Profile – Rupert Stocks

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Hobbies	Wish I had the time and money! I read a lot. I don't watch TV. I used to be into Am-Dram backstage (stage manager, lighting) and I love snorkelling but haven't done it for years. When I've finished my house makeover I might think about hobbies again.
Favorite Books	John Grisham, Maeve Binchy, Joanna Trollope, Val McDermid, Patricia Cornwell, DH Lawrence, Isaac Asimov, Mary Higgins Clarke, plenty of others…
Favorite Bands / Musician	Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Enya, Beautiful South, Roxette, Abba, Jean Michel Jarre, a few others, and Beethoven.
Favorite TV Shows	I don't have a TV (except to monitor tapes), occasionally I watch iPlayer.
Comments and Things Worth Noting	I work for myself as an IT Technician – in primary schools and homes. I started working life as an industrial accountant.

System Details	Main Video PC: Q9550 @ 3.1GHz, 4GB on GA-EP45-UD3R, 2x500MB RAID1 OS/Apps, 3x1TB RAID3(~5) for Data, GTS 250 1GB, big case, lots of quiet cooling. 2×24″ TFTs, XP Pro 32bit, Vegas Pro 9b. No Anti-Virus, just Spybot, Sygate firewall, utterly stable :). Plays Crysis very well too (in separate installation of XP of course). Canopus ADVC-300. Canon HV30. Zoom H4.
Home Theater	I wish.
Home Studio Musical Gear	Excellent hearing but I’m not musical.