Author: Paul

Scoble has reported on a service called Feedbeep which promises to send alerts to your mobile device when there are updates in your RSS feeds or the multitude of feeds available on the Web: FeedBeep is the final link between you and the wealth of information published on the internet. Hundreds of thousands of data…

There are things about the South African job market to love and not love.  Given our current climate and the emphasis on black economic empowerment, it is pretty tough for white people to find jobs.  You really have to have sought after skills and be far better than non-white applicants.  This isn’t intended to be…

ITWeb has reported that Telkom has reduced its prices for its ADSL offerings. There has been a mixed response to the price decreases as you might imagine given what came out in the recent ICASA hearings: Telkom has announced further reductions in the cost of its ADSL offerings as of 1 August, with prices dropping…

I got this one from G and have no idea who wrote it (so if you know, let me know so I can credit the author).  It is brilliant! In the beginning was the Plan.And then came the Assumptions.And the Assumptions were without form.And the Plan was without substance. And darkness was upon the face…

I came across this quote and it strikes a chord with me, given where I am at the moment: The seed cannot know what is going to happen, the seed has never known the flower. And the seed cannot even believe that he has the potentiality to become a beautiful flower. Long is the journey,…

  Sitting in the rooftop garden of a hotel here in Sandton. The only sound is the wind gusting and the dominant smell from a fire somewhere out there in the busy city. There is a wonderful quality about a space so peaceful and isolated. It really lends itself to quiet contemplation and the appreciation…

Today two colleagues and friends are leaving the firm I work for.  I am really happy for them both because they have opportunities to leave here and at the same time a little sad because I wanna go with them!  😉 All the best B and D!  Chat to you soon.

Ever wonder about life on other planets?  What would those creatures look like?  A group of scientists have come up with a few ideas based on a very clear picture of a hypothetical planet.  The end result of their work is a TV show called "Extraterrestrial" which aired recently on National Geographic (I am not…