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27Dinner comes to Durbs again in May

Posted on31. Mar, 2010 by Marc.

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I am a huge fan of 27 Dinners and after kicking them off here in Durbs in 2007 they have grown quite considerably in Durbs. Cath & Briget will be orkanising the May event. If you in Durbs, I highly suggest you make a plan to get to La Bella on the 28th May. Here [...]

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FNB & PayPal Launch #PayPalSA

Posted on25. Mar, 2010 by Marc.

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FNB & PayPal launched their product offering in South Africa this morning. I’m sitting in the press conference. Here is a bit more info about the offering. I will be updating my blog a bit later with some more info.
Fast Facts
FNB’s customers can now sell to PayPal’s global customer base of more than 81 million [...]

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Matthew Hayden’s Mongoose bat

Posted on24. Mar, 2010 by Marc.

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If you been following the IPL Pro20 series that is currently underway in India, you may have noticed Australian and Chennai Super Kings Batsmen Matthew Hayden coming out to the middle with a rather odd-looking bat.

The bat, called “The Mongoose“, has been specifically been designed for Pro20 cricket. The blade of the bat is 33% [...]

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Queen Mary 2 in Durban

Posted on23. Mar, 2010 by Marc.

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This morning I woke up bright and early to get down to the Durban harbour to see my latest purchase the worlds largest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, make it’s way into South Africa for the first time ever.
I had read up quite a bit on the ship, and was absolutely blown away to [...]

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Die Antwoord – Enter The Ninja lyrics

Posted on05. Feb, 2010 by Marc.

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If you haven’t heard about Die Antwoord yet, where have you been ? They were featured on BoingBoing a couple of days ago, and seem to be taking the interwebs by storm !
Check out YouTube for their videos or visit the http://www.dieantwoord.com
Here are the Lyrics to their featured song “Enter the Ninja” (from LyricWiki)
[Hook]
I, I, [...]

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Standard Bank Pro20 2010

Posted on03. Feb, 2010 by Marc.

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The time has come for us to live and breath the excitment that is Pro20 cricket. The 2010 Pro20 season kicks off today (Wednesday) here in Durbs, and I’m sure this year is going to be a CRACKER of note. The finals are on Friday the 12th of March, so within a month, we will [...]

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2 awesome chrome extensions out of Durbs

Posted on26. Jan, 2010 by Marc.

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The boys in Durbs are at it again. This time, we have (what I think is the first) chrome extensions out of South Africa, and this time they straight out of Durbs :)
Firstly my izimvo buddy, Shaun Trennery, whipped up a fantastic Google Chrome extension called ZA Weather. The extension shows you the weekly forecast, [...]

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Finger Physics iPhone app

Posted on07. Jan, 2010 by Marc.

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It seems as if my previous post about Doodle Jump and its addictivness, has got a couple of other people addicted to the game. Don’t say I didn’t warn you :) .
But, I have come across another one. And this time, I fear it may just be that little bit more addictive. Enter Finger Physics [...]

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Google brings QR codes to the world

Posted on07. Dec, 2009 by Marc.

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I have always been a huge fan of QR codes. There is so much potential in the value that they offer, and that allows you share information about a product/place/person, in fact anything, with a simple image.

Google have seen the opportunity in QR codes and have started offering US businesses that are listed on Google’s [...]

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Hooters opens in Umhlanga, Durban

Posted on13. Nov, 2009 by Marc.

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I heard a rumour not so long ago that the well-known pub in Umhlanga, Cottonfields, would be closing down. I been there a couple of times, and had a few good parties there, one which involved a bachelors party, which I have vague memories of :)
Now I heard they have officially closed down to make [...]

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A couple of pics from the weekend

Posted on11. Nov, 2009 by Marc.

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After a massive thunderstorm on Saturday, while we were away in the Underberg, I tried my hand at attempting to “take” an HDR photo. Well, to “take” and HDR photo you actually need to take 3 separate photos. 1 normal, 1 over exposed & 1 under exposed.You then blend them in together in Photoshop. It’s [...]