apc.au is closing
Thirteen years ago apc.au was created to continue the work of the pre-internet pioneer, Pegasus Networks, providing specialized hosting and online consultancy services to community groups, NGOs and many of our friends and colleagues.
apc.au had also taken on membership of the Association for Progressive Communications that Pegasus had been a co-founder of and was providing financial management to Secession Records and Toy Satellite, both of which are no longer part of the apc.au family.
This brings me to the reason for this posting.
Grant and I have decided to close apc.au. In the past couple of years we’ve provided a competitive hosting environment and brought over many improvements, but we’ve not increased our income to support any ongoing work. This includes not having the money to upgrade old software such as The WOK content management system.
And to be honest, we’re both exhausted from running an enterprise we’d both inherited and we’re wanting to spend our time on other projects. We did well to do what we did with apc.au, but it’s time to move on. We’ve been online well over 22 years now. It’s a big chunk of our lives. We’re literally calling it a day.
Where will we find Grant and Andrew?
Grant’s following his dream… you’ll find him flying hot-air balloons by day and podcasting about all things aerodynamic by night. He’s also getting to spend a whole lot more time with his family and they’re wrapped about that.
Andrew’s working with EngageMedia, producing short-format documentaries and playing guitar as artist in residence at the Dunmoochin Foundation, an artists-run property in the Victorian bush. Often on the road, he’s been nomadic and weaning himself off apc.au and Toy Satellite since 2007. This has been a long-time coming.
We’re both easily found online, but we’re more comfortable with our back-packs, laptops or guitars on the road or in the air.
Any questions?
Our guess is you’ll have plenty of questions. Read our FAQ, email or phone us at any time.
It’s been great… it’s not over yet, but it really has been a privilege to work with you all these years.
Andrew & Grant
