Perhaps you may have thought that this page would be full of interesting things? [Especially if you came from here.] My life certainly is, but when will I find time to broadcast it to the whole world?
I'm an engagement specialist at Airservices Australia, where I cater for aviation-related wedding parties and bridal showers. However, if you really believe that this is what I do, you read too much into job titles - and if you must know, Airservices has nothing to do with airline food. Pressing on here, I work in the area cryptically known as ATC Future Systems, where a team of us are planning a new air traffic control system for Australia. Loads of fun. But no weddings.
In a previous life as a consultant, I worked at Global Learning and you really should take a look at what we developed for collaborative meetings and decision-making, otherwise known as iMEET. I worked with a really nice bunch of people. And had fun, though it all had to come to an end when I developed a passion for aviation-related stuff. During my not so busy times - usually in the dead of night - I also designed a GPS interface for an iOS app (I understand if you think I've launched into a foreign language momentarily - normal service will be resumed shortly).
Prior to this I was a publishing guru of sorts, working with librarians (the devil that you know, etc). As part of my job, I designed, developed and maintained ALIAnet, but that was a long, long, long time ago.
Interests
One day you might be able to read all about my interests in Nordic skiing (I used to train instructors in my spare moments - was once my main occupation), kayaking, roller-blading, watching weird movies, bushwalking, photography, graphic designing and cartooning, computers as merely tools of creativity and knowledge rather than toys for the boys, cycling, good design, rafting, solar-passive housing, climbing, and other extravagant, self-centred, middle-class activities. And sailing. But it will all have to wait. I'm busy.

I wrote a manual on Nordic skiing (okay, cross-country to most of you) following a stint at training instructors in Europe etc. Actually, the skiing thing was loads of fun. Recommend it to anyone. Must be warm-blooded to fully appreciate it though. Since I taught for many years (this equates to centuries in ski instructor terms), I got to be rather good at it, but in the end I grew up and got a respectable job that demanded a suit and tie and pleased my mother. However, if you are still interested, take this link to the Australian Nordic Ski Instructor's Manual.
Ramblings
I used to write quite a lot of stuff that appeared in one magazine or another (but this was a long, long time ago, so the people who now 'look after' this site might be out to lunch...).
- Collaborate or die Jan-Feb 2006
- Authoritative publishing Sep 2005
- Spyware: is it all bad? Jul 2005
- So many laptops, so many choices Aug 2005
- Spyware: is it all bad? Jul 2005
- Ten internet years Mar 2005
- The ALIA online shopfront Dec 2004
- ALIAnet's members-only webmail service Sep 2004
- The 'members-only dilemma' Aug 2004
- Reader feedback Jul 2004
- Ms Survey Average speaks Jun 2004
- What the Spam Act means for Australian business Mar 2004
- The great battle of our time Jan-Feb 2004
- Death by bullet points Dec 2003
- Why I don't read html e-mails - and why you shouldn't have to either Sep 2003
- Is your website a usable tool, or a designer's dalliance? Aug 2003
- Future of the book Jul 2003
- ALIAnet's fifth-generation website Jun 2003
- Changes in the pipeline May 2003
- Finding the right tool to communicate Apr 2003
- What's all the fuss about style sheets? Mar 2003
- Coming just around the corner... Dec 2002
- Best viewed with eyes open Sep 2002
- Deep linking revisited Aug 2002
- E-mail netiquette, e-lists, and attachments Jul 2002
- Are you getting the news? Apr 2002
- Who's using what on the web Mar 2002
- 'One can't believe impossible things,' said Alice Jan-Feb 2002
- The ALIAnet thickshake Nov 2001
- 'In less than ten years, no book will be made from paper.' Oct 2001
- There is a better way... Sep 2001
- Is a linking policy better than no linking policy? Jul 2001
- But is it real? When a hoax becomes a chain letter Jun 2001
- Sifting through the statistics May 2001
- Chat etiquette... and keeping civil whilst typing at speed Apr 2001
- Web designers rule - okay? Mar 2001
- Better browsers? Or better websites? Jan-Feb 2001
- No-one knows that you are a dog... Dec 2000
- The demise of the web designer Oct 2000
- And the best site is... Sep 2000
- Creating the right image Aug 2000
- Frames to the left, frames to the right... Jul 2000
- Your message contains offensive text? Jun 2000
- Internet use reaches 100 per cent Apr 2000
- Lovely spaaam! Wonderful spaaam!... Mar 2000
- A very important message Dec 1999
- E-lists are for everyone Nov 1999
- Cache: n., 1: a hiding place. 2: a secret store Oct 1999
- Being content with content Sep 1999
- How to plan for a website that works Aug 1999
- Building web pages for fun and profit Jul 1999
- 'The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds' Jun 1999
- So who's fault is it anyway? May 1999
- Name, rank and serial number... Apr 1999
- The internet is dead. Long live the internet. Mar 1999
- Technological nirvana Dec 1998
- We've been watching you... Oct 1998
- The birth of a new religion May 1998
- Cerfing the net Sep 1997
- Becoming interactive Dec 1996
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