Sordid sex scare on cellphone chat system
By Barbara Hollands “Mxit addicts are like other addicts they start meeting a legitimate need for love or caring in an illegitimate way.” He wants to know who my contacts are, but I know he talks to other women and that he gets naked pictures of them. The trendy new cellphone chat system, Mxit, is […]
Panic button on your cellphone
This is a reprint from the Pete’s Weekly email newsletter for entrepreneurs with a rather sad story. It alerted me to another way to turn cellphones into a useful tool for families which is mentioned below…Ramon I am deeply saddened to tell you that Sheldean Human’s body was discovered late Monday. I don’t know why […]
Benjamin Hoff on leaving authorship
I stumbled across an essay by Benjamin Hoff about leaving authorship here today. It’s not a surprise because I’m well aware of the rise of the multinational corporations. And the rise of globalisation is directly linked to the rise of corporations like this. This, in turn, makes it difficult for the small guy to compete. […]
Cocaine parties organised via MXit
This is one of the most shocking applications I’ve yet come across for using MXit. Then again there is no surprises here because kids will find new and innovative ways to use technology to achieve their goals, good or bad. And this is a drug problem NOT a MXit problem. It existed before MXit or […]
cheaper Broadband for Academics
Treveor Manuel has announced a new initiative to offer cheaper broadband to Academics to facilitate and foster research. This is really something which government has been slow to address. Broadband should be available at discounted rates to students and especially for postgraduagte students. When they are not on campus they have to access the Internet […]