My name is Kevin. I'll be writing and posting codes for your MySpace profile and beyond, and describing how the code works, on this page and in the O'Reilly Do It Yourself Codes MySpace group. First we'll start out with simple profile customization options, then we'll work toward more complex codes.

You'll be able to use what's posted here in two ways: you can take the code and use it (it's all free); or you can use the code and also learn about what's behind the code, that is, learn how the code was designed and developed. If you choose the second course, you'll very soon be able to make you own codes (which I hope you'll share with us here in the form of comments and in our code groups and forums).

I'm working with O'Reilly Media in creating this site and all the code presented here. O'Reilly is a major publisher of computer and technology books. They've provided me with the books shown on the left, and I'll be referring to them as I come up with new codes that I hope many MySpace people will find to be fun and interesting.

As for my professional and personal info: I am a software development professional and technology writer. My wife and I wrote what we think was the first published book about MySpace.com ("MySpace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens and Parents"). She goes by the name "Lady of Avalon" in the MySpace realm (you can find her in my friend list).

We have two children, both in college now, both very active online. I created my daughter's MySpace account long before MySpace became famous, after she discovered it as a place on the Net where aspiring songwriters and musicians could post their material. For some super original music written by an up and coming young pianist/singer/songwriter (tracks that may have been recorded and mixed by me in our home music studio), click on Kala in my friend list. My son is an avid online gamer, but doesn't seem to care that much about MySpace.

I really hope you enjoy the code I provide here (with the assistance of the authors of the books, since I'll often be quoting their example codes, or using them as my starting point). Friend me and subscribe to my blog if you're interested in codes for your MySpace profile, and especially if you're interested in learning about how to write your own code, for MySpace, for other web sites, for creating games, whatever. Writing your own code really is the only way to get exactly what you want.

If there's something you'd like to see, or if you have a question about code and MySpace or about anything I've presented here, feel free to post a comment or send an email. I'm sure that if you're wondering about something, someone else is too! What we focus on in this profile is going to be determined by what people are interested in. So do let me know what interests you!