The Web Guy has been involved in the Internet since the early 1990s, first as a user and then from 1999 by owning a piece of it …

Before the Internet

The Web Guy began working in the I.T. industry way back in 1966 as a customer service engineer for a large multinational computer company. Back then, disk drives didn't exist. Data was stored on punched paper tape, punched cards or magnetic tape. The first mainframe computer he was responsible for had a massive memory of 128 KB, contained in a unit about the size of a typical washing machine! It had three 100 MB disk drives, each the size and shape of a typical top-loading washing machine with removable disk cartridges consisting of six 12-inch platters weighing around 5 Kg. Compare that to a basic mobile phone today with 16 GB of internal memory. The phone contains more memory than one hundred thousand of those mainframes! Boy, have things changed. As the twentieth century neared its end, the Web Guy had decided that while working for a large multinational had its benefits, it was time to look at greener pastures.

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Starting out with Quik

In 1999 The Web Guy purchased the Manawatu/Kapiti regional franchise of Quik New Zealand, The New Zealand master franchisor for Quik International. In those almost forgotten days Quik provided both Web hosting and design, and dial up Internet access at the then amazing speed of 64Kb/sec. We traded under the name of Quik Internet of Manawatu/Kapiti until 2006. Then Quik New Zealand merged with iHug, one of the larger NZ ISPs at the time, and the regional franchises were terminated.

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On our own

With the demise of Quik franchises, the Web Guy struck out on his own providing Web hosting, Website building, email and Domain services, and a small amount of computer support. While IHug has been absorbed into, firstly TelstraClear and then into Vodafone, the Web Guy has continued to provide a personal service to small businesses and non-profits in the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Kapiti regions.

We're not big, and never will be. That's not our aim. We prefer to get to know our customers at a personal level, and the Web Guy has met most of his customers personally, usually at their place of business.