: About Me

I have been writing for over 15 years post high school. I started by writing for and editing a football fans magazine (fanzine) and later ghost wrote lesson plans for a college on the topic of computer engineering. I studied a number of Open University courses on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) which substantially improved my writing style. I've also studied numerous undergraduate courses on Information Technology, Computing, Physical Science, Astronomy, Digital Communications and Artificial Intelligence. More recently I have been studying Library and Information Studies in Singapore to further improve my research and writing skills with my strongest subjects being the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) marketplace, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), archival informatics and information organisation.

Work. I was a computer engineer for about ten years. I hated this as it held me back - I wanted to achieve more and not just be someone else's errand runner. After that I taught English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia for 15 months and then went back to university in Singapore to study my masters.

My passion is ...

learning and helping people to learn

I know too much about ...

Lost, I don't think there's an 'easter egg' on the show I haven't read about

My parents always told me ...

I should be a doctor. If I do my doctorate it wont be in medicine!

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a computer programmer. However life has taught me that I don't do well behind a desk.

My favorite memory ...

was the first ever time I sat on a beach and watched the Bali sunset

Why I write ...

because it's a way I can express myself. I like to help people and

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Lost, Prison Break, Air Crash Investigation, various shows on Nat Geo/Discovery

My first job ...

My first full time job was manager of a small Internet cafe

My best moment ...

when I arrived in a small village in West Papua, New Guinea and was welcomed by the local tribe

My inspiration ...

National Geographic, Lonely Planet, my lecturers, people I meet when travelling

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) What is the digital divide?

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The expression 'digital divide' is commonly used however a single definitive meaning has never been universally accepted. There are many attempted definitions varying from the social division between those who were very involved in technology and those who were not to those who are unable to effectively access the Internet for socioeconomic reasons. However the nature of the divide pre-dates the term describing it and social inclusion policies date back to the 1980s. Politically it is generally accepted to define the divide as the divide between those who have access to the best computers,...

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