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Something about me and my Hobby

I am Ton Dennenbroek, age 44 I live in the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Studied Mathematics and work now as senior software engineer in the Telecom (LogicaCMG).  Know a lot about software engineering, encryption, datacompression, modems, PSTNA, ISDN, TCP/IP,SCTP, SNMP, SMS, SMSC etc.

I have three hobbies, Star Trek, Formula 1 and Rubik's cube puzzles. So now some info about that

First you can buy online 3x3x3 cube at www.rubiks.com for about $20 (including shipment) this new cube is a good cube to start with, because you can use it without having to prepare it, teh best choice is the assembly kit. For speedcubing you would need to prepare your cube and lubricate it with silcone spray (not oil based). For speedcubing I recommend the assembly kit of Rubiks.com or the Hungary Rubik Studio Rubik's cube, see info how to order. For info on how to prepare cubes see make speedcube page.  In general there is a lot of differences between 3x3x3 cubes, even with the rubik's logo on it. And starting collection is a hobby, you need to know your budget and look at some collections. For general info on cubes look at Sandy's site twistypuzzels.com and for more collectors my favourites collectors info. There is also a great discussion forum where you can post your questions about twisty puzzles on Wayne's site.  A great discussion forum on speedcubing you can find on Yahoo. Most of the puzzles you can buy via ebay, but for special puzzles you would need to trade or the visit the yearly Cube day in The Netherlands or the IPP . A good site to learn to speedcube and solve THE cube is on my friends site Ron. For other puzzles solutions look at my friends site Jaap.  For puzzle building look at my pages and Wayne's  home pages.

And still working on the biggest puzzle: woman.