{"id":7,"date":"2015-04-10T13:41:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T13:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microblair.co.uk\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:20:21","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/microblair.co.uk\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been involved in IT for over 40 years working firstly on MoD contracts and then mainly for housing associations. 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