After almost 20 years of using computers, I have come to appreciate the importance of computer security. That irritating obligation you may feel to run an anti-virus check on your system once a day just to feel more secure, the wish to eliminate those nagging spam emails permanently from your Inbox, and more recently, those…
At the end of 2006 I was contacted about a new mobile message company iTXT, that claimed to launch safer chat rooms on cellphones. This was at the height of MXit’s initial negative publicity. I investigated the company and signed up on my cellphone to evaluate the service. I immediately found some usability problems and…
Kimmie Weeks speaks about how to end poverty in Africa. I really enjoyed the video clip of one of his inspirational talks, originally posted here. You should also check out his own video clip archive on Youtube. For every Charles Taylor, there has to be a Kimmie Weeks. I am re-posting this video on because…
I’m not entirely sure who first introduced me to George Carlin because I have found so many people quote him or praise his honesty, his intelligence and his exceptionally funny way of stating the obvious. He is the last of the 3 godfathers of stand-up comedy to pass away. And he will be sorely missed….
Today, I read a post on the New York Times website about a revolution in the availability of new web addresses, or what is called domain names in the Internet industry. This shift in the policies from ICANN is going to open up a hornet’s nest if you are trying to decide which type of…