Greetings from South Africa!

[Marc Tolken]

Good day fellow techies, engineers, scientists, programmers etc etc, as my name suggests, I'm Marc Tolken.

During the day, I spend my hours writing software for different types of applications (software, databases, websites etc),
and during the night I start tinkering with things that really interest me.

At the moment, I'm busy restoring two cars, a Ford GT 40, and a Nissan 200SX S13. The Ford is a project my dad and myself are sharing, and the Nissan I'm busy building to be a very exciting daily driver.

I'm also learning more and more about electronic engineering, chemistry and whatever I can get my hands on. At the moment, I'm mainly focusing on electronic engineering.

My inspiration comes from two big influences in my life:
Firstly, my father. He is an electronic engineer, but he's the type of person who also has the knowledge and skills to design & do just about anything that he wants to.
If you present him with a challenge, he will get it done. He has introduced me to countless things I will cherish and be able to use during my life.

Secondly, Steve Wozniak, who designed the first Apple computers. After reading his biography, and watching many documentaries about him, I realised the type of person I want to be.
He's always friendly, and he's always curious. He has done amazing things for us, which I don't think I'll match, but I might as well try!

I'm not a big fan of catching a few z's, so I tend to stay up late tinkering & making things. I like community based projects, and I like what I've seen on the famous Gizmodo Doug Coulter video.
A community where money isn't exchanged, but rather something like services. I love helping people out, and I never expect anything in return. This has worked in my favour, as the people I've helped are always willing to lend a hand if they see there's an opportunity.

Thank you for adding me to the forum, I know I will learn a lot, and I hope I'll be able to help out.

[Doug Coulter]

Welcome! You have the right attitude to do well, here and in real life, I think. I'm currently swamped with emails asking to register, and trying to filter so we get the good guys. So far, so good! Look around and meet some of the other guys. They're all good eggs, or they'd not be here. That's how we roll.