Croc found in Germiston Lake!!

Yup, believe it or not, this critter was indeed spotted in Germiston Lake this week! ;...

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2012... are we all gonna DIE?????!!!

Well 2010 is almost upon us (that's "twenty-ten", not "two-thousand-and-ten" ok??), and this 21st century is just rocketing away at a furious pace. Just last night I saw the trailer for the apocalyptic movie "2012", soon to hit our movie circuits (maybe it already has...?). It showed off some cool...

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Bugatti Veyron in the drink...!

There isn't really much to say about this photo, other than "Ouch"!! Apparently the driver of this amazing machine dropped his cellphone while driving (somewhere in Texas) and subsequently bent down to pick it up. Upon sitting back up he was shocked to (apparently) see a low-flying pelican...

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Bluetooth, WLAN, 3G, GPS, DSTV, FM Radio... are we frying our brains? And why the name "Bluetooth"?

We live in a world of interference - the air around us is constantly filled with invisible signals transmitting large amounts of information to and from our radios, PC's, TV's, GPS receivers... the list just goes on and on. Is it then unreasonable to suggest that these signals can somehow interfere...

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Global Warming - is it all just a load of "hot air"...?

Ok here goes.... POP!! Did you hear that?? Yup, that was the sound of a can of worms opening as I started typing this post :) I say this because the term "Global Warming" has of late become a giant can of worms. There are so many opposing views, opinions, scientific "facts" and dire predictions on...

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Another update for the Nokia N97 already?

This morning I received an email from Nokia, informing me that there is updated software available for the Nokia N97. Now I haven't been expecting anything, but I loaded up my Software Update app to find out more - turns out there is an update available - Version 20.0.027. You cannot install this update "over the air", rather you will need to use Nokia Software Updater to do so. I have no idea what...

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MSI AE2220 now available...

Re my post earlier this week about the awesome new MSI AE2220 Multi-touch PC, I can confirm that stock is now available at the introductory price of R 11000. This is one serious piece of hardware which ships with Windows 7, and makes use of a multi-touch display. Need to check out the specs?...

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Noisy CPU Fan? Slow it down with Speedfan!

Anybody who still runs an Intel Pentium 4 Prescott CPU (like me!) will know how hot it can run, and how insanely loud the fan sometimes becomes. At startup the CPU runs at around 35C, but it can get up to 70C+, which is cooking. That's when the fan RPM goes up to about 4500 and the PC begins to...

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Wikipedia founder acknowledged by Nokia Foundation

This year's Nokia Foundation award has been granted to Jimmy Wales - the founder of the hugely popular Wikipedia. Wales was awarded for his contributions to the evolution of the World Wide Web as a participatory and truly democratic platform. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly...

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Google is at it again...

Check out http://www.google.com/ today - and you will be greeted by The Cookie Monster from Sesame Street (it's their 40th Anniversary)! Me want cook...

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MSI AE2220 All-in-one Windows 7 Touch PC - awesome!

MSI has launched the "Wind Top AE2220" Touch PC, shipped with Windows 7 Home Premium. This product deserves a serious look if you are in the market for a new PC - apart from the stylish packaging and multi-touch screen (which bears more than a casual resemblance to the original Apple Cinema Display...

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ZX Spectrum, Amstrad... remember those good old names? Where are they now?

My first experience in computers started back in the 80's with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, which packed a whopping 48Kb RAM!! Back then you needed a tape drive to load up your games or software, and it took a good few minutes to get anything loaded. I was particularly chuffed at the time because...

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Relive your childhood with these gems from the past...

Remember when computers were a whole lot simpler and slower than they are now, back when the most graphics intensive game you could play was The Incredible Machine...? :) Well you can relive those days by visiting Abandonia - "dedicated to classic dos games" in their own words. Abandonia hosts a...

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