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23-05-2013, 12:54 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread FNB CEO Michael Jordaan resigns in Broadband and IT News

Probably one of the most progressive CEOs in South Africa compared to all the other corporates. It's always great to depart on a high!

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23-05-2013, 11:49 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread How to - Use an indicator in your vehicle in “What is” and “How to” competition forum (temp)

You should change the title to "BMW & Audi drivers: How to use an indicator in your vehicle". And you should mention that the clicking noise should...

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23-05-2013, 11:36 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread New South African ID cards here in July in Broadband and IT News

It will be chipped and will automatically deduct money from your account for any bizarre purpose - eToll, Nkandla, Guptagate....

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23-05-2013, 09:26 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread The true price of data, as told by Vodacom in Broadband and IT News

To me it is quite simple: All local service providers and ISPs rely on international bandwidth providers (Seacom, Wacs and other). I can get...

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22-05-2013, 04:07 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread The true price of data, as told by Vodacom in Broadband and IT News

Let me understand this - how can the true price of mobile data be "between 30c and 40c per MB" = R 307/GB. Even at 1c per MB this is R10/GB. Now I...

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21-05-2013, 12:55 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Telkom Direct stores are an Epic Fail in Broadband and IT News

So you can consider a retail store an epic fail when the only thing you tried is to phone them? I am not saying that the walk-in experience would...

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21-05-2013, 12:45 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread How to use a circle in South Africa in “What is” and “How to” competition forum (temp)

As seen last week at the Pineslopes circle in Joburg (the one close to Hirsch's): 7:30am in the morning a woman enters the circle, stops dead in the...

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21-05-2013, 12:40 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Justin Bieber's Monkey to become German Property in News and Current Affairs

Help pls - which one is the monkey in the picture?

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20-05-2013, 01:00 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread CellC enabling unsolicited SMS spamming? in Cellular: Mobile Phones, Call Contracts, Content, MMS and SMS

Well, CellC came back with "Due to RICA we do not share customer information with 3rd parties and any SMS you receive from us are our promotional...

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20-05-2013, 10:03 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Employee Retention in Off Topic

Did the same thing just typing it ;-) - Flip-flops with socks are always welcome (although you would get ripped off then)

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20-05-2013, 09:48 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Accused of domain hijacking in CPA, Telecoms Regulation and Consumerism

True, just because someone waves around a legal letter does not mean that they are right.

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20-05-2013, 09:44 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Employee Retention in Off Topic

^^^ cto bidorbuycoza - currently looking for Linux people (CentOS / XEN / and everything OSS) and Java (JSP / POJO / SQL - the...

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17-05-2013, 04:05 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Employee Retention in Off Topic

I go with (based on tech staff) - market related salary and performance based increases (if you perform you get substantially more than CPI / if...

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17-05-2013, 02:15 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Accused of domain hijacking in CPA, Telecoms Regulation and Consumerism

I hope you didn't just accept 2K, considering that you legally obtained the domain (irrespective if it was a transfer or not). The original owner...

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16-05-2013, 03:47 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread BlackBerry 10 progress in SA in Broadband and IT News

BBRY really needs to get the software distribution channel right. A company can not run a successful smartphone when it's up to carriers to decide...

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16-05-2013, 09:32 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Joburg broadband network to go live on 1 July in Broadband and IT News

In a perfect world, I would fully agree with you. I am not 100% sure about Cape Town, but it sounds that Cape Town's municipality is substantially...

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15-05-2013, 03:39 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread J Arthur Brown (Fidentia) sentenced in News and Current Affairs

Aside from the people having committed suicide as part of the Fidentia scandal, everyone else has gotten off without an issue. His wife ran a...

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15-05-2013, 02:16 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Joburg broadband network to go live on 1 July in Broadband and IT News

I think it will not change anything other than tax money having been burned and CoJ workers now having high-speed Facebook/Youtube access. TBH if...

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15-05-2013, 01:07 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread Joburg broadband network to go live on 1 July in Broadband and IT News

So did we as taxpayers have to fork out the 1.2bn to build the fibre and now commercial ISPs pay for the usage? And by the sounds of it, there will...

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15-05-2013, 01:03 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread SA bank card fraudster jailed in Broadband and IT News

let me get this straight: white collar crime puts you into prison for 3 years whereas killing/murdering/raping gets you a jail-free-card?

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15-05-2013, 12:44 PM

MagicDude4Eva started a thread CellC enabling unsolicited SMS spamming? in Cellular: Mobile Phones, Call Contracts, Content, MMS and SMS

Every since I ported to MTN it feels that the amount of unsolicited SMS has increased. Perhaps just a coincidence, but I can't recall this happening...

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15-05-2013, 12:05 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread No such thing as an unemployed developer in Software and Web Development

As a good developer you will never need a backup plan. You will have the skill and network of contacts to find an alternative position within a few...

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15-05-2013, 11:54 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a thread J Arthur Brown (Fidentia) sentenced in News and Current Affairs

Pathetic sentence. Thanks to Fidentia/Software Futures I still sit with PAYE fraud issues with SARS since those crooks never paid over to SARS. And...

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09-05-2013, 01:00 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a poll Local Tech News Site Asks Users To “Find The White Name” When Registering in First Posts, Intros, Forum Questions and Suggestions

Uh, there are plenty of options: blacklists, flood control / posting limits - a readup on http://www.stopforumspam.com/ would solve many problems -...

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09-05-2013, 12:45 PM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a poll Local Tech News Site Asks Users To “Find The White Name” When Registering in First Posts, Intros, Forum Questions and Suggestions

I think it's a bit short-sighted from MyBB to restrict their userbase to local users. TBH - As long as the signup- and content posting is controlled...

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09-05-2013, 11:32 AM

MagicDude4Eva replied to a poll Local Tech News Site Asks Users To “Find The White Name” When Registering in First Posts, Intros, Forum Questions and Suggestions

Having just discussed the Random Question as pictured below if it is (1) racist, (2) obvious to the non white folk or none of those and just a big...

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