Author: Paul

OpenOffice 2.0 Beta has been released to mixed reviews.  Some these reviews reflect disappointment in the direction the development of this important software seems to be taking.  This office suite is probably one of the few feasible alternatives to Microsoft Office so the hope is that OpenOffice will become not just a feasible alternative but…

Moneyweb has reported on an independent report commissioned by the South Africa Foundation has found South Africa’s “international bandwidth costs to be 399% more expensive than the average country surveyed“. Wow! Here is just an extract from the article: Sarah Truen, analyst from G:enesis Analytics, the body that conducted the research, said the findings on…

I have moved my hosting for my main business site to a new company which is cheaper than the last one and offer quite a bit more in terms of content management and site design.  The new company, Wizardworx, make a system (for lack of a better term) known as Fantastico available.  Fantastico enables the…

The last few days, today in particular, have been pretty tough.  My younger sister is moving to Melbourne, Australia, with her husband.  This has been coming for a while and I still remember putting the reminder in my phone for today a while ago, thinking that there was still some time to go.  That time…

Congratulations to Kitta for winning the title of ‘Camgirl of the Year’ in the recent 2005 Webcam Awards.  She also won the award for ‘Best Australian Camsite’. Well, I seem to have won the coveted ‘Camgirl of the Year’‘Best Australian Camsite’ award in the 2005 Webcam Awards. Kewlies!!!!! (I just can’t help myself) Firstly, as…

I am taking it easy with my posts today.  I have this headache that just isn’t going away and I have been working through the files on my desk so I can finally get to the job I need to get done.  I have managed to get through just about everything and I am taking…

This is a bit late but "Happy birthday Yahoo!"

This video takes lip synching to a whole new level! (via Scobleizer)