Hello fellow Steemians

Hey everyone!!!  This is my fist day on the Steem Blockhain!!  I've been hearing more and more about blockchains and crypto-currency, and so have decided to dig a little deeper and dabble a bit here and there.  

My name is Brett.  I am an IT professional from Australia, and really enjoy seeing how the digital world is evolving and enhancing the way we work and play, and seeing how I can leverage latest technologies and machine learning concepts into useful tools to streamline production efficiency.  

My first impressions of Steemit have been really good. There seems to be a lot of social interaction and sharing of knowledge, which is fantastic to see.  For a beginner like me, who is a few years behind in my knowledge, any tips or pointers to some quality resources would be greatly appreciated.  

My main areas of interest in the crypto-currency world is firstly to find out how each of the various currencies work, and which are the ones to invest in, mine and actually make a  (small to reasonable) profit without too much expense, or just plain stay away from.  Which currencies are going to be around for the long-term, and which ones are expected to fade away into oblivion? There seems to be a few longstanding currencies which are well known, but then there are these small startup currencies which have popped up in the past few months of which I am quite skeptical of getting too close to.  Perhaps that's just my nature....

Outside of the Crypto world, I enjoy a good glass of wine, so look out for my occasional reviews of  wines I meet along my adventures into exploring the wines of the world.

Thanks for taking the time to read my introduction. 

Until next time...