So what is NoLurking?

Who the heck is Andy Stubbs?

Good question! So here's a little information about me, firstly the boring part - My career history:

• 1986-1990 Clerical Assistant at Colonial (formerly Colonial Mutual Life)

• 1990-1992 Junior Programmer at Colonial

• 1992-1996 Analyst Programmer at Colonial

• 1996-1999 Experienced Analyst Programmer at Colonial

• 1999-2001 Senior Analyst Programmer at Colonial

• 2001-2006 Senior Developer at iSoft

• 2007-2015 Senior Developer at Capita Employee Benefits London

• 2015-2016 Software Developer at Devonshire's Solicitors London

• 2016 to date .Net Development Team Leader at Tabs FM Limited

Aside from being a busy worker bee I also (as you can probably tell from my career history) had a pretty keen interest in computers. This interest led me to become an active Microsoft beta tester. I have been involved in multiple Windows beta test programs from Windows 98 SE through to Windows 7 and am currently signed on as a Windows Insider on the windows 10 technical preview programme. I also remain a registered member of the Microsoft Partner Network.

After the launch of Windows 95 (can you even remember that far back?) I became fascinated with the internet - or more specifically at that time Microsoft's little corner of it - the Microsoft Network. It was there that I found a fantastic and lively chat community that eventually parted ways with the Microsoft Network to grow in its own right and become known as UKChat. I spent a lot of time with UKChat, first as a chatter, then a host, then a sysop and eventually an administrator. Sadly UKChat is long gone now (gone but never forgotten as many of the ex hosts and chatters keep in touch) but I think it's safe to say that it inspired a whole new era of social media sites.

After parting ways with UKChat I got bullied into setting up my own social media server 'GossipJunction.com' also sadly now retired. A few of the old UKChat faces could often be found loitering on the messageboards but the chat rooms were usually fairly silent so eventually I took the hard decision to shut it all down and save myself a fortune in hosting fees (I blame the new fangled sites such as twitbook and myface for that!).

OK great, but what is or was NetwIRC?

NetwIRC is (or rather was) a fully feautured  IRC client for Sony Ericsson P800, P900 and P910 mobile phones.

NetwIRC supported the full set of standard IRC and IRCX commands in addition to support for a few new commands designed to make life easier such as /WHISPER , /AFK, /THINK, /HOST and /DEHOST.

NetwIRC allowed you to Chat with thousands of other people online using a familiar and easy to use IRC interface.

NetwIRC allowed you to connect  to any IRC network while you're on the move. You could keep in touch with family and friends from anywhere at any time.

NetwIRC's  old feature list:

• 1. Compatible with Sony Ericsson P800, P900 and P910 mobile phones.

  2. Connection Authentication using PASS command.

  3. Full support of IRC commands using either emulated keyboard or handwritting recognition.

  4. Ability to toggle User List window on and off to give a more comfortable viewing area.

  5. Full server Room List Screen.

  6. Full server User List Screen

  7. Ability to view all occupants of a selected room via a single tap from the User List screen.

  8. Ability to instantly join a friends room from either the user list or room list screens.

  9. Status Window.

  10. Retrieve a users IP address from a single click from the user list.

  11. Displays Away notifications on user list and main room title if you are marked as away.

NetwIRC was finally given away as freeware when it reached it's end of life (i.e I had made back the money that I spent on the development environment in order to develop it) prior to which it was sold via Handango.

SCREENSHOTS