Feb
20
The time has come to put your money where your mouths are and help a friend. Stormhoek amongst some has been hit hard by the collapse of their UK wine distributor. Read the full story here. So you can help them by buying a vine in their vineyard for ZAR2000 (approx. US$270) and support the guys that supported us bloggers so generously with free wine at almost every Geeky gathering.
Please, if you can afford it, buy a vine. If not, help spread the word and please Digg it here.
I’m in for sure!
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Nov
28
The Jozi 27dinner was simply friggin’ amazing! Me and Feisty Bev got on the big bird and migrated north for one evening of great fun. Although badly powered by Eskom, it was a huge success! It was also the very first time the four Afriguys (credit: Nic) were together in one room all to announce the new beta release of Afrigator.
Mike, Justin, me and Mark. It was great seeing you all and specially meeting Mark for the first time! The Afrigator ride is probably one of the best.
It was simply awesome to have met all my online heroes finally. Vincent Maher, Nic Haralambous, Charl Norman, Simone Puterman, Eve D, Craig Nichols, Gregor Rohrig, Carly Ritz, Paul Jacobson, Tyler Reed, Armand du Plessis, Wezzo, Roger Saner, Carl Spies, Darren Gorton, to name but a few! You guys are all giants and a truly amazing bunch of individuals. It was a great privilege to share some of Stormhoek’s finest wine with all of you!
Funny thing was when Vincent was trying to poke out his mind’s eye after looking into some serious crack… Groogle did us all the favor to capture the moment and forever cementing it into our minds.
Special thanx to Nic for picking up my dinner bill! I really appreciate it and next time its on me! Once again, thank you Stormhoek for the talk lube. Must say, I love this social networking, Web2.0 style, offline. I’ll be there again!
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Oct
29
Another Disclaimer: Before some wet nappies start another “circle jerk” flame war, I’d like to state for the record that I DO NOT CARE what you think! I’ll jerk whatever I fancy. Call me a wanker for it and check the worry in my eye.
Me and my hun gathered all the courage we could muster and made the drive down to another awesome/fantastic 27dinner to spend a night with some of the greatest minds! It was fun, interesting and crammed with some of my all time heroes. It was held at the base of a very windy flat mountain @ the Deer Park Cafe.
I loved the awesome case study Dave presented in his welcoming speech using Bolton Deventer and his W-TEP as an analogy. As he said, thats why these real life meetings are so vital!
The Stormhoek Big-love was spreading at lightspeeds (ask Charl). Talks were short and to the point. There were nothing boring about it at all. Enjoy Phil’s talk about usability and found it quite interesting. It is something we overlook so very often, yet it is so important! I loved Randolf’s iPhone. I now want one more than ever!
I was so stoked to have met Fred from Ideate. The guy is a true legend. Clever, nice and funny oke. Next time I’d like to sit at his table and also Neil Blakey-Milner who is one of two of the greatest Python developers I’ve ever met. The other being Neville Newey who had his birthday on the 27th and although he was on the other side of the earth, he certainly was not forgotten! Happy birthday Nev!
Kerry-Anne Gilowey and Jo Duxbury from Freelance Central who play a MAJOR important role in the freelance scene in South Africa. Most of us freelancing geeks are fortunate to have long running, big contracts at the moment, but you never really know for sure how long it is going to last. Thats when they will start playing an enormous role in our lives. By the sound of it there is a couple of bright ideas in stall for the future which could prove incredibly useful for all freelancers, whether or not they are looking for work. I’d watch that spot. Oh and I really love the Cape Town Daily Photo Kerry-Anne and hubby Paul runs. Kerry-Anne suggested we start something like that for George, and we might just take you guys up on that offer.
The ever so brilliant Dave, the genius Max, the indomitable Rafiq and my new friend Elaine, I can never get tired of talking to you guys. I feel inspired, motivated and involved (Standard Bank, take notes…) after some brilliant conversations we had on the night and the day after. Special thanks to Dave and Elaine who entertained and looked after me the whole of Sunday. I appreciate it!
The great activist and most interesting fella Andre Bothma from SA Climate Crisis. Dude, we definitely need to get together rather soon! I commend the work you do and I think it is of great importance to support such an effort and try to leave our children with a legacy to be proud of.
Graham and Chris, the High Class Hoekers. It was fantastic seeing you folks once more. I loved Graham’s “Change the Power” talk and I think it is relevant to all of us. It is not easy to change the way the world thinks. I would treasure those pearls of wisdom. Oh and thank you very much for the wine! I really, REALLY appreciate it as much as every one else did! You guys are most kind.
To Jason and Gerry from Zoopy, it was great to finally meet you guys! You are already doing such a fantastic job, I cannot imagine how cool your upcoming release is going to make you! They are launching a new, phenomenal release in November, so guys, we cannot wait to see it! Thank you for doing the videos once again, chaps!
To Brandon Golding who took some classic pics all night long, thanks for stealing our souls and cement the moments in history. We often take that for granted, but not this time. This time we appreciate it for real man! You’ve done a fantastic job and you should never seize to do so.
To Jayx and Charl who also roadtripped, it was great fun having you there! We don’t get together at home but we sure as hell know how to do it 400 km away from home! It was all worth it.
It was a great pity that Uno, Stefano, Miguel and Yasser was not there. I was really looking forward partying with you guys, but maybe next time!
As the night progressed, so did the flow of the good stuff and if I left out anyone, please forgive me and feel free to remind me! I will make a point of adding you to this list. I know there were lots of cool people I talked very little to like Mike, other Phil, Glen and Bridgitte Verran and I would have loved to talk to more, but time was simply not on our side! Next time.
Update: I forgot Simon Botes from Fring! Sorry Simon! Maybe we could hook up as I see you reside in Plett? You should try and join our little geeky get togethers every now and again. We’d really love that!
I would just like to make a very special mention and a big thank you to my loving wife for making the effort to join me in my world! She started blogging and are making a concerted effort to play in our world and in return we now spend a lot more time together. I love you babe and I appreciate and love your efforts!
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