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Rediff - MIT has given an update on their progress on the $100 laptop that they are producing for emerging economy children. It seems that this is starting to gather momentum and it is a great idea. I mentioned this in one of my other blogs on FutureFast...
Techweb news - Blogs are being read more than double from last year. According to Forrester research, 10% of consumers in the States read blogs once a week or more, that up from 5% who browsed blogs the previous year. RSS has tripled in the same period up to 6% this...
For those of you who are unaware of it, India is on the rise. I saw this first hand when visiting there recently. Not only is the fact that on average, the Indian guys are reasonably well educated, the also tend to work hard. While chatting to some local Indian guys at the hotel I stayed at, they were saying that they earn on average R$7500 (Rupees) per month (Approx R 1200)
My wife was feeling a little queasy over the past few days. After having been to India, we both decided that maybe it would be a good idea to get this checked out sooner rather than later (Malaria and Hepatitis being some of the nasties that one can pick up there) So we went off to the emergency rooms at Wilgeheuwel at 9pm at night. We arrived at the desk in the emergency are where the gent behind the desk asked us if we were on medical aid. The answer is yes and no. We are on a hospital plan with Discover for a few reasons.
Malcolm Gladwell in 2004 put together his manifesto on The TalentMyth (get it at www.changethis.com). It is a brief write-up on the work some Mckinsey consultants put together regarding “The War for Talent� that profiled numerous Big Cheese Co’s, one of which...
Here's a thought from the DeMoines Register: Its time for America to enact another GI Bill - to give free education to "veterans", to upskill them for a new economic reality. The previous time this was done was for veterans of World War II, who needed to be upskilled...
Look I don't know what's happening in this town? I just moved 600km to the heart of the South African economy, and into a suburb with a group running it who have an interesting sense of humour. I kid you not, but I arrive home on night 3 (since the begining of the...
We went out for dinner as a family last week. Nice venue, great welcome, drinks served and our meal ordered. Then came the wait and boy what a wait it was. You know you've waited far to long for your food, when the conversation becomes slurred and your not sure if its...
It may sound like science fiction, but donning these glasses enables a person to see a Hebrew street sign in English or correct the vision of a color-blind person to “see” the right traffic light colors.
So we're into night two without any power. Having learned a few things from last night, I wasn't going to allow myself to run out of power on my laptop or my mobile phone, and so I arrived home with 2 fully charged batteries, having had coffee in a venue with...
Industry Analysis from an Outsider, #2 � Banking This is the second in an ongoing series that takes the view of a complete outsider into certain industries. Without in any way even attempting to understand the operational constraints and the concepts within an...
Tonight while out with my family for dinner a wind and electrical storm did it's thing outside. We only discovered this on the way home as we drove over bits of tree spread all over the road. We got home to no electricity, and true to what you might expect (don't you...
London - A television drama set in Britain's urban music scene aims to explore new territory in broadcasting by letting viewers choose how the plot develops. The six-part Dubplate Drama, to be shown on Britain's Channel 4 in November, will invite viewers to vote by...
London - A television drama set in Britain's urban music scene aims to explore new territory in broadcasting by letting viewers choose how the plot develops. The six-part Dubplate Drama, to be shown on Britain's Channel 4 in November, will invite viewers to vote by...
September in Johannesburg is springtime. It's not much of the season. Winter ends abruptly, and hot weather with pulsing blue skies just arrives one morning. Even the trees seem to burst into leaf overnight. But September always bites back. There is always one cold...
[email protected] is a blog dedicated to understanding HyperNetworking Technologies (blogs, wikis, RSS, etc.) and their impact on society and business. This week we'll be running a Blogging 101 series - specifically designed to unpack (in plain English) what...
This was what Kelly SA concluded two years ago in a research project that looked at the South African work environment. For some reason, Kelly no longer show the results of any of their great research on their website. But never fear, thanks to The Wayback Machine, I...
Screaming fans and SMS votelines are more popularly associated with the crazy Western nations who regularly run "Pop Idols" as it was first branded in the UK) and their spin off shows (such as "American Idol" and South African "Idols"). But now its China's turn (see...
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