Hacker ...
A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. - Jargon File
“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.” - Arnold Toynbee
I have been designing and developing computer software solutions for over 20 years. I am a Chartered IT Professional awarded by the British Computer Society and a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers.
Currently I run my own Software Development and Computer Consultancy company. In addition I also run Arten Books which provides new and used discount books through the Amazon Marketplace.
I am a Motorcycle fan, an avid reader of sci-fi, fantasy, history, thrillers and technical books, a guitar player, a traveller and a father.
In addition I have a special interest in ancient cultures, their technologies and beliefs, such as the Egyptians, the Aztecs, the Greeks and the Romans.
In September 2009 one of my products R10Cipher: Email, Text and File Security, was shortlisted as a Finalist for the 2009 Information Security Product of the Year award.
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Technology Excellence Certificate
30/10/09 13:24
R10Cipher. Email, File and Text Encryption Software.
Finalist in the Technology Excellence Awards, Information Technology Product of the Year 2009
R10Cipher can be downloaded from here:
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Not for the Squeamish !!
25/10/09 12:46
Below are pictures of the injuries to my leg following my recent motorcycle accident.
The scars left and right of the knee are where the plates and screws where inserted and all the rebuilding work was carried out. The staples came out last week and recovery is going very well, you can still see some of the swelling and bruising, however.
It looks likely that I will walk with a stick when I can finally walk again, so if I’ve got to have a stick I’m going to get a nice one
Any recommendations ? Something modern and stylish, maybe carbon fibre ? It has to be a proper, strong stick first and foremost though - not a fashion accessory.
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The scars left and right of the knee are where the plates and screws where inserted and all the rebuilding work was carried out. The staples came out last week and recovery is going very well, you can still see some of the swelling and bruising, however.
It looks likely that I will walk with a stick when I can finally walk again, so if I’ve got to have a stick I’m going to get a nice one
Any recommendations ? Something modern and stylish, maybe carbon fibre ? It has to be a proper, strong stick first and foremost though - not a fashion accessory.RSS Feed: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Lonelyhacker
BMW K1300R
25/10/09 11:02
This is fantastic. Looks different, goes like stink. What more do you need in a bike ?
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Buggy
22/10/09 17:32
New Product Release: ooSooM
22/10/09 13:55
Today I released my latest product: ooSooM.
ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.
The idea behind ooSooM is simple. To get on with the job in hand you need to get thoughts of what needs doing and what needs remembering out of your head and safely and securely logged, in a way that means you can find them later when needed. Bits of paper are so yesterday
ooSooM does not attempt to force a predetermined 'methodology' on you, rather it's very free format and open allowing you to use it however you like, but with enough structure to ensure that once logged, information can retrieved easily and readily.
ooSooM is Windows 7 and OSX Snow Leopard compatible.
ooSooM is supplied FREE OF CHARGE for PERSONAL USE.
One of the unique features of ooSooM is that if you have an R10Cipher license then Todo or Vault items within ooSooM can be Encrypted / Decrypted on an individual basis. This allows you to use ooSooM to store confidential information such as Passwords, Serial Numbers, Credit Card Numbers, Bank Details Etc.
Another unique feature of ooSooM is that it integrates directly with ContaX, our CRM package. This means that Todo items and Vault items can be linked to particular Customers, Suppliers or Contacts. This link can be seen both from within ooSooM and within ContaX.
You can see some pictures of ooSooM below, and you can view the Getting Started Guide here.
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ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.
The idea behind ooSooM is simple. To get on with the job in hand you need to get thoughts of what needs doing and what needs remembering out of your head and safely and securely logged, in a way that means you can find them later when needed. Bits of paper are so yesterday
ooSooM does not attempt to force a predetermined 'methodology' on you, rather it's very free format and open allowing you to use it however you like, but with enough structure to ensure that once logged, information can retrieved easily and readily.
ooSooM is Windows 7 and OSX Snow Leopard compatible.
ooSooM is supplied FREE OF CHARGE for PERSONAL USE.
One of the unique features of ooSooM is that if you have an R10Cipher license then Todo or Vault items within ooSooM can be Encrypted / Decrypted on an individual basis. This allows you to use ooSooM to store confidential information such as Passwords, Serial Numbers, Credit Card Numbers, Bank Details Etc.
Another unique feature of ooSooM is that it integrates directly with ContaX, our CRM package. This means that Todo items and Vault items can be linked to particular Customers, Suppliers or Contacts. This link can be seen both from within ooSooM and within ContaX.
You can see some pictures of ooSooM below, and you can view the Getting Started Guide here.
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2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster
21/10/09 22:46
Fantastic! The 2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster looks the business. It’s great to see a British company doing so well, especially at the moment. Triumph are increasing market share against the Japanese and looking to do really well when the economy finally turns. The reason for their success is because of brave and innovative products such as this.
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Post Hospital Progress
16/10/09 10:28
I’ve been out of the hospital for a couple of days now and have to admit that I am finding it much tougher than expected.
For starters, my left leg cannot accept any weight whatsoever and can only move 20 degrees, limited by the full length leg brace. This means that I cannot go anywhere without my two crutches. Even with these crutches there are many things I cannot do without the help of a willing third party, in most cases my long suffering wife, who so far has been brilliant.
The nature of the break is such that even the slightest movement causes pain in and around the knee joint, the large metal plates that have been inserted each side of my knee make the whole area slightly bulkier and more swollen that normal and to be honest the pain is constant which mentally is a challenge.
My day at the moment basically consists of the following:
I wake up around 0800 and my wife brings me a cup of tea, a couple of slices of toast and my medication. Following a bed bath, partially by me with my back and legs done by my wife, I get up and come down stairs stopping via the toilet on the way. Coming down the stairs is easy, basically consisting of hopping down each stair using one crutch and the stairs banister rail.
I spent the rest of the day in my chair in the lounge, which has been hired to make it possible for me to get out of the chair without help if necessary. I have small table to the left and right of my chair that contain my essentials, telephone, coffee, Lucozade etc. I then have a ‘TV Table’ which fits over my lap which contains my trusty 15’’ MacBook Pro.
I then work using my computer for the next 6 to 8 hours stopping for a few minutes for lunch. Yesterday I managed to release an update to R10Cipher, answer several dozen emails and sort out most of the after effects of two weeks virtually incommunicado in hospital.
Bed time is where the fun begins - trying to get up the stairs is ... interesting ... the first night it took over 2 hours, last night around 20 minutes so it’s getting easier !
So for the next 3 months my life will follow the above pattern most days, interspersed with the occasional visit to the hospital or physiotherapist.
As I will not be able to meet with my networking groups or new customers for many months, my custom software development business will tail off, that is to be expected. What I have to look at is increasing the marketing and sales of my commercial software products to fill that inevitable gap in my revenue stream.
I don’t expect the next few months to be easy either personally or from a business perspective. Problems however are just challenges I haven’t solved yet.
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For starters, my left leg cannot accept any weight whatsoever and can only move 20 degrees, limited by the full length leg brace. This means that I cannot go anywhere without my two crutches. Even with these crutches there are many things I cannot do without the help of a willing third party, in most cases my long suffering wife, who so far has been brilliant.
The nature of the break is such that even the slightest movement causes pain in and around the knee joint, the large metal plates that have been inserted each side of my knee make the whole area slightly bulkier and more swollen that normal and to be honest the pain is constant which mentally is a challenge.
My day at the moment basically consists of the following:
I wake up around 0800 and my wife brings me a cup of tea, a couple of slices of toast and my medication. Following a bed bath, partially by me with my back and legs done by my wife, I get up and come down stairs stopping via the toilet on the way. Coming down the stairs is easy, basically consisting of hopping down each stair using one crutch and the stairs banister rail.
I spent the rest of the day in my chair in the lounge, which has been hired to make it possible for me to get out of the chair without help if necessary. I have small table to the left and right of my chair that contain my essentials, telephone, coffee, Lucozade etc. I then have a ‘TV Table’ which fits over my lap which contains my trusty 15’’ MacBook Pro.
I then work using my computer for the next 6 to 8 hours stopping for a few minutes for lunch. Yesterday I managed to release an update to R10Cipher, answer several dozen emails and sort out most of the after effects of two weeks virtually incommunicado in hospital.
Bed time is where the fun begins - trying to get up the stairs is ... interesting ... the first night it took over 2 hours, last night around 20 minutes so it’s getting easier !
So for the next 3 months my life will follow the above pattern most days, interspersed with the occasional visit to the hospital or physiotherapist.
As I will not be able to meet with my networking groups or new customers for many months, my custom software development business will tail off, that is to be expected. What I have to look at is increasing the marketing and sales of my commercial software products to fill that inevitable gap in my revenue stream.
I don’t expect the next few months to be easy either personally or from a business perspective. Problems however are just challenges I haven’t solved yet.
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Out of Hospital
14/10/09 14:35
Escaped from the hospital today so normal service will be resuming from tomorrow.
I apologise if you have experienced any delays in replys to email or anything else over the last fortnight.
Although the I’m not going to be driving or riding this side of Christmas, I am still working on existing projects both custom and commercial.
Thanks to everyone for their cards and best wishes.
-Steve
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I apologise if you have experienced any delays in replys to email or anything else over the last fortnight.
Although the I’m not going to be driving or riding this side of Christmas, I am still working on existing projects both custom and commercial.
Thanks to everyone for their cards and best wishes.
-Steve
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I've done a 'Cracking' Job This Time ...
08/10/09 09:19
I’m into theatre this afternoon for my operation, my surgeon has just been and had a chat with me.
Apparently the CT Scan showed the damage to be worse than already expected, these injuries are rated on a scale of 1 to 6, 6 being the worse. Mine is a 6 ...
The operation is on the left Tibia and will involve reconstructing the whole joint. There will be two plates inserted, one down each side of my knee joint. They may also need some bone from my hip to use in the reconstruction. The bone graft can be as painful as the main operation I was told ...
The leg will never be the same again. I can have no weight on it at all for 6 weeks and it will be at least 3 months before I start to get reasonable use from it. I’m not sure yet how I’m going to cope with work, we’ll have to wait and see
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Apparently the CT Scan showed the damage to be worse than already expected, these injuries are rated on a scale of 1 to 6, 6 being the worse. Mine is a 6 ...
The operation is on the left Tibia and will involve reconstructing the whole joint. There will be two plates inserted, one down each side of my knee joint. They may also need some bone from my hip to use in the reconstruction. The bone graft can be as painful as the main operation I was told ...
The leg will never be the same again. I can have no weight on it at all for 6 weeks and it will be at least 3 months before I start to get reasonable use from it. I’m not sure yet how I’m going to cope with work, we’ll have to wait and see
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Rescued by the Air Ambulance !
06/10/09 20:03
I’m writing this from my hospital bed. I’ve been here since Saturday afternoon and it’s looking like I will be here until at least next Saturday.
It all started innocently enough when I, my daughter Jess and her boyfriend Dan packed up Jess’s Motocross bike into the back of my truck and headed off to the track where we are teaching her to ride.
She was doing really well and had been riding around for a couple of hours and was tired. I decided I’d have a quick go on her bike before we went home. At a speed of less than 10 Mph I leaned the bike to the left and let the clutch out to accelerate in the direction I wanted to go. I felt a pain in my left knee as if I had been shot, the bike reared up and dragged me for a couple of yards before crashing to the ground.
I think I may have caught my knee on a large rock in the ground as I banked to the left, I’ll probably never know, but I did know that I couldn’t straighten my left leg or move it in any direction.
After waiting a few minutes to see if I my leg would miraculously heal, and realising it wouldn’t, I told Dan to call the ambulance. The response was incredible, within minutes an Ambulance had arrived and realising that my location was inaccessible via 4 wheel transport the Air Ambulance arrived a minute later.
They cut my jeans and trainers off and thought my knee was dislocated, unfortunately it wasn’t that simple though. In the end they bundled me into a cradle and into the chopper which arrived at the Derby Royal Hospital a few minutes later.
It turns out after two X-Rays and a CT Scan that my leg is badly shattered and needs surgery. The surgery won’t happen until Thursday so my leg is currently in plaster to hold all the bits in roughly the right place until the operation.
It looks like I’ll be doing no driving or riding for the next couple of months
So, is there a lesson to be learned from this experience ? I don’t think so, it’s a genuine ‘sh1t happens’ situation. If I had been on my bike I wouldn’t have caught my knee on the ground, and if I did it wouldn’t have mattered as I would have been wearing my body armour. It’s a set of circumstances that came together and resulted in a bad situation. You cannot, and should not attempt to plan for every conceivable situation. Life is dangerous, but that’s no excuse for refusing to live it to the full.
Big shout out to the Air Ambulance and the staff at Derby Royal. Cheers - You are all great
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It all started innocently enough when I, my daughter Jess and her boyfriend Dan packed up Jess’s Motocross bike into the back of my truck and headed off to the track where we are teaching her to ride.
She was doing really well and had been riding around for a couple of hours and was tired. I decided I’d have a quick go on her bike before we went home. At a speed of less than 10 Mph I leaned the bike to the left and let the clutch out to accelerate in the direction I wanted to go. I felt a pain in my left knee as if I had been shot, the bike reared up and dragged me for a couple of yards before crashing to the ground.
I think I may have caught my knee on a large rock in the ground as I banked to the left, I’ll probably never know, but I did know that I couldn’t straighten my left leg or move it in any direction.
After waiting a few minutes to see if I my leg would miraculously heal, and realising it wouldn’t, I told Dan to call the ambulance. The response was incredible, within minutes an Ambulance had arrived and realising that my location was inaccessible via 4 wheel transport the Air Ambulance arrived a minute later.
They cut my jeans and trainers off and thought my knee was dislocated, unfortunately it wasn’t that simple though. In the end they bundled me into a cradle and into the chopper which arrived at the Derby Royal Hospital a few minutes later.
It turns out after two X-Rays and a CT Scan that my leg is badly shattered and needs surgery. The surgery won’t happen until Thursday so my leg is currently in plaster to hold all the bits in roughly the right place until the operation.
It looks like I’ll be doing no driving or riding for the next couple of months
So, is there a lesson to be learned from this experience ? I don’t think so, it’s a genuine ‘sh1t happens’ situation. If I had been on my bike I wouldn’t have caught my knee on the ground, and if I did it wouldn’t have mattered as I would have been wearing my body armour. It’s a set of circumstances that came together and resulted in a bad situation. You cannot, and should not attempt to plan for every conceivable situation. Life is dangerous, but that’s no excuse for refusing to live it to the full.
Big shout out to the Air Ambulance and the staff at Derby Royal. Cheers - You are all great
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Why R10Cipher ?
03/10/09 10:24
I've just posted a series of ten articles over on my Arten Science blog, titled Why R10Cipher ?
http://www.artenscience.co.uk/artenscience/Blog/Blog.html
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