Location: The product I help develop is based in Melbourne Australia, but I work remotely from Tasmania (Hobart) 
Current Gig: Lead developer on CA Directory
One word that describes how you work: Patiently
How do you use CA Communities and any suggestions for others?
I find the CA Communities is a great two-way channel between product users and product developers, subject matter experts and other users allowing the fast sharing of information.
Mac or PC?
PC but most developing/testing is performed on virtual versions of Linux
Mobile Device?
iPhone
Apps/software/tools you can’t live without?
Work: Compiler/Debugger, VMware, WebEX & vi :-)
Personal: Cyclemeter, Candy Crush & BrewSmith2 (I’m a very keen home brewer)
Besides your phone and computer, what's your favorite item?
My electric guitar (Mahogany Ibanez), it sits next to my desk for a bit of thinking music.
What’s your daily work space like?
As I work remotely, my home office overlooks a vineyard that make a reasonable Pinot Noir.
How do you balance life/work?
Working smarter instead of harder and being heavily involved with family and pursuing lots of interests outside of work. I work to live, not live to work.
Best advice you can give and you have received?
* You learn a lot more finding a solution yourself than asking for it.
* When making a code change, always finish with less lines of code than when you started.
What everyday thing are you better at than anyone else?
Solving obscure problems with very little information using outside the box thinking.