Farmed at Bekker school farm in Magaliesberg, Learned woodworking, gas and arc welding at Florida High School, Learned maths, economics and accountancy at the University of Pretoria. Learned to shoot an AK47, R1 and various other things at the South African Police Services. Learned about IBM PC hardware from David Kan. Learned about operating systems from Patrick Volkerding and Linus Torvalds. Learned about unconditional love, family and commitment from Christine.