I am Tom, an 18 year old student from the South East Coast of England. I have been at my college for the past 7 years, where I have gained 12 GCSEs, 3 A-Levels and an additional AS level.
I am going to study a Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice at Bournemouth University and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
I have been a member of St John Ambulance for 8 years now, where I have progressed rapidly. I joined as a Cadet, got promoted to Corporal, and then transferred to the Adult Division where I have taken on the role of Head of IT and Communications looking after all things technical! I am also a Badger Helper for the division, looking after the 5-10 year olds!
Since I was little, technology has interested me. I wasn’t really bought up with computers, until I was about 10/11. It was then I realized how the power of computers is truly immense and started building and modifying computers.
Then there was the 56k dial up. I used the Internet to check E-Mails and to do the occasional homework assignment. It wasn’t until I was 13/14 when broadband was introduced to me. It was around this time that I realized the true reality of the World Wide Web. I have since used the Internet in a different way, developing websites and online applications.
I am what a lot of people call an “Internet Geek” but in defence…I have nothing to say 
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TomDimmock.co.uk
In about 2005, I ran a website called Dimmock-Online. I used this as a sort of development playground hosted on the server of a friend. I began to run applications such as Wordpress to create an online Identity for myself. It was then I decided to push this further and create TomDimmock.co.uk to originally share the stories of my life (Yes, I know!…amateurish Blogger!). Since then, however began using TomDimmock.co.uk as another development playground leaving the Blog in the deepest darkest corners of the web.
Due to popular demand, in June 2008, I have decided to use my Blog as a professional Blog, sharing tips n’ tricks of the Internet and Mac Technology.
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Technology
Ok…before I begin. I am a Mac Enthusiast…and I know that the majority of my “gear” is windows based, however this was purely due to the price of the Apple Technology whilst on a “Student Budget”.
I still have my first computer. It Originally had, back in the days, the following:
- AMD Athlon 64 3200+
- 512MB RAM
- 160GB (@7200RPM) HardDisk
- NVIDEA GeForce 5200 128MB VideoCard
- Windows XP
(I am pretty sure that all of the above has since been replaced, but the stickers on the front don’t auto-update!)
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100 Things!
1. Name: Tom Dimmock
2. Nicknames: Badger, Charlie, Hun, Hunni, Resident Techie, Mr.Nee-Naw
3. Birthday: 6th February
4. Place of Birth: London Borough of Harrow
5. Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
6. Male or Female: Male
7. Grades: Um…I actially don’t know
8. School: Bishop Luffa 6th Form College
9. Occupation: Plenty…however want to work for an NHS Ambulance Service
10. Residence: Chichester
11. MSN Screen Name: Tom I’m a rocket ship on my way to Mars on a collision course
12. Hair Color: Browny Blonde
13. Hair Length: Short
14. Eye color: Blue-grey.
16. Height: Short
17. Braces?: No
18. Glasses?: Well, um….tchnicially yes. In practice No!
19. Piercings: None
20. Tattoos: No
21. Righty or Lefty: Righty.
___Your ‘Firsts’___
22. Best friend: David.
23. First Award: Can’t remember…probably a swimming award. Yes I used to be able to swim!.
24. First Pet: Sammy my Cat…I think that was the first
25. First Holiday: Butlins…hehe (Or so I can remember!)
26. First Real School: Roxbourne
28. First Love: Vikki
___ Favorites___
29. Movie: Truman Show is always good
30. TV channel: Dave
31. Colour: Blue or Black
32. Rapper: None really
33. Band: My Chemical Romance or Cascada. Weird mix, i know!!
34. Song Right Now: Truly Madly Deeply
35. Friends: Everyone…especially Vikki
37. Place: Wherever
38. Food: Indian Cuisine
39. Drink: Diet Coke, Magners, Bulmers, SmirnOff…
40. Store: Tesco…Not because I work there!
41. School Subject: Media/Computing
42. Animal: Dog
43. Book: Anything…Mainly biographies!
44. Magazine: Mac Format
45. Shoes: Trainers
___Currently___
46. Feeling: Happy
48. Have a crush: What do you think
49. Eating: Ice cream
50. Drinking: Nothing
51. Typing: This thing
52. Online?: Yes
53. Listening To: Radio 1
54. Thinking About: Vikki and what else to write here
55. Wanting To: See Vikki again
56. Watching: The PC screen
57. Wearing: Clothes!
___Your Future___
58. Want Kids?: When I am older.
59. Want to be Married?: Yup
60. Careers in Mind: NHS Ambulance Crew
61. Where do you want to live: Wherever
62. What Car Do You Want?: One that gets form A to B
___Which is Better With The Opposite Sex___
63. Hair color: Don’t Care…Brown Preferably
64. Hair length: Shoulder Length - Long
65. Eye color: Any Colour
66. Measurments: It really doesn’t bother me!
67. Cute or Sexy: Don’t care…cute is better
68. Lips or Eyes: Eyes
69. Hugs or Kisses: Hugs and Kisses
70. Short or Tall: Well, most people are taller than me!
71. Easygoing or serious: Easygoing, but a tiny bit of seriousness!
72. Romantic or Spontaneous: eh?? Can’t they be the same thing in this context
73. Fatty or Skinny: Don’t Care
74. Sensitive or Loud: Sensitive
75. Hook-up or Relationship: Relationship
76. Sweet or Caring: Both ould be nice
77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant One: Um…probably hesitant
___Have you ever___
78. Kissed a Stranger: Nope.
79. had alcohol: Of course!
80. Smoked: Nope and Never want to
81. Ran Away From Home: No
82. Broken a bone: No…well semi!
83. Got an X-ray: Yup
84. Been with someone: Yup
85. Broken Someones Heart: Yup
86. Broke Up With Someone: No
87. Cried When Someone Died: Probably
88. Cried At School: Um…not sure…primary school maybe
___Do You Believe In___
89. God: Yes
90. Miracles: To an extent
91. Love At First sight: Nope Can’t happen
92. Ghosts: Yes…I know some! (Barford etc.)
93. Aliens: Yes…but not green monsters with spaceships. I believe in other life forms.
94. Soul Mates: Yes
95. Heaven: Yup.
96. Hell: In a way
97. Angels: Not Really
98. Kissing on The First Date: Depends
99. Horoscopes: No
___Answer Truthfully___
100. Is There Someone You Want But You Know You Can’t Have? Not anymore…got the person I want!
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CV
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