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Monthly archive April, 2011

A Prayer for Peace Using Social Networking

Recently I received a very interesting press release about a new social networking website to promote peace. So I emailed the founder Hasitha Amarasena to request an email interview and give this a better context in a world flooded with Facebook.

1. What is your motivation to start this project? In the knowing that having a thought is in itself a powerful influential act. From that thought came the idea to create a social network that displayed the world's problems and giving the whole world an opportunity to contribute positive words or prayers to each world issue. I believe with Read More →

How to Use Skype for Mobile and Smart Phones

Skype is a VOIP or voice over internet protocol software that supersedes the cellphone networks. It allows people to communicate over long distances instead of using mobile phones and using airtime. It provides services similar to telecommunication providers except that it uses the internet as its primary mode of communication both for text chat and voice chat. As long as you have on your smart phone and use one of the recommended mobile Read More →

An Artificial World

This week we feature another deeply insightful piece by investigative journalist Jon Rappoport on artificial intelligence. He's been discussing genetics in his weekly radio show on PRN and on his own newsletters for several weeks now. investigative report Jon RappoportAPRIL 20, 2011. Futurists are inclined to predict a world in which AI (artificial intelligence) will take over a major portion of what is now human activity. In a matter of decades, for example, they say one computer will have more capacity than all the human brains on the Read More →

Using Skype in South Africa To Save Money

Skype is a very useful software application that has been developed for VOIP calls or voice over internet protocol calls. You will be able to reach any person anywhere in the world as long as you have the needed requirements. Such requirements include but are not limited to: Ramon Thomas Skype Status
  • A personal computer, laptop computer, netbook computer, tablet pc or any other device that is compatible with Skype. Preferably it has the latest specs.
  • A compatible internet phone or headset that you can use for Read More →

Using Conference Calling

Following on from my blog in February about the rise of cellphone owners opting to use cellphone banking in South Africa, I started to think about how the telecommunications market has changed over the years, and what this has meant for the consumer, and most importantly how this has changed businesses’ services for the consumer. While you may have never used cellphone banking, and you may just use online banking for your personal and/or business account, cellphone banking is a way to instantly check your balance, make a payment, such as rent or a credit card bill, Read More →