This website was originally created as the main method of advertising John Steele's services as an experienced consultant specialising in network and systems security. John has now retired after a long career in the computer industry starting in 1963 when he designed one of the first integrated circuit computers – the Ferranti Argus 400. It is also a place where technical documents could be provided to support home and small business users.
This website also contains information about some of John’s professional work before he retired over his long professional career that he is able to publish – some is still confidential. It also contains links to video interviews that he has given.
The website also provides links to many third party sites which contain useful, mainly free, software packages and guides that are tried and tested. It also contains technical documents that John has written over the years. Some of these are presentations initially given to the now defunct Gerrards Cross Computer Club but others have been presented to other groups. Others are technical guides that have been created on technical topics which it is hoped will be of value to others. All such material is provided free of charge for personal use.
Links are also provided to other sources of technical information. Each may contain their own copyright notices. Contributions and suggestions are welcome – see the contacts page
This website will continue to evolve and some reformatting will take place. If you find any our of date information please let John know. If you have any suggestions for additional material, or even some to contribute, that will also be welcome.