Gauteng Online is a failure doomed from the beginning
What were they thinking when the Gauteng Department of Education promised to connect all the schools in Gauteng to the Internet within 5 years? This is a rhetorical question about the stupidity of infrastructure projects of this nature. The government themselves are the most inefficient user of technology, and with this project, they were meant […]
Review of the Paul Scheele Genius Mind DVD
Last night, I received the Genius Mind DVD package from Learning Strategies. This is one of several products developed by co-founder Paule Scheele. S,o where do you begin? “I am a Magnificent being. I have unlimited, untapped Genius resources within me that I can learn to use to expand the usage of my mind, breaking […]
Download my LinkedIn Lessons ebook
This week I’m expanding my LinkedIn connections. This has become a weekly ritual to expand my network and reach. You’re welcome to connect with Ramon Thomas on LinkedIn, the business social network. Anyway, here’s the problem: Business social networking is something I believe is truly valuable. So download my LinkedIn Lessons ebook. You’re welcome to […]
My Toastmasters speech on reducing technology stress
My friend Ronnie Apteker published a book in 1999 called “Do you love IT in the morning?” This was a great play on words because it could imply “it” as in perhaps sex or “IT” as in “Information Technology.” Sadly, this book is now out of print, and I remember picking up over 50 copies […]
Is it worth selling your product online from South Africa?
How do you decide whether to sell your product online or not? It’s like the old Shakespeare adage “to be or not to be”, so I say, of course you want to be! There is no life without being and no being without life. And of course, you want to sell your products online because […]