about this site

This site is a work in progress. I've spent as much time on the technical side of it as I have the content, if not more. The site is a way for me to learn new technologies, experiment, and keep skills sharp that I don't use in my job.

LukeMelia.com is hosted with Pair Networks out of Pittsburgh. I highly recommend Pair -- I've been really happy with them. The site runs on FreeBSD and is served with Apache.

Most of the development on these pages happens on a dual processor PowerMac G4 running Mac OS X. The network is routed by a LinkSys router and connected to the internet with a DSL modem. BBEdit and PhotoShop are my primary tools, with a bit of FireWorks thrown in. Music is provided locally by iTunes and an mp3 collection of 4,067 songs and counting. (Now playing: