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The name was chosen by a helpful sub-editor because it seemed to him that it cleverly combined the subject matter, with our seaside location. ;-)
For convenience sake, I have transferred my photo blog and a few other bits and pieces to this location as well. There are some older posts whose illustrations were lost in a move from Blogger to WordPress, and some broken links here and there, which shouldn't affect the overall usability of the Blog much, if at all.
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Category Archives: Rant
Why the hell not? II
Another one of those messages you get when you try to do something your software designer doesn’t think you should do: “This is not a valid action for footnotes.” All together now: ”WHY THE HELL NOT?!”
Why the hell not?
I was once again given cause to wonder what software designers think they are doing? Continue reading
Posted in Computers, FishNet, OS, Rant, Windows
Tagged developers, Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, Software, Windows 7
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PC woes
What a miserable situation! Woke up a few days ago and my PC was dead in the water. The full story will be written as soon as I have something more convenient than my BlackBerry to do it on. Guru … Continue reading
A new Windows opens
I see that there has been a study by the universities of Oxford and Oviedo about broadband Internet quality in various countries. South Africa’s broadband quality is apparently below the international average and considered to be below the level at … Continue reading
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Pernicious pricing policies
Just what is it with this country that our prices on some things are so high? Regular readers will know that I have referred to this once or twice in the past and what got me going this time, was … Continue reading
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Some sort of wally
Insomnia is not one of my problems, but I sometimes do lie awake at night and think deep thoughts. One of the most puzzling issues which occupies my time is the question of where the tendency for South African service … Continue reading
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Intimate relations with the stars
Sometimes my heart really bleeds when I read a sad story in the newspapers. This time it was about some analysts who are predicting that the Internet is approaching full capacity and that, when this happens, things are going to … Continue reading
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Somebody who isn’t Telkom
By this time you will probably have heard from my colleagues in the daily media that we finally have a competitor to Telkom up and running in parts of Durban. A group us of went along to the launch just … Continue reading
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Terrible telco troubles
Last week, I reported that I was about to move to a new house and that I was concerned that I would have no telephone or ADSL connection for the foreseeable future. The actual move went quite smoothly apart from … Continue reading
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Having a blue (and Orange) Monday
It does me no good at all to dwell on the difference between the South African Internet experience and that of people in other countries. In the normal course of events I shut my mind and try to get on … Continue reading
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