Been tinkering for years, when I started with the Amstrad no one was willing to help so I learnt the hard way. A group of us leanrt from each other, one of my mates leart graphic/web sites and to date has done some quite well known sites.
I allways had a car boot full of goodies and have upgraded/built PC's for mates etc. Plus locally I was quite central to a lot of the growing computer sellers like Ebuyer when they 1st started out at worksop (Choice Peripherals- I think it was called) Plus there were a few big recycling places where I obtained loads of parts to build with.
Also helped to start a couple of shops selling PC's but didnt like to be tied to one place all the time.
Compared yourself and Mark along with many others on here I class myself as a complete novice. My claim to fame is I have saved people a fortune, learnt a bit and made a few bob whilst learning.
I enjoy solving problems as I learn (or try to) something every time. at the moment I just went through a bad patch of nothing going right, and that doesnt just include the PC (seems the vid driver is a massive issue to many - so felt like I was fight ing a battle I could not win), so the gremlins have been having a field day.
Despite how I may come accross, I would like to say to everyone on here (Not just Jamie and the rest of the team) I appreciate all the help wether its PC or the Omegas. What I have learnt on here has at times been passed on to others and hopefully some of these people have joind the OOF as result.