About
Me!
Hi, I'm Ed, 19, Living in UK, Studying Computer Networks at University of Derby. Main hobbies include computing, web development and python programming. I'm a full time Ubuntu users, have been Windows free since December 2007.
I'm a huge gamer, mainly playing PC games (Call of Duty, Left 4 Dead, Company of Heroes and RuneScape), sometimes consoles.
I'm also a Sports fan, Huge F1 fan. In football, I support Manchester United and I also enjoy Rugby Union.
My Web!
EdHewitt.co.uk - My home on the web. Place for me to discuss everything computing, tech and gaming. A mixture of reviews, news, tips and articles, posted regularly. Check back regulary and subscribe via RSS.
Gfire - Open-sourced project which is a plugin for the Pidgin IM client, which will allow you to access the Xfire chat network via Pidgin. I'm the Admin of the project.
Full Circle Magazine - Free Ubuntu monthly magazine, written by the community for the community. I write a monthly section called 'Ubuntu Games'; reviews, articles and news about gaming in Ubuntu/Linux.Recently, I have join the Podcast team to be on the Panel for the Full Circle Podcast, along with Robin Catling (Host) and Dave Wilkins.
My Computers!
Main PC
- Acer Aspire Revo R3600
- Intel Atom N230 1.6Ghz
- 1GB RAM
- nVidia ION
- 160GB HDD
- Ubuntu 9.10 & Windows XP SP3
Laptop
- Asus EEEPC 900
- Intel 900Mhz
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB + 16GB SSD
- Ubuntu 9.10
Gaming PC
- Intel Dual Core 2.8Ghz
- 1GB RAM
- ATi Radeon X1550 (512MB)
- 250GB HDD
- Windows 7 Professional