Microsoft makes claim on Linux code
Microsoft is one of the companies that you love to hate. They are like the JR Ewing of the Computer industry. The big bully that everyone is afraid to upset. Besides the fact that Microsoft has a dominant market share in desktop operating systems and productivity applications, it also has a huge cash pile in […]
Where are the Cyber Inspectors?
In October a client of mine contacted me about a news story on TV about the Film and Publications board (FSB)’s quest to find and appoint cyber inspectors. This is nothing new to me because I know in 2002, the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act was passed into law, which made provision for so-called Cyber […]
My Next Car: Mercedes-Benz SLK
I’ve been dreaming about an SLK for many years now and the day I’ll be able to purchase my own is coming closer and closer. Especially after watching a film, The Secret. I started using some visualisation techniques like pasting a photo on my wall, and also making it my Desktop background photo. I missed […]
MXit blamed for exam results?
I do not agree that MXit can be blamed for exam results. Something I have not made clear is that MXit is the medium. Just like a car cannot be blamed for road accidents, its the drivers and more specifically the negligence of the drivers. Either they are drunk, careless or its a genuine accident […]
Can You Believe It – 100 Million Websites!
Jakob Nielsen has his eye on the ball. In his latest Alertbox column, which he has been writing since 1996, he explains how we’ve reached 100 million websites. Remember, Google and other search engines list “web pages,” which is the total and accumulated number of web pages on all websites that they have indexed. Anyway, […]