WeTechnoPhobia; for we are many
Who are you reading on our Twitter stream? Well it is the collected consciousness of Technophobia mediated through some of the organisations most social media butterflies. Between us we have worked for some of the largest and smallest companies in the sector, made music, done academic research and shown films. We are Hawks, Blades and Vikings; our regular contributors are namely:
Saul Cozens – SC
Saul Cozens
Technical Director
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Q: If you were on Desert Island Disks what book and luxury would you take?
A: A bottle of vodka; drink the vodka, use the bottle to send for help -
Q: Most treasured possession?
A: My sound mind -
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Zommerzet, my lover -
Q: What is your comfort food?
A: Fried egg sandwiches -
Q: What were you doing before you started working in web?
A: A PhD in video telephony -
Q: What is your favourite team/passion?
A: I grew up in Somerset, we don’t do football -
Q: What do you use for mobile computing?
A: iPhone and MacBook Pro
Chris Dymond – CD
Chris Dymond
Innovation Director
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Q: If you were on Desert Island Disks what book and luxury would you take?
A: Bertrand Russel’s History of Western Philosophy and a laptop with a satellite link that runs on seawater. -
Q: Most treasured possession?
A: My backup hard drive with all my data on it. -
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: In a little village near Zuerich, Switzerland -
Q: What is your comfort food?
A: Peanut butter sandwiches. -
Q: What were you doing before you started working in web?
A: I was working in multimedia. -
Q: What is your favourite team/passion?
A: Minnesota Vikings, Nottingham Forest and F1 (don’t make me choose!) -
Q: What do you use for mobile computing?
A: A Nokia 97 and an Acer Aspire One netbook.
Ed Goring – ED
Ed Goring
Director of Business Development
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Q: If you were on Desert Island Disks what book and luxury would you take?
A: I don’t have enough of a concentration span to read a book (even on a deserted island) - a fully operational recording studio. -
Q: Most treasured possession?
A: It changes every week, this week it’s my snowboard. -
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Sheffield -
Q: What is your comfort food?
A: Gherkins, cheese and chillies. -
Q: What were you doing before you started working in web?
A: Working in the music business. -
Q: What is your favourite team/passion?
A: Manchester United -
Q: What do you use for mobile computing?
A: iPhone.
Tony Kennick – TCK
Tony Kennick
Consultant
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Q: If you were on Desert Island Disks what book and luxury would you take?
A: The complete works of Terry Pratchett and all the kit to set up a brewery (with a request that there is *something* fermentable on the island). -
Q: Most treasured possession?
A: My mind, once that is gone… -
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Bournemouth (it isn’t in any way as dull as some people try to claim). -
Q: What is your comfort food?
A: Pie, mash and gravy, but I generally cheat and buy the pastry ready made. -
Q: What were you doing before you started working in web?
A: I was in the cultural exhibition sector (I worked in the technical team at an arts cinema). -
Q: What is your favourite team/passion?
A: Up The Cherries! And England (or anyone playing against Australia) for Cricket and Rugby Union. -
Q: What do you use for mobile computing?
A: Nokia N900, Compaq netbook, HP laptop, 3G dongle.
Paul Hodgson – PH
Paul Hodgson
Head of Account Management
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Q: If you were on Desert Island Disks what book and luxury would you take?
A: The Cloud Atlas and 30 cases of Brunello DiMontalcino – the best Chianti out there. -
Q: Most treasured possession?
A: The beautiful modernist eco-house which I spent the last five years building. -
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Hornchurch, Essex – the edge of London. -
Q: What is your comfort food?
A: Le President Camembert and Jacobs crackers. -
Q: What were you doing before you started working in web?
A: Raising money for and launching multimedia start-ups. -
Q: What is your favourite team/passion?
A: My passion is music – dancehall, dubstep, UK funky, with a side order of English folk music. -
Q: What do you use for mobile computing?
A: Yet another iPhone user I’m afraid.
Martin Smith – MS
Martin Smith
Senior UX Designer
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Q: If you were on Desert Island Disks what book and luxury would you take?
A: The complete works of Neal Stephenson (or just the baroque cycle if that’s cheating), unlimited paper and pencils. -
Q: Most treasured possession?
A: Camera (inc lenses, tripods, filters etc). -
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Eckington, a small town just o’er the Derbyshire border. -
Q: What is your comfort food?
A: Chip butty. -
Q: What were you doing before you started working in web?
A: Student. And briefly an unemployed industrial designer. -
Q: What is your favourite team/passion?
A: Team; Sheffield United, Passion; Photography. -
Q: What do you use for mobile computing?
A: Nokia 5800, Moleskine notebooks.