Well before the personal computer was common, hobbyists like myself were on the ground floor coding and testing what were to many of us, expensive toys. It quickly became clear through our playtime with these devices that there existed a massive amount of possibilities in just how this technology could change the world forever. Over the past 30 years of my life interfacing with these machines I have developed a great love for the art of harnessing and directing the power and possibilities of this technology for real world uses. I have a lifetime of familiarity with the core of this technology and its relationship to the latest protocols, languages and interfaces.