I have two children, Robert and Nicola. Currently, they are both at the University
of Manchester.
Summary
My interests are briefly as follows...
- My family
- Music (listening, playing, going to live music)
- Cinema, theatre and arts
- Technology and IT
Music
Favourite artists ? : Beatles, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Leo Kottke, Keith Jarrett, Bach (JS).
Cinema
Favourite films ? : Bourne trilogy (2007,2004,2002), The Departed (2006), Pan's Labyrinth (2006),
Lord of the Rings (2003,2002,2001), Minority Report (2002), Gladiator (2000), One Flew Over
the Cuckoos Nest (1975), MASH (1970), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).
Books
Favourite books ? : A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson), Bodyguard of Lies (Anthony Cave Brown).
Technology and IT
I am interested in...
- New and emerging technologies, and the exploitation of these technologies
- Software development, methodologies and practices, languages, etc.