April 2008
28 posts
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you...”
– Live life inspired by Mark Twain
Apr 30th
Tip: Stop Focusing on Visionaries →
I often enjoy this blog  - and even got round to purchasing some of their products  - they’re awsome. But this article resonated in me - especially the bit about being visionary about something and being frustrated when folks around you just don’t see it at all. Or of they see it - then they default their view to the safe option.  The good advice in this post was to wait a week...
Apr 30th
Apr 29th
WatchWatch
Morgan Stanley’s March Internet Trends Report: Social Applications Dominating From my understanding it seems in 2005 only 2 of the top 10 websites (in terms of traffic) were of a “social” nature. Now in 2008, 7 out of the top 10 are social by nature. 
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
Dipity →
Apr 27th
Typetester – Compare fonts for the screen →
Apr 27th
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Apr 25th
The Mighty Google
For fault tolerance, Google uses GFS or distributed disk storage. Every piece of data is replicated three times. If one machine dies, a master redistributes the data to a new server. There are around 200 clusters (some with over 5 PB of disk space on 500 machines). The Big Table is used for distributed memory. The largest cells in the Big Table are 700 TB, spread over 2000 machines. MapReduce...
Apr 25th
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7 Incredibly Useful Tools for Evaluating a Web... →
Apr 21st
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Apr 15th
“The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.”
– Quote - John D. Rockefeller I guess that makes Zimbabwe a steal at the moment.
Apr 15th
Fireworkx are proud parents - RightClick is born Friday 11th April 2008.
Apr 15th
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“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”
– W. C. Fields This guy is pretty funny. 
Apr 15th
From big oil to big wind →
Whoah, I love this guys thinking. Seems we need one of ‘em T Boone Pickens right here in SA.
Apr 14th
Online Invitations, party planning and event... →
Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
Apr 11th
Mahatma Gandhi said that these 7 things will...
Wealth Without Work Pleasure Without Conscience Knowledge Without Character Business Without Morality Science Without Humanity Religion Without Sacrifice Politics Without Principle Whatcha think?
Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve... →
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