Development Desktop Collected my new PC today and busy getting it configured. This is my first desktop so I'm seriously stoked. It's no super computer, but it's a darn lot faster when it comes to rendering than my notebook. I'm running Core 2 Duo
Business Revamp The first phase of our revamp started today and is already almost finished. It's awesome to have the additional space and be able to talk to Deon without walking outside or picking up the phone. The place was full of dust but the maintenance crew did a neat
Social Google Buzz I'm one month older and Google launches Buzz. I think this is what many of us have been waiting for. Buzz is integrated directly into Gmail and can import a numerous amount of other life streams. Buzz is new and will probably take a while to stabilise but
Movies District 9 It's been quite some time since District 9 was released, and I've heard some funny things about it so I thought it was about time to find our for myself. I brought District 9 home to watch and Amelia and I didn't know what
Business Quarter Century Today I reach a quarter century, damn has it been that long. It's nice to be typing this on my Dell and not my old Acer, it's amazing what a different experience it is working on a new computer. I hope that I can write about
Business MyEcommerce is Growing Today sees our team grow to ten. MyEcommerce now has a dedicated hardware and networking team, social media management and SEO team and a lot of fresh project ideas. Welcome to Craig Moss, Ryan Shipton, Dereck Bester, Donald Chipppendale, Gerard Mopp, Nicholas Hoffmann and Kobus Beets. Gregg, Deon and I
DJing DJ Set - New Years Eve at Fancourt Well, as it goes, I'm not really a celebrator of New Years or any other special occasion for that matter. Needless to say, Amelia and I did not have anything planned to bring in the new year. This morning, I got a call from Jovan and was asked
Restaurants De Vette Mossel Amelia and I decided to treat ourselves to some bottomless seafood and headed down to De Vette Mossel for our Christmas Lunch. As usual the food was great and the staff were funny. Knowing what to expect, we took our own cutlery which made the world of difference. If you
DJing DJ Set - 7's After Party at Cactus I hit the decks from just after 21:00 and dropped my first house track immediately, with no more rugby for the weekend, tonight was all about partying. There were supporters dancing and drinking in the most elaborate outfits. We even had a guy who fell in love with a
DJing DJ Set - 7's Party at Cactus I kicked off the night at about 19:00 and worked through some laid back tunes, some rock and eventually into some chilled house, every so often dropping something a little more uplifting. With a number of Flat screens spread throughout the premises, some people were watching the rugby, while
Business Windows 7 Got my Windows 7 upgrade DVD from the states a few days ago. Why it had to come from the states I'll never understand. The DVD was free but the transport was flipping ridiculous, don't Microsoft know that they have an office in South Africa and
Development Google Chrome Frame My first thoughts when reading about Chrome Frame in one of Google's developer newsletters, was "Awesome we can now ditch support for IE". IMHO I feel that as a development community we should simply not support IE, but according to W3Schools stats on browsers http://w3schools.
Development Bing Anyone who knows me will know that I am a Google Supporter, but will also know that I am a Microsoft partner and believe that Open and Proprietary software can coexist and should. When Bing was released I was not super impressed and didn't like the whole image
Technology Sony Ericsson W995 Finally decided to upgrade my voice contract. Got my new Sony Ericsson W995 today and have been finding more and more features ever since opening the box. I did a lot of research before deciding on what phone I was going to take. I had my mind set on an
Technology Dell Studio 1555 Finally decided to restructure my mobile communication package. I changed my voice contract and reduced the monthly bill substantially. I reallocated my monthly spend to an additional data contract and now hooked myself up with a Dell Studio 15. I have had my Acer for almost five years, and was
Movies Eastern Promises I'm in such shock I simply don't know what to say, I spent the duration of the movie waiting for it to begin. The odd twist, was not nearly worth the wait and the movie ended before there was any action or excitement. The movie had
Reviews Prison Break Amelia and I took to Prison Break from the first episode we saw and decided to take it out on DVD. We were hooked and in a matter of a few months went through the first three seasons. When we got to the end of season three we found out
Movies The Proposal Not sure what to say about this. The movie does not exactly leave you inspired and full of things to say. The Proposal was funny and didn't go exactly as we'd expected. The odd twists in this funny tale was appreciated and makes for good lighted
Development Google Changing the world Ever since I opened my Gmail account I have grown to become a Google Fan. I have seen Gmail and other Google services, change and grow demonstrating a unique breed of innovation. I believe that Google is changing the world as we know it and opening up numerous new and
Development Education System As much as I hate to say it, education is critical to success. The problem I have however is not with education but with the education system. As a country we are suffering from fewer and fewer people qualifying with University degrees as costs are increasing and entry criteria is
Business Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency is a doubled edged sword, it is not only the green way but it is the economically sustainable way. I feel that there is a lot that can be done around the topic of Energy Efficiency which is being ignored. Legislation As with most things in life it
Movies Valkyrie I'm not always one for movies set in the past, but Valkyrie [http://valkyrie.unitedartists.com/] caught my attention the moment I saw the trailer and I can always do with some cloak and dagger. Having seen a few movies based on World War II [http://en.wikipedia.
Restaurants Roosters don't have large chips After Leaving Steers unsatisfied, Amelia and I decided to go and give Roosters a try, as Dereck [http://dereckbester.co.za/] told me that they have got a cool, burger deal as well. We ordered one special and a large chips. The attendant then informed us that they didn'
Restaurants Steers still not meeting the mark Amelia and I, the forgiving people that we are, decided to give Steers another chance and headed straight there after work. We ordered a Wacky Wednesday special, to bide us over until supper, but were sadly disappointed. My Burger was lukewarm when it got to me and Amelia's
Restaurants McDonalds setting the trend McDonalds [http://www.mcdonalds.co.za/] is now open 24hours a day. The only thing that would make this better, is if you could sit down as well as drive through. Amelia and I wanted a snack so off to McDonalds [http://www.mcdonalds.co.za/] for 2 McFeast Deluxe
