Steve
Architect/Designer
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Member Since: 2010/06/03
Industry: Computer & IT
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I like a challenge & enjoy fixing the 'unfixable' so you'll usually find me trawling tickets everyone else avoids looking for tricky ones.

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I've worked with technology for longer than I care to admit and have experience in a wide variety of systems as an Architect/Designer, Project Manager, Implementer/Installer & Trouble-Shooter of small, medium & enterprise systems.

I like a challenge and enjoy fixing the 'unfixable' so you'll usually find me trawling the tickets everyone else avoids looking for a bit of a head-scratcher (as they're much more fun than easy questions.)

You'll often find my responses/answers push for info/background on the basics before making wide assumptions, as I'm very aware that many of the questions on the internet relate to live systems and many businesses & people's jobs depend on the systems we're discussing.

Remember, always consider the impact of any diagnostic steps/fixes and please take backups!

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