[plug] Re: Members' ages (what about profiles ?)

[Rob Hall]

Computer consultant working from home here.  Do a variety of stuff for small
business.  Been getting a lot of Linux related stuff recently.  Small
business is  confronted with either Win NT server (very inflexible, tends to
go down often, difficult to remotely administer, costs $2000 + and then my
labour on top of that) or Linux (very flexible, tends to stay on line, easy
for me to administer remotely, costs $0 + and my labour on top of that) and
guess which way they ALWAYS go!

I tend to make more on an NT setup, because there will ALWAYS be followup
work, but customer satisfaction isn't always 100%.  With Linux I set it up
and don't hear from the client for ages, and if I do get a problem, it
doesn't take long to fix over a modem line.  Not quite the profit margin for
me, but a very good customer satisfaction rate!

Love my work intensely.

Will be going to uni (ECU) this year to do Bachellor of Business with a
majors in Information Systems and Operations Management so I will be gearing
down my business to part time for a few years.


Regards,


Rob Hall


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Heights Computer Management
"Making computers work for you."

rob at hcm.iinet.net.au
www.hcm.iinet.net.au

08 9342 2664
0414 954 068

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of Michael Hunt
> Sent: 12 February 1999 11:42
> To: plug at linux.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] Re: Members' ages (what about profiles ?)
>
>
> 23 here. It would also be interesting to know a bit about the demographics
> of the plug. i.e.
>
> Are you a
>
> 	Student
> 	Hobbyist
> 	Professional
> 	etc.
>
> Nothing to flash, but interesting to know what most of us use Linux for
> (home, school, work etc).
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> > Of Denis Brown
> > Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 9:56 AM
> > To: plug at linux.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Re: Members' ages
> >
> >
> > 48 here, another one yet to make it to a meeting but hopefully soon!
> >
> > This is a very useful resource so I'd like to have an "official"
> > membership.  Has a bank account, etc been established and if so
> what's the
> > postal address for cheques?  Fees are $15 per annum, correct?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Denis
> >
> >
>