I'm Currently...
Reading: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and 50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know by Tony Crilly
Listening to: Yellowcard, Taylor Swift, Hilltop Hoods and Bowling For Soup
Learning: HTML5, CSS3, PHP & The Rubik's Cube
Blog: A Day In The Life
My blog, A Day In The Life, named in reference to the Beatles song, and because it sums up what my blog is about; any post is a snapshot of a day in my life. The blog was launched in July 2006 and is an ongoing journal (or even scrapbook) of the adventures and activities in my life. These include parkour sessions, mountain treks and various other adventures as well as technology, geek stuff and general observations and wonderings about anything and everything I embrace in life. I usually embed photos and YouTube videos in these blog posts, where appropriate.
You can click the tags at the bottom of each post (e.g. Parkour, Lisses, Google) to view the posts in those categories.
Latest Post: #84 Goodbye Blogger...? on Wednesday, 3 February 2010
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My Videos
I have a YouTube account (spkben) but it only contains the videos I made and/or uploaded myself, so I made a separate blog to post all the videos in which I am featured, to keep them all in one place. The videos date back to August 2005 and are shown in chronological order.
The videos are mostly parkour, but there are others in there too; you can click the tags at the bottom of each post (e.g. Parkour, Lisses, Kayaking) to only show the posts in their respective categories.
Latest Video: #25 Parkour Thriller Zombies on Thursday, 12 November 2009
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Web Development
I offer my services as a freelance web developer - I design personal sites (such as this) and websites for small businesses and organisations. My services are very affordable at less than half the industry standard - complete websites from as little as £250!
My websites are compliant with the hightest standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (and as of January 2010, the cutting edge work-in-progress standards - HTML5 and CSS3) which means efficient coding, speedy loading of pages, and Search Engine Optimisation. I also have a wide knowledge of usability, accessibility, cross-platform & cross-browser issues.
Programming
I have a solid knowledge of (X)HTML and CSS, I know a fair amount of Java and MATLAB, and a bit of PHP and JavaScript.
I taught myself (X)HTML and CSS for web design. I'm learning Java as part of the Computing side of my degree, and MATLAB as part of the Maths side. In order to enhance the scope of my web development ability I'm teaching myself PHP & MySQL in my own time, along with a bit of JavaScript. By the time I graduate from university (Summer 2011), I aim to be fluent in all of the aforementioned langauges, and maybe another one or two. I will continue to develop my knowledge of programming languages and try to put them to use to keep my skills fresh.
Brand new code blog! Latest post: #1 Computing The Decimal Places of π on Thursday, November 26, 2009
My Photos on Flickr
I like taking photos and I showcase them on Flickr to share with others. My photostream on Flickr features some photos I feel are artistic, some of famous landmarks I have been to, some of beautiful scenery as well as some of my friends at parties and other occasions.
You can view different sizes (right up to full-resolution) by clicking 'All Sizes' and you're free to download any of them.
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About Me
My life consists of participation of various activities and memberships to groups of all varieties such as parkour, scouting and university canoe club. Read about who I am and what I do here.
Contact Me
There are many ways you can contact me - by phone, email, IM, social networking, etc. - they're all listed here for you to decide which method is best for you if you wish to get in touch.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have an enquiry about anything mentioned in this site.
