Hi from Central Otago

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Alpnz

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#15848 11-Sep-2007 08:22

Hi,

John from Central Otago - NZ's Desert area for those of you that are not from NZ. A contract services provider in the viticulture industry, and a logistics database solution designer, in horticultural situations. Some weather process monitoring etc etc.
Have made the change to Linux since about SuSE v5.3, and now the family are pretty much stuck with it. Usual NZ type household with various computers ranging from old to very old. I am a great advocate for the very superior qualities of Open Source software. Married with two rambunctious boys.
see http://www.alpnz.co.nz for a better profile.

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#86218 11-Sep-2007 08:23

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#86306 11-Sep-2007 17:08

Oh no. Someone from Otago. Not another one. Where's brad?
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#86319 11-Sep-2007 18:16

welcome. I imagine central Otago is probably a bit cooler than here at the moment.....

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#86321 11-Sep-2007 18:28

KiwiOverseas66:I imagine central Otago is probably a bit cooler than here at the moment.....

Brad lives there... theres no way its cool.

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#86336 11-Sep-2007 20:24

Alpnz: Hi,

John from Central Otago - NZ's Desert area for those of you that are not from NZ. A contract services provider in the viticulture industry, and a logistics database solution designer, in horticultural situations. Some weather process monitoring etc etc.
Have made the change to Linux since about SuSE v5.3, and now the family are pretty much stuck with it. Usual NZ type household with various computers ranging from old to very old. I am a great advocate for the very superior qualities of Open Source software. Married with two rambunctious boys.
see http://www.alpnz.co.nz for a better profile.

Oh, and welcome to the 'zone!

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#86346 11-Sep-2007 22:27

tonyhughes:Brad lives there... theres no way its cool.

Ouch, thats gotta hurt...

Welcome Alpnz!

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#86347 11-Sep-2007 22:31

tonyhughes:
KiwiOverseas66:I imagine central Otago is probably a bit cooler than here at the moment.....

Brad lives there... theres no way its cool.

How very rude!!! I live quite some way from Central, Dunedin to be precise, though I have spent a lot of time in Alexandra and lived in Wanaka for a year.

Tony don't you live in the black hole that is Hastings?

Anyway, welcome to Geekzone Alpnz

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#86350 11-Sep-2007 22:48

Welcome to Geekzone Alpnz

Alpnz

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#86358 12-Sep-2007 07:46

Thanks for the welcome.

I look forward to testing your self proclaimed geekism ...

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#90577 11-Oct-2007 06:59

Hi John, I am a newbie here at GeekZone but am a former Alexandra resident here, my parents and one brother still live there.

Central Otago seems like its own little world in a basin surrounded by hills.

Alpnz

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#90592 11-Oct-2007 08:47

How true, and if the dam burst it would fill up mighty quick as well ...