I am self taught in the use and programming of computers.  My informal training began and the age of 14 and has continued to present day, now age 31.  I am knowlegable in Visual Basic, Access, Visual C++, c/c++, MFC, and win32 api programming.  I also dabble a bit in UNIX(FreeBsd) and in AI programming particularly NLP.  I am a independent computer consultant.  I do custom programming, networking, and upgrades.  Outside computers I enjoy Biking, Chess and philosophy.