The Generic About Page (Well, not so generic)
You could call this an FAQ of sorts, or whatever. Click a link below to find out more.

Who am I?
I'm Michael Hutchinson, a 19 year old student at the University of Sunderland currently studying BSc (Hons) Computing.

Why did I make this site?
It all started back in mid 2003. I wanted to share music with friends so set up a server on my home PC. It then evolved into a site offering free ringtones and java games in mid 2004. Then in september 2004 I purchased the hutchyopendns.com domain and began offering free phpBB and web site templates. The host I was with closed in early December 2004, and I've only now bothered to find a new host.

Whats with the opendns?
Well, because I was running a server off my home PC, I didn't want to use my IP address as the address I handed out to people. So I got a URL mask from opendns.be (Hence the hutchy.opendns.be references). In September 2004 when I finally decided to buy a domain I figured I'd keep the opendns in the address for two reasons; 1. hutchy.com was already taken, and 2. so people could tell it was the same site with a different address.

How can I contact you?
You can contact me via the following (Note: Annoying people will be blocked!);
Email: hutchy69@gmail.com
MSN: hutchy69@hotmail.com
AIM: hutchy692003
Or via the Forums

How did you make this site?
I use Arachnophilia for the code, it's a text based editor with tag colouring, And I use Photoshop for all the imagery.

OMG your work rules, make me something?
Okay, maybe people aren't that enthusiastic, but hey, one can hope. Anyhoo, the answer to this one is, maybe. It all depends on what it is, how I'm feeling at the time, whats in it for me, etc. Best thing to do is ask.

Hey, I like your work, can I use some of it for a signature, etc?
Yes, but only if I'm given full credit, and don't hotlink to it either. Bandwidth doesn't come for free you know!

Just wondering, what computer hardware do you use?
I currently use the following for my main machine;
  • Asrock K7VT4A+
  • AMD Semron 2800+
  • 512mb Kingston PC 2700 DDR Ram
  • One 120gb Maxtor 7200 RPM 8mb cache hard drive
  • One 120gb Hitatchi 7200 RPM 8mb cache hard drive
  • One 160gb Maxtor 7200 RPM 8mb cache hard drive
  • 128mb ATI Radeon 9200 SE
  • Liteon 16x Dual Layer dvd rw
  • Safecom 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless PCI Lan card


For my secondary machine;
  • Asrock K7VT4A+
  • AMD Semron 2500+
  • 512mb Matrix PC 2700 DDR Ram
  • One 80gb Maxtor 7200 RPM 8mb cache hard drive
  • 128mb ATI Radeon 9200 SE
  • Liteon 52x CDRW / DVD-Rom combo
  • Safecom 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless PCI Lan card


And finally, my laptop;
  • IBM Thinkpad X21
  • 700mhz Pentium III
  • 128mb Ram
  • 20gb hard drive
  • 16mb Graphics Adapter
  • IBM Ultrabase
  • ASUS PCMCIA 54mbps 802.11g Wireless Lan card


These all connect wirelessly to a Netgear 54mbps 802.11g wireless router with 128-bit security

Curious, how are you doing on the good ole search engines?
Well, let's see...
Google: 14th
MSN: 2nd
Yahoo: 5th
Alexa: 5th

Got a question you think needs answering? Email it to me!