Driving home a short while ago, I saw embers all along Ou Kaapse Weg, and towards Tokai. It’s only 5 years since the huge fires of Jan 2000. It may look like the fynbos has recovered remarkably, and I’m sure after the winter rains everything will be green again, but some of the plants, in… Continue reading Cape Town burning
google.com redirecting to google.co.za
Looks like Google are now redirecting South African’s who try to get to google.com to google.co.za. First impressions are a little laughable – you can now use Google in Afrikaans, isiZulu, Sesotho and of course Xhousea. For those international readers who don’t know, Xhousea is one of the most widespread South African languages, equivalent to… Continue reading google.com redirecting to google.co.za
Error Error
My silence has been deafening regarding Jacque’s post, so it’s time I give some sort of response! He has a nice screenshot of an IOL error page captured for all eternity. Damn, and we hoped no-one ever noticed… I’ve never seen that specific one before, and no-one here reported an error like that, but it… Continue reading Error Error
Open Source’s days are numbered
Well, at least according to an article in today’s ITWeb newsletter. Reading a bit more carefully it’s actually said by one Vic Gundotra, GM for platform strategy at Microsoft. It’s hard to tell though, as ITWeb does a good job with their press-release articles. I’m not sure why I get annoyed at things like this.… Continue reading Open Source’s days are numbered
Moving to Circular Systems
My site, greenman.co.za and a few others should be moving shortly (and no, it’s not due to the vast amounts of traffic I’m getting!) Top of the list is Circular Systems, who look like they have some good deals. If the site goes down, you know who to blame. Main reasons for the choice are… Continue reading Moving to Circular Systems
New Year in Woodstock
Well, I missed the People’s Republic of Windsor Road party, but Anique and I were both tired, and attending parties these days with Dorje is not that much fun – most of the time is spent running after him making sure he takes cigarette butts out of his mouth, and then leaving early when it… Continue reading New Year in Woodstock
The Tao of Neverness
A new reader of my blog recently asked me just what the hell all this metal, earth, water stuff was all about. For those who haven’t read my first post, I agree, it can be confusing. And judging by the inconsistent way I’ve categorised some of my own posts, it can be confusing for me… Continue reading The Tao of Neverness
6 myths of creativity
Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile, head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, has done a 12-year study on creativity, and came up with some interesting conclusions. You can read more about the methodology in this article from Fastcompany, but, in brief, the study came up with six main myths: 1. Creativity Comes From Creative Types… Continue reading 6 myths of creativity
MySQL Administrator
I finally took a look at MySQL Administrator earlier this month. It proved a good excuse for an article, and you can read it here.
Full moon, naked in the Palmiet, and nine-to-fiving
It’s full moon, I’m in that slightly beyond overtired stage where I’m not going to fall asleep anyhow, so what better way to spend it than writing something. Dorje, my beloved 14 month-old son has been getting louder and more restless at night, so much of my waking time I feel like an extra in… Continue reading Full moon, naked in the Palmiet, and nine-to-fiving