Monthly Archives: March 2009

A sad announcement

There was a sad announcement on the Microsoft website recently to the effect that the CD-ROM and web-based Microsoft Encarta encyclopaedia is being discontinued at the end of October this year. Encarta was a fantastic learning resource in the many … Continue reading

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Getting your life in order

Last week I spent quite a lot of time looking at a website looking brimming with tips on how to improve your life by getting things done quicker and more efficiently. I spend so much time, in fact, that I … Continue reading

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Replacing my television set

There is no doubt that the SABC is one of the worst television broadcasters I know, but DSTV isn’t all that far behind them. The constant repetition of programming and a catalogue of movies which couldn’t even be classed as … Continue reading

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Light at the end of the bandwidth tunnel?

Languages are a funny thing and unless you’re careful you can say something something in your language and mean something totally unintended in another. One example is the Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Programme, which is a joint effort between NASA, … Continue reading

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The beauty is a beast

Late addition:This article had already gone to print when I had a look on Internet for other reviews of the product and found that there were none. I was alarmed to discover that the Toshiba Satellite A300-1QE seemed only to … Continue reading

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