The professional

I’m an Australian freelance tech journo based out of Sydney, Australia. In the days of yore, I worked video production and web production. Got my writing break with the UK edition of business IT mag MIS, then later with Internet AU, where I climbed into the Deputy Editor chair during the magazines final months — it wasn’t my fault, I swear!

Now with three years under the belt as a full-time pen-for-hire, you can find my words in places like APC, Atomic MPC, Australian Macworld, Desktop, Hyper, Player, Rolling Stone and the Sydney Morning Herald, along with tech-related trade and business magazines. In 2007, I was launch Editor of the Australian edition of Gizmodo. I’ve even managed to win an award or two for my penmanship.

My words generally revolve around the sweeping theme of new things — new tech, new sites, new designs, new ideas.

The person

Born in the western suburbs of Sydney and having lived in most every corner of the metro area, my first computer was a TRS-80 CoCo 2. Mmm… datasettes… It was then a long wait (and much lust for the Amiga 500) before landing my first PC: a 386DX40. First on the block to break the 100MB HDD barrier with that one. Then to a PI-150, then PIII-500, then a G4. Now as a tech journo I taste more machines than 10-year-old me ever dreamed of. For the rubberneckers, my main machine right now is an Intel Core 2 Duo iMac (and a trusty (crusty?) old 12-inch G4 lappy for the road).

I love pretty much anything that involves a screen. Tech. Gadgets. TV. Movies. Science (c’mon, scientists NEED screens to do their thing). And Games… even an (un)healthly dose of games that don’t have screens. No, wait! GM screens! Damn, I’m good.

Married since June ‘03 and a dad since March ‘06.

And it’s pronounced with a ‘Shh’ sound at the start of my name, in case you’re wondering.

The site

This site is running on the lovely Wordpress, using a custom theme cobbled together by yours truly (edited from the raw bones of the default Kubrick, though bearing no resemblance). I’ll build myself a theme again - in my last server move I foolishly lost all my handiwork. Curse you, foolish brain!

It is hosted by the dead sexy folks at Media Temple.

I’m a good listener, so if you’ve got something to say, drop me an e-note.