Background edit
- Educated in west of Scotland and at Edinburgh University
- Lives in rural area near Reading, UK (and formerly in Newbury hence the ID)
- Born in early 1950s
- Now semi-retired, worked in IT industry, latterly in IT security
Interests and expertise edit
Non-professional edit
Amateur interest in, and some knowledge of (in no particular order):
- local geography
- natural history (especially UK native plants)
- Scottish culture and landscape
- cycling
- meteorology
- art and literature
- beer
- UK English language
Professional edit
- Due to career, has knowledge of various aspects of IT (but no longer much interest in it)