It’s been over a year since my last post about a bank’s systems, and perhaps I’d naively thought I couldn’t get surprised any more. I’ve had the dubious pleasure of using almost all the online banking systems in South Africa. I’ve mentioned before how, First National Bank, in their upgrade, introduced a rather obvious regression… Continue reading Standard Bank – not inspired, motivated and whatever the other one was
Month: October 2008
Fear, the DA youth, and the moral difference between liberal and conservative
I was at Silvermine this weekend, and a nearby group of people caught our attention. They were young (as in perhaps first year university), all white, and were singing songs. There were a few guesses as to who they were. A religious group (one of the songs was Kumbaya)? But they also song the national… Continue reading Fear, the DA youth, and the moral difference between liberal and conservative
BS Alliance offers R100 000 to catch software pirates
The Business Software Alliance is at it again, peddling unbelievable figures. Apparently, local piracy constitutes an annual figure of R2.8 billion in theft, with the majority of small businesses using illegal software. When I reported on their claims in May last year, the figure listed was R1.5 billion. So, in one year we’ve added another… Continue reading BS Alliance offers R100 000 to catch software pirates