Microsoft makes claim on Linux code
Microsoft is one of the companies that you love to hate. They are like the JR Ewing of the Computer industry. The big bully that everyone is afraid to upset. Besides the fact that Microsoft has a dominant market share in desktop operating systems and productivity applications, it also has a huge cash pile in […]
Where are the Cyber Inspectors?
In October a client of mine contacted me about a news story on TV about the Film and Publications board (FSB)’s quest to find and appoint cyber inspectors. This is nothing new to me because I know in 2002, the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act was passed into law, which made provision for so-called Cyber […]
MXit blamed for exam results?
I do not agree that MXit can be blamed for exam results. Something I have not made clear is that MXit is the medium. Just like a car cannot be blamed for road accidents, its the drivers and more specifically the negligence of the drivers. Either they are drunk, careless or its a genuine accident […]
Barry Schwartz on More is Less
I came across this amazing presentation by Professor Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less. In this talk, he outlines the problems we face in making decisions when we have so much to choose from. This is evident every time you go shopping and you are bombarded with an almost […]
Parents Guide to MXit available today
The “Parents Guide to MXit” is now available from today. This concise guide is made available at no cost to all concerned parents or educators, who may have sleepless nights about children using MXit, the popular chat application that enables communication on cell phones at the fraction of SMS costs. Ramon Thomas, online behaviour expert […]