[t0adman]

I'm 37 and mom used to drive my brother and me to the Radio Shack 30 minutes away so we could take computer classes on Tandys. Our first home computer was the Commodore 64 and we thought we were programmers because we'd spend ours tediously copying code from a magazine onto the machine so we could play Downhill Skier or some such rudimentary game. I've had a computer and been into technology ever since but never got into programming or real propeller head stuff. Some web development here, technology sales, etc.

My first Windows mobile device was a hand-me-down iPaq that I found slow, cumbersome and not very useful. This phone/device is by far the most powerful, smallest and coolest mobile device I've owned. The iPhone continues to impress me as well though. I'm really enjoying the challenge of learning how to tweak the registry, install cabs, learning the lingo, anticipating ROMs, and everything else. Before I found PPCGeeks I had no clue there was so much customizing to be done to these devices. I love it!

As far as constructive contributions to this forum, it's the same on just about every forum I've ever been on. When there's not control or accountability there will always be people who act like brats. The trick is to quickly filter them out and focus on the real content.

I would like to extend a special thanks to everyone who researches, develops and contributes to this community. I've enjoyed it immensely and look forward to learning more as this ride continues.