There are some addictions that are so common you may believe they are normal, like drinking coffee o,r for some people, smoking a cigarette. I was probably 12 years old when I tried my hand at smoking one of my mother’s cigarettes. She’s since quit about 20 years ago before my sister was born. And…
As far back as 2005 WebMD reported on how cell phones raise stress levels. And more specifically how it is blurring the lines between your professional life and your personal life. Now in South Africa you add in the frustration caused by load shedding, a high violent crime rate and you have enough of a…
It’s been 4 years since I left the IT security profession to focus on research and training. However, I am glad to have this background because it helped me to appreciate the subtlety of this hack into the WordPress blogging software. It first came to my attention when I noticed a folder named “1”, as…
Received the following email the other day… Hi Ramon, my girlfriend of 1 and a half years recently broke up with me. We lived together, and she decided that she wanted to move out because she didn’t feel the same way about me as she did before. I feel as though my life has ended….
This must be one of the most amazing stories someone has lived to tell. The experience described by Dr Jill Bolte Taylor is doing the rounds on the Web because of how powerfully she delivered her story at the TED 2008 Conference. For me, it was a fascinating talk because it is east meets west,…