Wave Goodbye Wave

Posted by: EgbertFly on Aug 05, 2010
Google has finally given Wave its final wave.>>Read More

Car guards: Giants of Commerdce!

Posted by: automatix on Aug 04, 2010
It’s a familiar scene: A car arrives in the car park at the local shopping centre, locates a parking space and comes to a halt. As the driver exits the car, an orange-vested individual approaches and says: “He-loh seh” (‘hello sir’, to those who don’t speak New South African). >>Read More

W T Facebook?

Posted by: EgbertFly on Jul 29, 2010
How is it that the details of many millions of Facebook users was available on a BitTorrent site?>>Read More

The smartphone war: Motorola takes on Apple

Posted by: The Source on Jul 29, 2010
In my previous post I mentioned that Steve Jobs opened a can of worms when taking on other smartphone manufacturers when covering up the signal problem of the iPhone4.>>Read More

Digital switch off...and on

Posted by: Dissol on Jul 29, 2010
Well, I have been basically cut off from all things digital for a few weeks while I got my new (plastic!) shoulders sorted out. >>Read More

BlackBerry for Rock Stars

Posted by: The Source on Jul 21, 2010
My personal BlackBerry is the Curve 8520 model. Currently I am reviewing the BlackBerry Bold 9700 aka the Bold 2. With both of them equipped with the new track pad instead of the track ball we have seen on previous models, the biggest difference for me is the key pads.>>Read More

I survived Facebook suicide

Posted by: Bianca Capazorio on Jul 21, 2010
In my life, I have belonged to three social networks. My Multiply page probably still exists somewhere out there in the ether but I have no idea where. I used to have a Facebook account. I currently have a slightly neglected Twitter account, which I really only have because I'm a journalist and I should.
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2D or 3D and cellphone booking

Posted by: The Source on Jul 26, 2010
Sunday we decided to take the kids to see the latest Shrek movie at Nu Metro in Menlyn. Yes, we are looking to win the Parents of the Year Competition. Our strategy to win is clear, sit and watch a crappy movie and hope that the kids do not notice how bored you are. >>Read More

Is it time for a new phone?

Posted by: DBS on Jul 16, 2010
And if so what? is the next question. I have been using a Nokia 7610 for nearly 6 years and it has been a very good hone. However the keypad is now starting to play up and so I decided that I should start the investigation into what I should look at. >>Read More

The Puffaway electronic cigarette

Posted by: barrmar on Jul 15, 2010
At last I have taken the step of buying an electronic cigarette. My wife say a very sleek and stylish brochure for Puffaway. This is marketed as a quality, upmarket product.>>Read More

The gadgets that can save us all...

Posted by: automatix on Jul 13, 2010
We all know that things like cellphones can save lives - if you know who to call when the chips are down. But there are other, more expensive and intricate gadgets, that can save us all collectively. Really. Well, maybe. >>Read More

iPad, therefor iAm

Posted by: automatix on Jul 12, 2010
I've been the proud owner of an iPad for exactly four weeks now, and where I was a staunch nay sayer in the beginning, I now find myself converted to the iCause. Firstly, let me make clear that I am not an Apple fanboy. I don't have any tattos of fruit, nor do I bash anything PC. >>Read More

SEACOM - What happened and what you can do to get a work around

Posted by: scooter on Jul 09, 2010
Have you been hit hard by the internet problems plaguing SA over the past week? Wonder what in blazers is going on? Here is a little article to explain it and give you some alternatives.
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I finished Metal Slug!!!

Posted by: DevilTrigger on Jul 14, 2010
I'm an avid gamer, and also broke. That leads to a rather tortured individual who ogles all the latest games as they come out but is torn at the fact that they can't play them. I'm still stuck on the original chunky incarnation of the PS2, let alone the PS3 or Xbox360. >>Read More

Online Social Suicide

Posted by: ShackledMuse on Jul 07, 2010
Definition: Committing and act or acts that alienates one from their social scene or social circle; to kill one’s social life. Would I?>>Read More

How Altech Autopage saves cost

Posted by: The Source on Jul 06, 2010
We all love them. Those cheerful people who phone us with yet another wonderful promotion by some bank of cellphone service provider.

Today was the turn of Altech Autopage. >>Read More

HelloPeter.com - a site that can produce results

Posted by: barrmar on Jul 06, 2010

Are you burning up with frustration over poor service and hours on the phone with the call-centre? Then logging the details on HelloPeter.com could make a difference. >>Read More

How does a struggling blogger survive?

Posted by: ShackledMuse on Jun 15, 2010
How does a so-called SAPO Chief Teller, Platinum Life Sales Consultant, unemployed writer blogger survives?>>Read More

Apple: Taking over the world, one i-Ad at a time

Posted by: ShackledMuse on Jun 17, 2010
A follow up of my previous article, Growing rivalry between Google and Apple.

The iAd campaign is set to launch on the 1st of July, and Apple has already made more than $50 million from it. >>Read More

Watch the World Cup soccer FREE on the internet

Posted by: riiaan on Jun 15, 2010

That picture up there - live soccer on my laptop as I work. Boy, what a mission to get it up and running. I had to go through site after site full of fake promises. >>Read More

iPhone 4 - video calling to explode?

Posted by: MikeZilla on Jun 10, 2010
The iPhone 4 is here and it’s brought FaceTime with it. Now I thought they couldn’t get a worse product name than the iPad but they have proved me wrong again. FaceTime on the iPhone 4 is, wait for it… Video calling. >>Read More

iPhone For Me

Posted by: The Pianist on Jun 08, 2010
Apple have unveiled their new iPhone 4G phone, and from most who have reviewed the product, it has received the thumbs up. It seems that everything about this device is user friendly, from its sharp image screen, to its new operating system, to its flat backside design.>>Read More

Digital Explosion World Cup 2010

Posted by: MikeZilla on Jun 10, 2010
Despite being only 6 at the time I remember clear as day, sitting up late as my father tweaked the knob on his old world reciever. It was the 1986 World Cup South Africa was still outcast from the global community. MNet was probably just an idea being whispered around board room tables. During all of this we sat up and listened to a World Cup. A World cup we were not welcome to on a radio!!
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Growing rivalry between Google and Apple

Posted by: ShackledMuse on Jun 10, 2010

In 2007 Google and Apple were big buddies, but it seems lately there's no love lost between the two companies. >>Read More

iPhone For Me

Posted by: The Pianist on Jun 08, 2010
Apple have unveiled their new iPhone 4G phone, and from most who have reviewed the product, it has received the thumbs up. It seems that everything about this device is user friendly, from its sharp image screen, to its new operating system, to its flat backside design.>>Read More

Hands on review Nokia DC-11 - Extra Power Charger

Posted by: SimonB on Jun 07, 2010
In July last year I was invited to attending a Nokia event in Johannesburg, upon arrival at the event we were each given a small little gift from the friendly people at Nokia.

The gift a Nokia DC-11 Extra power Charger.>>Read More

Still on the topic of blogging...

Posted by: ShackledMuse on Jun 07, 2010

My previous article was about a unique way to profit out of the whole blogging business. About setting up a well known site, selling it and starting all over again. >>Read More

How clued up are South African mobile users really?

Posted by: ShackledMuse on May 28, 2010
I've read a couple of surveys and articles regarding internet usage on mobile phones, mobile applications and advancements, etc, and I think the "statistics" we get from these guys are not quite accurate.
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Stranger Danger

Posted by: EgbertFly on May 27, 2010
Keep your friends close, only when you know they are friends. One of the things that my daughter has learnt at school is the concept of Stranger Danger. It is a simple and effective concept. That being that if you don't know a person, you don't trust them.>>Read More

To live in a Smart City

Posted by: sgb on May 26, 2010

Imagine before leaving for work in the morning on your bicycle you tap a key on your watch and it tells you the weather and traffic on route.... >>Read More

Facebook and Youtube banned in Pakistan – Pakistan Pokes no more

Posted by: MikeZilla on May 20, 2010
In the growing and ever expanding world of technology, we are free to say what we want. We have youtube the most amazing platform ever to raise the voice and consciousness of the planet. We have twitter, facebook and a plethora of other social media advances waiting to be created.
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Digital equipment in public facilities

Posted by: barrmar on May 20, 2010
Anyone that has used public toilet facilities over the last few years will have noticed the proliferation of digital equipment replacing more traditional utilities.>>Read More

Hotmail: The 4th wave is upon us....

Posted by: ShackledMuse on May 22, 2010

Hotmail VS Gmail
Hotmail is adding a lot of sparkly bits to their mail experience. In the upcoming weeks beta testing will commence and we'll see a lot of changes, according to Microsoft. Operation: Wave 4. Its going to be tight squeeze to fit the launch in before Yahoo gets started with all the upgrades they promised too. >>Read More

Google Wave open to the public

Posted by: The Source on May 19, 2010
I am not a fan of Google Buzz and if I didn’t see the news feed via my Google Reader I would have forgotten about Google Wave and that I received an invite to it.>>Read More

The Great Facebook Exodus of 2010

Posted by: redsaid on May 19, 2010
Once upon a time, in the hallowed halls of Harvard University, a geeky looking, heartbroken boy of 19 became one of the founding fathers of what would turn out to be a virtual Promised Land…
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Tell the whole world what you are doing -
Xbox LIVE

Posted by: riiaan on May 18, 2010
I am new to Xbox Live. Only got it last week. Keep that info in the back of your mind when you read this.

I was playing Pac-man on my Xbox when I received a text message – “Dude you suck”. Puzzled, I strike back with this clever reply – “huh?” In return I got, “Pac-man is for losers”. Shit.>>Read More

Cool-er E-Reader. I want one.

Posted by: ShackledMuse on May 10, 2010
Heard of the Cool-Er E-Reader? (the name is a bit unoriginally taken from "cool e-reader,") the first consumer electronics product from Interead. Its been said that>>Read More

TopTV or DSTV or both?

Posted by: OS GIKEN on May 10, 2010
Ever since the 1st word broke some time ago that DSTV will no longer be Telkom's 3rd distant cousin of the Monopoly family, many of us were paying attention. Since we all have DSTV, and since we all complain about the poor quality viewing and the relentless repeats, we somehow have no option, no choice, but to fork out the R499 every single month and feed that same hand that we so often bite! >>Read More

Outlook my foot!

Posted by: Erised on May 09, 2010
There is only one thing that annoys me greatly about computer based e-mail; Lack of independence.
I like freedom just as much as I like independence, and if there is anything that compromises that. It is a thorn in my sight. >>Read More

IE8 Review

Posted by: MikeZilla on Apr 30, 2010
Since being shackled to IE7 due to work restrictions on my laptop, IE8 really has a lot to do to change my mind. There are lots of little changes but all in all, I’m hard pressed to call this a new major version rather than a large bug fix with some glitter added.>>Read More

SA back online - My interview with SEACOM

Posted by: YunaMonos on Apr 29, 2010
This morning at around 3am international connectivity was to most South African ISPs. According to SEACOM repair work to the SEA-ME-WE 4 undersea cable was completed during the course of last night. SEACOM’s Head of Product Strategy Suveer Ramdhani sheds some light about some of the reasons why things went so badly wrong. >>Read More

Censorship: iPorn you porn we all mourn for phone porn

Posted by: MikeZilla on Apr 29, 2010
Well not really. While wandering around the internet I came upon an article about porn on the iPhone. So in an attempt to make the iPhone more family friendly, Steve Jobs and his Apple minions are cracking down on iPhone porn. It seems that the iPhone will not run any apps deemed to be pornographic.
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Latest on international connectivity crisis

Posted by: YunaMonos on Apr 28, 2010
SEACOM posted an update on their FaceBook page this morning (around 10am) that they are expecting repairs to their undersea cable to be completed by 22:00 (UCT). Meanwhile thousands of South Africans have been without international internet connections since the weekend. What have we learned from this fiasco? I’d say it has proven the old adage, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.>>Read More

Policing the police

Posted by: Language Girl on Apr 28, 2010
The arrest of two members of the police during the ‘busting’ of a blue light gang in Pretoria is good news, certainly, but the fact that two of the gang members are members of the police force is most definitely not a cause for celebration. >>Read More

Why Networking aint working

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Apr 28, 2010
Networking, you got to learn about this word in University, because according to the lecturers, this is the only way you can get somewhere in this corporate environment. >>Read More

IE8 – The Review

Posted by: mrsinister on Apr 21, 2010
Being a web programmer, I have dealt with a good few browsers. When we build websites and web systems, compatibility over the browsers is very important. No browser has caused me a bigger headache than Internet Explorer (IE). >>Read More

Okami: The Best Game in the World You
Never Bought

Posted by: Powderbucket on Apr 20, 2010
Okay, so I have been going on a bit about this frightfully unsuccessful game, but I can't help but gloat it's greatness for it. >>Read More

Great free photo-tool for bloggers

Posted by: YunaMonos on Apr 18, 2010
Citrify is a new kid on the block that makes touching up and resizing your blogging photos a breeze. The cherry on top, is that it is online and free. Many expensive imaging software companies can learn a thing or two from this tiny start-up, when it comes to ease of use and clutter reduction. >>Read More

Printers - Epson 4300 versus HP Photosmart

Posted by: barrmar on Apr 12, 2010
Doing some e-shopping recently with my Discovery miles, I decided to buy another printer. It isn't that I don't already have a printer. I have an Epson Stylus 4300 that I purchased for just over R300 about two years ago. >>Read More

iPad, i Wonder...

Posted by: YunaMonos on Apr 09, 2010
I have never rushed out to buy new technology. Why? Inevitably new computer gadgets have frustrating flaws that are only sorted out in versions 4 and 5; and the first issue is always ten times more expensive than issue three and four. Will this be the case for Apple's much hyped iPad?>>Read More

E-shopping - advantages and drawbacks

Posted by: barrmar on Apr 01, 2010
Buying on-line has become much more common place over the last few years. Paypal has been available for this purpose from South Africa for a long time.>>Read More

PayPal – It's for business

Posted by: Jas on Mar 31, 2010
I've never really had much use for PayPal, although I profess I had an account while living in London (technically I still do).>>Read More

Defend your computer from viruses

Posted by: riaan on Mar 30, 2010
Have you ever had a file that you suspected might contain a virus? Your anti-virus scanner says the file is fine but still you have doubts.>>Read More

The human virus

Posted by: EgbertFly on Mar 26, 2010
I once heard an analogy that pointed out that as much as we hate insects, we cannot live without them. >>Read More

Posted by: Kindred on Mar 25, 2010
This morning, I got online and the first thing I saw was that TopTV, the new satelite tv for south african had announced its launch date (well in this case month) and had released the channels they would be broadcasting from the start. >>Read More

Is Software piracy really all that bad?

Posted by: LDK on Mar 19, 2010
Software companies seem care free when it comes to pirates. I am refering to a few select individual companies like adobe and autodesk. >>Read More

Posted by: Jas on Mar 19, 2010
There's nothing like the real deal. I say this not in terms of the piracy of computer games, but of the older, more traditional way of distributing games: the box and cd. >>Read More

Posted by: riiaan on Mar 17, 2010
I have always suspected that the new DRM implemented by Ubisoft in Assassin's Creed will back fire in their face and lead to more piracy. >>Read More

The Nobel Peace Prize: for The Internet?

Posted by: sgb on Mar 16, 2010
The Italian version of Wired magazine is behind the nomination of 'The Internet' for the Nobel Peace prize for helping advance "dialogue, debate and consensus". >>Read More

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Mar 16, 2010
If, like me, you are for change, freedom, voice and innovation, you'd have noticed the public spat between Apple and HTC. To give you a short and narrower version, Apple sued HTC because HTC violated some of Apple's iPhone patents. >>Read More

Posted by: MJK on Mar 15, 2010
I really enjoy my gaming. I would choose gaming over most things really. If you are passionate about a specific medium, some moments will stand out more than others. You know those moments when you just put the controller down and say 'wow'. >>Read More

Is there really an IT skills shortage?

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Mar 08, 2010
I don't understand the equation they used to get to that statement. Their hypothesis must have been a copy of each and every other research agency's conclusions...there is a national skills shortage, IT leading the way! >>Read More

Posted by: HomeGrownHoney on Mar 07, 2010
Last month I blogged about attending the Girl Only website launch. I started looking around the web to see what other website offer a service where you can sell you home creations online. >>Read More

Posted by: Dissol on Mar 04, 2010
"we are creating a world where anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence of conformity"
Quote from John Berry's "Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace". >>Read More

Skype leaves Mobile users high and dry

Posted by: EgbertFly on Mar 01, 2010
What is Skype?
Skype is an application that makes it possible to call people locally and internationally for little or no cost. The application uses VoIP to enable text, voice and video communication. Quite simply put, this is a huge thing, unless you use Windows Mobile that is. >>Read More

Posted by: Bianca212 on Mar 01, 2010
Last night I watched the documentary Second Skin. If you're into World of Warcraft or any other online role player games, the movie will be an education. >>Read More

Posted by: Dissol on Feb 18, 2010
This is a follow on from the Source's post & comments. In it he explains his frustration with trying to book accommodation online for his family & friends. I can empathise; as I, like many others, face similar frustrations when trying to book anything online. >>Read More

Porn channel on DSTV?

Posted by: barrmar on Feb 16, 2010
A little bird has told me that Multichoice are currently researching the demand for a subscription based porn channel. In fact, there could be two porn channels - one showing soft porn with the other showing hard porn. The channel could be split to show hard core at night and soft porn during the day. >>Read More

Posted by: EgbertFly on Feb 18, 2010
Apparently the Buzz at Google is that the new Buzz seeks to make public your most frequent e-mail contacts. This is a feature of Google's Buzz. So as a result a certain Eva Hibnick from Florida is a taking Google to court. She has filed law suits in both San Francisco and Washington DC in the U.S.A. She is apparently filing the lawsuit on behalf of the 31.2 million users who use Buzz. >>Read More

Posted by: Dissol on Feb 18, 2010
This is a follow on from the Source's post & comments. In it he explains his frustration with trying to book accommodation online for his family & friends. I can empathise; as I, like many others, face similar frustrations when trying to book anything online.
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The demise of the CD will not be a good thing

Posted by: Shell01 on Feb 12, 2010
I read an article in a newspaper which said the CD may not be available in future because of digital distribution. This is when you buy things off the internet like music, videos and games. This would exclude a lot of people. >>Read More

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Feb 12, 2010
I often find myself looking at jobs online and in newspapers for no apparent reason other than to compare skills and see what the workforce out there looks like. The main dominators in the IT category are the guys with one specific skill set, C# or ABAP or JAVA or on rare occasions, all mixed together. >>Read More

Posted by: Kindred on Feb 12, 2010
For the last couple of years there has been a movement in the banking world to require that new credit cards and debit cards are all chip and pin. Now this is a system that I have always hated because I don't want a pin number for my credit card.
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Electronic books v Printed Books, the end in sight for print?

Posted by: Bertus on Feb 08, 2010
There were several developments and news items concerning electronic readers appearing over the past few weeks. >>Read More

Posted by: MikeZilla on Feb 08, 2010
Douglas Adams thought up the idea of the electric monk back in 1987 a ridiculously far-fetched idea, in a book described on its cover as a "thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic". >>Read More

Posted by: barrmar on Feb 08, 2010
After many years of frustration with MS Office 2003, I decided to try out MS Office 2010 Beta. I downloaded the full application about two weeks ago and have enjoyed using it ever since.
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Social media: the losing side?

Posted by: Jas on Feb 03, 2010
For me, the social networking aspect of my life started with Hi5 all those years ago - I'm thinking most probably around 2004 or so. I never really participated all that much on the platform back then, and I guess I removed the profile not too long after. >>Read More

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Feb 03, 2010
Whoever watched The Grammys 2 nights ago will still be thinking about the second when Steven Colberts pulled out that iPad - I smiled as the world of advertising as we know it, has taken a new leap into the future.>>Read More

Posted by: Bertus on Feb 03, 2010
Poking someone other than your spouse, on Facebook, may be grounds for divorce. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but more and more evidence from the popular social networking site is being used in divorce cases.>>Read More

Another one bytes the dust: PS3 cracked

Posted by: Kindred on Jan 26, 2010
For 3 years, 2 months, 11 days Sony was convinced that the Play Station 3 was secure, and it was .. Until the gentleman who was the first person to successfully jailbreak the iphone decided he wanted to give it a go. >>Read More

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Jan 25, 2010
All I’ve read so far is mixed opinions and reactions from various pools of people ranging from young readers to professionals and writers alike. Why Kindle? Why digital?>>Read More

Posted by: Toaster on Jan 23, 2010
Cloud computing is set to change the way we use our PCs by running and accessing all our day to day applications online from office tools (thing Google Docs) and if Google has their way even our operating systems (Google Chrome OS).>>Read More

Monopoly: Here and Now World Edition

Posted by: riiaan on Jan 18, 2010
I wondered how EA was going to make the game exiting. This is the game you played on rainy days when you were really bored and there was nothing else to do. For starters they gave the game I real edgy name. >>Read More

Facebook adds "reply to" from e-mails

Posted by: Jas on Jan 15, 2010
I'm not quite sure when Facebook decided to enable the ability to comment on a person's status directly from your e-mail notification, but I have to admit I have become something of a fan! >>Read More

Google "Gdrive" on it's way - Well no,
not really

Posted by: MikeZilla on Jan 13, 2010
So Google are making their mass storage solution available shortly. The "Gdrive" will be available inside Google docs allowing users to store documents other than the current Google Docs file types. >>Read More

Building a better anti-virus

Posted by: Jas on Jan 08, 2010
I’ve never been much of a fan of anti-virus technologies. Yes, they’re there to help protect machines, but they’re also a massive burden on CPU power, memory and hard disk activity at the end of the day. >>Read More

Make tabs in Mozilla into tiled windows in the browser

Posted by: DBS on Jan 07, 2010
In December I was spending quite a lot of time on interactive web based applications such as the Shout Box on this sit as well as Facebook and its chat capability.>>Read More

Top 12 Management trends of the Decade - analyzed by me!

Posted by: OS GIKEN on Jan 06, 2010
As always I'm forever looking through websites trying to gain understanding of most things in life like the number 42 etc. I love learning new things, as this not only brightens me up, it also gives me a feeling of superiority over all you ants in my kingdom. >>Read More

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