Author Archives: andy dingfelder

About andy dingfelder

Andy is a CISO/CTO in the fintech sector with over 20 years of experience in Software Delivery and Team Leadership in multiple industry domains. Master's Degree (MPA) in Public Administration Information Systems and over 10 years of board governance experience for multiple organisations. Full bio is available at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dingfelder and links available at https://linktr.ee//dingfelder or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dingfelder. Andy lives in the Wellington region, New Zealand with his wife and two daughters.

Day 13 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – How did you become such a geek? Career? Personal interest?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by andy dingfelder

Day 13 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… – How did you become such a geek? Career? Personal interest? Definately personal interest, as I have been a geek since birth 🙂 I was an avid reader as a kid, … Continue reading →

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Day 12 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – What area do you want to expand your skills into?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by andy dingfelder

Day 12 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… – What area do you want to expand your skills into? One area I would like to focus on is plug-ins and OSGI.  Specifically, I would like to spend more time … Continue reading →

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Day 11 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Favourite hacking environment – music, light, seating, etc

Posted on January 25, 2011 by andy dingfelder

Day 10 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… – Favourite hacking environment – music, light, seating, etc First of all, I dislike overhead fluorescent lights. The high frequency flickering drives me crazy and they really cause bad reflection off … Continue reading →

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where have I been?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by andy dingfelder

not sure if anyone noticed a delay in my recent posts (is anyone out there?) but I was away for a bit due to: Went to LA for 2 weeks with the family for Thanksgiving Came back and had too … Continue reading →

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Day 10 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Picture, screenshot and specifications of your primary Computer.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by andy dingfelder

Day 10 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… – Picture, screenshot and specifications of your primary Computer. My 1st work PC is an HP desktop (nothing special), running Ubuntu 10.10, dual screen with 19″ and 22″ LCDs. the 2nd … Continue reading →

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Day 09 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – What OS/distribution do you run?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by andy dingfelder

Day 8 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… What OS/distribution do I run? At work, I do about 60/40 between Linux (Ubuntu 10.10) and Windows (XP pro) With windows I do: MS Word, Excel and Visio for company stuff … Continue reading →

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Day 8 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Preferred method of communication with humans

Posted on December 1, 2010 by andy dingfelder

Day 8 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… What is my preferred method of communication with humans? I enjoy direct personal communication where possible.  Talking allows less confusion and direct response.  Skype is great for remote conversations. But on … Continue reading →

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Day 7 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Preferred smartphone platform. And which do you use?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by andy dingfelder

This is Day 7 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… – Preferred smartphone platform. And which do you use? I used to own a palm pilot.  I really wanted to keep going with that OS but frankly, the interface … Continue reading →

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Day 6 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Primary geek fuel (snacks/drinks)

Posted on November 12, 2010 by andy dingfelder

This is Day 6 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… Primary geek fuel (snacks/drinks) I really like Coffee.  My personal favourite is using an Aeropress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroPress) The coffee they make is much better than a drip maker, and a … Continue reading →

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Day 5 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Quick nifty hacks you’re proud of

Posted on November 10, 2010 by andy dingfelder

This is Day 5 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek)… Today’s post is about “Quick nifty hacks you’re proud of”. I find I spend a lot of time whipping up quick little hacks, and then reuse them later in … Continue reading →

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