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So what’s so great about the eeePC?

So I got myself one of these little notebooks. I must admit that it was a bit of an impulse buy. It has been a bit of a eye-opener for me. I really enjoy this little gadget and it goes with me everywhere I go. Here are my reasons why it’s such a cool gadget: […]

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Scaling the firewall

Driving around a typical Johannesburg suburb, the most eye catching thing is that every house is surrounded by a wall at least 6 feet high. And these walls are decorated with electric fences or barbed wire. Their electric gates let in only the right people. These walls keep the bad people out (most of the […]

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Homegrown Software

It’s very tempting to think that your piece of software is very unique. In fact, why would you have a need for this software, if someone else thought about it already? As the old saying goes: “There’s nothing new under the sun.” And it’s quite true. There is almost never any new ideas or thoughts. […]