Monday 29 July 2013

#jobsmovie website has been launched. Pretty cool, when will it be out in SA?

Pretty cool site, but I wanna see it in SA, when will @sterkinekor have it on the big screen in SA?


http://mashable.com/2013/07/28/jobs-movie-website/








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@Microsoft @Bing are working to reduce child abuse searches. Finally the big guys are taking some responsibility, but is it enough?

So they put a pop up, what does that help if it is still easily reachable? Each of these companies know what the time of day is in each of the countries where you do your searches from. Why not limit this material past a certain hour of the day. Why not force all of the X-rated or harmful search material to a new server and location so that there is a different URL to search for that material? These search giants need to be held accountable for the media that they are sending out. Yes, much like broadcasters, the internet should have global boards that allow content controls to be put in place. YouTube allows everyone to watch content that is poor and very destructive to the mind set of impressionable minds. However there are no pg or age ratings on YouTube, however a movie has to have huge warning signs. IT’s time for change.


http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/28/microsoft-introduces-child-abuse-warning-to-search-engine-bing-3901380/








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Saturday 27 July 2013

Faye and mom…

Faye is climbing to find me.









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Best part of jumping castle at home?

Mommy, Faye, Joy and Daddy enjoy a family bounce together.









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Tracey and Eden

Eden and Tracey have a Kitty shuoeffel.









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The brains of the party!

My wonderful wife. Thank you Lord Jesus.









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All the ladies.








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My family at the Bday

its not often I am in front of photos, bu this is great.









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4th Birthday cake

My wife is a genius at making a cake. Here is her latest success!









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Birthday friends and sisters.

A jumping castle from http://www.classypartyplanners.co.za and good friends and sisters make for times and moments like these.









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Best friends!

Faye and her best friend Chloe









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Happy Birthday Party Faye

It’s Faye’s Birthday party today and it started with a beautiful gift from her Ouma.









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@microsoft offer uncapped broadband for R20 in SA?

I love it when stories like this come out, because I know the hearts behind this project are of good men trying to make a difference in a world where people don’t always have enough. Well dome to the team at Microsoft who have worked on this!


http://www.techcentral.co.za/uncapped-broadband-for-r20month-microsoft/42252/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+co%2FUqJF+%28TechCentral%29








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Thursday 25 July 2013

@google launched a couple of new products…

While I am very pro with all the exciting technology that is around, enough with all the tablets and gadgets. Our phones today have the potential to house all the power of video, TV, phone and PC, but no one is actually doing it. When will the manufacturers stop milking the consumers for more money, and provide us with something that combines all this tech into one cohesive unit that can be globally used and available? Who’s up for the challenge?


http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Google-has-new-tablet-connection-to-TV-20130724









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@microsoft open up XBox One to Indie Gamers.

It’s amazing the power consumers have over massive giants like Microsoft, and yet consumers don’t think they have any power. Take a look at how many projects and start ups crowd funding has made.


http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/microsoft-makes-xbox-one-friendlier-for-indie-gamemakers-1200567711/









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Wednesday 24 July 2013

@Number10gov Suggested solution to fight internet child porn.

I say go for it Mister Cameron, you have my support. Persevere through whatever may come.


1. I even recommend that these search engines take all their smut and put it all onto a separate server so that people have to go through a gateway to get into all that other junk.


2. All these search engines even know what time of the day or night it is in your local country when you are surfing the net, why not enforce a global law that stops any pornographic content from being searched during the early hours of the day and evening, then at say 22h00 at night they can open the other search content up again until say 06h00 the next morning. This is completely feasible as they already categories all their content.


Maybe it’s not just about stopping them, but getting them to be more responsible to the people in the world who don’t live by the laws of the land. A rapist, thief, murderer or any other criminal do not live by the laws of the land, which is why they break them. They do not care about these things. They do however get fed by the media and the content that is available to them.


Just like the movie industry was put through a set of controls for the content that is being fed to us and our children, so too should all the content on the internet and mobile networks. Yes, I believe that Internet Service Providers, Search Engines, Cellular Networks and Cloud Servers need to have an understanding of the responsibility that they are feeding the people of this world with a bunch of media that is programming people’s minds, whether they want to or not, with a bunch of messages. Those messages will become the thought patterns of our future generations. These media channels need to have a greater level of responsibility on what they are feeding the people of this world. We the people of the world need to stand up and start asking for better content, and it starts with the challenge Mister David Cameron is putting to the search giants.


As it is, I am already programmed to think of a MacDonald’s burger whenever I see red and a yellow “M”. This may be simplistic, but it is the media world programming my mind whether I want to or not. What else is the internet, cellular networks and media channels programming us to think? What is the availability of instant porn doing to the minds of men and women in the world?


All media content should have a greater responsibility on the times of the day when they serve up their media. They should also provide alternative verified gateways where things like porn can be reached. This will funnel media of this nature into a separated environment which would allow a greater level of control. These areas can then have duplicate security verifications and applications. Just like gambling adverts and addiction adverts on our cigarettes, these things need to have warning labels and potential life destroying warnings all over them.


https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-internet-and-pornography-prime-minister-calls-for-action








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South Africa’s internet, how do we stack up? Come on @Telkom, @Vodacom, @MTN, @CellC, ist’s time to put your battles aside and work for South Africa!

This article shows an independent look at how a strangle hold from operators like @Telkom, @Vodacom, @MTN, @CellC, and all the rest are putting the brakes on our country, when it comes to band width. As we all know the rate of internet penetration in a country is directly related to the GDP, and economic development. The government have even been lagging their heels on getting the right policies in place to improve this and what they are coming up with is crazy. So, the question is who and how are we going to resolve this issue.


Maybe now that the truth is revealed, we will all roll up our sleeves and stop looking at who gets what and start looking instead at what benefits South Africa first then look at what benefits companies. Come on @Telkom, @Vodacom, @MTN, @CellC, get your act together and stop fussing over your little pot and market saturation, it’s time to rise above the turkey’s mentality and start putting things in place that will benefit the whole country. We are South Africa are we not? We have invented the pay as you go cell phone billing right? Why can’t we all join forces to rate number one on this list as the best internet access in the world as well?


http://www.techcentral.co.za/the-state-of-sas-internet-revealed/42137/









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Tuesday 23 July 2013

@Ubuntu Edge. Smart Phone, PC and it packs a punch, anyone got $ for me to buy it?

Watch the video and be a part of history. Think about this you get to the office and you need to work, no more heavy bag or tablet. All you need is in your pocket. All the power speed and storage. The rest is on the cloud right, so why not work it like that. Man I would like on of these, and to be a part of this project, but I need the cash. Anyone got $830 for me to invest?

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge









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