First portable computer was an Apple ][c ...and at one point I owned nearly every piece of software for it. This was before moving into the interesting world of Guru errors on an Amiga 500. I had to have one on its first day of being on the market. I found early on, that custom chip sets always rock. I got into breadboarding and making my own circuits. My parents hated what I did to the doorbell. Over the years I've went through laptops at a rate of about one every six months. Once I discovered Linux, I never looked back. Currently running multiple incarnations of the open-source operating system with an incredible love and thirst for more. My first modem was actually in early 1989. During the time I was studying for certification in consumer electronics and HAM radio license, I also started into the realm of computer gaming with Wizardry. I entered college at twenty, after a short battle with an addiction to building 60's era musclecars, while collecting 8-tracks, vinyl and vintage reel to reel players. I had this insane idea of putting "new tech" into older cars. Yes, I know, I am a geek. I will admit that I am a fan of Ironman and Star Trek. I collect comic books too. The first internet website I built by myself was in 1997. Been building websites ever since. I've been following the development of web applications, and gotten seriously into it now for nearly a decade. I'm still a novice, always wondering what's around the next corner.