Happy birthday Madiba!
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They are here! Wearable computers [updated]
Ok, so I missed the grand entry of wearable computers*. The entourage possibly slipped by whilst I caught a quick shuteye. But they are here and if you, like me a few moments before electing to write this post, was waiting for a/the grand launch of wearable computer devices, well you missed it and may have […]
Some of the things that will kill your project (and your reputation along the way)
Read this exciting follow-up article by Tech Republic’s Justin James titled: More classic software development mistakes and thought to share the same below. Whilst Justin’s title and essay might have focused on software development, the listed pitfalls are applicable in almost all project environments – just take out the specific mentions of software and software jargon’s and […]
WordPress networked blog: Locating blog IDs
*For some reason, you need to find the Blog ID of a specific blog in your ‘WordPress Network’ and for whatever reason, you like me want a quick, do the following: Log in to your Database (yes, you must have access to the hosting account or to your database server) Look for the table with: […]
There Are No Limits…
Originally written by Dianne Henning for the Joomla Magazine As we begin the new year, here is something to think on… “If you always put limit[s] on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must […]
Happy new year!!!
Here is to a fulfiling and exciting new year. Oluwakorede
Parts of a url
This post was copied verbatim from: Matt Cutts’ website/blog. It was originally written in 2007, but remains as valid as ever. Question: Why copy? / Answer: Why re-invent the wheel? Question: Am I in violation of copyright?/ Answer: Possibly. As there are no copyright or copyleft notice, I assume it is safe until I get […]
Dealing with the curse of mobile instant messaging
I was intrigued by MSN messenger (or whatever it was called back in the late 90s) – this was before mobile phones became a reality (in Nigeria) and sms the cheapest and preferred means of one-sided and multi sided conversations. I thought yahoo messenger was cool – yes, I, like you had a yahoo account […]
The 2011 CIVICUS World Assembly: One man’s view
Original posted to: The CIVICUS Blog It’s been a great two days and I am excited to get the third underway. Yet it saddens me to note that with the third day comes the end of the CIVICUS World Assembly, the largest gathering of civil society in the world. An unintended consequence?
Gate crashing events: Tips that worked!
Its lunch time at the launch of Google Engage in South Africa – and I thought to share tips on gate crashing registration/invitation only events.
These worked!