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Monthly archive July, 2008

5 basic steps of personal computer security

Computer Security South AfricaAfter almost 20 years of using computers I have come to appreciate the importance of computer security. That irritating obligation you may feel to run an anti virus check on your system once a day just to feel more secure. The wish to eliminate those nagging spam emails permanently from your Inbox. And more recently those unsolicited requests to update your online banking information also known as phishing. If you are like most people and want to avoid the loss of important Read More →

iTxt a bad MXit clone going nowhere slowly

iTXT website contact page At the end of 2006 I was contacted about a new mobile message company iTXT that claimed to launch safer chat rooms on cellphones. This was at the height of MXit's initial negative publicity. I investigated the company and signed up on my cellphone to evaluate the service. I immediately found some usability problems and reported this to the PR company who contacted me. The model was flawed to begin with because of Read More →

Brent Smith on Allowing Yourself To Be Bored

I believe that one of the biggest reasons that you do things that you know you're not supposed to do is because you feel bored or you fear feeling bored. For most of you, your lives are so filled with stimuli, not to mention responsibilities, that it's almost impossible for you to sit still and do nothing, much less relax-even for a few minutes. What I'd like you to do is allow yourself to be bored. I'm not kidding. If you allow yourself to be bored, even for an hour-or less-and don't fight it; the feelings of boredom will Read More →

The Psychology of a Player interview

Ramon Thomas South Africa's #1 Dating CoachThis is an interview with Ramon Thomas for Destiny, a new women's business magazine, that was never published so I'm posting it here: 1. Why do some men decide to become players? Most players don't decide to become players. They just find they are naturally good with women i.e. they understand how to make a women feel good and this naturally creates attraction. Players make up a small, very small fraction of men. Those who are motivated to become pickup artists (or players) do so out of Read More →

Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero gravity

It feels like yesterday that I met Professor Stephen Hawking in Cape Town at the AIMS 2008 graduation and the launch of the Next Einstein project. While at this event I spoke at length with Pik Both, former minister of Foreign Affairs and he related how he had met Stephen Hawking in the 1990s. And they struck up a friendship around science and exploration. Pik told me that when Hawking was in his 20s he was lying in a hospital bed and another person opposite him died. And at that moment I realised how precious life was Read More →

How to use Skype in the classroom

Here's an excellent video tutorial from a teacher in America on how to install, configure Skype and use it. The cool cat teacher demonstrates how she sets up and uses skype in her classroom. This is a good video for beginners and for teachers using it in the classroom. It is about 11 minutes and you can download it from here.

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Understanding Sasol’s BEE offer

Some advice to a would-be Inzalo share scheme subscriber from a Riaz Gardee. Riaz Gardee 11 Jun 2008 Dear Aunty Kay, You seemed to be very interested in the Sasol Inzalo BEE offer during our last visit and mentioned that you had read very little about it in the press. You also thought the prospectus was too lengthy, had a print which was too small and filled with jargon that you did not clearly understand. I have set out some of the key matters for you to consider prior to making your decision. Sasol has been under pressure from the Government and Read More →

UCT GSB study shows youth entrepreneurship improving but still room for improvement

Alan Hammond, editor of Skillsportal website and Jacqueline Kew, a GEM researcherThe latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study, conducted by the UCT Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), based at the UCT Graduate School of Business, has found that more South African youth are developing the confidence and potential to become entrepreneurship superstars. The key findings show that the youth (categorised as those in the age categories of 18-24 years and 25-34 years) have a positive attitude towards opportunity-oriented business activities and a Read More →

Finally made it to Cape Town 27Dinner

Ramon Thomas and Dave Duarte @ 27Dinner in Cape TownLast Friday I finally made it to 27Dinner in Cape Town. This particular event was oversubscribed, which is a healthy sign for any event organisers and sends a positive message to all the participants. It reminds me when someone said, the geeks shall inherit the earth ;-) This is really a superb way to meet the most prolific bloggers around South Africa. I have been recommending the students from my blogging seminars, including Read More →

Kimmie Weeks on Ending Poverty In Africa

Kimmie Weeks on WikipediaKimmie Weeks speaks about how to end poverty in Africa. I really enjoyed the video clip of one of his inspirational talks originally posted here. You should also checkout his own video clip archive on Youtube. For every Charles Taylor there has to be a Kimmie Weeks. I am re-post this video on because I want to help South Africans identify with and cultivate more inspirational leaders. You may have read the call for more inspirational Read More →
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