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Welcome to Digital Gemstones
Welcome to Digital Gemstones, a website development business located in the south Bay Area, California. Founded in October 2005 by Michael Diamond, the site has gone through several redesigns and rewrites, as it has grown from a simple artist's portfolio into a full scale programming business.
About This Website
DigitalGemstones.com was first created as a place for me to display my artwork, along with my father's, which can be found at DiamondPhotoArt.com. Managing these two sites, as well as the website for LGHS's Politics and Current Events club (now discontinued) inspired me to learn more about how to build and run a strong website. As I learned more and more, my website began to evolve. First as a place to display some simple scripts I'd built, and then later, to offer my services as a Webmaster and Programmer.
About Me
I am a 20 year old student at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, having just completed my first semester there. I am undeclared at this point, however I am currently leaning towards a Computer Science major.
Programming
Outside of school and friends my primary interest is computing. I've spent years teaching myself everything I can about computers, the internet and web development. Over the last few years I have taught myself several langauges, most notably PHP, a server-side programming language, which along with my knowlege of HTML and CSS has given me the tools to build websites professionally. Beyond web-related languages, I am fairly fluent in Java, and have a basic undestanding of some more obscure langauges such as Scheme and oCaml.
Photography
I have been interested in photography for many, since I received a Canon Powershot S1 IS for my birthday. I used that camera for underwater photography until the 'waterproof' case sprung a leak and destroyed it. I now have a Powershot S3 IS which I haven't properly broken in yet, but I hope to do so soon. My father has been interested in photography since college, and he is the primary reason I first became interested in the subject.
Quality Hosting
It's not easy these days to find a quality hosting provider, so I wanted to mention a wonderful resource, Web Hosting Search.com. If you have something you want to share with the world, but aren't sure how to find a good hosting provider, they're a great place to start. In addition to reviews of major hosting plans, they have articles on how to start a website and other resources to get you off the ground.
Contact Me
Feel free to Contact Me, I always appreciate feedback, suggestions, or if you just want to say hello. I love talking to people, so don't be shy!