Why are we one of the most expensive countries on Earth for internet access? Even President Thabo Mbeki pointed out as far back as February in his State of the Nation address…
If you’re a regular local Internet user then you will know just how complicated and slow the whole business of getting online is. Sentech’s new MyWireless service aims to change…
So it’s not likely, but one day you might find yourself facing a shark, or be trapped in quicksand, or stuck in an aeroplane with a pilot who’s just died at the controls. Luckily…
When the going gets tough, the weird get weirder. Imagine a chanting Buddhist offering advertising space on her body, complete with chart showing the different payments per…
Feel like walking around London, but our Mickey Mouse money prevents it? Why not do it online (I know it’s not the same, sorry) at London Streets. If, like me, you worry about…
You know that feeling when looking for a telephone number and a bizarre name happens to catch your eye – well, you’re not alone. Have a look at a collection of names at The Funny…
So you have a cat, and a laser scanner. Ever considered combining them? There’s a long-running site where you can browse the pix of people who’ve done this. And some of the pix…
So you’re a fast food fan, but you’re also doing that rich-people thing known as ‘dieting’ – and you’re curious about just what damage a quick takeaway drive-thru burger is going…
The Internet is a useful tool, providing people worldwide with a way to find information they otherwise couldn’t get their hands on, as well as letting them do things that…
Buried any pets lately? Well, why not join the ranks of grieving ex-animal owners, and post a tribute to your squished dog or cat, at The Online Pet Cemetery. Staying with…
So. You’re the South African government and you want to snoop on your internet users. (Why? Well, that’s what budding dictatorships do). Take a look at a long page of emails…
A PR person for Scientology sent me email, wanting to meet me and ‘find out my views’ – presumably because of my oblique ‘cult’ reference in this column a few weeks back. So…
They’re small, full of fluid, and need to be constantly fiddled with and looked after in order for them to work. No, I’m not talking about the collective brains of the ANC’s…
Those of you who follow the news will have noticed that a European government resigned en masse recently, after being implicated in accidentally helping a massacre take place.…
Did you hear the one about the teenager who built his own nuclear reactor to get a boy scout merit badge? Believe it or not, this isn’t a joke. Take a read of the amazing story…
As a change to watching slaughter in the Middle East and getting far too serious about all that tacky irritating human suffering, the tone, this week, is light and fluffy (could…
One of the most useful aspects of the Internet is its ability to present information that hasn’t been censored or passed through official filters, allowing you to see both sides…
Mozart had it, and now thanks to the Internet, you can have it too! Tourette’s syndrome – or simply put, a joyful way of getting away with swearing violently in the midst of…
If you’re new to computers, then you’ll have discovered the wall of jargon before. But don’t get embarrassed: just try these next sites where you can look up whatever word you…
Tata ma chance, tata ma f*ckall! A local hacker site decided to satirise the South African Lotto scam, (which has made over a <I>billion</I> rand that has yet to be passed on to…
