Since I am blogging about Google, this is worth a mention (as it has certainly been a topic of conversation here…). Is Google (especially Google SA) still endeavoring (and manging) to “do no evil” (see point six in the “ten things“).
Referring to my previous article, Google may have done Firefox in (its debatable) but less […]
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Google’s Reflection in Chrome
Published by September 3rd, 2008 in Office Stuff, Technologies, Developers Interest and WWW Site. 4 CommentsThis week saw the release of Google Chrome, Google’s new feature-rich browser based on WebKit and Firefox components. It has been met with a mixed response and has also raised some interesting thoughts/issues/discussions…
See for example the outcry about the extreme licensing “liberties†(http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/does_google_have_rights_to_all.php) that Google is taking in their terms and conditions […]
PersonL ready for commercial (beta) release
Published by August 29th, 2008 in Office Stuff, WWW Site and PersonL. 0 CommentsPersonL is now ready for use for paying clients and we have already secured three paying clients (details to follow as clients go live).
This week we released the last of the vital/core features and the team is now focussing on the “wishlist/enhancement” items (some of which can be seen here). Immediately we will be building:
The […]
New PersonL Site Blitz!
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Office Stuff, Ajax, Web 2.0, Agile, WWW Site, Ruby on rails and PersonL. 3 CommentsYesterday, I (proudly) sent the following mail to the office:
“We have just officially entered PersonL (last minute) into this years TechCrunch50 Contest
We had half applied, decided it was too late, and then they mailed me yesterday and asked me to complete the entry by tomorrow…
So we got cracking and churned out a much upgraded web […]
PersonL sponsors CareerPlanet
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Office Stuff, WWW Site and PersonL. 0 CommentsCareerPlanet is an initiative designed to contribute, meaningfully, towards the development of a skills pipeline for South Africa.
In practical terms, CareerPlanet has a mobile network of computers and trainers who setup in shopping malls for a week at a time and assist kids to understand the “world of work,” profile themselves and have their minds […]
Google has progressed from being known as a worldwide phenomenon, to simply a standard in the way we conduct our Internet lifestyle. I’m actually quite shocked that Word has identified ‘Google’ as a spelling error. It’s an indispensable tool used and loved by all. I must confess that it’s so effective, that I sometimes use […]
WWW SA helps fight Xenophobia
Published by May 28th, 2008 in Office Stuff, WWW Site and South Africa. 0 CommentsLast week the horror of xenophobic attacks that had been gripping the country spread to Cape Town. With more than 18 000 foreign nationals displaced from their homes scared, cold,tired and hungry. Our staff decided to do something about it. Bianca Clavaux our HR coordinator had this to say “we just don’t realize how blessed […]
Matthew Buckland wrote an interesting article giving a good overview of the importance of the decision “which CMS technology should we use for our web app?” and catagorizes the possible solutions into three basic categories, namely 1. open source, 2. proprietary and 3. built from scratch.
At WWW, we have been delivering Content Management System (CMS) solutions […]
Some positive sentiment out of SA - against the grain
Published by April 11th, 2008 in Office Stuff, Staff and South Africa. 2 CommentsInternationally, economically, the world is going through some pretty tough times. In South Africa, where WWW is internationally head-quartered, we are also experiencing some “big giants.”
Fact - South Africans know how to moan.
In my view, this can be positive. As a nation, South Africans refuse to put up with situations that are injust, unfair or […]
Having outgrown our previous Cape Town offices, we are proud to announce our much anticipated move to our new space. We are in the process of moving today (Friday 14th March) and will all be in on Monday the 17th. On Sunday the 16th we will be celebrating with a champagne breakfast at our […]
