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Re: Plettenberg Bay storm damage. Spot the difference..

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:03:34 -0000

Holy crap

Re: What are your top 5 RSS feeds?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:30:37 -0000

According to NetNewsWire my top 5 feeds are:

Mashable.com
Scobleizer.com
MyADSL.co.za
BoingBoing.net and
Wired.com top stories

I actually have over 300 feeds I subscribe to at the moment. You are welcome to the OPML to go through. Let me know!

Re: Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Twittering Again

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:12:40 -0000

So I take it that means your intellectual property concerns are taken care of?

Re: Love It Or Hate It? - TWiT 134

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:24:25 -0000

For what it is worth, I was really looking forward to listening to this episode and enjoyed it tremendously when I did finally listen to it today. The API discussion was pretty interesting even though I wouldn't have a clue what to do with an API and it got me thinking about Pownce and Twitter again.

As it happens, I use just about all of these services in a particular way that makes sense to me although I haven't been using Pownce all that much till now. This episode inspired me to use it a bit more and find a place for it in my overactive social media experience.

Thanks for the show!

Re: links for 2006-11-30

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:05:55 -0000

Thanks for the link!

Re: My Yahoo hits the sweet spot!

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:08:55 -0000

I use a Mac and started out with NetNewsWire a while ago. I started using Google Reader and stuck with it since the new version came out in beta and it was great until I decided to try NetNewsWire again about a week or two again for some reason. Now, I won't go back to Google Reader despite the fact that I love Google products.

NetNewsWire is faster (as a desktop version should be) and I find I have more screen space available to see my feeds more clearly.

By the way Vinny, the Windows equivalent of NNW is FeedDemon, also sold by Newsgator.

Re: Offline Print Journalist calls Bloggers “Wackos who gun down their fellow students”

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 07 May 2007 07:16:09 -0000

Vinny, you rant well when you do rant!

Re: Stream of Consciousness

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:17:26 -0000

Thanks for the link Khürt. Tumblr is a great lifestreaming tool although there are limits to the numbers of updates/incoming feeds, I think.

Re: Microsoft: The Thrill is Gone? Part 2

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:31:37 -0000

Thanks for the link! Actually, thanks for all the links. ;-)

Re: Firefox downloads exceed 20 000 000!

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:15:32 -0000

Even better! Thanks for the correction.

Re: Firefox downloads exceed 20 000 000!

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:15:32 -0000

Even better! Thanks for the correction.

Re: A Christmas Card from Lawyers

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:49:16 -0000

Thanks for that Michael. I knew there was something about that I should have picked up on. You wouldn't think I work as an attorney!!

Good to hear from you again.

Re: A Christmas Card from Lawyers

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:49:16 -0000

Thanks for that Michael. I knew there was something about that I should have picked up on. You wouldn't think I work as an attorney!!

Good to hear from you again.

Re: Free advice in the blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:38:15 -0000

Hi Jason and Roy

Thanks for your comments. They are very much appreciated.

Jason, I think what is more important are the issues raised by your post and the commentaries by Paul at Work Boxers and Darren Rowse, rather than whether your offer of a dinner was a joke or not. This is one of those topics that seems to have taken on a life of its own.

Re: Free advice in the blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:38:15 -0000

Re: Free advice in the blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:38:15 -0000

Re: Pope John Paul II has passed away

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:25:00 -0000

Hi there!

Thank you for your comment. I am really glad you find something of interest on my blog and I hope you continue to find interesting stuff there! Feel free to drop me a line if you have any further comments or suggestions.

Re: Pope John Paul II has passed away

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:25:00 -0000

Re: Feeds from multiple blogs into WordPress

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:22:07 -0000

Pretty much, thanks Kevin.

Re: Feeds from multiple blogs into WordPress

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:22:07 -0000

Pretty much, thanks Kevin.

Re: Isabel Allende trivia

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:36:34 -0000

Hi Manja

I haven't been able to find her contact details but here is Allende's website: http://www.isabelallende.com/index.htm

Re: Isabel Allende trivia

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:36:34 -0000

Hi Manja

I haven't been able to find her contact details but here is Allende's website: http://www.isabelallende.com/index.htm

Re: Nokia 6630

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 30 May 2005 01:53:29 -0000

Hi everyone I haven't responded to yet. I must just point out that I am not a Nokia technician so I can't really answer all of your questions about faults. What I do suggest, if you continue to experience faults, is to go to your local Nokia repair centre and get the technicians to check your phone out properly.

As for phones doing what TV ads show, bear in mind that TV ads often misrepresent what the phones can actually do, to a degree, so don't expect your phone to do exactly what the ad says it can do.

Re: Nokia 6630

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 30 May 2005 01:53:29 -0000

Re: What is in a name?

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:28:11 -0000

Thanks for your comments people. I don't think either way is necessarily better than the other. Both approaches work. I tend to bookmark all the sites I visit and backup those bookmarks now and then. I think most people use their bookmarks (it is why they exist). At the same time there is a lot to be said for created a distinguishable brand for your blog, if that is important to you. I agree with Jim that it is easier to remember a branded site's URI (for example problogger.net or, perhaps, neuvo.vo.za) and that use of a specialised TLD does suggest the blog is a little more professional than not. IMHO

Re: What is in a name?

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:28:11 -0000

Re: Nokia 6630

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:56:43 -0000

Hi Shaz

I am sorry to hear you are having such problems with your phone. I have been fortunate to have very few hassles with my phone. I think that people who are having problems with their phones really should take them back and get the local Nokia guys to sort the problem out. These phones really are awesome, when they work properly. It really puts me off Nokia phones to hear about all these problems people are experiencing with otherwise awesome phones.

Re: Nokia 6630

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:56:43 -0000

Re: The convenience of Blackberry

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 02:01:30 -0000

Robb, for my part I am going to just say 'No' to the Black/Crackberry trend and hold out for nothing in particular. My phone does a pretty good job for me and I think I can do without the 'push' for a little while longer.

Thanks for dropping by!

Re: The convenience of Blackberry

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 02:01:30 -0000

Re: Is Paris Hilton pregnant?

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 01:47:17 -0000

Yall??

Re: Is Paris Hilton pregnant?

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 01:47:17 -0000

Yall??

Re: Plaxo’d

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 01:56:07 -0000

Thanks for your comment Mark! I am doing the Plaxo thing as I type this! I am looking forward to the new features.

Re: Plaxo’d

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 01:56:07 -0000

Thanks for your comment Mark! I am doing the Plaxo thing as I type this! I am looking forward to the new features.

Re: $10 000 a day from AdSense

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 04 May 2006 19:36:57 -0000

Samue, for the sake of my sanity I hope you are correct. It is an awesome feat though. Markus of PlentyofFish mentioned that he was being compensated a rate of less than 80c per click and that it was really the sheer number of hits on his site every day that did it for him.

Zaid, I am glad you like the size of the commenting box. It was a happy, yet unintended, side effect of this revised design for the site.

Re: $10 000 a day from AdSense

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 04 May 2006 19:36:57 -0000

Re: $10 000 a day from AdSense

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 04 May 2006 19:36:57 -0000

Re: Are you self-employed or are you an entrepreneur?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:26:24 -0000

Likewise. I came to the alarming realisation that I was firmly in self-employed mode and really want to move out of that mode into a mode where I can be more productive and explore all the opportunities that present themselves to me daily.

Re: Are you self-employed or are you an entrepreneur?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:26:24 -0000

Re: Its a Google life … part 1

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:59:43 -0000

The capability is there but it depends on what your business is though. I have spent the last week or so working off Gmail, Google Reader, Google Docs and others and while it has been tremendously helpful, it has not quite been a total replacement for my existing setup.

Re: Its a Google life … part 1

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:59:43 -0000

Re: Taking on Telkom and Neotel with powerline broadband

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:08:54 -0000

Very true! I forgot about the SAT-3 cable issue. Thanks for pointing that out.

Re: Taking on Telkom and Neotel with powerline broadband

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:08:54 -0000

Very true! I forgot about the SAT-3 cable issue. Thanks for pointing that out.

Re: Aww shucks! We are the Blog of the Week on the South African Blog Directory

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:23:28 -0000

Rah!

Re: Aww shucks! We are the Blog of the Week on the South African Blog Directory

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:23:28 -0000

Rah!

Re: HouseBlogs - social networking and your home

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:59:35 -0000

Hi Annie

Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I have been enjoying your blog and look forward to seeing your project develop.

Re: HouseBlogs - social networking and your home

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:59:35 -0000

Hi Annie

Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I have been enjoying your blog and look forward to seeing your project develop.

Re: A different look

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:02:50 -0000

It is more a case that I just have no idea what I am doing in CSS and, at the risk of truly destroying this blog, I look for solutions I can plug in.

Re: A different look

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:02:50 -0000

It is more a case that I just have no idea what I am doing in CSS and, at the risk of truly destroying this blog, I look for solutions I can plug in.

Re: A different look

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:02:50 -0000

It is more a case that I just have no idea what I am doing in CSS and, at the risk of truly destroying this blog, I look for solutions I can plug in.

Re: Grabble: next generation South African search engine?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:38:00 -0000

This is a challenge because there are many sites out there run by South Africans, in South Africa, that are not included in the search results. Perhaps those sites could be tagged and these tagged sites could be included in the search results?

Re: Grabble: next generation South African search engine?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:38:00 -0000

Re: A corporate blog with a diff

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:34:19 -0000

Hi Amy

Thanks for taking the time to comment here. There is no need to thank me for spreading the word about your blog. Blogs like yours make the whole thing worthwhile because they add new dimensions to blogging and what it can be used for. I am looking forward to reading your posts as they come.

Re: Mail & Guardian launches weekly podcast

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:38:59 -0000

Hi Tony

Thanks for your comment. I have to watch myself when I make a comment about a Blogger blog being used for a non-diary blog. Blogger is a tremendously popular option for many South Africans who run blogs. Blogger was actually my first blogging platform before I moved my first blog, Neuvo (now Wired Gecko), to TypePad so if Blogger works for you (referring to bloggers generally) then go with what works.

Re: A corporate blog with a diff

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:34:19 -0000

Re: A corporate blog with a diff

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:34:19 -0000

Re: Mail & Guardian launches weekly podcast

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:38:59 -0000

Re: Mail & Guardian launches weekly podcast

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:38:59 -0000

Re: Digital signatures and contracts in South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:23:08 -0000

Hi Dave

Thanks for dropping by. I think the Act that deals with this sort of thing more appropriately is the ECT Act and not so much the EC Act.

As I read the ECT Act, it lays a decent groundwork for where we need to go. There are probably a couple areas where the Act can be improved and beefed up but I think it is sufficient to help us achieve what we want to achieve as far as shifting to digital communications is concerned.

Re: Digital signatures and contracts in South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:23:08 -0000

Re: Protecting your content … part 1

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:05:54 -0000

Hi Jonathan

Thanks for dropping by and commenting on this post. Let me know what you think about the remaining posts in the series.

You are correct in that there are parallels between US law and our law and this probably has a lot to do with international norms established by various conventions as well as the fact that the large copyright owners are multinationals that seek to protect their interests worldwide. Very conducive to uniformity.

Re: Protecting your content … part 1

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:05:54 -0000

Re: The virtually real economy in Second Life

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:34:17 -0000

Taran, thank you for the correction. You are absolutely correct. You do have to download the Second Life client.

Re: The virtually real economy in Second Life

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:34:17 -0000

Taran, thank you for the correction. You are absolutely correct. You do have to download the Second Life client.

Re: links for 2006-12-05

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:24:47 -0000

No dude, YOU rock!

Re: links for 2006-12-05

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:24:47 -0000

No dude, YOU rock!

Re: A del.icio.us enterprise

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:58:01 -0000

Thanks for your comment Puneet. I will take a look at your service and perhaps prepare a post on it shortly.

Re: A del.icio.us enterprise

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:58:01 -0000

Thanks for your comment Puneet. I will take a look at your service and perhaps prepare a post on it shortly.

Re: A del.icio.us enterprise

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:44:56 -0000

Thanks for your perspective James. Del.icio.us can be a tremendously valuable tool in any business if confidentiality is not a concern.

Re: A del.icio.us enterprise

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:44:56 -0000

Thanks for your perspective James. Del.icio.us can be a tremendously valuable tool in any business if confidentiality is not a concern.

Re: Digital media enters mainstream consciousness in 2007?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:02:11 -0000

Thanks Max!

Re: Digital media enters mainstream consciousness in 2007?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:02:11 -0000

Thanks Max!

Re: The pitfalls of web-based applications

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:19:48 -0000

Very true. It is easy to forget that this stuff is new and just this side of the bleeding edge and there will be casualties ...

Thanks for dropping by Max.

Re: The pitfalls of web-based applications

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:19:48 -0000

Very true. It is easy to forget that this stuff is new and just this side of the bleeding edge and there will be casualties ...

Thanks for dropping by Max.

Re: The pitfalls of web-based applications

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:19:48 -0000

Very true. It is easy to forget that this stuff is new and just this side of the bleeding edge and there will be casualties ...

Thanks for dropping by Max.

Re: Local bloggers gathered yesterday

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:38:57 -0000

Bru, you are most welcome. I think it would be great to boost the profile of the next meet. And next time, I will make sure I have more time to chat to you more!

Re: Local bloggers gathered yesterday

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:38:57 -0000

Bru, you are most welcome. I think it would be great to boost the profile of the next meet. And next time, I will make sure I have more time to chat to you more!

Re: Muti: a South African Digg

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:57:53 -0000

Thanks for dropping by Neville. I think you are on to a good thing here. I really see a need to emphasise local content. It is very easy to get caught up in international developments and content that we forget how much good stuff goes on here.

Re: Muti: a South African Digg

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:57:53 -0000

Re: Local bloggers gathered yesterday

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:45:00 -0000

Aquila, good to meet you there too! When are the blog awards usually?

Re: Local bloggers gathered yesterday

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:45:00 -0000

Aquila, good to meet you there too! When are the blog awards usually?

Re: Local bloggers gathered yesterday

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:55:07 -0000

Thanks Daedalus

Re: Local bloggers gathered yesterday

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:55:07 -0000

Thanks Daedalus

Re: My SA Blogs project is going well

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:36:54 -0000

Thanks Leighton!

Re: My SA Blogs project is going well

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:36:54 -0000

Thanks Leighton!

Re: A single social network and the online identity paradigm

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:49:51 -0000

It is a pretty cool service and I would love to know what you think if you start using it.

Re: A single social network and the online identity paradigm

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:49:51 -0000

It is a pretty cool service and I would love to know what you think if you start using it.

Re: The best news readers for rich media

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:26:02 -0000

Hi Marshall

Not really, as I mentioned in my first comment, I tend to use that time to catch up on my podcasts or spend some time with my wife (who has been referring to my PowerBook as my mistress for a little while now!).

Re: The best news readers for rich media

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:26:02 -0000

Re: Photos from the Blogger Meet are up

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:00:20 -0000

It was great! I am looking forward to the next one.

Re: Photos from the Blogger Meet are up

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:00:20 -0000

It was great! I am looking forward to the next one.

Re: Patches for Firefox and Thunderbird released

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:24:05 -0000

I found that my Firefox tended to hang a little bit, now and then. I am not sure if this was one of the bugs fixed through the patch though.

Re: Patches for Firefox and Thunderbird released

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:24:05 -0000

I found that my Firefox tended to hang a little bit, now and then. I am not sure if this was one of the bugs fixed through the patch though.

Re: Texas almost wiped out by nuclear warhead

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:36:31 -0000

It most certainly is! I don't have any reason to think it isn't true and perhaps this is something people should know about or it could happen again and next time a good chunk of a state could go radioactive.

Re: Texas almost wiped out by nuclear warhead

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:36:31 -0000

Re: Looking for some great games to play online?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:37:17 -0000

Thanks, I'll let G know.

Re: Looking for some great games to play online?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:37:17 -0000

Thanks, I'll let G know.

Re: iPod users in South Africa are criminals: an appeal to the local music industry

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:31:09 -0000

I really hope so Stii. Unfortunately the music industry seems to be intent on milking its existing model as much as possible.

Re: iPod users in South Africa are criminals: an appeal to the local music industry

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:31:09 -0000

I really hope so Stii. Unfortunately the music industry seems to be intent on milking its existing model as much as possible.

Re: Patches for Firefox and Thunderbird released

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:56:29 -0000

Hi Paul, thanks for dropping by and commenting on my posts. I have pinged Ian (you should also receive a ping). Thanks for the tip.

Re: Patches for Firefox and Thunderbird released

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:56:29 -0000

Hi Paul, thanks for dropping by and commenting on my posts. I have pinged Ian (you should also receive a ping). Thanks for the tip.

Re: Patches for Firefox and Thunderbird released

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:24:05 -0000

That is a weired error Maximus. Have you tried downloading and running Firefox 2? Otherwise, visit the Spreadfirefox website and see if you can find some assistance there.

Re: Patches for Firefox and Thunderbird released

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:24:05 -0000

That is a weired error Maximus. Have you tried downloading and running Firefox 2? Otherwise, visit the Spreadfirefox website and see if you can find some assistance there.

Re: YesNoMayB: Local dating site does us proud

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:21:59 -0000

Of course, review purposes only ...

Re: YesNoMayB: Local dating site does us proud

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:21:59 -0000

Of course, review purposes only ...

Re: iPod users in South Africa are criminals: an appeal to the local music industry

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:04:34 -0000

Done, thanks psi!

Re: iPod users in South Africa are criminals: an appeal to the local music industry

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:04:34 -0000

Done, thanks psi!

Re: The Legally Content podcast has been launched

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:47:57 -0000

Thanks Johan! I am glad you enjoy this blog, that is pretty much why we do what we do here.

Happy New Year!

Re: The Legally Content podcast has been launched

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:47:57 -0000

Thanks Johan! I am glad you enjoy this blog, that is pretty much why we do what we do here.

Happy New Year!

Re: The Legally Content podcast has been launched

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:06:31 -0000

Hi Dave and Carly

Thanks for your comments. I hope the podcast does good things for the local market! Let me know if you have any tips/ideas/thoughts/criticisms?

Re: The Legally Content podcast has been launched

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:06:31 -0000

Hi Dave and Carly

Thanks for your comments. I hope the podcast does good things for the local market! Let me know if you have any tips/ideas/thoughts/criticisms?

Re: Build it and they will come - user generated porn

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:00:04 -0000

Thanks for pointing that out!

Re: Build it and they will come - user generated porn

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:00:04 -0000

Thanks for pointing that out!

Re: A blog, by any other name …

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:05:21 -0000

That is a good point there Andrew and I like your approach to the question. Perhaps a blog should be defined by the voice that is expressed through it rather than a feature set?

Re: A blog, by any other name …

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:05:21 -0000

That is a good point there Andrew and I like your approach to the question. Perhaps a blog should be defined by the voice that is expressed through it rather than a feature set?

Re: A blog, by any other name …

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:05:21 -0000

That is a good point there Andrew and I like your approach to the question. Perhaps a blog should be defined by the voice that is expressed through it rather than a feature set?

Re: iPod users in South Africa are criminals: an appeal to the local music industry

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:35:44 -0000

Hi TeenInvader

I am not sure that backing up CDs is permissible in terms of the license the record companies grant for the use of the music. That is where the restriction is.

Re: iPod users in South Africa are criminals: an appeal to the local music industry

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:35:44 -0000

Hi TeenInvader

I am not sure that backing up CDs is permissible in terms of the license the record companies grant for the use of the music. That is where the restriction is.

Re: Gmail POP access

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:16:12 -0000

Thanks Ncho!

Re: Gmail POP access

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:16:12 -0000

Thanks Ncho!

Re: Google Talk client upgraded

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:28:43 -0000

Hi Bleghopop

Thanks for your feedback. It is interesting that GTalk has better audio quality than Skype. I guess I have tended to think that Skype was better because it was one of the earlier VOIP applications that I ever used.

Re: Google Talk client upgraded

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:28:43 -0000

Re: Google Calendar is the new rising star

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:53:56 -0000

Hi Island

That is fantastic news! I am now really looking forward to the public beta. It sounds like Spanning Sync will bridge that gap between what we need and what is currently available and really make Google Calendar a viable tool, at least for Mac users.

Re: Google Calendar is the new rising star

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:53:56 -0000

Re: Grabble: next generation South African search engine?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:40:03 -0000

Hi Scherei

Perhaps chat to Justin at Grabble. I believe you can submit your url on the Grabble site.

Re: Grabble: next generation South African search engine?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:40:03 -0000

Hi Scherei

Perhaps chat to Justin at Grabble. I believe you can submit your url on the Grabble site.

Re: Netflix’s days are over (beginning of the end for PushPlay too?)

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:31:52 -0000

Mark Cuban also had an issue with people watching video over the Web and said that the Web could never handle the load. It may be that if everyone started downloading videos at the same time they would crash the Web but even if the bandwidth is so limited, surely this is just a transitional thing?

Re: Netflix’s days are over (beginning of the end for PushPlay too?)

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:31:52 -0000

Re: MyVideo: South African YouTube clone

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:56:07 -0000

It is a bit difficult to avoid making the comparison in this case. MyVideo is almost identical to YouTube and it need not be.

Re: MyVideo: South African YouTube clone

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:56:07 -0000

It is a bit difficult to avoid making the comparison in this case. MyVideo is almost identical to YouTube and it need not be.

Re: MyVideo: South African YouTube clone

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:56:07 -0000

It is a bit difficult to avoid making the comparison in this case. MyVideo is almost identical to YouTube and it need not be.

Re: MyVideo: South African YouTube clone

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:05:09 -0000

Hi Rowan

Thanks for dropping by. What are your plans for the site going forward? Are you going to be departing from the current platform to develop something a little different or is it your intention to differentiate MyVideo.co.za from other video sharing sites with the content?

Re: MyVideo: South African YouTube clone

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:05:09 -0000

Re: MyVideo: South African YouTube clone

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:05:09 -0000

Re: We’re back - apologies for the interruption

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:16:17 -0000

Of course chilibean is a "she". She is really clever, knowledgeable and pretty darn appealing .... ;-)

Re: We’re back - apologies for the interruption

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:16:17 -0000

Of course chilibean is a "she". She is really clever, knowledgeable and pretty darn appealing .... ;-)

Re: We’re back - apologies for the interruption

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:50:06 -0000

Well, ja, that too!

Re: We’re back - apologies for the interruption

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:50:06 -0000

Well, ja, that too!

Re: How to avoid a bad breakup

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:38:23 -0000

Hi Jennifer

Thanks for the tip!

Re: How to avoid a bad breakup

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:38:23 -0000

Hi Jennifer

Thanks for the tip!

Re: How to avoid a bad breakup

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:38:23 -0000

Hi Jennifer

Thanks for the tip!

Re: How to avoid a bad breakup

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:54:13 -0000

Thanks V! I should be able to restore everything within a few days or so.

Re: How to avoid a bad breakup

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:54:13 -0000

Thanks V! I should be able to restore everything within a few days or so.

Re: How to avoid a bad breakup

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:54:13 -0000

Thanks V! I should be able to restore everything within a few days or so.

Re: Creative Commons in 2007

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:17:15 -0000

Hi Tertia

I did a post on Jacobson Attorneys but that site is presently taking a break from a pretty busy month (yes, I hit my 2.5GB bandwidth limit) so take a look at this post at http://www.chilibean.co.za/2006/12/21/why-blogg... here on chilibean.

I will probably also take a look at CC licenses again in Legally Content (hopefully that will be available tomorrow).

Re: Creative Commons in 2007

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:17:15 -0000

Re: chilibean is expanding

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:51:19 -0000

Actually, chilibean operates independently from 3puppies. 3puppies provides the hosting for the 3puppies media network. Either way, we have some exciting plans in the making ...

Re: chilibean is expanding

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:51:19 -0000

Actually, chilibean operates independently from 3puppies. 3puppies provides the hosting for the 3puppies media network. Either way, we have some exciting plans in the making ...

Re: Moments from the 27dinner on 27 January 2007 … part 1

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:02:00 -0000

Hey guys

Thanks for your comments. I also had a fantastic time and enjoyed meeting everyone.

Re: Moments from the 27dinner on 27 January 2007 … part 1

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:02:00 -0000

Hey guys

Thanks for your comments. I also had a fantastic time and enjoyed meeting everyone.

Re: chilibean hearts Carly Ritz

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:03:23 -0000

You can still be our #1 fan without the alcohol Carly! ;-)

Re: chilibean hearts Carly Ritz

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:03:23 -0000

You can still be our #1 fan without the alcohol Carly! ;-)

Re: Moments from the 27dinner on 27 January 2007 … part 2

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:32:31 -0000

I enjoyed this talk!

Re: Moments from the 27dinner on 27 January 2007 … part 2

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:32:31 -0000

I enjoyed this talk!

Re: Moments from the 27dinner on 27 January 2007 … part 3

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:50:18 -0000

It is the comedy that made it Mike!

Re: Moments from the 27dinner on 27 January 2007 … part 3

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:50:18 -0000

It is the comedy that made it Mike!

Re: Just a quick mention

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:46:24 -0000

Nah, go for it but just do it properly or you will have problems.

Re: Just a quick mention

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:46:24 -0000

Nah, go for it but just do it properly or you will have problems.

Re: Windows Vista launches to the sound of one hand clapping

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:47:39 -0000

I agree with you there.

Re: Windows Vista launches to the sound of one hand clapping

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:47:39 -0000

I agree with you there.

Re: Why a blog makes sense to a business

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:21:48 -0000

Thanks guys!

Re: Why a blog makes sense to a business

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:21:48 -0000

Thanks guys!

Re: Adium 1.0 released

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:03:53 -0000

Thanks Rich! I have also started using Adium again. It works really well.

Re: Adium 1.0 released

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:03:53 -0000

Thanks Rich! I have also started using Adium again. It works really well.

Re: Windows Vista launches to the sound of one hand clapping

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:05:31 -0000

That is great news. I was a bit concerned that the hardware requirements would be too excessive for most people and they would wind up having to buy a new system just to run Vista.

Re: Windows Vista launches to the sound of one hand clapping

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:05:31 -0000

That is great news. I was a bit concerned that the hardware requirements would be too excessive for most people and they would wind up having to buy a new system just to run Vista.

Re: Episode 1 of chilipod now available

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:59:17 -0000

Thanks Dave and Aquila for the comments and link!

Re: Episode 1 of chilipod now available

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:59:17 -0000

Thanks Dave and Aquila for the comments and link!

Re: SA Blog Awards 2007 nominations now open!

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:58:27 -0000

We pay in apparel Carly! Thanks for your vote.

Re: SA Blog Awards 2007 nominations now open!

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:58:27 -0000

We pay in apparel Carly! Thanks for your vote.

Re: Your-name + .name = your Identity 2.0

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:51:05 -0000

Thanks for the clarification Dmitry. How would you describe OpenID? A service? Platform?

Re: Your-name + .name = your Identity 2.0

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:51:05 -0000

Thanks for the clarification Dmitry. How would you describe OpenID? A service? Platform?

Re: When geeks turn on jeeks who turn on everyone else

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:38:39 -0000

I like Cape Town and would hate to see this one experience derail the whole thing there. I like the idea of the 27dinners but I think some thought should be given to what the locals want to see in a CT 27dinner otherwise the dinners will never really develop the following that could make them something awesome to be part of.

Re: When geeks turn on jeeks who turn on everyone else

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:38:39 -0000

Re: Just have to tell you something …

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:20:53 -0000

If it wasn't for the fact that the emails from Guy were largely shameful fanboy stuff from my side I'd let you see the emails. Basically his assistant commented on my blog and said thanks for mentioning his blog. I gushed a bit in reply and he responded. I turned up the gush-o-meter and threw in some fanboy-ism and he replied again.

Re: When geeks turn on jeeks who turn on everyone else

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:58:39 -0000

I agree with Tertia Albertyn. The negativity is a bit much.

Re: When geeks turn on jeeks who turn on everyone else

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:58:39 -0000

I agree with Tertia Albertyn. The negativity is a bit much.

Re: Featured business: Engineer Simplicity

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:50:29 -0000

You are most welcome Duncan. Thanks for your thoughts Dave!

Re: Featured business: Engineer Simplicity

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:50:29 -0000

You are most welcome Duncan. Thanks for your thoughts Dave!

Re: Freshbooks integrates with Basecamp

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:09:29 -0000

Hi Duncan

I'm not actually. I have tinkered a little and I am debating whether to use it for one of my businesses. At the moment we use Google Docs and Spreadsheets to collaborate.

Re: Freshbooks integrates with Basecamp

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:09:29 -0000

Hi Duncan

I'm not actually. I have tinkered a little and I am debating whether to use it for one of my businesses. At the moment we use Google Docs and Spreadsheets to collaborate.

Re: Camino versus Firefox

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:45:12 -0000

Hi Dave

Safari is an awesome browser and if it weren't for its limitations with a number of sites then it would probably be my default browser hands down. I am hopeful that Safari 3 will overcome the issues in Safari 2.

I used Seamonkey's when it was still Mozilla (or whatever it was called) but the extra apps are overkill for me. I don't need all the extra stuff that comes with the package so it back to Camino/Firefox/Safari for me.

Re: Camino versus Firefox

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:45:12 -0000

Re: Freshbooks integrates with Basecamp

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:58:17 -0000

Hi Allan

Thanks for the tip! I look forward to seeing what you produce. Will your software also interface with Basecamp?

Re: Freshbooks integrates with Basecamp

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:58:17 -0000

Hi Allan

Thanks for the tip! I look forward to seeing what you produce. Will your software also interface with Basecamp?

Re: links for 2007-03-07

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:11:25 -0000

Care to share your experiences?

Re: links for 2007-03-07

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:11:25 -0000

Care to share your experiences?

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:32:37 -0000

Thanks man! Just throwing some words together ... ;)

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:32:37 -0000

Thanks man! Just throwing some words together ... ;)

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:32:37 -0000

Thanks man! Just throwing some words together ... ;)

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:36:16 -0000

Brilliant! I'm looking forward to seeing how this all comes together! The process of adding blogs should start sooner than later so we have time to get them all added to the list.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:36:16 -0000

Brilliant! I'm looking forward to seeing how this all comes together! The process of adding blogs should start sooner than later so we have time to get them all added to the list.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:36:16 -0000

Brilliant! I'm looking forward to seeing how this all comes together! The process of adding blogs should start sooner than later so we have time to get them all added to the list.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:47:18 -0000

Hi Rob

Thanks for the kind words. I didn't mean to suggest that Muti itself be used but rather something that works like Muti/Digg. The idea is that people will have to log in (so we can only vote on each blog once) and then either vote for a blog or not. Once the vote is logged, it will go into the database. Blogs should be categorised according to whichever categories exist at the time or there should be a set of checkboxes so voters can choose the category for each blog being voted for. The system should also ensure that duplicate entries are not included in the list.

I also suggest that there be at least 2 rounds of voting. The first vote will be to identify the shortlist of, say, 10 blogs per category and the second round of voting will result in the winner in each category and runners-up.

This process has the advantage of limiting any possible influence of the judges themselves (not that I believe the judges were anything but diligent and honest but some people disagree) and the voting process is driven by the community, hopefully with all the possible blogs being part of the process. The challenge with this year's process is that there was no real chance of a voter seeing a blog he/she forgot about being voted on by other people and deciding to include that blog in his/her vote. This is a bit like a recommendation thing as well.

Ok, lots of ideas here for the next year's process so if anyone wants to brainstorm a bit more, feel free to give me a call or drop me an email?

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:47:18 -0000

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:47:18 -0000

Re: links for 2007-02-25

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:22:57 -0000

Hi Jennifer

Thank you for your comment and for your feedback. I am looking forward to your interview with David Weinberger. I'll send you an email if I think of anyone else I'd like to hear interviewed.

Re: links for 2007-02-25

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:22:57 -0000

Re: A cruise missile from space …

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:21:33 -0000

Can I pretend?

Hmm ... I think you are right ... I can see the dark wings. Darn!

Re: A cruise missile from space …

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:21:33 -0000

Can I pretend?

Hmm ... I think you are right ... I can see the dark wings. Darn!

Re: Quirk launches new finance blog

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:08:11 -0000

You are most welcome Toby. The blog's name implies a wider scope though, not limited to banks and banking.

Re: Quirk launches new finance blog

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:08:11 -0000

You are most welcome Toby. The blog's name implies a wider scope though, not limited to banks and banking.

Re: Quirk launches new finance blog

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:23:56 -0000

Ah! Thanks for the update.

Re: Quirk launches new finance blog

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:23:56 -0000

Ah! Thanks for the update.

Re: Will Telkom install ADSL before or after Neotel does?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:07:39 -0000

Or maybe Vodacom should make more of an effort to cover the city better?

Re: Will Telkom install ADSL before or after Neotel does?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:07:39 -0000

Or maybe Vodacom should make more of an effort to cover the city better?

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:48:59 -0000

Hi Vincent, thanks for your comment.

Hi Colin, I believe it completely. My partner in chili, Victoire, was/is one of the judges and I know some of the others so I really don't believe there was anything underhand going on there. The judges may be influential in their own right but I genuinely believe they were doing the best job they could.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:48:59 -0000

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:48:59 -0000

Re: A little disappointed …

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:56:40 -0000

At the risk of some shameless self-promotion, I blogged about her progress on chilibean at http://www.chilibean.co.za/2007/03/12/and-terti...

Re: A little disappointed …

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:56:40 -0000

At the risk of some shameless self-promotion, I blogged about her progress on chilibean at http://www.chilibean.co.za/2007/03/12/and-terti...

Re: A little disappointed …

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:51:10 -0000

Hi Karen

Welcome to blogging. The thing is, you are the kind of person efforts like the Blog Awards are aimed at in the sense that they are meant to generate awareness of blogs and other new media and to encourage people who are not part of the geek/jeek/A-list blogger crowd to start blogging.

Glad to see you around! By the way, I just tried to visit your blog and it wasn't found.

Re: A little disappointed …

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:51:10 -0000

Re: Feeds you won’t do without

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:53:05 -0000

Thanks Nic! I have Dilbert already. I'll take a look at Paul Stamatiou now!

Re: Feeds you won’t do without

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:53:05 -0000

Thanks Nic! I have Dilbert already. I'll take a look at Paul Stamatiou now!

Re: SA Blogger Elite? Just who are the A-list bloggers?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:03:22 -0000

Hi Neville and Vinny, thanks for dropping by and commenting. This debate fascinates me. I'd love to see a list of who people consider our A-list bloggers.

Re: SA Blogger Elite? Just who are the A-list bloggers?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:03:22 -0000

Hi Neville and Vinny, thanks for dropping by and commenting. This debate fascinates me. I'd love to see a list of who people consider our A-list bloggers.

Re: We need more “whiney bastards” in the SA blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:53:59 -0000

Me too? Thanks dude!

I would just like to see the frenzy go away so we can get on with the important stuff. After chatting to Vincent I agree that there needs to be some form of communication about the behind-the-scenes processes to put this drawn out saga to bed.

Re: We need more “whiney bastards” in the SA blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:53:59 -0000

Re: We need more “whiney bastards” in the SA blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:57:33 -0000

Right, well, that's settled then! ;-)

Re: We need more “whiney bastards” in the SA blogosphere

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:57:33 -0000

Right, well, that's settled then! ;-)

Re: What you need to know to return home to South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:32:48 -0000

You are welcome Nic. I did suggest to Queen Tut that she give you a shout as well.

Re: What you need to know to return home to South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:32:48 -0000

You are welcome Nic. I did suggest to Queen Tut that she give you a shout as well.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards … revisited

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:42:01 -0000

Nope, which article??

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards … revisited

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:42:01 -0000

Nope, which article??

Re: As seen on TV: Jonathan Cherry on Morning Live

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:28:45 -0000

Hey Jason

Zoopy was actually my first port of call but the site was really slow so I went to Google Video (which couldn't handle the local flavour and bounced the 77MB upload) and then to YouTube.

Next time I will be a little more patient with Zoopy. Promise! ;-)

Re: As seen on TV: Jonathan Cherry on Morning Live

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:28:45 -0000

Re: As seen on TV: Jonathan Cherry on Morning Live

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:28:45 -0000

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:38:22 -0000

Thanks for your thoughts Nic!

In my humble opinion, the way we as the local blogger community deal with this issue will determine whether we are going to be taken seriously in the coming months (to say the least) or even the next year or so.

Let's get with the program and if the 2007 Blog Awards methodology doesn't meet the grade then let's practice what we preach and have a meaningful contribution about how to do it better in 2008. In fairness to Jon Cherry, he has invited this feedback. Let's come up with something.

In case anyone thinks I am being a Cherry fanboy, let me point out that I do see both sides of the argument and there is merit in both. Neither argument is going to win without being at the expense of the other and what the Awards have accomplished - greater public awareness of what we have been doing the last few years in this corner of the Web. That is the point of it all, isn't it?

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:38:22 -0000

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:39:00 -0000

Jeez, I feel like a politician ... I think I'll go take a long hot shower!

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:39:00 -0000

Jeez, I feel like a politician ... I think I'll go take a long hot shower!

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:21:01 -0000

Hi Karen and Rouvane

You both have going points. chilibean and Legally Content (a blog and podcast I am involved in) were both listed as finalists and if either (or both) of them win I'd like to have that success mean something.

Heck, the fact that both were shortlisted is something I am proud of because I have put a lot of time and passion into not just those two items but all the other projects I am working on and being a finalist in the Blog Awards is a great validation that what I am doing is working and people enjoy my content.

This flamewar over the awards detracts from the nominations, shortlistings and ultimately from the winners and not all of those people are judges. They are blogging/pocasting away, sharing their content and helping to build an even more vibrant blogging community and user-created content industry in South Africa. The ultimate winners are all of us, judges and non-judges, detractors and supporters.

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:21:01 -0000

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:26:07 -0000

Shaun, I feel your pain. I went through many boxes of cheap tissues when I saw Wired Gecko wasn't nominated but then I remembered that it is all about the children ... I mean, all the bloggers and the sun came out again!

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:26:07 -0000

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:26:07 -0000

Re: SA Blogger Elite? Just who are the A-list bloggers?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:39:27 -0000

Dude, you are so an A-list blogger. More like an A with a gold star for extra effort.

Re: SA Blogger Elite? Just who are the A-list bloggers?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:39:27 -0000

Dude, you are so an A-list blogger. More like an A with a gold star for extra effort.

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:47:08 -0000

I feel like I shout have a box of popcorn the more this debate develops ...

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:47:08 -0000

I feel like I shout have a box of popcorn the more this debate develops ...

Re: Highrise is now available

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:21:35 -0000

The apps are a little pricey and that is the only reason I am a little hesitant even though I love using them.

Re: Highrise is now available

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:21:35 -0000

The apps are a little pricey and that is the only reason I am a little hesitant even though I love using them.

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:30:41 -0000

I didn't realise there were such people ... ;-)

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:30:41 -0000

I didn't realise there were such people ... ;-)

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:30:41 -0000

I didn't realise there were such people ... ;-)

Re: 300 for the girls and boys

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:17:51 -0000

I suspect mashups like this kinda detract from the manly "rah!" of the movie itself ...

Re: 300 for the girls and boys

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:17:51 -0000

I suspect mashups like this kinda detract from the manly "rah!" of the movie itself ...

Re: 300 for the girls and boys

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:17:51 -0000

I suspect mashups like this kinda detract from the manly "rah!" of the movie itself ...

Re: How young you all are …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:10:08 -0000

Let me get my walking stick ...

Re: How young you all are …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:10:08 -0000

Let me get my walking stick ...

Re: How young you all are …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:38:46 -0000

Yeah, scary stuff there!

Re: How young you all are …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:38:46 -0000

Yeah, scary stuff there!

Re: I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wife …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:11:59 -0000

I intend doing just that Tertia! Not letting her go without a fight of some kind.

Re: I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wife …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:11:59 -0000

I intend doing just that Tertia! Not letting her go without a fight of some kind.

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:51:48 -0000

Ah, but I am not a huge fan of Firefox right now either - it is really slow and granted it may be because of some of my plugins but the last version was much faster.

I actually have an update to this post which I'll publish now ...

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:51:48 -0000

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:51:48 -0000

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:59:45 -0000

Thanks Daniel. Got it this morning! It works great.

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:59:45 -0000

Thanks Daniel. Got it this morning! It works great.

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:59:45 -0000

Thanks Daniel. Got it this morning! It works great.

Re: TypePad should really make it easier …

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:11:48 -0000

Don't be! I went through this with this blog when I moved it. Just something that needs to be done. Once it is done, your blog will be more portable and you shouldn't have ti go through this again.

Re: TypePad should really make it easier …

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:11:48 -0000

Don't be! I went through this with this blog when I moved it. Just something that needs to be done. Once it is done, your blog will be more portable and you shouldn't have ti go through this again.

Re: TypePad should really make it easier …

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:11:48 -0000

Don't be! I went through this with this blog when I moved it. Just something that needs to be done. Once it is done, your blog will be more portable and you shouldn't have ti go through this again.

Re: Experimenting with OpenID

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:11:06 -0000

Hi Stii

Sorry, just noticed your comment now. I don't know how to positition it elsewhere unfortunately. I think it has to do with the theme itself and where the theme sticks these elements.

Re: Experimenting with OpenID

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:11:06 -0000

Hi Stii

Sorry, just noticed your comment now. I don't know how to positition it elsewhere unfortunately. I think it has to do with the theme itself and where the theme sticks these elements.

Re: Mugabe endorsement

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:12:43 -0000

And what a conflicting message. I saw in another weekend paper that regional leaders have told Mugabe to either reform his ways or get out of politics.

Re: Mugabe endorsement

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:12:43 -0000

And what a conflicting message. I saw in another weekend paper that regional leaders have told Mugabe to either reform his ways or get out of politics.

Re: Mugabe endorsement

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:13:55 -0000

In fact, from what I hear of SA's diplomatic efforts to rein in this lunatic (Mugabe), the more I think about the failed policy of appeasement that directly contributed to the Second World War.

Re: Mugabe endorsement

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:13:55 -0000

In fact, from what I hear of SA's diplomatic efforts to rein in this lunatic (Mugabe), the more I think about the failed policy of appeasement that directly contributed to the Second World War.

Re: The Ninja interviews Will Ferrell and Jon Heder

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:04:14 -0000

It isn't just the script (if there is a script) it is also the gestures and expressions behind the mask.

Re: The Ninja interviews Will Ferrell and Jon Heder

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:04:14 -0000

It isn't just the script (if there is a script) it is also the gestures and expressions behind the mask.

Re: Camino versus Firefox

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:11:17 -0000

I'm with you on that one Joe. Camino is pretty zippy on my Mac, certainly faster than Firefox. I am trying Flock as well but it can be a bit sluggish. I am pretty keen to see what Safari will be life in Leopard. I am hoping the new version will overcome the web browsing issues the current version is dealing with.

Re: Camino versus Firefox

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:11:17 -0000

Re: Carly Ritz: winner of the Telkom ICT Student Journalist Award

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:12:53 -0000

I feel like the old fuddy duddy with all these dynamic, zippy youngsters.

Re: Carly Ritz: winner of the Telkom ICT Student Journalist Award

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:12:53 -0000

I feel like the old fuddy duddy with all these dynamic, zippy youngsters.

Re: It’s Zach Braff’s birthday

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:14:59 -0000

He has had some strange roles though. He was very not-funny in Garden State (I think that is what it is called).

Re: It’s Zach Braff’s birthday

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:14:59 -0000

He has had some strange roles though. He was very not-funny in Garden State (I think that is what it is called).

Re: It’s Zach Braff’s birthday

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:14:59 -0000

He has had some strange roles though. He was very not-funny in Garden State (I think that is what it is called).

Re: Uno se nuwe blog

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:43:28 -0000

I saw the new banner - very cool man!

Re: Uno se nuwe blog

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:43:28 -0000

I saw the new banner - very cool man!

Re: It’s Zach Braff’s birthday

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:44:01 -0000

It is definitely on my list!

Re: It’s Zach Braff’s birthday

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:44:01 -0000

It is definitely on my list!

Re: It’s Zach Braff’s birthday

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:44:01 -0000

It is definitely on my list!

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:13:04 -0000

Hey Andrew

My first thought it that it could be that our choices are also driven, to an extent, by the options available to us. Compilations are appealing because they offer the singles we want on one CD so rather than spending, say, R900 for 6 singles we like we spend R150 on a compilation that has those 6 singles and a couple more.

If what you are saying is the rationale Apple is using then it actually doesn't make sense. If we are inclined to buy compilations and that tendency has little to do with the cost of a few full albums compared to a decent compilation then wouldn't we still be a great market for the iTunes Store. You can buy singles on the iTunes Store as well as full albums.

And ja, it would be awesome to see Bok van Blerk and all the other SA artists on the iTunes Store.

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:13:04 -0000

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:27:10 -0000

Technically creating a derivative of music we can get from other services with DRM is illegal although often very easy to do. This is what drives me a bit nuts.

Incidentally, after my wife read this post she came to me and asked if my fists were sore from my little tantrum ... :P

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:27:10 -0000

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:33:43 -0000

Thanks for the tip Justin. I may just use that option to get some fresh music. At least the purchases themselves are legit.

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:33:43 -0000

Thanks for the tip Justin. I may just use that option to get some fresh music. At least the purchases themselves are legit.

Re: Impossible Captcha scripts on Facebook

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:53:50 -0000

I know how you feel!

Re: Impossible Captcha scripts on Facebook

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:53:50 -0000

I know how you feel!

Re: Impossible Captcha scripts on Facebook

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:35:16 -0000

Oh, I thought they were!

Re: Impossible Captcha scripts on Facebook

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:35:16 -0000

Oh, I thought they were!

Re: links for 2007-04-09

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:51:12 -0000

Hey Matt

Thanks for the feedback. That is pretty interesting news there. I have heard people raving about Rhapsody.

Re: links for 2007-04-09

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:51:12 -0000

Hey Matt

Thanks for the feedback. That is pretty interesting news there. I have heard people raving about Rhapsody.

Re: When is it too much?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:53:07 -0000

I don't know, Tertia. On one hand if there is more content being published to the blog people might be distracted from earlier posts and won't start talking about anything in particular. On the other hand, the most posts that are published the more entry points there are for new conversations.

Re: When is it too much?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:53:07 -0000

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:54:19 -0000

Oh wow. I thought I had a rant. You definitely win in the rant department disgusted, and rightly so.

Re: Enough to drive a person to piracy

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:54:19 -0000

Oh wow. I thought I had a rant. You definitely win in the rant department disgusted, and rightly so.

Re: When is it too much?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:55:46 -0000

Thanks for your feedback Gena_wol! Good luck with your blog.

Re: When is it too much?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:55:46 -0000

Thanks for your feedback Gena_wol! Good luck with your blog.

Re: TextExpander

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:53:33 -0000

Thanks Grant!

Re: TextExpander

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:53:33 -0000

Thanks Grant!

Re: A third blog aggregator?

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:38:35 -0000

Looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

Re: A third blog aggregator?

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:38:35 -0000

Looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

Re: MyVideo: buying users and refusing to share

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:51:49 -0000

Hey guys

Thanks for hanging around and participating!

Re: MyVideo: buying users and refusing to share

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:51:49 -0000

Hey guys

Thanks for hanging around and participating!

Re: MyVideo: buying users and refusing to share

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:44:33 -0000

Jason, just doing my bit for the community. I must just say that it is awesome that when an issue relevant to video and photo sharing in SA pops up I usually see you commenting. You are doing the right thing participating in these conversations and I have loads of time for you because of that.

Re: MyVideo: buying users and refusing to share

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:44:33 -0000

Re: MyVideo: buying users and refusing to share

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:50:05 -0000

Colin, never enough back slapping ... ;-)

Hey Uno, just saw your comment in the moderation queue a few minutes ago. I don't know if anyone will pick up on the story. I do find it interesting that there has been no word from Polovin or his team ...

Re: MyVideo: buying users and refusing to share

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:50:05 -0000

Re: Joburg to Cape Town in 2 hours … by train

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:56:56 -0000

If only our plane tickets were more affordable then!

Re: Joburg to Cape Town in 2 hours … by train

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:56:56 -0000

If only our plane tickets were more affordable then!

Re: “Telkom doesn’t have customers … it has hostages”

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:59:14 -0000

VOIP is an alternative but when it comes to reliability and stability, Telkom is still tops, unfortunately. The mobile networks have fast connections but they are not pervasive or all that reliable. There are not enough wifi hotspots to make VOIP using wifi enabled devices the standard and we are probably years away from any sort of Wimax implementation. The first time we will likely see real alternatives is when Neotel launches.

Re: “Telkom doesn’t have customers … it has hostages”

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:59:14 -0000

Re: Failure to provide true, pervasive broadband is criminal

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:38:37 -0000

Hey Max

Give me a shout, let's chat about options. Something has to be done.

Re: Failure to provide true, pervasive broadband is criminal

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:38:37 -0000

Hey Max

Give me a shout, let's chat about options. Something has to be done.

Re: Failure to provide true, pervasive broadband is criminal

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:59:01 -0000

I think it is more a case that the corporates don't have any other real option. None of us do actually. If we refrain from using Telkom then the costs of the alternatives would be prohibitive.

Re: Failure to provide true, pervasive broadband is criminal

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:59:01 -0000

I think it is more a case that the corporates don't have any other real option. None of us do actually. If we refrain from using Telkom then the costs of the alternatives would be prohibitive.

Re: Customisable news feed on Facebook

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:03:48 -0000

There is a preferences link on the main Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?) to the right of the title "News Feed".

Re: Customisable news feed on Facebook

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:03:48 -0000

There is a preferences link on the main Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?) to the right of the title "News Feed".

Re: The shocking inefficiencies of fundraising organisations

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:39:40 -0000

Rafiq: a new generation! The current lot are too entrenched to change and they are happy to keep going as they always have.

Re: The shocking inefficiencies of fundraising organisations

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:39:40 -0000

Rafiq: a new generation! The current lot are too entrenched to change and they are happy to keep going as they always have.

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:54:35 -0000

Jeez, I go bath and you guys go nuts in the comments! Love it!

Max: silly billy for not doing backups! The data loss was weird!!

Nic: What you said! Although that being said, I would love to see something truly innovative. It won't come from a copycat site though, it requires new thinking altogether.

Neil: No shit. This thing just exploded in the last half hour or so.

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:54:35 -0000

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:05:49 -0000

My hat ... a virtual flame war on my humble blog ...

Eric: Thanks! It is still past my bedtime so I am going to wrap up here soon.

Nic: Locally produced and focussed innovation is cool too. I don't agree that everything should be BIG and GLOBAL and SOLD FOR A GAZILLION BUCKS (although that is nice too) to be considered a success. At the same time we are so connected in a sense that well produced local initiatives will attract global attention (look at Afrigator's recognition overseas) and lead to it becoming BIG and GLOBAL and SOLD FOR A GAZILLION BUCKS.

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:05:49 -0000

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:11:15 -0000

Nic, I think the quote is more along the lines of "its not what's inside that matters, its what I do" or something like that - inspiring, goose pimple inspiring scene from Batman Begins ...

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:11:15 -0000

Nic, I think the quote is more along the lines of "its not what's inside that matters, its what I do" or something like that - inspiring, goose pimple inspiring scene from Batman Begins ...

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:24:46 -0000

Nic: just trying to keep up with you!

Hash: let her rip!

Ok, I am really going to bed now ...

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:24:46 -0000

Nic: just trying to keep up with you!

Hash: let her rip!

Ok, I am really going to bed now ...

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:31:01 -0000

I have my own skewed take on the government's policies about telecoms and see two things at work here = greed and perhaps myopia. There is a lot of money to be made through Telkom so why open everything up? It isn't like the legal infrastructure isn't in place already for a potent communications industry (we have constitutionally guaranteed independence of ICASA and the legal framework for not just multiple telecoms providers but also competition across industries for media services). What we lack is leadership with a real social consciousness and backbone.

The irony is that many of these jokers were educated in the former Soviet Union and have political affiliations with socialist organisations. I think their ideology shifted to selfish capitalism when they stepped into office.

Re: Eric Edelstein says “no comment(s)”

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:31:01 -0000

Re: Failure to provide true, pervasive broadband is criminal

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:37:17 -0000

That is pretty impressive Karen and I hope it is a trend that is followed here in Joburg sooner rather than later. There are plans to hook Joburg up, just a matter of how long it takes.

Re: Failure to provide true, pervasive broadband is criminal

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:37:17 -0000

That is pretty impressive Karen and I hope it is a trend that is followed here in Joburg sooner rather than later. There are plans to hook Joburg up, just a matter of how long it takes.

Re: Israel in the media

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:00:35 -0000

Thanks Hard Rain. Useful resources there. I do think that this organisation needs to get more involved with social media to spread its message and version using the Web as a medium. It could be tremendously effective. Sites like these really help the process.

Re: Israel in the media

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:00:35 -0000

Re: Revver: a cool alternative to YouTube and others?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:33:30 -0000

Hey Jason

The videos haven't been uploaded anywhere as far as I know. Ultimately you'll get them if I have anything to do with it.

At the same time, I am enjoying my experiments with Revver and Vimeo. There are some nice little things on both sites which take standard video sharing a step or two further and which distinguish them.

Re: Revver: a cool alternative to YouTube and others?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:33:30 -0000

Re: Revver: a cool alternative to YouTube and others?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:54:16 -0000

Hey Jason

Thanks for your comment. I really enjoy using your service so far. I like the revenue share bit and the use of CC licenses (our content is licensed using CC licenses). I actually plan on doing more video when I get my Nokia N95 with its 640x480 video.

Re: Revver: a cool alternative to YouTube and others?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:54:16 -0000

Re: India could get free 2Mbps broadband internet by 2009

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:06:08 -0000

Thanks for your input there Karen. The City of Joburg has been mumbling about connectivity for the residents of the city too for a little while now.

Re: India could get free 2Mbps broadband internet by 2009

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:06:08 -0000

Thanks for your input there Karen. The City of Joburg has been mumbling about connectivity for the residents of the city too for a little while now.

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:42:02 -0000

You are most welcome Peas!

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:42:02 -0000

You are most welcome Peas!

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:49:04 -0000

I agree. What happened to good old fashioned chatroom flirting and IM sex?

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:49:04 -0000

I agree. What happened to good old fashioned chatroom flirting and IM sex?

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls … revisited

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:11:39 -0000

Ok so basically the comment on this blog is a linkbait, Doctor Marcus? That is what much of this is all about ... getting people to visit your blog? Your post on your blog is pretty impressive, it contains just about every insult available (although I am sure your follow up will have a few more). I notice that people have to visit your blog to read it so it seems your nasty little battle against the world is really all about getting more people to visit your blog and it seems to be working. You are ranked pretty highly on Amatomu (number 9 overall at the moment). You are also ranked highly on SA Top Sites and SA Blog Top Sites. Well done.

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls … revisited

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:11:39 -0000

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls … revisited

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:20:33 -0000

Hi Karen

You are absolutely correct. It is tempting to engage when you read posts like the one this nut posted on his blog but then they don't really matter in the long run. I was blogging before his blog was started and I'll be blogging when his blog is gone.

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls … revisited

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:20:33 -0000

Re: Hollard’s call centre that doesn’t really handle calls

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 May 2007 10:40:31 -0000

Hi Stacey

Thanks for your comment. One of your call centre agents did call my wife about an hour ago or so and it looks like the matter is going to be resolved.

I am impressed that you are responding to this issue here. This is a good space to be in and one which should get you some good exposure going forward.

Re: Hollard’s call centre that doesn’t really handle calls

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 May 2007 10:40:31 -0000

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:42:54 -0000

Thanks Ewan. As for the link to his blog, my thinking was that he can have the link and whatever traffic he gets from my post. The main thing is that people see for themselves what he writes and decide for themselves whether they approve or not. Rankings are transitory and eventually people will get bored of the constant attacks on Peas and it will become history.

Re: When it is time to ignore the trolls

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:42:54 -0000

Re: Listen to your wife, she is never wrong …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:17:36 -0000

Love you Wife.

Re: Listen to your wife, she is never wrong …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:17:36 -0000

Love you Wife.

Re: Listen to your wife, she is never wrong …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:32:15 -0000

Thanks for the correction. Sorry about that. I will pop over to your blog now for the update.

Re: Listen to your wife, she is never wrong …

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:32:15 -0000

Thanks for the correction. Sorry about that. I will pop over to your blog now for the update.

Re: I’ll just write some drivel then, Bullard?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 17:41:22 -0000

Maybe. Does that mean we are less likely to go mad with a gun on campus then?

Re: I’ll just write some drivel then, Bullard?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 17:41:22 -0000

Maybe. Does that mean we are less likely to go mad with a gun on campus then?

Re: David Bullard validates blogging

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:22:33 -0000

Thanks Colin. The stats will be really interesting!

Re: David Bullard validates blogging

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:22:33 -0000

Thanks Colin. The stats will be really interesting!

Re: What blogging means to me

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:32:07 -0000

You're welcome Grant, thanks for commenting!

Re: What blogging means to me

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:32:07 -0000

You're welcome Grant, thanks for commenting!

Re: What blogging means to me

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 09 May 2007 05:53:40 -0000

@Rouvanne: Thanks for your comment. These sentiments are really just what motivates me at the moment and what is important to me.

@Peas: Thanks Peas! We are going through a tough time lately and I'd like to think it brings out better posts ...

Re: What blogging means to me

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 09 May 2007 05:53:40 -0000

Re: Frustrated with bloated word processors

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 01:02:44 -0000

Thanks, I'll take a look. At the moment I have TextEdit (the default text editor on the Mac) and TextWrangler (by the same people who do BBEdit except TextWrangler is free).

Re: Frustrated with bloated word processors

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 01:02:44 -0000

Thanks, I'll take a look. At the moment I have TextEdit (the default text editor on the Mac) and TextWrangler (by the same people who do BBEdit except TextWrangler is free).

Re: Frustrated with bloated word processors

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 08:54:59 -0000

I think I have that running on my PC actually. It was my preferred text editor when I still used my PC as my main machine.

Re: Frustrated with bloated word processors

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 08:54:59 -0000

I think I have that running on my PC actually. It was my preferred text editor when I still used my PC as my main machine.

Re: Fatigue

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:12:16 -0000

Louis, you express thoughts I have all the time. Thank you for dropping by and commenting.

Re: Fatigue

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:12:16 -0000

Louis, you express thoughts I have all the time. Thank you for dropping by and commenting.

Re: Fatigue

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:12:16 -0000

Louis, you express thoughts I have all the time. Thank you for dropping by and commenting.

Re: Frustrated with bloated word processors

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:38:32 -0000

I know what you mean. It is the one with the Swiss looking icon. Great software.

Re: Frustrated with bloated word processors

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:38:32 -0000

I know what you mean. It is the one with the Swiss looking icon. Great software.

Re: All about the traffic?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:18:40 -0000

Using a blog to put a human face on an otherwise faceless business is very much what all of this is really about. It is very Cluetrain and one of the main reasons to blog.

Re: All about the traffic?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:18:40 -0000

Using a blog to put a human face on an otherwise faceless business is very much what all of this is really about. It is very Cluetrain and one of the main reasons to blog.

Re: links for 2007-05-19

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:22:42 -0000

You are most welcome Jason!

Re: links for 2007-05-19

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:22:42 -0000

You are most welcome Jason!

Re: links for 2007-05-19

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:17:17 -0000

Sure thing Pete.

Re: links for 2007-05-19

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:17:17 -0000

Sure thing Pete.

Re: links for 2007-05-20

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:23:57 -0000

If some of the rumours actually prove to be accurate at any rate ...

Re: links for 2007-05-20

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:23:57 -0000

If some of the rumours actually prove to be accurate at any rate ...

Re: Patricia De Lille wants censorship of blogs

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:15:52 -0000

Nice quote there David!

Re: Patricia De Lille wants censorship of blogs

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:15:52 -0000

Nice quote there David!

Re: And the winner of American Idol is …

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 24 May 2007 10:22:37 -0000

Hi Eve

Sorry about that! Watch the performances anyway, Jordin's singing was great. I ahven't watched Blake sing but then I wasn't really his fan.

Re: And the winner of American Idol is …

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 24 May 2007 10:22:37 -0000

Hi Eve

Sorry about that! Watch the performances anyway, Jordin's singing was great. I ahven't watched Blake sing but then I wasn't really his fan.

Re: links for 2007-05-28

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 29 May 2007 02:09:22 -0000

Anonymous person, if you have to ask me that then you haven't understood what I write about and its value. Perhaps you shouldn't visit this blog anymore and rather read blogs you find worth your time?

Re: links for 2007-05-28

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 29 May 2007 02:09:22 -0000

Re: My new phone … and it isn’t a Nokia N95

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:30:51 -0000

Thanks Louisa! The pay in for the N95 is nuts and it struck me that if I were to wait for the phone to be free there will be a new, better phone by then and the cycle will start all over again.

And yes, there is a bit of a justification after the fact but on the whole I don't regret my decision. I have seen some pretty awesome phones on the horizon and there will be a lot more Nokia hotness after the N95. The upcoming E90 (http://mea.nokia.com/link?cid=PLAIN_TEXT_128486) is pretty awesome, if not a bit too big for my purposes. It replaces the 9000 series and supports data transfer rates of up to 3.6 Mbit/sec through HSDPA and has a 3.2 megapixel camera.

Re: My new phone … and it isn’t a Nokia N95

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:30:51 -0000

Re: Series 60 resources

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:10:18 -0000

I haven't actually, I'll check it out now ...

Re: Series 60 resources

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:10:18 -0000

I haven't actually, I'll check it out now ...

Re: I want my NetNewsWire 3.0!

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:46:22 -0000

Hi Jonathon

Thanks for the feedback. The second option sorted it out for me. I actually thought there might be a labelling issue with the file and ran a full installation with the incorrect file and it just reinstalled 2.1.1.

The link you included sorted it out for me and I now have a shiny new version 3.0 running. Very nice.

Re: I want my NetNewsWire 3.0!

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:46:22 -0000

Re: Facebook the new LinkedIn?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:35:17 -0000

I agree with you Brandon. That being said, there are people who think it works as a business tool and I am curious to see how that pans out.

Re: Facebook the new LinkedIn?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:35:17 -0000

I agree with you Brandon. That being said, there are people who think it works as a business tool and I am curious to see how that pans out.

Re: What to do about cybersquatters?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:36:52 -0000

It isn't about feeling indebted to Americans, it is about a respect for intellectual property rights because next time it could be your domain being ripped off or your IP being infringed.

What we allow here or overlook could come back to bite us and also says a lot about our own sense of right and wrong.

Re: What to do about cybersquatters?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:36:52 -0000

Re: What to do about cybersquatters?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:14:58 -0000

Richard, that is a very grown up view of IP protection. You may live on the tip of Africa but you are still part of the global community and the same Internet as the rest of us.

It doesn't matter that Facebook is American. I would have the same views if the domain impacted on an English, Brazilian or South African brand. Consider how you would feel if someone launched a site at cape-town-news.co.za or some other variation of your domain and set up a couple ads intent on profiting from your brand and popularity. Unless you are ok with that (in which case you are one progressive guy) you may have a different view of cybersquatting.

"Your loyalty OUGHT to lie with South Africa!" WTF? Are you George Bush now? "You're either with us and the right to cybersquat, or you're anti-South Africa!". What rubbish. A South African regulatory body is enforcing rules against cybersquatting that were imposed by the South African government. Americans didn't impose these rules.

And as for convincing you of anything, I don't feel that I need to convince you that I have a point. I believe that this stance is the correct stance. I do try to rise above "an eye for an eye" mentality - it doesn't lead to anything good, just two people in pain and half the sight they had before.

Re: What to do about cybersquatters?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:14:58 -0000

Re: Document formats and policy making

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:59:50 -0000

Thanks Bernie

I didn't think this topic would interest me as much as it does. The one challenge I see is dealing with Microsoft's argument that because of its userbase it is a de facto standard so why mess with that. The answer is probably going to be based on open access and control over the emerging format.

Re: Document formats and policy making

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:59:50 -0000

Re: Document formats and policy making

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:59:50 -0000

Re: Sinful thoughts about my Mac

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:16:06 -0000

Thanks Justin, I'll do that!

Re: Sinful thoughts about my Mac

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:16:06 -0000

Thanks Justin, I'll do that!

Re: Sinful thoughts about my Mac

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:10:25 -0000

Thanks Sam!

Re: Sinful thoughts about my Mac

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:10:25 -0000

Thanks Sam!

Re: links for 2007-07-29

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:48:37 -0000

Thanks for that Ivo. I will fix the link. Congrats on getting that domain.

Re: links for 2007-07-29

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:48:37 -0000

Thanks for that Ivo. I will fix the link. Congrats on getting that domain.

Re: The Guy McLaren debacle

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:02:23 -0000

Dude, I am an expensive lawyer and the problem with getting sued is that you never recover all your costs, even if you win. It is often better to just stay out of court if you can.

Re: The Guy McLaren debacle

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:02:23 -0000

Dude, I am an expensive lawyer and the problem with getting sued is that you never recover all your costs, even if you win. It is often better to just stay out of court if you can.

Re: The Guy McLaren debacle

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:06:06 -0000

Guy, I actually had to look up that word "onanist". According to my dictionary it means "masturbation" or "coitus interruptus". Dude, you're a little obsessed with masturbation in your posts and comments.

As for not caring about my thoughts and opinions, that's ok. You are in good company. Plenty people don't really care what I have to say. Mostly I keep going to amuse myself.

Re: The Guy McLaren debacle

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:06:06 -0000

Re: The Guy McLaren debacle

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:06:02 -0000

Good point there Coda. I wonder how much of Guy's traffic is from people looking for the actual traffic department? I certainly see a lot of traffic coming in to one of my other blogs because of a couple posts I wrote on traffic fines. That topic remains the single biggest traffic source. Calling his blog "traffic department" must have that in mind ...

Re: The Guy McLaren debacle

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:06:02 -0000

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:32:58 -0000

Hi everyone, thanks for pitching in. I am really not bothered by what Guy, Richard or anyone of their ilk think about me. I wouldn't run a blog like this if I couldn't take criticism. The fact is, if all I posted was a load of irrelevant and offensive nonsense I wouldn't have any readers or subscribers and would be talking to myself.

I have been blogging on here for close to 2 years now and I have enjoyed the experience. I have been through a couple dramas like this one and there will be plenty more to come. I know I have been talking about shutting this blog down or changing a bit but in restrospect, I think I will keep going with it. That is, if you'll keep coming back and don't mind the posts being a little few a far between compared to my past postings.

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:32:58 -0000

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:39:17 -0000

Aw shucks Stii! ;-)

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:39:17 -0000

Aw shucks Stii! ;-)

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:54:04 -0000

Thanks Tertia. I appreciate the compliment, as a guy (just not that Guy). :)

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:54:04 -0000

Thanks Tertia. I appreciate the compliment, as a guy (just not that Guy). :)

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:31:44 -0000

Weird huh?

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:31:44 -0000

Weird huh?

Re: Guy McLaren wants to censor me

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:02:15 -0000

I thought "no" wouldn't quite do it.

Re: Guy McLaren wants to censor me

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:02:15 -0000

I thought "no" wouldn't quite do it.

Re: Guy McLaren wants to censor me

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:29:41 -0000

Thanks Donn. Hopefully McLaren will abandon this quest and go back to doing whatever he was doing and stop trampling on bloggers' rights. I have no interest pursuing this unless he provokes me or unless I have to.

Re: Guy McLaren wants to censor me

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:29:41 -0000

Re: Guy McLaren wants to censor me

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:42:11 -0000

You know, that might just liven up the political arena!

Re: Guy McLaren wants to censor me

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:42:11 -0000

You know, that might just liven up the political arena!

Re: NSFW: Love fashion shows

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:13:03 -0000

Yeah, I don't know anyone who would wear that in public either and the real risk, as you put it Jess, is that the wrong people will be wearing that outfit.

Re: NSFW: Love fashion shows

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:13:03 -0000

Yeah, I don't know anyone who would wear that in public either and the real risk, as you put it Jess, is that the wrong people will be wearing that outfit.

Re: Bolton Deventer … Guy McLaren … is there a difference?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:57:08 -0000

Don't be too hard on yourself, it seems like a bit of a sport lately ...

Re: Bolton Deventer … Guy McLaren … is there a difference?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:57:08 -0000

Don't be too hard on yourself, it seems like a bit of a sport lately ...

Re: Cerebra’s new home on the Web

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:26:05 -0000

Hi Mike

Absolutely. The site looks great and for whatever my opinion is worth, I think it is just about fleshing the site out with more content that a visitor to a site like this would like to find.

Re: Cerebra’s new home on the Web

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:26:05 -0000

Hi Mike

Absolutely. The site looks great and for whatever my opinion is worth, I think it is just about fleshing the site out with more content that a visitor to a site like this would like to find.

Re: … please turn out the lights …

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:34:21 -0000

But Stii, it is the principle of the matter!

(Actually, between you and me, and don't tell anyone I said this, I don't really see myself closing my Facebook account right now. It is gaining momentum and my network is there and I go where my network is. On the other hand, Orkut is likely to be very big for the world outside Brazil and India very soon so it helps to start building a network there too. Of course there is also Plaxo Pulse.)

Re: … please turn out the lights …

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:34:21 -0000

Re: Wild thoughts about the Google Social Net

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:07:59 -0000

Hi Dennis, thanks for commenting.

I think just about everything Google does on the Web today is intended to boost advertising revenues. I also think it is fair to say that is pretty much what Facebook and all the other social networks have in mind and why we have free access to these wildly popular sites.

It is a bit of a trade off. We get to use these sites to connect and do all the things we do there for free and the owners of the sites have the benefit of millions of people's eyes.

Re: Wild thoughts about the Google Social Net

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:07:59 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:37:36 -0000

Hi coda

Thanks for your feedback. I have removed the del.icio.us blog postings an Twitter postings. I have Twitter and del.icio.us feeding into my Jaiku stream which people can access through the Jaiku widget in the sidebar or at pauljacobson.jaiku.com.

Hi David

That spam site thing was all I could really think of to explain the drop off. I use Spam Karma which I have found to be pretty darn effective in killing spam.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:37:36 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:37:18 -0000

Hi Nic

That eventually occurred to me last night. It was just odd because the drop off wasn't just on Google. It was on other services too (unless they are all affected by Google's page ranking?).

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:37:18 -0000

Hi Nic

That eventually occurred to me last night. It was just odd because the drop off wasn't just on Google. It was on other services too (unless they are all affected by Google's page ranking?).

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:29:29 -0000

The people have spoken. Twitter updates and del.icio.us posts have been banished! That stuff all feeds into my Jaiku stream anyway. ;-)

I also noticed that my Amatomu tracking code on the blog is different to the code suggested on Amatomu. I corrected that and will see how this changes my ranking.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:29:29 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:15:48 -0000

Hi Eve

That is a good question. Part of what I do is to promote myself as a new media lawyer (my blog at jacobson.co.za is a good example of that) and part of what I have done has been to promote other work and projects.

What I have found, though, is that I just enjoy doing this. I enjoy blogging (mostly!), connecting to people and connecting people to each other.

It is very much a work in progress.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:15:48 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:16:14 -0000

Very true Richard.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:16:14 -0000

Very true Richard.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:15:18 -0000

Hi Richard

Thanks for the SU tip. I'll take a look at that!

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:15:18 -0000

Hi Richard

Thanks for the SU tip. I'll take a look at that!

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:42:54 -0000

I like the look of Movable Type 4.0.1 and I'd like to give it a go with one of my blogs. This one would be a good blog to convert to MT.

I used to run MT as the CMS for my Jacobson Attorneys blog but had issues with its spam and comment handling. I am curious to see whether version 4.0.1 has improved that.

I guess it does come down to trying it out ... :P

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:42:54 -0000

Re: Synthasite raises $5m in funding

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:43:55 -0000

Thanks for the heads up. These spam blogs really irk me.

Re: Synthasite raises $5m in funding

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:43:55 -0000

Thanks for the heads up. These spam blogs really irk me.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:16:07 -0000

I did see something like that when I installed MT a little while ago although the import tool seemed to choke on the export file.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:16:07 -0000

I did see something like that when I installed MT a little while ago although the import tool seemed to choke on the export file.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:51:56 -0000

I haven't, thanks very much Timothy.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:51:56 -0000

I haven't, thanks very much Timothy.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:53:10 -0000

Ok, so the next question I have is the best way to go about setting up the new MT install and moving across? Should I install MT in a subdirectory, set it up and then move it into the root folder?

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:53:10 -0000

Ok, so the next question I have is the best way to go about setting up the new MT install and moving across? Should I install MT in a subdirectory, set it up and then move it into the root folder?

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:05:14 -0000

Well, thanks for your help Timothy. You have shown me that my title and approach to this post was misguided. I just didn't ask the right questions in the right forum.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:05:14 -0000

Well, thanks for your help Timothy. You have shown me that my title and approach to this post was misguided. I just didn't ask the right questions in the right forum.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:46:06 -0000

Thanks Mike. The one thing you could add to your instructions for people like me is that the script's file extension should be changed to .php and then run in a browser. That will output the full archive.

Re: Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:46:06 -0000

Re: Good to see everyone at the 27 Dinner

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:56:16 -0000

Hey Darren

It was great to meet up and chat. Thanks for dropping by and commenting.

Re: Good to see everyone at the 27 Dinner

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:56:16 -0000

Hey Darren

It was great to meet up and chat. Thanks for dropping by and commenting.

Re: Good to see everyone at the 27 Dinner

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:20:07 -0000

Hi Charl

I think we did meet and chat briefly. :)

Hi Richard

Yup, I liked the green theme in Movable Type and found a similar looking one for WordPress when I reconstituted my blog this morning. As for the ranking, I think that is largely because I didn't have tracking code in place on Movable Type and I pretty much fell off the radar. My ranking was in the 800s when I started this blog up again so I am sure the ranking will normalise soon.

Re: Good to see everyone at the 27 Dinner

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:20:07 -0000

Re: MTN Fibre: an alternative to Telkom?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:55:46 -0000

Dude

I also have a 4MB line but the problem is that it isn't always running at 4MB and there are bandwidth caps to contend with. As I understand the MTN Fibre option the bandwidth starts at 2MB and seems to run as high as 1GB and I don't think there are bandwidth caps in place.

I could be wrong about that but if I am not and price permitting (the big unknown), this will make Telkom's DSL offering seem like dial up.

Re: MTN Fibre: an alternative to Telkom?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:55:46 -0000

Re: Fired for blogging in South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:55:46 -0000

Thanks Arthur, I appreciate your comment!

Re: Fired for blogging in South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:55:46 -0000

Thanks Arthur, I appreciate your comment!

Re: South Africa (Proprietary) Limited

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:48:00 -0000

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for that bit of information Rob.

Re: South Africa (Proprietary) Limited

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:48:00 -0000

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for that bit of information Rob.

Re: Be a sport, Jake

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:22:53 -0000

Jake White has done a brilliant job marketing himself from my perspective. At the same time, your disappointment is palpable and understandably so.

Re: Be a sport, Jake

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:22:53 -0000

Jake White has done a brilliant job marketing himself from my perspective. At the same time, your disappointment is palpable and understandably so.

Re: All are welcome at Mugg & Bean - repost

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:42:27 -0000

That is quite a view to take. So you are saying that the stereotype of Jews as money grabbing fiends is true and useful? Bearing in mind that this was a stereotype used historically to justify shocking attacks on the Jews, I don't agree that this sort of comment is either true or useful. If anything it only serves to perpetuate a long lasting trend of religious and cultural intolerance and the horrors that anti-semitism have led to.

Re: All are welcome at Mugg & Bean - repost

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:42:27 -0000

Re: All are welcome at Mugg & Bean - repost

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:47:51 -0000

Where is that reference to you as a "trooper"? I can't seem to find it here.

Re: All are welcome at Mugg & Bean - repost

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:47:51 -0000

Where is that reference to you as a "trooper"? I can't seem to find it here.

Re: All are welcome at Mugg & Bean - repost

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:43:27 -0000

Yeah, I don't really get it myself and I just can't find that reference on this blog. Unless I used it on another blog ...

Re: All are welcome at Mugg & Bean - repost

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:43:27 -0000

Yeah, I don't really get it myself and I just can't find that reference on this blog. Unless I used it on another blog ...

Re: Zoopy 2.0

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:34:01 -0000

Hey Jason

Thanks for all your feedback. I forgot that I commented on v1 too. Looking forward to seeing the site get even better!

Re: Zoopy 2.0

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:34:01 -0000

Hey Jason

Thanks for all your feedback. I forgot that I commented on v1 too. Looking forward to seeing the site get even better!

Re: Sometimes democracy isn’t such a good thing

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:08:18 -0000

Vince, sometimes there is no accounting for the working class electorate's choice in leadership ...

Re: Sometimes democracy isn’t such a good thing

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:08:18 -0000

Vince, sometimes there is no accounting for the working class electorate's choice in leadership ...

Re: Sometimes democracy isn’t such a good thing

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:45:09 -0000

I wasn't referring to the incumbent leadership. There is no excuse why the country hasn't been developed far beyond the point it is at now by the current leadership. That is still no reason to introduce a possible president whose election to the highest office of this land could well spell dark days for this country and even less development for those who support him.

This country needs new and inspired leadership not someone who loyally tows the party line, whichever party that may be.

Re: Sometimes democracy isn’t such a good thing

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:45:09 -0000

Re: Pownce not pouncing anymore?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:02:12 -0000

I think I am in the same boat as you there Tyler.

Re: Pownce not pouncing anymore?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:02:12 -0000

I think I am in the same boat as you there Tyler.

Re: A black Google start screen?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:47:58 -0000

Hi Jonathan

That is pretty interesting. I should try find that post I read or some info on the possible energy saving if the Google home page is changed to black.

Thanks for the link Pablo. I'll take a look!

Re: A black Google start screen?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:47:58 -0000

Re: Scoblegate: Plaxo incursion into Facebook-land

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:46:21 -0000

Hey Paul

I am not saying I agree that Facebook users explicitly agreed to their details being harvested and moved around (barring something in the terms of use or Facebook privacy policy which I doubt). This is what I meant when I said there is more to that. There are likely privacy issues here as many people contend there. This is why I mentioned Jeremiah's comments and referred to the Bill of Rights. If anything Plaxo's script runs contrary to people's rights in the Bill of Rights to own their activity stream and the list of people they connect to. This goes both ways and applies to the person who has a list of friends and the friends on that list. If I was Plaxo's lawyer I would be having a very sobering chat with them about this.

That being said there is an argument that some people have implicitly agreed to share this information and to be linked to social networks elsewhere. If they didn't want to be involved in other people's social networks then they should perhaps have withheld their email addresses. Of course the prudent thing is not to take advantage of those people's contact details without their permission and there is an argument that this should be the case with those services that search your address book for people you would like to join a given service.

Re: Scoblegate: Plaxo incursion into Facebook-land

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:46:21 -0000

Re: Scoblegate: Plaxo incursion into Facebook-land

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:26:45 -0000

I can see an argument being made that if people choose to disclose their contact details they have less of an expectation of privacy than if they didn't publicly disclose the information in the first place (like your home number). This is just the first part of the process though. We also need to consider where the information that is published, is used and how it is used.

Re: Scoblegate: Plaxo incursion into Facebook-land

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:26:45 -0000

Re: Flirting with NetNewsWire

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:01:13 -0000

You know, the browser thing isn't a big deal for me. I do sometimes use the built in browser but I am happy to use my default too. A big thing for me is being able to share my Newsgator feeds like I do my Google Reader feeds and it seems the way to do that is through Clippings. I can't work out how to easily create a widget like I have for Google Reader shared feeds but I did figure out how to share my Clippings feed through ... I think I may give NNW another go.

Re: Flirting with NetNewsWire

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:01:13 -0000

Re: Word count for TextEdit

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:27:36 -0000

Ooh, fantastic, thanks very much. I'll try that out!

Re: Word count for TextEdit

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:27:36 -0000

Ooh, fantastic, thanks very much. I'll try that out!

Re: Bill Gates’ last day at work

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:42:46 -0000

It is. One thing these guys do well is make fun of themselves, particularly Bill Gates.

Re: Bill Gates’ last day at work

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:42:46 -0000

It is. One thing these guys do well is make fun of themselves, particularly Bill Gates.

Re: Failed South African government

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:43:04 -0000

It is definitely something worth looking into. Just off the cuff I can't see how this would be so different to hooking your home up to a generator ...

Re: Failed South African government

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:43:04 -0000

It is definitely something worth looking into. Just off the cuff I can't see how this would be so different to hooking your home up to a generator ...

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:34:33 -0000

I haven't actually. I just use Google AdSense.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:34:33 -0000

I haven't actually. I just use Google AdSense.

Re: Is Scrabulous Officially Dead?

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:36:43 -0000

Really? Ok, so much for that story ...

Re: A few thoughts on the Newsgator announcement (aka Desktop versus Web-based feed readers)

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:16:13 -0000

Thanks Andrew. I worked it out after I wrote that post. Newsgator widgets are pretty handy items too although the one I tried to install in this sidebar went a bit wonky ...

Re: Flirting with NetNewsWire

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:17:08 -0000

The space bar is also pretty handy. I would like to be able to skip between posts, irrespective of whether they are read or not.

Re: Ok, back … again (aka How we migrated from Drupal to WordPress)

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:39:51 -0000

You know, I actually like this theme. It is very retro although I would prefer a wide main panel. This main panel is a bit narrow.

Re: Ok, back … again (aka How we migrated from Drupal to WordPress)

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:21:24 -0000

I am. Drupal turned out to be a little more complex than we anticipated (at least for me) and I wasn't keen on how it dealt with certain things. I am far more comfortable with WordPress.

Re: Is Scrabulous Officially Dead?

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:22:20 -0000

I agree. Let's see what happens though.

Re: Political espionage reaches the blogosphere?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:54:08 -0000

Hi Karen

I would certainly make for an interesting story if it was from someone within the ANC. I was thinking along the lines of the Wikipedia vandalism (the AIDS in SA article) when I saw this notice. It need not be "official" ANC action but merely a supporter who isn't too keen on any opposition to the ANC.

The ANC's supporters can be a little intolerant of any criticism or opposition to the party line ...

Re: Political espionage reaches the blogosphere?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:54:08 -0000

Re: Mobile broadband

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:54:33 -0000

Thanks Andrew. There are a couple services that will also hire out the devices for as long as they are needed. I might try one of those.

Re: Nudjit … new gadget blog on the block

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:01:01 -0000

The limitation with the noncommercial element is that it blocks use of the content on a site where that usage could be construed as being commercial (ie, making money from it). One suggestion is to license under an Attribution ShareAlike which requires that the source be acknowledged and that the resulting work be licensed under a similar license. This curtails commercial use of your content because that resulting work would have to be published under a similar license.

If you are not concerned about commercial use of the content and just acknowledgement you could go with a simple Attribution license but that really opens you up to someone ripping off the content and re-selling it.

Re: Innovative guerilla marketing from 5th Avenue Properties

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:34:47 -0000

You know, I would like to think he/she was adding to the general edgy nature of the banner but that damage is from a hail storm in November last year. Now if this mysterious marketeer had jumped up on there too ... man, that would have been an ad campaign with real presence and impact!

Re: Innovative guerilla marketing from 5th Avenue Properties

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:34:47 -0000

Re: Pownce has more to do with email than Twitter

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:13:48 -0000

Hey Melissa

I think the key thing is flexibility. Find the tools that work best for you and stick with those, at least until something better comes along. The sheer number of tools and ways to interact does pose a challenge. These tools are supposed to make our lives a little simpler and they only seem to complicate things.

That being said, you need to try these tools out to determine which ones work and which ones don't. That and thank goodness for lifestream apps!!

Re: Springleap is sprung …

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:15:45 -0000

Hey Eran

Thanks for the opportunity. This is an exciting project and I am looking forward to seeing how it pans out.

Re: Taking notes elegantly

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:28:58 -0000

Hi Ethan

Thanks for your feedback! I have been thinking about an integrated option the last day or so. I noticed that Notebook and OOP will work with the OPML format and this makes it convenient to create notes in OOP and import them into Notebook and use Notebook as a filing system in a way. So this involves a little more work and seems to go in the opposite direction to your preferred workflow so I am really looking forward to seeing your examples on the Omni website.

I guess it would have been simpler to stick with Notebook because I have had a license for Notebook since I had my PowerBook but I really enjoy using OOP (get a kick out of Notebook too!) and want to find a place for it in my toolkit without necessarily getting rid of Notebook (especially if v3 is going to be THAT good).

Re: Taking notes elegantly

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:28:58 -0000

Re: iPod Touch in my future?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:43:11 -0000

Thanks for the feedback Leon! I think I will go for one when I have some spare cash ...

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:38:49 -0000

Thanks Stii. I have been using the task lists in Mail because it is on my local machine. I found that I forget about it and the tasks I have. I like the idea of breaking bigger tasks down to single action items and OmniFocus seems to be the best way of managing that ... and it will synch with iCal/Mail.

I wonder if I don't need far more structure for my tasks as well as the ever present need to keep referring back to it as I go and make it a key part of my workflow.

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:38:49 -0000

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:34:36 -0000

Hey Andrew

Thanks for your comment. I took a look at RTM a while ago as an addon to Gmail and then Google Cal. It would be great if I could sync my iCal tasks with RTM because that makes my tasks portable (this may be possible, I haven't checked back in a while to see if it works).

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:34:36 -0000

Re: Website terms and conditions: whether you read them or not

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:53:35 -0000

Hey Andrew

Thanks for the comment. It will be interesting to see if our courts see the similarities and apply the law the same way when these matters come before a court.

Re: Website terms and conditions: whether you read them or not

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:53:35 -0000

Hey Andrew

Thanks for the comment. It will be interesting to see if our courts see the similarities and apply the law the same way when these matters come before a court.

Re: Getting older, time for the pasture?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:51:30 -0000

Hey Saul

Thanks for stopping by. Oh, I am not going to hang up my keyboard just yet (I don't think my 4 readers can take much more of that talk) but I might just start cutting my food into smaller pieces and chewing more slowly ...

Re: Getting older, time for the pasture?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:51:30 -0000

Re: Enhanced Internet banking using tags

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:21:51 -0000

Well now, isn't this awesome! I would love to know what the Internet Banking people think about the idea and whether it is something they can develop?

Re: Enhanced Internet banking using tags

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:21:51 -0000

Well now, isn't this awesome! I would love to know what the Internet Banking people think about the idea and whether it is something they can develop?

Re: Bullardgate 2: Avusa had it coming … and other thoughts.

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:54:30 -0000

Bullard on the SABC board? Now there is an interesting thought!

Re: Bullardgate 2: Avusa had it coming … and other thoughts.

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:54:30 -0000

Bullard on the SABC board? Now there is an interesting thought!

Re: The case of DataPro and the Twitter

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:15:38 -0000

Hey Jason, this is a very good thing I think. It looks like you got a pretty quick response there. It is going to be interesting to see if this changes how they work generally. I would love to know if this affects how their staff are trained and really penetrates the corporate culture or whether these instances are dealt with on the fly.

Hi Stii, you're right, my apologies. Very 1999. ;-)

Re: The case of DataPro and the Twitter

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:15:38 -0000

Re: The case of DataPro and the Twitter

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:37:11 -0000

You are most welcome Eve! When is the book coming out?

Re: The case of DataPro and the Twitter

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:37:11 -0000

You are most welcome Eve! When is the book coming out?

Re: Safari is too insecure for PayPal and will be blocked … maybe not

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:54:37 -0000

Hey Asa, thanks for dropping by and commenting. I didn't realise potentially how little a SSL certificate means when it comes to certifying a site is what it purports to be. I almost expected that there was some sort of verification process in the background and I am a bit surprised that there isn't really. Support for EV certificates seems to be a sensible thing for sites that rely on security and want to inspire confidence in their visitors.

Re: Safari is too insecure for PayPal and will be blocked … maybe not

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:54:37 -0000

Re: Buy the bigger MacBook?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:45:30 -0000

Yeah, it is called Migration Assistant. That is exactly what I am going to use when I migrate. I prefer the black MacBook and found a handy thing that sticks just below the keyboard and which protects that surface from those marks.

Re: Buy the bigger MacBook?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:45:30 -0000

Re: Not so fanatical about Fanatics

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:30:31 -0000

There is so much they can do just by using what everyone else is using, nevermind what they could do it they invested in a little innovation. Silly!

Re: Not so fanatical about Fanatics

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:30:31 -0000

There is so much they can do just by using what everyone else is using, nevermind what they could do it they invested in a little innovation. Silly!

Re: I love my ScanSnap … just not the one Nic loves

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:03:36 -0000

That is odd. There is only one version of Adobe Reader. The version that actually let's you do stuff is Adobe Acrobat Standard/Pro. What I was saying is that the ScanSnap comes with Acrobat Standard 7 and not the reader software unless your earlier version did, in fact, come with just the document viewer.

Re: I love my ScanSnap … just not the one Nic loves

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:03:36 -0000

Re: When it is time to leave South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:35:54 -0000

Oh there is definitely a skills shortage in SA but people don't leave in such numbers for no good reason. What I would certainly like to see is the SA government creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment here. People need to feel wanted and needed and that their contributions will be valued.

Re: When it is time to leave South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:35:54 -0000

Re: Colour me fascist

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:53:55 -0000

Thanks for the comment Martin. The whole controversy is a bit overdone although the main issues are still very relevant and problematic.

Walter, you are even more screwed than I am. You were potentially even more involved in the old regime's South Africa than I was.

Re: Colour me fascist

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:53:55 -0000

Re: Could this be the new iPhone?

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:56:34 -0000

Simon, from your lips to Steve's ears ...

Re: Could this be the new iPhone?

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:56:34 -0000

Simon, from your lips to Steve's ears ...

Re: Nokia E71

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:12:21 -0000

Hey Saul

I use iSync to sync my contacts and calendar on my N73 (not so much since a phone firmware upgrade pretty much killed the bluetooth connection between my phone and Mac) so I am happy with that level of synchronisation.

Re: Nokia E71

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:12:21 -0000

Re: SA Post Office staffed by thieving gits

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:44:57 -0000

Killjoy! How am I supposed to maintain my dim view of the SAPO based on theft now?

Re: SA Post Office staffed by thieving gits

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:44:57 -0000

Killjoy! How am I supposed to maintain my dim view of the SAPO based on theft now?

Re: Lawyers are LinkedIn to each other more and more

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:44:19 -0000

Hi Rafik, thanks for the feedback. I still haven't heard back from LinkedIn's customer service but I upgraded anyway.

Hi Kristoff. Thinking about something like LinkedIn as a networking site for "big people" ignores the fact that many of those "big people" started off on the same plane as people like us. Their networks helped lift them to the higher realms they now occupy. Leaving that aside, I see my LinkedIn profile as being both another point of contact for people wanting to get in touch with me and as a further source of information about the work I do and the activities I am involved in. People can also get a good sense of the people I associate with and that may make a difference. I am less focussed on how many people I can contact (I can email a great many more people than I can message for free on LinkedIn) and more on the various ways people can contact me and find out more about me.

Re: Lawyers are LinkedIn to each other more and more

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:44:19 -0000

Re: Is bad publicity good? and why i do grabble

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:55:52 -0000

I really see no reason why you should not be able to make some money with Grabble, even if it is to cover the costs of running the site. I think it is unrealistic to expect a service like that to be run solely out of your own pocket and still be any good.

Re: Mark Shuttleworth puts me in my place

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:59:16 -0000

Lol! He does make a good point. Even he has limited resources.

Re: I’m looking for a new job

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:33:19 -0000

Have you considered monetising some of your projects, at least let them pay for themselves?

Re: KillerStartups.com thinks we’re hot

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:47:58 -0000

Oh wow! That is awesome Justin. Well done!

Re: Is David Bullard an utter wanker?

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 06 May 2007 19:10:52 -0000

Love the title!

Re: Facebook has lost its appeal

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:28:29 -0000

I am enjoying Facebook more despite the almost overwhelming number of new apps my friends invite me to use or add. More and more people are connecting to the service and that is what I enjoy about it. As for the apps, I am learning a valuable lesson - learning to say "no thanks" and not add the apps I don't want.

As for Twitter ... been thinking about ditching that too in favour of Jaiku but then I have Twitter feeding into Jaiku so not much point there.

Re: My new position at The Times

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:23:26 -0000

Congrats again Justin! I am a tinge of green already.

Re: I think Facebook has been sold!

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:04:33 -0000

Do you think the change across would happen so quickly?

Re: I think Facebook has been sold!

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:07:13 -0000

That is true.

Re: Gmail offers additional storage

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:48:45 -0000

I think it is legit although the problem is that I don't think we can use Google Checkout ...

Re: A new Hartman is on its way!

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:54:23 -0000

Congrats dude!

Re: Pownce will kill Twitter

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:58:04 -0000

I think Pownce came out at a time when I had a number of options that take care of what Pownce does so it hasn't appealed to me as a replacement for my existing tools. My personal preference is Jaiku because it is a lot easier for me to use. I set out my thoughts about Jaiku versus Twitter at http://tinyurl.com/yrommu and many of the same thoughts may apply to Pownce.

Re: Yahoo! Mash is a complete mesh

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:23:57 -0000

How does Mash fit in with Yahoo! 360?

Re: Making a grown man cry

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:09:25 -0000

Sheesh, that is not something I am looking forward to with my own son. I am glad he is ok and appreciate you sharing your experience!

Re: Time to rethink what I’m doing here

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:33:49 -0000

Hey man, good discussion here. I am also guilty of spending way too much time flirting with my MacBook, working on everything I have to do and it is not an easy task achieving a measure of balance between getting the work done and building on my relationship with my wife. Now that we also have a little boy to think about this is just going to become a little more challenging.

Generally speaking, I am a big believer in putting family and even friends first and somehow getting all that work done in a way that doesn't detract from that valuable time. It is very much a work in progress.

Re: Sometimes I Hate South Africa

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:47:56 -0000

It is the Wild West out there. I remember reading in Fortune that the difference between Nigeria and SA is that in Nigeria they will rob you and apologise.

Re: Microsoft’s equity in Apple

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:09:50 -0000

Somehow I am not too concerned about this ...

Re: The iPod Touch Geeks

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:44:22 -0000

Such a geek! You do realise you can buy them here ...

Re: What sort of message is this?

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:15:50 -0000

And here I am feeling guilty because if they are inspired by me I must be doing a terrible job. Most of the Pick n Pay staff I come across are distinctly uninspired, morose and real civil service quality ...

Re: Disgruntled sub-editor just refuses to let go

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:39:44 -0000

I think you might appreciate the column I just submitted to The Times about this. It will probably only be published next week though.

Re: A year in reflection

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:40:39 -0000

Hey Justin

I must be privileged to have borne witness to how things have turned around for you and your family for the better. I can't think of many people who more deserve the kind of success you have enjoyed this last year and will undoubtedly enjoy in the coming years.

Have a very good holiday season and a safe New Years ...

Re: Impressive Twitter, Jaiku and Pownce application

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:31:29 -0000

I have Twhirl and the Pownce desktop app running. I prefer to post to Twitter using Twhirl and that updates to Jaiku and Pulse through those services' aggregation services and then post separately to Pownce using the desktop app or the site itself (it has those different ways to post ...).

Twhirl is a great app, functional and elegant! At the moment I am also tending towards liking Pownce a bit more than anything else and I'd love to use it more often but there are more people I know using Twitter than anything else. That being said, I am not giving up on Pownce. I am going to keep working on where to position it in my social interaction space.

Re: I must pay Netcare so my son can visit his brother!

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:50:50 -0000

Justin, Aaron was born at Sunninghill where the smallest room is a semi-private room which Discovery paid for in full. Where is your doc? Maybe the R350 registration fee isn't worth the extra R3 400 if you can change?

Re: The newest addition to our family

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:16:18 -0000

Congrats again Justin and Colette. I didn't even think that Luke would be apprehensive about his little brother. Definitely something for us to remember when we give Aaron a little brother or sister some day.

Re: Take the test to see who and what you are - Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:55:15 -0000

My personality type seems to be an ENFP.

Re: Only Facebookers need apply - Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:34:10 -0000

Hi Paul

I think having a few hundred friends on social networks is pretty much par for the course given the sheer numbers of people using them. Nice thing about social networks is that you can direct your attention at individuals as well as to groups so I still feel special being one of 469 friends you have on Facebook. ;-)

Re: Presenting the All New Yahoo! Bookmarks » Ajay - On the Road called Life

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:04:20 -0000

The new Yahoo! Bookmarks is a definite improvement over the old version. I have just started using del.icio.us and while the interface isn't terribly pretty, I think I prefer it to the better looking Yahoo! Bookmarks. Of course, I may well change my mind if I start using Bookmarks ...

Re: Mark Shuttleworth features on this week’s episode of ZA Tech Show

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:35:30 -0000

It was a pretty good show! I enjoyed hearing so much from Mark about so many different topics.

Re: Vodacom launching iPhone in South Africa on July 20

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:58:29 -0000

I would switch to Vodacom just to get the new iPhone if I wasn't bolted to MTN for another year. Next option: I'll be saving my pennies to buy this one cash if the rumours prove to be true.

Re: New Sony, Old Sony

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 01 May 2006 04:48:11 -0000

Oh wow that is huge! TVs like that are hideously expensive here in South Africa. Still, I could always save ...

Re: Bad news, my mom is in hospital

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:11:33 -0000

I wish you, your mom and your family all the best Robert. It is an awful experience just knowing your parent is ill.

Re: Dave Winer says we better get our s**t together soon

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:16:00 -0000

Didn't someone say that only the paranoid survive?

Re: Bawling over bowling

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 11 May 2006 11:54:44 -0000

I wish you and your family some kind of peace in a really tough time. I know how difficult it can be (my dad died almost three years ago from cancer).

Paul J

Re: For sale: one red couch

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:04:36 -0000

Well, maybe not the Smithsonian just yet. Perhaps you could create a blog for the red couch and run a series of posts about the couch's experiences hosting all the people who sat on it. You could call the blog "The life of a red couch" or something like that.

Could be quite an interesting perspective on all the famous people who got to sit on the couch?

Re: Will Apple sue PodTech.net? (My employer)

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:36:01 -0000

I think Apple is being petty and at the same time, maybe it is time for a change.

Re: Scrybe gets you organized

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:04:38 -0000

Scrybe is going to have to do what existing web apps do and more. The "more" already seems to be there but, as Steve pointed out, Scrybe will need to provide for multiple calendars and the ability to either sync those calendars with iCal/Outlook or some other popular desktop app or, at the very least, allow people to subscribe to those calendars with varying degrees of publicity.

On the whole, though, Scrybe looks like it will be nothing less than revolutionary in this space.

Re: The site sharing service that Mike likes: BlueDot

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:26:04 -0000

I actually just did a post on del.icio.us, BlueDot and the new Yahoo! Bookmarks. I have started using del.icio.us more now and while the interface isn't nearly as appealing as BlueDot or Yahoo! Bookmarks, it does what I want it to do for me and my blogs.

I watched the ScobleShow interview with the BlueDot guys and I agree that the service is fantastic and I may find myself using it one day. I don't really feel the need to jump in right now because doing so would mean using yet another tool designed to help me share my bookmarks and favourite things with other people and I am already doing that with my blogs and services like Flickr, del.icio.us and YouTube. I have aggregated everything using claimid. To start using a new service would be adding another layer on top of everything else and to move to it would mean changing my whole setup where there is no real need.

I wonder if it isn't better to take what works for you and use it the way you feel comfortable and not feel pressured to move to a new service unless it does what you want to do even better.

Re: John Edwards to announce he’s running for President

Paul Jacobson — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:52:06 -0000

I really liked Edwards when he ran with Kerry for President all those years ago. I do wonder if Clinton wouldn't be more appealing to the US public but a race between Clinton, Edwards and Obama should be pretty interesting, even for those of us down here at the tip of Africa.

Re: 37 Signals’ new CRM software gets noticed

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:13:14 -0000

I just signed up with Highrise for the 30 day trial. I have been using Basecamp for a week or two and I am quite excited about how Highrise can help improve CRM generally. I wonder if all the really good stuff isn't perhaps reserved for the more expensive plans though. The email dropbox function is pretty awesome on its own though.

Re: Code of conduct or not?

Paul Jacobson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:57:13 -0000

The concept of a code of conduct for bloggers is not a new one. As I pointed out in the comments on Tim's post, the UK company, Segala, has been going on about a code of conduct for bloggers for a little while now. This would really have to develop into a more formal structure that accredits bloggers if this is going to be of any use. There will be far more bloggers not party to the code than will be so there has to be a reason to listen to the smaller number of bloggers.

Re: An expensive lesson

Paul Jacobson — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:06:45 -0000

Oh wow. This type of incident really highlights the differences between your society and ours down here in South Africa. We would never leave a laptop visible inside a car for any period of time because there is a high probability it will be stolen. Heck, it could be stolen out of the car when still driving because there are smash and grab thieves all over the place.

Definitely leave anything valuable in the trunk of your car if you aren't going to carry it in with you.

Re: When should I give a company a second chance?

Paul Jacobson — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:33:43 -0000

I haven't regretted using Plaxo at all and I signed up for the premium version a couple weeks ago. Granted their emails can be a little annoying at times but that has improved and the ability to keep multiple address books and calendars in sync makes it all worth it.

Re: Thankfully I had a Mac

Paul Jacobson — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:21:42 -0000

Thanks for the vote of confidence for Macs in a law firm. I run my own practice and I am keen to buy an iBook to run my practice on.
If you have space for a new Mac, have you seen the new iMac? Very very nice!

Re: Trying a new blog editor

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 09:24:30 -0000

Aside from my rants, I have enjoyed using ecto. I am interested in your thoughts once you have concluded your test.

Re: TypePad adds TypePad Pages

Paul Jacobson — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:26:40 -0000

Yeah, this is something WordPress has supported for a while now and at the same time a welcome addition to TypePad's offering. I would like to see uploads to the TypePad service being more accessible via FTP or some form of export. That is a feature that would really make TypePad a great service if you take into account everything else you get with it.

Re: New Banner Design

Paul Jacobson — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:57:54 -0000

Hey, nice banner there Grant!