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Do I need an account here?

You don't need an account here unless you are a close friend or family since there are pages that are only accessible by them. All it includes is better contact details and a calendar. Nothing much more--you aren't missing out on much.

How can I create an account?

Registration for the public is not enabled at the moment and I need to create one for you. Contact me to create an account for you. My contact details are here.

I can't log in. What can I do?

• If you need to have your password reset or if you lost your password, go here.
• If you need to know what your username is, go here. Your email address is NOT your username.
• If you are a close friend or family member, let me know and I'll enable it. (You can use any messaging service you usually use for this.)

If you’d like to show your support...

If you’d like to support me and my projects, there are a few ways you can do that:

Buy Me a Coffee

You can buy coffees at around $3 each at Buy Me a Coffee. Even Starbucks doesn’t make coffee that cheap!

You can scan the QR code below or follow the link above.

(Disclaimer: I am currently saving for a new Mac to replace my Intel Mac. It’s been really good to me, but I think it’s time for an upgrade.)

PayPal

You can send any amount you’d like to through PayPal though I suggest amounts over $5 since a big chunk is allocated to the fees they charge. You can go to the page for my small business here. (Disclaimer: My PayPal.me link is used by my small business as well.)

Who is Ben?

I am an American guy who moved to Australia in 2006 and have called Melbourne home since!

If this website isn't updated as much as you'd like for it to be, head over to Mastodon. I post pretty regularly there about the randomness that happens. I complain about work and not being able to sleep a lot.

I also have a background in IT and have been designing websites and applications on-and-off since the early days of the internet. I have also studied games and multimedia development though I don't do much with it anymore.

Social Ben

• Oversharing Ben on Mastodon
• Streaming Ben on Twitch
• Photogenic Ben on Pixelfed.social

Contact Me

The messengers below have an advantage (usually security and privacy) over other services such as Facebook or Whatsapp so that’s what I prefer to use. If one of these options isn’t convenient for you, please let me know and I’m sure we can work something out.

• Telegram (recommended)
• Signal (recommended too)
• Simplex (a good alternative if you don’t use one of the above options)

Unfortunately, many of them require a download of software, but Telegram is useable from the web.