About Me

In the beginning, there was Mosaic. [Insert hymn]

Fanatic programmer, obsessive technophile, serial entrepreneur and Web 2.0 enthusiast. Zed23.com is the personal blog of Ryan Brooks, a Web Application Developer out of Calgary, Alberta.

I loathe writing these things. Talking about myself has never been easy, so I’ll sum it up in point form.

  • I’ve been developing web pages since the age of 14.
  • I’ve started two web design companies. Both failed. Miserably. I’m a much better programmer than designer.
  • In November 2004 I was a founding partner in an company specializing in enterprise content management.
  • I’ve worked as a grunt/production-monkey with names like Cambrian House, Rare Method and Suitcase Interactive.
  • My favorite word is “Matrices“.
  • I’m not opinionated, I’m firm in my beliefs.
  • I smoke cigarettes, my brand of choice is JPS. Yes, I know I should quit.