How noble of these people to give up their valuable time, to fight the E-Toll battle for the rest of us... Thank you!

At the risk of opening up a can of worms (we all know the general feeling about E-Tolls in Johannesburg), I decided to write this post as a special thank you. Thank you to those noble souls who are currently partaking in today's protest action on the highways in and around Johannesburg. Protesters,...

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Ever wondered how Google manages insane amounts of data? Take a peek at their datacentres...

Humans are pretty excessive creatures by nature. We like it when stuff occurs in large amounts, for example: - Money.  We all wanna be rich. Disagree? Not buying it.  If I had a million bucks and gave it to you, would you bin it?  Didn't think so. - Food.  Might not apply...

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Scammers also need money at this time of year... :)

We all know about fake banking emailers that regularly get sent out, giving the impression that the mail is being sent from a legitimate financial institution. We also know all about what to watch out for - I have written several posts on the topic in the past which you can search for if you need to...

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Is it about to be the End of the World as we know it? Do you feel fine...?

So according to the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar (most notably used by the Maya), time as we know it ends on 21 December 2012 (just over 5 weeks from now). This has caused some commotion in the minds of doomsday lovers all over, who eagerly await the date just so that they can say "See? I told...

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Milk maketh the coffee, methinks...

I love my coffee. Nothing can quite match up to a fantastic tasting cappuccino. I just have a weakness for such things. Now although I am a devotee of the drink, I can in no way claim to be any kind of barista or professional-coffee-making-type-human. Even...

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Telkom have delivered...! Been nice knowing you, 384Kbps...

For years now, I have been plodding along on Telkom's baseline ADSL offering (384Kbps). At first it was fine, but the internet is now one massive data crunching machine, and this means that 384Kbps just won't do anymore. Thankfully, Telkom have been promising free speed upgrades of their base offering,...

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If you are reading this, then you need to watch this video - You are a part of the Hyper Revolution, whether or not you are aware of it...

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Richarge - an exciting and innovative new concept to keep your cellphone powered up while on the move...

I have written a fair deal on Nybbles & Bytes that relates to keeping mobile devices powered up when on the go. We depend on cellphones, iPads and other electronic devices so heavily nowadays, that it feels like we have lost a limb when the battery dies... I recently found out about a local...

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