Air Show Disaster - amazing photo...! Warning - not for sensitive viewers...

Clearly this pilot had no control over his doomed aircraft as it plunged towards the earth. You can see how it narrowly misses a crowd gathered for the airshow and slams into four buildings..: One can only imagine the horror of the occupants inside those buildings......

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Zip over to Google to see today's doodle... :)

Today Google celebrates the birthday of Gideon Sundback, the Swedish-American electrical engineer who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper. Head over to www.google.com and check it out now. How flippin' clever is that? Geez, whatever will Google think of next...?...

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Unboxing the E-tag... How to get an E-tag... Some thoughts on E-tolling and E-tags...

After much hesitation and some serious consideration over these past few weeks, I finally bit the proverbial bullet today and went out to get an E-tag. Amid the mass protests against the system (I myself have several reservations - see here), the following occurred to me: Not getting an E-tag...

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I see orange people... and they want you to pay E-Toll!!

If you have used the highways in Johannesburg recently, you would no doubt have come across a team of E-Toll workers dressed in a distinctive orange outfit, looking something like this: This guy actually spotted me snapping him, and asked what publication I worked for :) Regardless, there has clearly...

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Download inSSIDer and Discover the Wi-Fi Networks Around You...

This is one seriously cool freeware tool if you need to be in the know about the Wireless networks around you - it gives you all of the most important info (SSID, Channel, Strength etc.), in one easy to read summary screen: Download inSSIDer now :) Related articles inSSIDer for Mac OS...

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My rant for the day... Use proper English please people!

I feel like ranting today. Here's a line that I see all over the web that is used incorrectly all the time: "I could care less..." should actually read: "I couldn't care less..." Note to the offending parties - saying that you "could care less" indicates that you have some interest in the matter, whereas saying that you "couldn't care less" indicates that you have absolutely NO interest in the...

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What is this man doing...?

As we drive through the streets of Johannesburg daily, at some point motorists usually have to take evasive action of some sort, as a result of people wheeling trolleys around with huge bags of stuff mounted on them - something along these lines...: Road hazard notwithstanding, clearly this poor...

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