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    Government considering new RAF tax because of EVs: Creecy

    It reminds me of this: “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program” – Milton Friedman
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    Some inactive DStv subscribers might not have received DStv's trial and discounted Stream Compact offer

    For a company that lost vast amounts of money on the streaming service, one would think that they would like to retain as many paying customers as possible. Even if you switched payment methods during the last month you were left behind. Secondly, they have the unique advantage of owning a...
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    Showmax shuts down today

    Thanks, I received neither of those two emails. It is a pity that they would discard paying customers that easily.
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    Showmax shuts down today

    If you don't mind me asking, did you receive an email from them to sign up for the 12 month offer?
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    Former Vodacom executive wants SIM card registrations to require biometric verification in SA

    They already collect id numbers and proof of address for rica purposes, so why are they not comparing the id number on the id card/book (which btw has a photo of the person) to the information they have on their system before initiating a sim swap request? When these rica/fica systems that...
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    Showmax offer to move to DStv stream

    In my view communication regarding the migration process has been poor. I used prepaid vouchers before but switched to a card payment on their site last month. My subscription was due to expire yesterday on the 25th of April but I am still able to view content on the 26th. Despite having a...
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    Apple MacBook Neo - a $599 laptop

    Any computer hardware of which the storage and memory are not user up-gradable should be made illegal. These two problems have been solved a long time ago... hard pass.
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    Icasa warns hundreds of telecommunications operators that they must renew their licences soon

    The ANC politicians would rather see the country dedevelop than allowing it to grow. If only there were ministers in government who could refuse to implement BEE in their respective departments. It would cause an uproar, but a much needed one to get rid of this rubbish policy.
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    The transport department has a month and a half to meet a key target in extending driving licence card validity

    Before the plastic license cards with expiry dates were introduced, weren't they included as part of the green id book? Funny how those paper based licenses and id books never needed an expiry date, yet the 'ministers' are worried about longevity of the newer cards. How stupid do politicians...
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    South Africa is considering a move to regulate podcasts

    We have politicians singing and encouraging hateful rhetoric in front of stadiums full of people, but podcasts are the problem... If anything, we need laws placing limits on the stupid stuff politicians say.
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    PoE ceiling mount AP with EasyMesh compatibility

    Some of the newer access points support a wifi feature that allows roaming to occur without causing a connection drop. The AP controller software will monitor the signal strength and if it drops below a certain level it will trigger a request to roam to another node. As far as I know both the...
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    PoE ceiling mount AP with EasyMesh compatibility

    It sounds like you have other non mesh capable hardware. Is there a specific reason why you want to go the mesh route? In my view the only benefits of a mesh solution is that it provides a simple method for non technical people to configure multiple nodes as if it was a single device and...
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    Vox portforwarding and server hosting

    Networking is not my day job so take what I say with a pinch of salt. Having access to the router would be a requirement to setup a reliable port forwarding connection. It also has some other benefits like managing wifi channels etc. To my knowledge you need the following for port forwarding...
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    Vox portforwarding and server hosting

    I am also with Vox and the default installation disables the web interface of the Mikrotik routers for security reasons. You can however use Mikrotik's Winbox software to manage the router. They have a form that you can complete to apply for a user account on the router which you can then use...
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    Researcher warns of e-waste time bomb in South Africa

    In my view more awareness is needed on how old functioning computer hardware can be repurposed for other uses. Even if it can no longer run the latest version of Windows, it might still be able to run a lightweight Linux based desktop environment or Chrome OS Flex. For many people a web...
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