Whiz Kid meets Hacker - Dublin in the 80's

I began teaching basic computing when I was 12, 28 years ago. I spent all of the 80's trying to outdo the other whiz kids, well aware that we were leaving our school teachers far behind. Nonetheless, I'm grateful that they had the foresight to install several Apple computers, something I took for granted until recently.

Free as in Society

Since then I think I have spent about 6 months away from computers during a brief sabbatical. I believe passionately that open source and open standards are an essential component in a free society.

Cutting through the Bullsh*t

I believe there is a lot of unnecessary crap, from corporate lies to egotistical, jack-of-all-trade "experts" that turn my profession into a haven for cowboys.

My job is to reduce the complications as best I can, so that my clients can focus on what they do best.

Open Knowledge:

Since the beginning of my career ,sharing knowledge, teaching and mentoring has been a focus for me. As co-founder of EMC23, Irish Joomla User Group and Galway Computer Club I have been participating in informal IT education. In recent months I have begun giving more formal training to VEC tutors with 2nd level and third level teachers soon to come.