When 5 Gum launched in South Africa last year, it promised to stimulate our senses with world firsts that incorporated audio and visual awesomeness. The brand brought this promise to life with two exclusive gigs featuring Etienne De Crecy and a campaign that saw people submitting customised, virtual building projections from all corners of the [...]
Our online responsibilities as consumers
I recently stumbled across a tweet that mentioned the failure of a top brand to call someone back after 6 days. This tweet was then retweeted by 3 other individuals, totaling a reach of 6660 Twitter users. The tweet read as follows “Been waiting for 6 days for FNB to get back to me to [...]
The Siri Equivalent for Android: Vlingo
As most of you would have heard by now with the massive international hype surrounding the iPhone 4S, Siri is an amazing app with artificial intelligence that is said to make our lives easier. I was quite upset by this as I love my Android device, so I quickly started scouring the net for an [...]
How to move a large database from one Linux server to another
Suppose you have a virtual server with a massive database that you need to move from one Linux server to another. Let’s also assume that you don’t have copious amounts of bandwidth at your disposal to download and upload the SQL files. I have found that the simplest method to move large files between two [...]
iPhone 4S vs Nexus 4G
With all the international hype around the launch of the new iPhone 4S, there’s already news of an Android-equivalent that is soon to be launched. The Nexus 4G is said to be launched in a few months (Fall in the States) and could be a massive competitor to the already popular iPhone 4S. Let’s take [...]