Hey, I'm Matthew!

I'm a software developer, system administrator and technical consultant with an interest in open source and wireless telecommunications. I've been tinkering with tech since the 90s.

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PHP Forms Anti Spam released

I've released the first version of my standalone anti-spam library for PHP!

phpAPRS2

A new PHP APRS client for visualizing APRS-IS network traffic.

Korean telco failed at femtocell security, exposed customers to snooping and fraud

One cert, in plaintext, on thousands of devices, led to what looks like years of crime https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/30/kt_telecom_femtocell_security_fail/

Elara Axiom - AI Chatbot

A versatile AI chatbot with command-line and Telegram bot interfaces, powered by multiple LLM options using Hugging Face Transformers.

Building Minecraft out of Lego Technic and Mindstorms

Brick Machines implemented 11 Minecraft components in the real world with Lego Technic and Mindstorms. Complete with NFC item detection and even a crafting table!

New features for Walkie Talkie - last heard messages and user registration

HTML5 Walkie Talkie updates for user registration and listening to channel history