iWeek Conference 2006 now open for bookings
One of the biggest Internet industry conferences in South Africa, the annual Internet Week or iWeek is now open for bookings. I spoke at this conference in 2004 on the topic of the Internet Cafe industry in South Africa. And I get regular emails every month, increasingly about how to set up an Internet Cafe. […]
On Being a Lady
This is from the Napoleon Hill Foundation’s Thought of the Day, “Margaret Thatcher once observed that being powerful is like being a lady: If you have to tell others you are, you aren’t. Truly great leaders gain respect by the way they conduct themselves, not by the loudness of their orders. You gain respect by […]
Meaning of my name Ramon
Number of Ramon – 7 Bearers of this baby name are odd persons of saturnine temper. They are often philosophers and mystics at heart. They tire easily of a bustling and hasty life, love to think all alone and hate light-mindedness. Quite often, they are devoid of commercialism and a thirst for comfort. Having keen […]
2006 Star Trek Minicon in South Africa
Today I attended my 2nd Star Trek minicon in Johannesburg, South Africa. The minicon is hosted annually by Science Fiction South Africa. I’ve been a member since 2004 and attended a few of their events. It’s a small group and the people are very friendly and on the shy, introverted side of life. That’s to […]
Online replaces telly and print for teens
This is not exactly news for me because I’ve been following these trends internationally from the annual reports published by the Centre for the Digital Future. Here’s the South African perspective. A recent survey by www.Sweet16.co.za found that more South African teenagers are spending time online than watching television or reading magazines and newspapers. This […]