About
Hello!
This little space you are looking at is essentially my scrapbook of things I have done, want to do or anything that interests me. I am a web designer and developer based in London, UK who enjoys sailing, music, photography and almost any creative medium.
Why the name?
Funny you should ask, and since you were so polite about it I’ll explain. The name was simply chosen as I didn’t want to use my real name as 1) It is the same as a deceased gospel singer and 2) I wanted a name that sums me up. The cleat section refers to my love of the water and keen interest in working on boats, the && is a statement in a few programming languages which means ‘and’ but has a higher precedence over ‘and’. Lastly, code; as a reference to the && and what I do to earn a living. That’s it, nothing more I’m afraid.
When not working on everyone else’s projects, I am concocting apps and designs for personal projects. I use strict XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, C# (when needed) as well as the usual Adobe suite of software and daily use Linux, Mac OS and windows.
Asides from this I am a generally calm person who is happily engaged at present to a very patient lady who has similar interests.
Why are there no contact details?
If you wish to contact me, please head over to the contact page. At no point will I be publishing my address or phone number for a few reasons, mostly common sense and really not needing any insurance, tax rebates, etc.
Follow me!
I’m on Twitter @cleatsandcode
I’m not on facebook, nor myspace or bebo :)