My first job in computing (in the early 1980s) was designing communication systems for disabled people. These comprised simple input devices (with sometimes only a single key) and smart software to interpret them.
     Later on I moved into publishing and worked for many of the UK's top computer magazines where I had assorted roles ranging from Editorial Assistant, through Deputy Editor, Features Editor, Promotions Coordinator and Cover Disc Editor.

News: My latest book is now published. If you want to learn about any of PHP, MySQL or JavaScript, then it has everything you need to know.

     With the Internet's coming of age I started two companies: one in Ashford, Kent (UK), and the other in Pasadena, California (US). Among other projects the UK company broadcast the world's first fully licensed Internet radio station, while The US company specialised more in e-commerce and database back-ends.
     I am also the author of several books on computing and a number of publications for companies such as the UK's Channel 4 TV and the Department of Trade and Industry (now called the Department for Business).
     I have been featured on a number of TV and radio programs (both in the UK and the US) and now work full time as a freelance author. My most recently published book is Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript, while another book on PHP, called Plug-in PHP, is due to be published this year, and I have just completed Ubuntu: Up and Running for O'Reilly, also due for publication this year. Currently I am working on Plug-in JavaScript for McGraw Hill.