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A Cape Town blog by Chris MA Cape Town blog by Chris MRamblings of a Cape Town developer, marketer and Internet Junkie Articles
Twitter can help you stop smoking!
2008-04-06 22:51:00 The Tobacco Free Florida Company has embraced the power of Twitter and released a social tool designed to help you quit smoking! Features: You can easily keep track of how many cigarettes you smoke each day. You can keep a journal of your thoughts & feelings as you strive to smoke less. You can view your progress over time. You ... More About: Marketing , Industry News , Smoking , Stop
Wordpress 2.5 Drop Down Menus for the Dashboard
2008-04-06 22:46:00 Wordpress 2.5 is great, the dashboard is far cooler than any previous versions, the only thing I find a little annoying is all the clicking to move around the backend. Well, this was until I came across the drop down menus plugin for Wordpress 2.5. There are actually several versions available on the Internet, but this ... More About: Wordpress , Dashboard , Code , Drop
A wicked talking tissue box will get you smiling
2008-04-06 22:37:00 The next time you’re feeling drained and ill and in need of a smile, the Talking Tissue Box will put the smile back on your dial. Each time you reach for a tissue, it imitates your illness with one of five sneezing and coughing sounds. If laughter really is the best medicine, this hilarious tissue ... More About: Humour , Wicked
Pwned earrings for geeky gaming chicks!
2008-04-06 22:34:00 Pwn is a leetspeak slang term that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated. Past tense is sometimes spelled pwnt (pronounced with a t sound), pwned, pwnd, pwn3d, or powned (with the standard d sound). Examples include “pwnage” ... More About: Gaming , Style , Earrings , Geeky , Chicks
iMod BOOBS featured at the 2008 SA Blog Awards
2008-04-06 02:50:00 Thanks Brandon for taking some great pics! This is a post from: iMod.co.za More About: Awards , Blog Awards , My Life , Blog , Featured
50 Cent in Cape Town South Africa
2008-04-06 02:42:00 G-Unit and their leader, 50 Cent , will be hitting up South Africa to do some major concerts in Johannesburg and Capetown. The tour, dubbed The Virgin Mobile 50 Cent & G-Unit Tour, will be produced by SABC 1, Showtime & Virgin Mobile and feature rappers from G-Unit including 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks & ... More About: Music , South Africa , Cape Town
Infected Mushroom in Cape Town South Africa
2008-04-06 02:39:00 Last time Infected Mushroom came to South Africa they threw up a massive party and believe me, it was an incredible night! It was made clear that it was their last tour to South Africa , but now we’ve just been informed that they will once again be playing in South Africa, in June!! I must admit, ... More About: Music , Cape Town
The Cape Town Geek Dinner was great fun!
2008-04-06 02:01:00 Last week I attended my first Geek Dinner , which took place at Greens in Platekloof. I arrived there in good time and immediately grabbed a beer with Chris. Shortly afterwards, we were joined by Nick, who engaged us in some interesting conversation. After some general chit chat, we were asked to take our seats, have ... More About: My Life , Great , Cape Town
The Rubiks Room meets iMod at Cafe Neo
2008-04-05 19:44:00 After waking up a little later than planned and realising that banks close at 11h00 and not 11h30 in the Southern Suburbs, I had to race through to Century City to do some banking. The queues were awful, but I cunningly managed to get the attention of the floor manager, who probably saved me over ... More About: My Life , Room , Cafe
Fantastic night out at Grand West!
2008-04-05 01:50:00 I finished work around 18h30 and quickly got myself home for some dinner before heading out for a good night - everyone had gone ice skating and then off to Bicara for dinner, unfortunately dinner was at 19h00 so I couldn’t make it on time, but needless to say, Fe and I got through, had ... More About: My Life , Night , West , Grand
It?s National Cleavage day!
2008-04-04 15:19:00 This is a post from: iMod.co.za More About: National , Gossip , Cleavage
Watch the SA Blog Awards on iMod
2008-04-04 02:42:00 Thanks to the folk over at Zoopy for capturing this movie - it was great to meet the Zoopy team finally! You’ll see me around about 3:53 into the movie :) This is a post from: iMod.co.za More About: Watch , Awards , Blog Awards , My Life , Blog
Web development, I struggle to define?
2008-04-04 02:09:00 Being in an industry which revolves around web development, I often find myself and others assuming that web development refers to the actual development, in terms of programming, of a website or web application. There is nothing wrong with this description, but is it actually the correct description or is it an industry stereo typed ... More About: Web Development , Development , Industry News , Code , Define
iMod wins Best SA Blog about Technology & Web Development
2008-04-03 00:45:00 Dreams do come true! Blog ging has been a passion for more years than I can remember and tonight it all paid off when iMod won an SA Blog Award for Best South Africa Blog About Technology / Computers / Web Development . I normally sit down to write a blog post and my fingers start going and ... More About: My Life
Win an Apple iMac & an iPod Touch with The GRID
2008-04-01 23:52:00 Review: The GRID What is The GRID? People, places and stories are all connected and the GRID is the tool that makes this a reality. Wherever you go take your friends with you. Post text, images, video and sound as content on the map for your friends or the world to see. Use the radar to find ... More About: Mobile , Apple , Ipod , Grid , Touch
MXit v5.6.0 is now out, grab it quickly!
2008-04-01 23:27:00 Right folks, another version of MXit has been released and you can grab it now! Thanks to the Web AddiCT(s); for pointing this out! Other MXit Posts MXit Desktop PC Client now Available! MXit on your computer Enjoy the latest version everyone! This is a post from: iMod.co.za More About: Mobile , Grab
Following a storm.. The Photographs
2008-04-01 21:45:00 Came across these via email today and just had to blog them. I’ve seen documentaries on people who follow storms and what an incredible rush it must be. These pictures glorify things in my opinion, but imagine how scary it must be! Incredible hey? This is a post from: iMod.co.za More About: Storm , Photographs
Amatomu April Fools - Or did they break something?
2008-04-01 10:48:00 I noticed my Amatomu rank go from 14 to 2001 just a few moments ago and knew that something strange was happening. After heading over to the website, it was clear that either the developers have made a mistake or Amatomu is jumping onto the April Fools Band Wagon! When arriving at the Amatomu website, you’ll ... More About: Humour , Break
iMod.co.za expired, I LOST MY DOMAIN!!!
2008-04-01 00:58:00 This is a post from: iMod.co.za More About: Humour , Lost , Domain
Free Firefox extension SERP check tool from SEObook
2008-03-31 13:00:00 Want to know where your website ranks in the search results? Our Firefox Rank Check er extension allows you to easily check your website rankings in Google (US and international), Yahoo, and Microsoft Live search. Want to learn more? Watch this video and/or read on. Download & Installation Instructions You have to be using Firefox to get this to ... More About: Marketing , Free , Tool
Toll roads on N1 & N2 lead to more transport costs
2008-03-31 00:45:00 I can’t believe this, strangely enough this is the first time I’ve heard of it, but apparently there’s been talk about toll roads on the N1 and N2 freeways just outside Cape Town. If the fuel price wasn’t enough already! Capetonians have until 30 April to comment on the National Roads Agency’s (Sanral) controversial plans ... More About: Cars , Transport , Toll , Costs
X-Dream bust out some awesome goa beats!
2008-03-30 23:24:00 X-Dream are Marcus Christian Maichel (born May 1968) and Jan Muller (born February 1970); they are also known as Rough and Rush. They are producers of psychedelic trance music and hail from Hamburg, Germany. Although their music retains the 4/4 drum patterns of Goa trance music and has a dependence on riffs, X-Dream has a unique ... More About: Video , Music , Awesome , Bust
One GIANT black Astro in each pack
2008-03-30 22:45:00 As most of you know, I’ve taken a liking to marketing ever since I started work online and more so when I worked as head of marketing for Yeigo Communications. My eyes are always on the look out for good marketing initiatives. This evening I bought a pack of Astro ’s for one reason, and that was ... More About: Marketing , My Life , Black , Giant
Cape Town Geek Dinner Tomorrow!
2008-03-30 20:25:00 The Cape Town Geek Dinner takes place tomorrow, so I felt I should give out the details for those of you who are still interested.. Venue Greens in Plattekloof Village shopping centre Directions Take the Plattekloof (Plattekloof Road / M14) turn off from the N1, and turn towards Plattekloof. Continue approximately 2.5km to Baronetcy Boulevard/Gert van Rooyen Avenue. ... More About: My Life
Trendy ASCII art curtains for geeks
2008-03-30 17:07:00 Designed by Dutch designer, Nienke Sybrandy, the ASCII Code Curtains is a very interesting approach to curtains design that was inspired by the sheer amount of information going through today?s networks. ASCII-Code curtains visualize the information network in a tree, using the very codes that represent text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices that ... More About: Geeks , Style , Trendy , Ascii
Saturdays events were good fun!
2008-03-30 14:16:00 I had arranged my weekend in such a way that I could get important things done, but at the same time leave enough free time open for spontaneous actions. I was up early on Saturday morning due to a large amount of noise, I guess that’s better than getting woken up by the same alarm sound ... More About: Events , My Life , Good
Win a developers license to all 7 of Adii?s themes!
2008-03-29 23:47:00 Premium Wordpress themes are getting more and more popular these days. Just the other day, I managed to meet Adii face to face and have a good chat about the movements of the Internet as well as discuss Wordpress and the movements of Wordpress as a CMS and business tool. I’ve become a big fan of ... More About: Marketing , Themes , Developers , License
Google Ireland goes with black background to save electricity
2008-03-29 11:21:00 A mate of mine in Ireland just showed me that Google .ie has decided to switch over to a black background with the following text: “We’ve turned the lights out. Now it’s your turn - Earth Hour“ We’ve heard rumours and seen fake google sites do this before, but this one is for real and if you ... More About: Internet , Electricity , Black
iMod readers get 5% off all WantItAll products!
2008-03-29 10:05:00 WantItAll is a company which proves that online purchasing is most definitely feasible in South Africa. With a booming inventory, tons of traffic and excellent support, this company has embraced the world wide web and shown the rest of the world that e-commerce in South Africa is stronger than ever! Started by three varisty friends, who’ve ... More About: Products , Readers , Guru
Extreme break dancing video
More articles from this author:2008-03-29 10:00:00 I’ve always been a massive fan of break dancing and did go through a couple years of training. I have since stopped and now only watch the occasional youtube video. I came across this insane video earlier and felt I should post it, enjoy.. More About: Video , Dancing , Extreme , Break 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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