Interview
Interview with netwolf56
Interview with netwolf56
Let me begin by saying that I was thrilled
to get the email asking me to participate in the new feature “the interview” at
Skinbase.org. It is an honor and the implications of speaking to, being seen
and heard by the members and guests of Skinbase, certainly a vast audience, is
amazing.
My name is David Akers (netwolf56). I was
born and raised in Orlando, FL USA. I am 59 years old, born 03-27-1949. I am
single now, but have a wonderful girlfriend, Debbie.
I don’t mind sharing that I am a recovering
addict and alcoholic, clean and sober almost eight years (that includes
cigarettes too). They say you must find something to replace the drugs and
alcohol and for me it was the computer, which in turn led to my interest in creating
wallpapers and photgraphy.
I began by downloading and collecting
wallpapers from around the internet. I was amazed by the creativity although I
had no idea how they were made. I think my first attempts to create them were
small stand alone fractal applications. From there I tried Paintshop, Corel,
Photofilter, Gimp, terragan, photoshop and any other graphics application I
could get my hands on. Over time I collected free E-Books on photoshop and
began to read them. Then I tried the online tutorials, and began to produce my
own wallpapers. Photoshop ended up being
my favorite application. For me it’s an ongoing evolvement, which is endless.
There is so much to learn.
How much time do I spend reading and
creating? Every second I can. That translates into at least 4 or 5 hours a day.
I am currently unemployed so I have a lot more time. My profession, by the way,
is computer repair. I went to tech school several years and aquired several
certifications, all of which are on my website, which is http://www.david-akers.com
You can also view many
of my photos there.
What is my computer configuration? Well, I
currently run and maintain four computers, all of which I built myself. One for
my mother, one for my girlfriend, and two for me. One of mine is mostly used
for downloading, movies, torrents and MP3’s. My girlfriends computer is intel
based running Windows Vista Ultimate.
In my main computer I have an Asus
motherboard A8v-XE, an AMD 64 bit processor, two gigs of Ram, a creative
soundblaster audio card with BOSE speakers. Also DVD DL burner with RAM drive.
My monitor is a 27” Olevia, which also my TV. For photography I use an Olympus
E-510 DSLR and two kit lens.
That’s about it, Please feel free to contact
me through my website as I love to make friends worldwide. I love my
relationship with Skinbase.org and will do anything I can to help its continued
growth and success. Again thank you for allowing me to participate.
Sincerely,
David Akers
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