Archive for April, 2008

Top 10 Video Podcasts

I commute everyday for about 4 hours. This gives me a load of time to kill. There are various things I keep myself busy with. One of them is watching Video Podcasts. One of the main reasons I like video podcasts is because of the ease of getting new content on my iPod. Basically [...]


Flash/SWF/FLV embedding problem (Controls and Skin)

Are you having a problem with embedding of flash files on your site, where the controls/skin isn’t showing, but they do show if you access the SWF directly?
I am not a big fan of Flash. And I have never used it on any of my websites. Unfortunately though, I have been redesigning a website for [...]


Hope for South Africa

Being a South African Expat, this article is close to my heart.
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Written by David Knowles
Wednesday, 02 April 2008
DAVID KNOWLES explains why he does not regret swapping his British passport for a South African one.
WE need to spend some time reflecting on the last two or three months we have experienced as [...]


Terrorism Signs

In the months following 9/11, there was a big information push from the US Government about being more aware of terrorists/terrorism, and what to do to avoid terrorist actions. One of these information portals was the site http://www.ready.gov. Below are some actual images from the site during this period (I can’t find them there anymore). [...]


Spore, from the creators of the Sims

Spore will be the next BIG thing. It will be HUGE. Everyone will be talking about this game. From September 2008, the gaming world will change.
The rumours about Spore started around 2003/2004. The enthusiasts in us have been watching and waiting patiently for a long time. Since then there have been loads of delays, [...]