My internet "career" started when I began my studies at Vienna University in October 1995. Compared to the standards of today the internet was primitive at this point. However, a few pioneers, like amazon.com, had already started to explore the strange new worlds of cyberspace.
I, too, got interested in the web, learnt some basic html tags and started working on my first website in 1996. At this time I discovered Geocities - back then virtually the only free webspace provider. The design of my site was supposed to look like a space station - with different docking bays, a habitat ring and so on. I even designed a logo for this station (see right). With hindsight, this was a rather ambitious project and I suppose I lacked the necessary design skills to implement such a complex proposal.
In 1998 I decided that this project had really gathered too much dust and that a redesign was urgently necessary. At the time I was into frames and colourful button so you can imagine that the page I designed was both heavily "framed" and included many flashing gizmos.
In 2001 the third redesign was finished. This time I opted for a rather dignified layout with a dark red background and a (hopefully) simple and clear arrangement of links.
In 2002, I completed an "official webpage" for job applications which I updated until about 2007.
In 2009 I was warned that yahoo would be closing its free geocities service. I took this opportunity to opt for the more professional CMS service that yahoo offers for a small fee. At the time of writing I have transferred most of the old articles and I have updated the content of my site, now bringing together both my work and private interests.
