Monday, January 29, 2007
Reality shows for designers
I have to admit that mac users have the upper hand with the beauty of their companions and here is another reason to consider the switch: http://mydreamapp.com/ It's a website where you are invited to put your dream application forward with the chance of having it made into reality! Quite something to get your creative teeth into...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
bak magazine
A FREE digital magazine, i'm sure you've heard that one before... but bak mag is different! Bak mag is an art mag, full of photography, fine art, digital art, advertising and everything else creative. Each issue has a theme and is full of interviews with artists as well. The magazine is of the best quality, has no adverts and is big (with the last issue weighing at 400 pages) and has been running for about a year! So go check it out, it is a great source of ideas and inspiration :)www.bakmagazine.com
Friday, January 19, 2007
Anti-Telkom Ad Runs Today
On January 19 the Telecommunications Action Group (TAG) published an Anti-Telkom advert in the Mail & Guardian.
The advert was paid for by more than 200 contributors. Unbelievable that customers can be so frustrated that they take action to this level...
Adverts full text:
THE MORE OF THIS YOU READ, THE MORE INFURIATED YOU'LL BECOME.Last year, Telkom recorded a staggering R9.3 billion in pure profit. At your expense. Read on and find out why South Africans continue to pay some of the highest prices for telephony services in the world.Don't expect the government to step in. They couldn't give a hoot. They've got a 38% shareholding. This in itself is like a ticket to act with impunity.And anyway, it's the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) which acts as the watchdog for the telecommunications industry. Their central role is to regulate telecommunications in the public interest. So how come they're not barking noisily and waking up the country about the fact that South Africans pay five times as much for a local call now than they did in 1996?Or that internet access in South Africa is among the most expensive in the world (in fact, you'll pay less for broadband in Morocco, Egypt, Botswana, and Mozambique)? Or that Telkom is only too happy to pay a R15 million fine for failing to deliver basic services where "it was not economical to do so" (Hold the phone, could that be your area they were talking about?)Worse still, Telkom has laid off over 35 000 staff over the past seven years, ensuring that its profits continue sky-rocketing while the rest of the country continues at a snail's pace, waiting up to six inexcusable months or more, to get connected. To anything.And all this from a company that is supposedly "proudly South African"? Indeed, something is very wrong when the only way the public can get through to Telkom is by running a full page newspaper advertisement.Because clearly, Telkom isn't answering the phone.This advert was paid for by individuals who are extremely concerned about the state of SA's telecoms industry and the effects that government mismanagement of the sector are having on our economy. Please add your voice to ours. you can start by pulling out this page and passing it on, or posting it on your office or university noticeboard. Join us at online consumer activist groups www.tag.org.za and www.myadsl.co.za and make a difference.
The advert was paid for by more than 200 contributors. Unbelievable that customers can be so frustrated that they take action to this level...
Adverts full text:
THE MORE OF THIS YOU READ, THE MORE INFURIATED YOU'LL BECOME.Last year, Telkom recorded a staggering R9.3 billion in pure profit. At your expense. Read on and find out why South Africans continue to pay some of the highest prices for telephony services in the world.Don't expect the government to step in. They couldn't give a hoot. They've got a 38% shareholding. This in itself is like a ticket to act with impunity.And anyway, it's the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) which acts as the watchdog for the telecommunications industry. Their central role is to regulate telecommunications in the public interest. So how come they're not barking noisily and waking up the country about the fact that South Africans pay five times as much for a local call now than they did in 1996?Or that internet access in South Africa is among the most expensive in the world (in fact, you'll pay less for broadband in Morocco, Egypt, Botswana, and Mozambique)? Or that Telkom is only too happy to pay a R15 million fine for failing to deliver basic services where "it was not economical to do so" (Hold the phone, could that be your area they were talking about?)Worse still, Telkom has laid off over 35 000 staff over the past seven years, ensuring that its profits continue sky-rocketing while the rest of the country continues at a snail's pace, waiting up to six inexcusable months or more, to get connected. To anything.And all this from a company that is supposedly "proudly South African"? Indeed, something is very wrong when the only way the public can get through to Telkom is by running a full page newspaper advertisement.Because clearly, Telkom isn't answering the phone.This advert was paid for by individuals who are extremely concerned about the state of SA's telecoms industry and the effects that government mismanagement of the sector are having on our economy. Please add your voice to ours. you can start by pulling out this page and passing it on, or posting it on your office or university noticeboard. Join us at online consumer activist groups www.tag.org.za and www.myadsl.co.za and make a difference.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
free cd's?
What's this? Free music? Check out this website, purevolume.com! There are thousands of bands on it, most of them have a few tracks that you can download for free! There are even a few free compilation cd's like Sleeveless (pictured above). This is a great cd if your a fan of alternative rock :) purevolume.com/sleeveless
maya 8.5
Autodesk Maya 8.5 has just been released, if you're at all interested in the CGI world. So for the price of a small house, or nice car you might be able to go and buy the full version of this awesome software package.
However I reccomend you download the learning edition first to see if 3D is your thing! Head on over to www.autodesk.com/maya
Otherwise i HIGHLY reccomend you check out blender. It is an open source animation suite. And just because it's free don't think it's trash. It's amazing , and is updated with new features so fast that if you blink you might miss them! Check it out at www.blender.org
iphone
If you haven't seen the iPhone yet, then do yourself a favour and check it out at apple.comIt's a phone, ipod, video player, internet browser (real internet), live email, widgets (stock, weather etc), google maps and a 2mp camera!!!
This is what you've been waiting for!!! If only apple made cars, houses and everything else in the world :p
Monday, January 15, 2007
a scanner darkly
saw a preview of this movie a while back, via a vector drawing website... reason being, the entire movie was done in vectors!!
the result is amazing!! if you have a slightly open mind then watch this movie! the story is brilliant, if a bit disorientating at time, but you'll love it.
it went straight to dvd, so go hire it NOW!
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