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(Article at www.ioltechnology.co.za) YouTube said on Friday it is adding full-length television shows to the menu at its globally popular website famous for snack-sized video snippets. Episodes of classic television programs including Star Trek, MacGyver and Beverly Hills 90210 will be available in ...

(Article at www.iol.co.za by Caryn Dolley) Instead of spending a few days relaxing in Cape Town with his wife on their honeymoon, a Brazilian tourist was horrified to discover that thousands of rand had been stolen from his suitcase in a hotel room. The Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel and police are n...

What is the PNG Format? PNG is an acronym for Portable Network Graphics. The PNG format began in 1995 after it was discovered that the compression algorithm used by the GIF format was patented. In an effort to avoid any problems with the patent, the PNG format was created in 1996. While the GIF form...

Todays links are a bit different as I thought I would list web image editors. I know there are loads of them on the net, but try these and let me know what you think. Pixlr Pixlr is a very robust, Flash-based image editor that shares a similar user interface to Adobe Photoshop. The Pixlr API – whi...

Hi guys and girls, well, today I officially turn 29. I can’t say that all 29 years have been pleasant, at least some have. I usually take off work to celebrate with family and friends, but this year is different. I have no family (divorced) and will probably just go have a drink or two, nothi...

(Article at www.iol.co.za by Hans Pienaar) Independent Foreign Service South Africa has consistently under-performed in fighting crime, and its insensitive approach is exemplified by Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi remaining in his post despite a strong prima facie case of corruption against him. ...

One day at kindergarten a teacher said to the class of 5-year- olds, I’ll give $2 to the child who can tell me who was the most famous man who ever lived. An Irish boy put his hand up and said, It was St.Patrick. The teacher said, Sorry Sean, that’s not correct. Then a Scottish boy put his hand ...