Friday, February 26, 2010

Does the current weekday control how you feel?

I love how bad stereotypes make massive inroads into our lives, affecting us in ways we may not even be aware of. The most common example of this is the "Blue Monday" or "Thank God it's Friday" syndrome. When someone wakes up on a Monday morning and subconciously (or verbally) says to themselves "Oh hell it's Monday - what a draaaaaaag", surely that's gonna mess up the day...

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Cell C pins April as launch date for "4G"...

This topic has been flying around "the interweb" (thanks to "Die Antwoord" for that one :)) a lot lately. The question is whether or not Cell C is going to make a move beyond their current EDGE data offering on their network. Talk is rife of Cell C launching "4G" sometime soon, with data download speeds in the region of 21Mbps (approx. 3 times faster than the current Vodacom and MTN offerings). In...

Help! Some websites don't want to show up... but others work fine. What's going on?

This has been a week of breakthroughs for me in the world of IT odd-problem solving. For starters, I came across the massively useful OutlookTools, which sorted out some long-standing Outlook issues for me. Another killer has been a problem involving some websites which will simply fail to load,...

My Outlook won't display embedded images - I just get a red X. What to do?

This is an old problem that has haunted me and many others for a long time. What happens is that in Outlook 2003 / 2007, emails you receive do not display any embedded images. Instead you see a red X at top left. Also, emails that you send may show embedded images before you send them, but once...

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Nybbles and Bytes e-store gets facelifted... slightly.

I started up an e-store last year, powered by Amazon and offering a range of products from Amazon's huge variety of techno-geek type merchandise. Honestly it hasn't done very much, but I decided to head on over to Amazon Affiliates anyway, and change the layout of my e-store page a bit. Give it...

How to get infected while browsing the internet... a DIY guide!

Despite the presence of antivirus software, firewalls and anti-spam software, many people still fall for the sneaky tricks of virus-spreaders online all the time. Avast - my antivirus software of choice (and it's free!)AVG - another decent free antivirus program One of the tricks I have come across...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Alien Landscapes on Planet Earth... incredible photography by Martin Rietze

I am no photographer, that's for sure. At best I may get an accidental shot that looks kinda ok, or I might have success by catching a bolt of lighting in a long exposure shot, but a photographer I am certainly not. More's the pity - I wish I had a knack for picking out that exact moment in time, that...

Download Tunewiki now for your Nokia, iPhone, Blackberry or PC... FREE of course!

Wiki what? Wiki is the buzzword on the net right now - everything has a wiki in it somewhere - Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikihow, Wikiquote, Wikisource... man the list just goes on and on and on... So why not get the latest wiki for your phone right now - it's called Tunewiki and it is one awesome audio and...

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Viagra switch "turns on" the lights... :)

Got this in my inbox this morning, courtesy of FHM Calendar Girl Ana Trujic... just had to share it! I emailed it to my Chinese doctor friend. So he emailed back: "If the light stays on for more than 4 hours, call your erectrician."... :) P.S. this is Nybbles and Bytes' 100th post! YAY for Nybbles...

Monday, February 15, 2010

Nokia N97 gets new firmware - V 21.0.0.45

The Nokia N97 has been many things since the hyped-up release of the phone during the middle of 2009...: 1. First-off, it has been a serious multi-tasking machine. It is feature-packed to the brim, making it a serious business tool and multimedia powerhouse; 2. It can be flipping IRRITATING at times......

Free EBooks online - download yours now!

I found this awesome site while looking for EBooks online - check out http://www.onlinefreeebooks.net/. They have a large variety of free downloadable books in various genres - as far as I could tell they were all non-fiction though. While you may not find every single book ever written there, it is still a fair selection to choose from and you should find something to interest...

Is Cell C getting 4G...?

For many years I have been a loyal Cell C supporter, despite their lack of anything faster than EDGE on their data network. Cell C have also constantly advised me that 3G is coming soon, not sure EXACTLY when they say, but soon. That was back in 2008. So now, 2 years on, I did a little poking,...

How to synchronize your Tissot T-Touch

The Tissot T-Touch is an awesome timepiece - the touchscreen simply blows minds wherever it goes, and the watch certainly looks the part! Only problem is that when something goes awry with the T-Touch, not many people know that you can perform a process called "synchronizing". What this basically...

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Help!! Why can't I see my wireless network anymore?

So there you are, plodding along with your daily activities pretty much like any other day. You shut your PC down at the end of the day and nothing untoward happens, it's all good. Next morning when you boot up, all of a sudden you find that you are no longer connected to your wireless LAN... hmmmmmmm...

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Friday, February 5, 2010

KFC has the worst taglines in their adverts...

Maybe it's just me, and I am in no way an advertising buff, but I cringe everytime a KFC ad flights on TV nowadays. Here's the thing. There could be a million (maybe more) different ways to promote something like the KFC Twister® on national television: 1. Being a fast food product, I would...

Thursday, February 4, 2010

How to extend your wireless network

A lot of people have asked me about this subject - either at their homes or in their offices. They are running a wireless network and as soon as they move into a certain room, or beyond a certain distance from the access point, their wireless signal becomes weak or is lost completely. The obvious solution...

Sleepbox - a cheap place to crash while on the move :)

I am not sure if this is just a prototype, and I would guess that it is, but it's pretty darn nifty all the same. Sleepbox is a booth that can be installed at airports, train stations or other public transport facilities, and it can be rented as a small space to hideaway from the world for a while. The...

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

JHB gets some proper Public Transport... finally!

Take a drive through central JHB these days, and as you head down Commissioner Street you will notice that new bus stations have popped up everywhere along the road. They look something like this: Joubert Park Station While this prototype station (Joubert Park) was launched in 2008, I have personally...

...and this is what Harties looks like in flood!

The rain has continued unabated this past week, flooding roads, offices and public spaces all over Gauteng. Re my post last week about Benoni in flood, check out these photos of Hartebeespoort Dam taken this week. Anyone for a spot of white (or perhaps green?) water rafting...?...

Monday, February 1, 2010

This is what USB 3.0 looks like...

For the longest time now, USB 2.0 has been the USB speed standard - released in April 2000, USB 2.0 has a maximum speed of 480 Mbit/s, which is pretty quick. Walk into any tech store and you will spot one of these logos in a matter of seconds: Yup - that's the "Hi Speed" logo used by USB 2.0 Well...
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