It's now three minutes past midday on 22nd December 2012, which means once again the World forgot to end when it was meant to. As such, it seems like a pretty good opportunity to start something new; a blog maybe?
First things first, a quick background. As the blog name suggests, I'm Stephen Cross. For the past 7 years I've been studying at the University of York; first for a Masters degree in physics and followed by an ongoing biophysics PhD. I won't go into the details of my research here, but more information can be found on my LinkedIn page (http://uk.linkedin.com/in/sjcross/).
We got our first computer when I was 14. The specifications I remember are comical by today's standards (to be honest, they were pretty amusing at the time), but even back then the 120 MHz Intel Pentium processor and 1 GB hard-drive seemed to have unlimited potential for creativity. Twelve years and a fair few computers later I've experimented with everything from MS Paint to Inkscape, Maple to Java and Audacity to Reaper. While there is still a near-infinite wealth of software still to discover, I thought I'd write down some of my experiences for anyone who may be interested. I'll be honest where I had problems and how (if) I solved them, so this might even be of use to someone, someday!
Please feel free to ask questions or suggest alternative ways I could approach problems. I'll try to respond to all comments.
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