R&D Techlead and Dev Manager / e-Commerce / Java- & JEE specialist / gadgeteer / consumer-, privacy- & security activist
It certainly makes you wonder (and worry) that within one week at least 3 members at the PS3ZA forum faced credit-card fraud (here, here and here). Allegedly all users have been using ShopTo.net and I am aware of users who...
I am used to parcels getting lost or stolen by our local Post Office staff, but this one takes the cake: An order shipped via CDWOW on 17th April arrived today. The envelope was in mint condition, but I was...
All the petrol-heads are heading to The Coca Cola Dome this weekend to visit the Castrol Extreme Auto Show. We went there in anticipation to see what was promised on the website: “South Africa’s biggest automotive show. Featuring everything from...
The Finns had used saunas since the 5th century as a place to cleanse the mind, rejuvenate and refresh the spirit, and prepare the dead for burial (you will feel like the latter when you step into the sauna for...
The ANCYL has demonstrated again their wisdom by posting a poll on their website: While one can argue that this is a honest mistake by the webmaster, I start to worry when looking at the poll results: Over 40 %...
The Most Terrible Network has not been my favorite company as of late due to their lack of service and shoddy customer service. They have no “improved” their image, by adding extortion to their product-portfolio: If you subscribe to the...
It was an early start to the day for many to avoid long queues at voting stations. We wanted to get the voting out of the way, and joined a queue of 50 people at 6:30am in Pretoria. The voting...
Life really is going south in SA – now even short skirts are prohibited according to this national program: While it is too late for an April fools joke (I noticed the first ad in the Sunday Times and this...
It’s the 5th annual 2009 South African Blog Awards, and the first time I am participating. So click on the link below (or on the sidebar) and nominate your favorite blogs: If you have your own blog, get your nomination...
A few weeks back I got contacted by a journalist from Austria who wanted to do a series of editorials about Austrians abroad and their lifestyle. It is a humbling experience to know that the article was published today in...
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