Cranky Geeks

A three episode old VOD Cast, that will hopefully get stronger as it goes.

It is another production by the highly successful team that brought DL.tv to the internet community. Not everyone likes John C. Dvorak but he is one of the most highly aclaimed IT writers. He does speak his mind, not always correctly, which is sometimes an opinion I will take into account.
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SIM cards won't help poor – ITWeb

SIM cards won’t help poor

Civil society organisations have criticised plans by Motorola and government to give millions of SIM cards to the poor.advertisement
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Sangonet, a non-governmental organisation that promotes the use of ICT in civil society, says Motorola’s plan to give a million SIM cards to the poor will divert resources from basic needs such as food and education.

Government’s strategy to give away four million SIM cards in five years is obsolete, says the SMME Forum. The plan was announced in 2003 and has not yet been carried out.

Well of course not, they still have to get a phone and pay for usage. SIM cards are only R5 anyway. Bloody id10t’s

Software management rising – ITWeb

Software management rising

More companies are starting to implement proper software asset management as awareness of the benefits becomes more widespread.advertisement
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David Bicket, senior manager at Deloitte in the UK and director of Investors in Software, says adoption of software asset management practices as outlined by the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), is still in its early days.

I just wish they could make the software easier to use 🙂

CareerJunction scoops international award :: MyADSL

CareerJunction scoops international award :: MyADSL

South Africa’s leading online placement solution, CareerJunction, has won an international award for Best Technical Innovation in Online Recruitment at the second annual Onrec Awards held in the United Kingdom.CareerJunction’s managing director, Kris Jarzebowski, accepted the award at the glamorous event, which took place at an exclusive venue in the heart of London on Thursday .

Onrec is an international pnline recruitment magazine and website which takes an in-depth look into the trends and advances in Internet recruitment.

The Onrec Awards have been set up to acknowledge the efforts made by companies that excel in this industry.

CareerJunction was the only South African company to be nominated at the Awards and was showcased alongside some of the biggest online recruitment websites in the world including Monster, Totaljobs, CareerJournal, Fish4Jobs, Jobsite, TimesJobs and jobs.co.uk.