Monthly Archives: January 2007

Jan07
14

links for 2007-01-14

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ยป If not iPhone, how about Apple iFon? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
So what will Apple call it if Cisco won a court case?
(tags: iPhone Cisco Apple law legal)

Using a Blog for a “Web 2.0″ Presentation instead of PowerPoint
Dennis McDonald using blogs as a presentation medium - I’ve found del.icio.us extremely effective in the [...]

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Jan07
13

OPML For Dummies

Posted in Web 2.0 and Social Media

Just when you thought you understood what RSS was, a new geeky collection of letters pops up. OPML is all the rage (apparently), I’m going to do my best to explain it to you.
To be honest, OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) is nothing new, but is increasingly becoming a useful thing to [...]

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Jan07
13

links for 2007-01-13

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How to Change the World: Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn
Great ideas from Guy for making the most of LinkedIn
(tags: linkedin networking career business tips social HowTo)

Muti Widget: Hot African News for Your Sidebar
Hash and Neville have put together a Widget for Muti lovers - get Ht African news in your sidebar!!!
(tags: widget muti news Africa [...]

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Jan07
12

Dell: Gimme My Laptops! (So I Can Give Them Away)

Posted in Life, etc., South Africa

Phew. What a story. Since Henk IM’d me earlier to tell me about Dell’s generous gesture (read: glitch-of-note) things have exploded. The entire South African blogosphere has been buzzing all afternoon about “Dell Hell Heaven” (nothing like Jeff’s experience).
I bought six. Armand bought five. Rafiq bought three. Henk says [...]

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Jan07
12

I’ve Bought 6…

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Dell laptops. Hope this holds out.

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Jan07
12

My Brand New Dell Inspiron. For R 570 (USD80)

Posted in South Africa

Forget the $100 laptop - I prefer the R 570 counterpart from Dell…
The ever-intrepid Mr Kleynhans has picked up what can only be a nasty glitch on the Dell South Africa e-commerce site. You can buy an entry level Inspiron for only R 570! (the shipping charges). Somehow the price of the actual [...]

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Jan07
12

27 Is One Third Booked Out

Posted in Life, etc., South Africa

If you haven’t yet signed up for the 27 Dinner to be held in Jozi on the 27th January, please do. We have 25 names on the list already and logistically have to limit it to 75, so please hurry.
Looking forward to seeing you there.

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Jan07
12

links for 2007-01-12

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Andrew McAfee
Andrew McAfee looks back on 2006 through and Enterprise 2.0 lens
(tags: enterprise2.0 web2.0 Collaboration intranet business trends enterprise)

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Jan07
11

I am Spider-Man. Apparently.

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You are Spider-Man
You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Spider-Man

75%

The Flash

65%

Catwoman

65%

Superman

50%

Green Lantern

50%

Robin

45%

Iron Man

45%

Wonder Woman

35%

Hulk

35%

Batman

35%

Supergirl

25%

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

I’m chuffed I got such a high Catwoman rating. Reckon I got Michelle Pfeiffer’s legs.

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Jan07
11

Our Bullshit

Posted in Life, etc.

From the inimitable Hugh MacLeod:

Nobody says it better.

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