I'm a software engineer and data-scientist-in-training residing in Sydney, Australia. I mostly work on embedded systems, Python, security and Linux.
Right now, I'm working full-time for Cochlear. I'm studying statistics part-time at Macquarie Uni and do a little consulting work in my spare time.
Writing
The OS X Whinge List
Bugs and misfeatures in OS X, and (often) how to fix them.
Updated 20 April, 2013
A few notes on the Lenovo X220
I bought a Lenovo X220 to run Ubuntu. Here's how I got it running nicely.
Updated 13 June, 2011
File synchronisation algorithms
While developing a file synchroniser (along the lines of Dropbox) I documented the details of file conflict resolution.
Updated 18 June, 2008
Bike headlight designs
I like to cycle to and from work, and that often means riding in the dark. Here's how I built some high-power headlights.
Getting Started with the BlueSMiRF Silver V2 Bluetooth Module
Updated 9 May, 2008
Kinesis Advantage keyboard and learning Dvorak
My primary keyboard is a Kinesis Advantage. Here's how I transition to it and (almost) switched to Dvorak at the same time.
Updated 27 January, 2008
A Quick Guide To Using MySQL In Python
Updated 4 February, 2007
A Cost/Performance Study of Modern FPGAs in Cryptanalysis
My undergraduate thesis, supervised by Matt Barrie. I use FPGAs to brute-force DES and RC5 and compare the cost to crack versus software and ASICs.
GitHub Projects
Teensy RawHID
A Python binding for the USB Raw HID interface on Teensy AVR boards.
Goto Documentation
Goto Documentation is a plugin for Sublime Text 2. My branch improves the Python documentation lookup.