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**imkidd57** · 29-07-2006

OK folks - my real name is Mike, and despite the nickname I have 'only' 48 years behind me LOL!! In between wondering whether I'll ever be an adequate single father to two noisy semi-teenage girls, and yet still manage to keep the Newbies and Philips forums in order, I'm a consultant clinical virologist working in the NHS somewhere in the UK (and believe me, I've heard *all* the bird 'flu jokes I need thanks

).

Although always interested in computers since my Dad took us into work and showed us a brand new PDP Link-8 (which bizarrely meant I can boast about playing a vector graphics 'Asteroid' -type game back in the late Sixties

), I got into DVD burning through foolishly buying one of the infamous Philips DVDR880s

. The desperate need for ripping and reauthoring these recordings took me to the DVDplusRW forum, where I took my 'apprenticeship' in rather a hard school

about how these boards are useful and the ins-and-outs of DVD-Video.

So that's my brief CV. Otherwise I'm just like anyone else: to sidestep the flying kippers and help people get their problems sorted out

.

Hmmm... maybe Hemi and I should start a 'Disease of the Month' thread...

NOT!!!

29-07-2006	#8 (permalink)
imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,635	Re: Pull Up A Chair..... OK folks - my real name is Mike, and despite the nickname I have 'only' 48 years behind me LOL!! In between wondering whether I'll ever be an adequate single father to two noisy semi-teenage girls, and yet still manage to keep the Newbies and Philips forums in order, I'm a consultant clinical virologist working in the NHS somewhere in the UK (and believe me, I've heard all the bird 'flu jokes I need thanks ). Although always interested in computers since my Dad took us into work and showed us a brand new PDP Link-8 (which bizarrely meant I can boast about playing a vector graphics 'Asteroid' -type game back in the late Sixties ), I got into DVD burning through foolishly buying one of the infamous Philips DVDR880s . The desperate need for ripping and reauthoring these recordings took me to the DVDplusRW forum, where I took my 'apprenticeship' in rather a hard school about how these boards are useful and the ins-and-outs of DVD-Video. So that's my brief CV. Otherwise I'm just like anyone else: to sidestep the flying kippers and help people get their problems sorted out . Hmmm... maybe Hemi and I should start a 'Disease of the Month' thread... NOT!!! __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~