Category Archives: the net now

FireSheep Makes Identity Theft Easy

Posted on October 27, 2010 by 1Earth

Unless you’re a techie, you probably haven’t heard of FireSheep yet.  But with 263,967 and counting downloads, you better hear about it quickly before you feel it.

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Google Spied? No, Google did Idiots a favour

Posted on October 24, 2010 by 1Earth

This is just one of many articles over the last view months with what is, in my opinion, a sensationalistic headline : Google Street View Car Spied on you. Apparently the Google Street View Car that drives along the roads of developed … Continue reading →

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How to Password Protect your Wireless Network

Posted on October 24, 2010 by 1Earth

Here’s some basic instructions for how to password protect your wireless network.  I have a TP LINK Wireless ADSL Router (TD-W8910G), so yours might be slightly different to do, but you should get the gist.

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Die Antwoord Evil Boy with Lyrics

Posted on October 15, 2010 by 1Earth

YouTube might ask you to log in for this video below, it’s a bit naughty. And a bit disturbing. If you’re not familiar with Die Antwoord, then I suggest you watch this YouTube video first. It’s a very slick music … Continue reading →

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Blaas jou Vuvuzela – Blow your Vuvuzela lyrics translated

Posted on June 25, 2010 by 1Earth

If you friend me on Facebook you would think I was advertising Vuvuzelas, but honestly, I’m just another enthusiastic South African loving the attention that our country’s newest and loudest icon is getting. Much of the attention is very amusing … Continue reading →

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Vuvuzela Set to Take Over the World

Posted on June 24, 2010 by 1Earth

It’s just the nature of being South African; we love South African things. And the biggest thing to come out of South Africa since Charelize Theron and Pronto Condoms, is the Vuvuzela! Previously the Vuvuzela was used in moderation at … Continue reading →

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World Cup Also Has Football Action

Posted on June 22, 2010 by 1Earth

I’ll be the last person you’ll ever see at a screening of a regular football (soccer) game, yet, like many, I find the World Cup irresistible. And it’s not just because I’m from South Africa either. Fine, a large part … Continue reading →

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District 9 – A Must See

Posted on August 14, 2009 by 1Earth

So yesterday we had one of our mass movie outings to go see District 9.  Up until last Wednesday night I’ve seen the posters and I’ve read the tag-lines, but I haven’t really paid attention to it, until the Journo … Continue reading →

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Installing Firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 on Ubuntu 9.04

Posted on July 1, 2009 by 1Earth

Your problem: you’re running Ubuntu and your current Firefox 3.0.11 is not offering you the much anticipated, very exciting upgrade to Firefox 3.5.  So you’ve downloaded the firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 file and now you want to know how to install it. Update: … Continue reading →

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Rick Astley Dead: TheStar.com.my Rickrolled

Posted on June 30, 2009 by 1Earth

With a few consecutive celebrity deaths this month, some people may be prone to believing a report of yet another. But when Twitter lights up with tweets that specifically Rick Astley is dead, your first response surely has to be … Continue reading →

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