Goodbye Miriam Makeba, Mama Afrika
Folk singer Miriam Makeba died at age 76 early Monday in Southern Italy after performing at a concert against organised crime and racism. Spokespeople from the Emergency Room at Pineta Grande Clinic, A private facility at Castel Volturno, confirmed that she was brought there from the concert. ANSA news reported that she succumbed to a […]
Virtaal translation tool released
Dwayne Bailey sent a message to the over 400 members of the Translate.org.za group on Facebook. Translate.org.za has just released the first version of our desktop translation tool called Virtaal. Before you think it’s about automagic translation from English to Xhosa, it’s not, it is a tool designed to be used by a human translating […]
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 […]