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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Quick Update
Strange week, ups and downs.. Monday, good fun.. bit of a blur actually, Daily Deli with Helen and Tina, a swim at Beta Beach with Andy, sundowners on Clifton 1st, swim and braai at Chris’ with Cath, Parri and Andy.. … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, Rants
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November GeekDinner and The Hub Project
I attended the November GeekDinner at Adesso in Rondebosch on Thursday night. Nice evening, good food and a fun group of people at my table. I met Matthew and Frerieke. We missed our regular sound engineer and MC. We had … Continue reading
Posted in GeekDinner, Rants, The Hub Project
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Be Afraid of Standard Bank ATMs
Be very careful when you put your bank cards in a Standard Bank ATM. There is a know flaw with their ATM network. What a painful day. So on Wednesday night I go to get some cash from the Standard … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
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Quick Update
This weeks’ update seems to have been delayed.. I blame the awesome weather. Monday, gym, swim, ISPA mancom meeting, watched Perfume.. good movie. Tuesday, gym, swim, uber-juice, Tamboerskloof steps run, beer and pizza at Carlisles in Vredehoek. Wednesday, Lions Head … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, GeekDinner, ISPA, Rants, Teraco, WAPA
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Joe on IOL Technology
I was quoted in an IOL article: SA telecoms industry toasts freedom Not the ISPA chairperson.. just chair of the ISPA PR working group. “..and remember, I’m not only the hair club president — but I’m also a client” – … Continue reading
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Vendor Neutrality
Background A while ago I had to keep explaining the ideas behind “Vendor Neutral Data Centres” over and over, mostly when talking about peering. I believe vendor neutral DC’s are a good environment for hosting peering points. To me the … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, Rants, Teraco, The Hub Project
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Quick Update
The weekly dose of me, me me… Monday, dropped Mia off at school, tea with her mom, since I always drive by the place and wonder what’s inside I stopped and visited Lady Chatterley’s Chamber on Kloofnek ..most interesting, burger … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, Extreme Networks, GeekDinner, Teraco, WAPA
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The Training Room Online
The kind people at The Training Room Online invited me to the Radisson Hotel for cocktails and canepes this week to celebrate the launch of their new venture. Good thing that Cape Town storm ended on Thursday. A nice day … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, Extreme Networks, Rants
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Quick Update
Hooah. A smoothy and Mojito week.. Monday, breakfast with Mia, a smoothy at Will’s, ISPA PR WG meeting, afternoon jazz, running up Tamboerskloof steps.. a real killer, try it. Lauren’s bday drinks at Rafiki’s, watched Platoon. “The party was so … Continue reading
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300
A moment of silence for Joe’s 300th blog post.. never thought I’d write 300 of these things.
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Autotrace Scanner Darkly Effect
Something fun to do on a Friday afternoon.. A quick hack to make a photo look like something out of the movie Scanner Darkly.. also known as a Rotoscoping effect. All you need is Autotrace and Inkscape. apt-get install autotrace … Continue reading
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Holding our breath for an Open Telecoms Market
Remember, remember the 21st of November.. Good news for SA telecoms: on Friday 31 Oct the High Court denied the Minister of Communications leave to appeal a recent judgement that gave all VANS license holders (ISPs) the right to build … Continue reading
Posted in Amobia, Frogfoot, WAPA
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