Richard Stallman Exposes the Truth About DRM: Digital Restrictions Management
Please view the excellent transcript of the Robin Good interview with Richard Stallman. The above clip is a short extract published on Youtube. One of the most powerful voices in digital freedom, Richard Stallman, has long been warning the world about a silent war being waged behind our screens. It’s not fought with guns, but […]
IT Security & Cyber Forensics Conference
Today I am speaking at the Marcus Evans IT Security & Cyber Forensics conference. The subtitle for this conference is: Mitigating IT security risks through improved processes and innovative investigations The inspiration for my talk is based on two books by the most famous hacker in the world, Kevin Mitnick: The Art of Intrusion: The […]
Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact
The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) and MobileActive.org will host the MobileActive08 Summit from 13-15 October 2008 at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. The theme of the event is “Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact”. With more than 350 confirmed participants from over 40 countries, this will be the largest international event […]
Interview Zooming In On Men, SABC3
On Sunday, 21 September, I was interviewed in a pre-recorded episode “Dating Games” for the fascinating show Zooming In On Men (ZOIM). ZOIM, now in it’s 2nd season, is broadcast Sundays at 4.30 pm, following Car Torque, with the target market being the mature South African man – apparently the rest of the media believes […]
Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty
Last year, I blogged about more efficient living in Johannesburg. This year, I plan to blog about something: my plan to solve poverty in Uitenhage over the next 20 years. All South African bloggers should get directly involved in Blog Action Day 2008 because poverty is the root cause of crime, health and all other […]