Peter Sondergaard sets the stage at Gartner Africa Symposium 2008
Today is the opening of the annual Gartner Africa Symposium held annually at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Rene Jacobs, the Managing Director of Gartner Africa, welcomed over 1200 delegates to this 3-day tech-fest. The conference runs in parallel to the with an expo from technology vendors. We have met before at the […]
Worm attacks Facebook, MySpace users running Microsoft Windows
Gareth Roberts, a new member of the team here at NETucation, alerted me to a new computer worm that attacks Facebook and MySpace users. One very important piece of information left out of most of the news reports on News24 or MyADSL is that only users running Microsoft Windows are prone to this attract. Facebook […]
Dr John Demartini works with South African Police Services
Over 600 senior police men and women flocked to the Montecasino Ballroom in Johannesburg, and a week later a further 600 to The Westin Grand CT Arabella Quays to hear human behavioural specialist Dr John Demartini speak about ways in which they could empower their positions as police men and women in South Africa. This […]
The Bank Account of Life in South Africa
My mother, Illona Murray, gave me this message in 2000 while recovering from a severe depression. Maybe it is ironic that she has just retired from 33 years of working for First National Bank. Share this message with someone who is going through a hard time because they need to know someone cares about them. […]
Buying The Secret in South Africa is a bad idea!
Last week, I went to purchase some ink for my Lexmark printer at CNA. While there, I asked the saleslady whether they had a copy of The Secret DVD (not the book!). As it turns out, they were sold out. But what really shocked me was the retail price of R450! That is about US$65 […]