Computers

Desktop specification

• AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2GHz
• 2GB DDR RAM
• 256MB nVidia 6800 Ultra
• 1 x Western Digital Raptor 74GB
• 2 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
• 24" DGM Monitor
• Debian Testing (Squeeze)

Laptop specification

• Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz
• 2GB DDR2 RAM
• Seagate 100GB 7200rpm
• 15.4" Screen
• Debian Testing (Squeeze)

As part of my interest in computers, I am active in the open source community. I spend time on forums helping users install and configure Linux distributions. I also enjoy testing distributions and reading up on the latest community developments.

Here is my recommended list of software I'd encourage you to try, all of which are open source.

Football

I have been a fan of Real Madrid for about nine years and have made several trips to watch them at the Santiago Bernabéu.

I also play football in a five-a-side team.

Films

Currently, I've been spending a lot of time watching thriller films. Favourite actors include Denzel Washington and George Clooney.

Some films which are highly recommended:

• Fight Club
• High Fidelity
• Man On Fire
• Michael Clayton
• Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Television

While I don't watch much television, I do enjoy sitcoms and 80's shows. Some of which include:

• Becker
• Cheers
• Everybody Loves Raymond
• King of Queens
• The Simpsons

OpenStreetMap

I spend a fair amount of time contributing to my local area on OpenStreetMap.