Monthly Archives: November 2006

Nov06
04

Web-based Office Apps Not Replacing MS Office

Posted in Web 2.0 and Social Media

The key word is collaboration, according to Phil Windley. Phil had the following to say re: so-called Office 2.0 vs. traditional desktop office suites:
So, where don’t Word and Excel compete well today? The very place that online tools shine: collaboration. Microsoft would like you to believe that that’s why your enterprise needs SharePoint, but [...]

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Nov06
04

GPS Advice Please!

Posted in Life, etc.

I’m looking to buy a GPS. For someone who has absolutely no sense of direction whatsoever, this has taken waaay too long to happen. But there were iPods and PSP’s and things to get. By now, the money I’ve wasted on petrol getting lost and found may well have paid for ten [...]

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Nov06
03

Sunset at Home

Posted in Random Thoughts

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Sunset at Home, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

Life is kak in South Africa. Gad I love home. Pity about the telephone wire. But gad I love home.

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Nov06
03

GOOF: Getting Out of Fines

Posted in Life, etc., South Africa

I get traffic fines. Lots thereof. Tend to drive too fast. Not a problem, until you get a whopper. Let me explain…
Normal traffic fines are about R 200 or R 300, when you’re caught going 138 in a 120 zone, as an example. Whoppers happen because traffic fines are decided [...]

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Nov06
03

Polokwane Sunrise

Posted in Random Thoughts

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Polokwane Sunrise, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

One thing I miss about being a sales rep is the road trips. They have more pros than cons, if you’re that kind of bloke. This taken [...]

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Nov06
03

Clever Audi

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Clever Audi, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

Thoroughly enjoying this new Audi billboard advertising the sexy Q7 - with a little guerilla marketing to boot.
If you don’t get it please mail me so I can explain [...]

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Nov06
03

Screw You

Posted in Life, etc.

I had a great chat with Dave while we waited for our plane back to Jozi the other day. I told him I was planning to write the post you are reading now, which turned into a pretty healthy debate around content on blogs, and more specifically on our blogs.
Here the deal: I [...]

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