myself drums as well.

Some of my spare time is spent doing development and system administration for The Unfinished Project, a service that I co-founded to provide web hosting and email facilities for non-commericial and hobby projects. I'm also an officer for the BCS Methods & Tools SIG, helping to suggest speakers and to organise and publicise events.

I'm a big fan of virtual communities. I grew up on Fidonet and CIX These days I'm on The WELL and Table Talk.

In addition to the above I also like: reading; going to the gym; drawing; chess; badminton and squash.