This engineering services consultancy director enjoys a bit of Coldplay on his iTunes but online it鈥檚 all about West Ham, EastEnders and jaunts to the south of France

What鈥檚 your favourite bookmark?

I have used this site () for years, mainly for finding rustic stopovers on the way to the south of France or the Alps.

You can search by map and there are links to hotel websites so you can see pictures of where you鈥檙e booking.

What is played most on your iTunes?

I have to confess to being a Coldplay fan. They were excellent when I saw them live in Bournemouth. My wife Gill thinks their music is a bit depressing so I don鈥檛 subject her to my tastes very often 鈥 hence the iPod! My daughter Charlotte laughs at my, as she calls it, 鈥渙bsession鈥 with Nelly Furtado. It鈥檚 great summer listening with songs like On the Radio and I'm like a Bird.

Social networking: Facebook or face to face?

Although I joined Linked In I didn鈥檛 stay with it for long. Lisa, our CAD manager, and I have this idea of creating our own construction networking site and we鈥檝e started working on the idea with our web advisers.

Best online buys?

I've been very pleased with my new golf clubs 鈥 a full set of MacGregors for only 拢149, reduced from nearly 拢400 鈥 just got to keep the ball on the fairway now.

What鈥檚 your guilty pleasure?

I watch EastEnders online. I like the way I can miss episodes but still pick it up a week later.

What鈥檚 in your digital holster?

My Sony Ericsson K800i mobile, my Cateye bike computer and my Panasonic digital camcorder 鈥 I鈥檝e resisted sat nav to date because I nearly always know where I鈥檓 going and what speed I鈥檓 doing!

Twitter, blog or scented letter?

I do blog occasionally as I鈥檓 not the best at keeping my opinions to myself! I鈥檝e often had my say about the 鈥淚rons鈥, particularly last season with the infamous Tevez affair which helped us escape relegation.