From awe to interaction; ignorance to addiction; unknown to hosting - this post is a brief summary of my love for all things 'techno-geek'However, in the Autumn of 1996, he was introduced to 'electronic mail' - now commonly known as 'email' - and soon after building up his contact list, many an hour was lost in his new cyberworld of snail-mail digital communication.
Little did he know at that time, that his life would change forever!
This new technology allowed him to contact many people at once, keep a record of conversations - some which held important information...the majority which, well, didn't - plus he didn't have to pay anything - no postal fees, no extortionate mobile phone fees, and best of all, he could send pictures, documents and links to websites!!!
As the years passed, and he became more interested in the internet and its potential, he developed skills in a newly-found passion of his - webdesign.
In 1999, his hunger and love for digital media and arts led him to a dream job as a web & graphics design trainer.
He was in his element : learning new skills, techniques, and creating websites, coupled with teaching people all the best practice ways to gain their desired results using various software.
Throughout this early period of his career he continued to pursue another of his passions : playing video games.
Some may say to this very day he was, is, and always shall be addicted to gaming.
He would argue he is honing and training his hand-eye coordination =;o)
In 2003, after he took his first, tentative step into the uncertain and reputedly hostile world of online gaming, thanks to Microsoft's Xbox and Xbox Live service, he built a website, formed a gaming team, or 'clan', and has not looked back since.
Loxgamers - http://www.loxgamers.com/ - are still active today, a great testament to the loyal members who have toiled to keep a safe, enjoyable and reliable gaming community alive.
However, as the years have passed, and other priorities have emerged to take a greater precedence, his efforts and activities in webdesign and online gaming have taken a back seat.
His love for exchanging banter on Xbox Live and the Loxgamers forums has not left him, but opportunity seems to have left him...
...or so it would have appeared, until one fated day of April 2008.
His beautiful woman 'Loxette' had forgotten to pick up her mobile phone as she left for work in the morning; the battery of his phone was close to empty; emails from his friends and colleagues throughout the day boasted "Sent from my iPhone"...it was all becoming too much for him as lunch approached, allowing him to soon feed his growling, empty stomach.
As the clock struck noon, he slid open his chrome-effect, near-lifeless mobile phone and dialled.
"Hi baby, how you doin?"
"Good, good. Look, I'm coming to meet you for lunch, and we're buying new iPhones!"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"No, it's..."
"Yes, I..."
"Look. I'll see you in 15 minutes. No argument"
That man, that 'Loxy'...
...yours truly =;oP
About an hour later, Loxette and I made the slow walk back to our respective offices...hyped that we now were both proud owners of a very sexy new gadget : Apple's iPhone!
Now, you may have heard a few negative remarks, you may have heard some positive comments about it.
Well, all I can say, is to ignore what you've heard, take yourself into a phone store, have a good long play around with the iPhone, and decide for yourself.
For me?
Easy!
I am simply in love with it.
Loxette may even tell you that it has taken over my life, and I can barely leave it alone for 2 minutes.
Hmm...I'm afraid, she may be right!!
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Sent from my iPhone
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