[AuckLUG] LUG activity?

[Mark Foster]

On Mon, 25 Dec 2006, Vincente Aggrippino wrote:

> Hello everyone.  Merry Christmas!! :)
>
> I'm new in the area.  I just arrived in Auckland on December 16th and I'm
> planning on staying here permanently.  I'm American and I'm hoping to be
> active in the Linux Users' Group and Open Source Software community here.
>
> I've checked out the pages at linux.net.nz, but I discovered that there
> hasn't been any activity since early November :(  Has this just been a break
> in the action during the holiday season?
>
> I brought most of my computer in my suitcase.  Now I'm looking for a good
> place to buy the things I need to turn it back into a complete computer.  I
> need a decent case, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse.  Can anyone suggest
> a good place to shop?
>

Hey Vince, welcome to NZ.
Yep - most of the LUGs go fairly dormant after end of November and things 
wake up again after the New Year, typically mid-Jan-ish.

In terms of suitable hardware, part of it may be influenced by where in 
Auckland you're based. Theres a number of likely suppliers, esp as you're 
building up a system based on components instead of buying an entire 
system.

OEM Computers in Manukau are pretty good (or were) if you're in the South.
PB Technologies are in Penrose (further north, about halfway to the 
Central City) and always treated me pretty well.

I'm sure others on here will have suggestions.

Again welcome to NZ...

Regards
Mark.