2011 November | Web AddiCT(s);

You Can Pay for Real Products with MXit Moola Now.

No Comments 28 November 2011

MXit used to be the topic almost every jounrno used to love slating in the press, this was mainly due to FUD, but lately every single news/media/blog with anything closely related to South African technology hails them as the darlings of SA tech. Hypocritical much? The positive attention MXit is getting everywhere is great and [...]

Innovation

South African Windows Cloud Servers now available.

No Comments 23 November 2011

RSAweb (Web AddiCT(s); cloud server bandwidth sponsor) have just announced South Africa’s first Microsoft Windows Cloud Server offering. Last year they pioneered South Africa’s first true Cloud hosting platform, allowing users to deploy and provision fully operational Linux servers in seconds. 1273 Linux Cloud Servers have been deployed to date. We value all the feedback [...]

Africa

Ummeli gets South African Youth Working via Mobile

No Comments 21 November 2011

When most people watch the above video about Mobile Stats in Africa 2011 many think of opportunities to only milk that huge audience. The Praekelt Foundation are different. They build open source, scalable mobile technologies and solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in poverty. Launched at Tech4Africa 2011, Ummeli is a [...]

Arb Thoughts

What is The Internet Anyway?

No Comments 17 November 2011

If the above asked question is not a trick question, then surely, it’s an unusual one to ask in this day and age. However, Seventeen years ago, it may have been a perfectly normal question to ask, given the peculiar nature of the internet at the time. I came across a short video that reminded [...]

Mobile Phones

How To Spy On & Control Your Kid’s Mobile Phones

3 Comments 14 November 2011

Did that headline catch your attention? It could have called used ‘monitor your child’s safety with Mobiflock’ but you probably wouldn’t have been reading this. Mobiflock allows parents to play Big Brother (not the reality show) or should we call Mobiflock Big Mother? If the safety of your child is at stake and you live [...]

Blogging

The Barbara Streisand Effect

No Comments 08 November 2011

For those of you looking for Duck Sauce… here is the Barbara Streisand video. If you’ve not heard of the Streisand Effect before skip the Duck Sauce Video and keep reading. Or play the video while reading This blog has been quiet. Why? I’ve had to deal with a 17 page lawyers letter based on [...]