About Me
Some History
Back in 1993 when I was 13 years old, I messed up my Mom’s 8088 computer by accident to the point it would not boot. She used the computer for her home based transcription business so I knew I was in serious trouble. I tinkered with BIOS settings, skimmed the MS-DOS 3.2 book on her desk, and called every technical support 1-800 # I could find. Eventually I fixed it and after the crisis was over, I realized I actually enjoyed tinkering with the computer. Over the next year, I sold stuff and saved money until I was able to afford my own 386 machine to play with. I was addicted to AOL and ran a BBS called “The Hard Drive”. A friend from church began teaching me how to program with Turbo Pascal and I was hooked! I studied Management Information Systems at The University of Texas at Austin and began a career in software development.
To learn even more about me, check out my 3-part post, How I Got Geeky.
Random Knowledge
- I’m an extroverted introvert.
- MacGyver is my hero.
- I don’t play computer games or read fantasy novels.
- I prefer a non-fiction book over a fiction one.
- I believe in the Oxford comma.
- I’m a Christian.
- I can whistle really loud.
- I’ve seen the The Matrix movie at least 20 times.
- I’ve never broken a bone in my body.
- Google has Usenet history on me back to 1996.
- I play the acoustic guitar.
- Hawaii is my favorite place to visit.
- I have a beautiful wife, daughter, and son. I adore them.
- A good word to describe me is resourceful.
- Myers-Briggs says I’m an ISTP.
- I change the oil on my cars.
- I played soccer and football when I was younger.
- I started learning HTML on April 29th, 1996.
- I open garage doors with my phone.
- I ran the New York Marathon in 2004.
- I’ve been skydiving.
Updates
To found out what I have been up to recently, see my Now page.