"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We’ve created life in our own image."
Stephen Hawking
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/29857.html
Update – ticket sales are open at Computicket to see him speak in Muizenberg next month. They are selling fast!
I ordered about 4 cases on wine from GetWine.co.za on Monday evening (after business hours). On Tuesday morning at 10:00am, the driver arrived at our house and dropped off the wine. And on top of that, they also gave us a free gift of a box of home-made chocolates.
That is just amazing customer service 12 hours from placing of the order to delivery – well done!
3 orchids to GetWine.
By the way, they have a pretty good selection of labeled and unlabeled wine at fantastic prices.
I just read an email about an author from Port Elizabeth who has lost over 200 pages from a book that she is busy writing after her laptop was stolen. These are over 200 pages of the only draft!
While I feel sorry for her, I hear this kind of story almost every week. How simple is it to really backup your files? I am sure that right now, she is thinking that perhaps she should back up on a more regular basis.
A hard drive drive costs about R500, and a memory stick less than R99, so there is no excuse for loosing your data. Hey, I even sometimes make a dirty backup backup by simply emailing changed documents to my gmail account. It is free, effective and reliable!
So, please learn from this and backup your files!
The other day I was driving down Koeberg Road in Milnerton, and I saw a Mirage. Yes, it was really a Mirage, not just an optical illusion caused by the heat waves.
I wonder if they had run out of fuel?
Actually, I wonder what they were really up to – any ideas?
Robert Mugabe is demanding a recound to the results of the Zimbabwe elections. This is a little strange since the results of the first could have not even been released.
So, let me get this right because I clearly am missing something. Mugable wants a recound of something that has not yet been (officially) counted. Will he ever give up?
By the way, Mugable ranks #7 in Parade’s list of the worlds worst dictators.
In the 80’s, we were all measured by our IQ (intelligence quotient). In the 90’s, our EQ (emotional quotient) was hip, and we all strove to develop our EQ.
Now in the 00’s, the latest quotient to be measured is our OQ (online quotient), and yes it can be calculated! Thanks to this nifty tool, you can find out what your online presence it. They ask you a few simply questions, and voila, it gives you your online quotient. I got a 9/10 – very good but still room for improvement (grin).
Your online identity score is 9 out of a possible score of 10.
Congratulations. You are digitally distinct. This is the nirvana of online identity. Keep up the good work, and remember that your Google results can change as fast as the weather in New England. So, regularly monitor your online identity. Read Chapter 11 of Career Distinction for more ideas on how to continue to build your brand online.
Enjoy!
In my last post, I complained about poor service from Vodacom. Well, would you believe it that after I sent the post to them (via their website feedback form), they called me back to let me know that:
So no orchids yet, but at least some of their systems seem to be working. At least they are trying (very trying at that)!
