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Contents 1 My Image Contributions 2 My Interests and Expertise 3 Equipment 4 Friends and Relations 5 Links

[edit] My Image Contributions

Hadada Ibis	Cape Wagtail	Cape Wagtail (Turned Head).jpg.jpg Cape Wagtail

[edit] My Interests and Expertise

• Photography
• Classic Automobiles
• Books
  • Science Fiction
    • by Isaac Asimov
    • by Arthur C Clarke
• Music
  • Electronic music
    • Felix Laband
    • Juno Reactor
    • Thievery Corporation
    • Shpongle
    • The Karminsky Experience Inc.
    • Biosphere
  • Jazz
    • Miles Davis
    • Patricia Barber
    • Dave Brubeck

I am a Software Engineer, Graphic designer and aspiring photographer. I currently work with:

• Java
  • Java Media Framework
  • JOGL
  • EJB
• OpenGL
• UML

• XML
  • XForms
  • XML Schema
  • XSLT
• etc...

[edit] Equipment

No geek is complete without his toys. I currently use the following:

• Computers
  • Apple: PowerBook G4
  • Apple: Power Mac G4 Cube
• Optical / Photography
  • Cameras:
    • Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2006-)
    • Minox 35EL (2006-)
    • Canon EOS-350D (2005-2006)
    • Sony DSC-F717 (2004-2005)
    • Sony DSC-F505V (2000-2004)
  • Lenses:
    • Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
    • Canon EF 28-300mm f3.5-5.6L IS USM
    • Ramsa 135mm f/1.8 (old k-mount low-light lens)
  • Konus 4.5inch Newtonian Telescope
• Transport
  • Mercedes-Benz 560SEC Coupé (1990)
  • Mercedes-Benz Heckflosse ("fintail", Model 220) (1963)
  • MINI Cooper S (2004) (2004-2006)
• Audio
  • Primary Hi-fi
    • Musical Fidelity Elektra E200 Preamplifier
    • harman/kardon Signature 1.3 Power Amplifier
    • harman/kardon AVR35 Integrated Amplifier
    • Infinity Beta 50 Loudspeakers
    • Dual 504 Phonograph
    • Thorens TD 160 B Mk I Phonograph
      • NAD PP-1 Phono stage

One day, I would like:

• A TVR automobile (any one after, and including, the TVR Chimaera)
• An old Silicon Graphics O2 Workstation (and install Gentoo Linux on it)
• A Meade AR-6 Telescope
• A Hobie cat (sailing catamaran)

[edit] Friends and Relations

• User:FritzSolms

[edit] Links

• My (currently non-existent) site: http://www.aknot.net/
• My employer: http://www.solms.co.za/