If you've ever asked a question on the gumstix mailing list, odds are you've run into Dave Hylands. No matter how complex your issue might be, he seems to be right there with a solution to your problem. As one poster recently said, "Dave, you are the all knowing master!" candida treatment

We thought you might like learn more about one of the gumstix community's most well known developers, so we asked him to tell us about himself.

What is your background?

I wrote my first computer program in BASIC in 1977 using a paper tape, but it wasn't until I used a Commodore PET in 1980 that I decided to pursue a career in computers.

I graduated with a B.Sc - First Class Honours in Digital Systems Design from SFU in 1989. I was the top Honours student in my graduating class.

Most of my career has been working on a variety of embedded platforms, often doing system level programming (device drivers), although I have also written GUI code and worked with multi-million line code bases.

I got interested in robotics around 2000, and that's my current passion.

Professionally, I'm currently working on a Wi-Fi video phone for a major silicon manufacturer.

I've been using UNIX/Linux since about 1985.

What started your interest in gumstix technology?

I was looking for a controller for some of my robotics platforms. The small size, small power consumption, and the fact that it runs linux all appealed to me.

What project are you working on currently?

I've started a Robo-Magellan robot, called Orion:

http://www.davehylands.com/Robotics/Orion/

What gumstix products are you using in the project?

Orion will use a gumstix motherboard along with several robostix for its brain.

Why is gumstix technology the best solution?

Low power consumption is a definite plus for mobile robots.

What projects do you have planned for the future?

More robots!

Will gumstix technology be part of your future plans? Why?

I expect so. Gumstix technology seems to strike a nice balance of

functionality, size, and power consumption.