SA gets free ADSL accounts

Interprise (Pty) Ltd, a South African internet company that has been around since 1999, has launched MYISP.co.za which is offering free dialup and perhaps more importantly, ADSL accounts.
There are three account options tha offer between 200mb and 250mb ADSL account free.
Depending on the account you choose, you can opt-in to pay R29-00 a month for a mailbox with top-ups available @ 10c a mB, R55 for 500mb and between R100 to R120 for 1Gb topups.

Click here for more info.

South African Banks on Facebook

The Facebook adoption by the big four SA banks is , in some cases rather interesting:

• ABSA have one fan page on Facebook with 2488 fans.
  Although an ABSA fan page, this has been geared more around the Currie Cup than actual banking. It's heavily branded with Currie Cup information, photo's and videos of their Currie Cup TV commercials. However they do seem to respond to wall posts made by their customers, even posting a TV ad script when requested.
  
  
  
  

• FNB have one fan page aimed at the their Premier Bankers with 73 fans.
  It's a very informative, has upcoming events, weekly economic updates from their chief economist and some interactive tools. They also appear to respond to posts, albeit they have only had two. I do find it odd that FNB have chosen this market (those earning R350k to R1mill a year) to target on Facebook though. If they are looking to keep things managable and niche, perhaps the student market would make more sense? They have made good use of Facebook for the various events they are naming sponsors for namely the FNB Classic Clashes, The Varsity Cup and Whiskey Live Festival
  



















• Nedbank has no banking consumer orientated Facebook presence. They do have a page dedicated to the Nedbank Local Heroes, where you can nominate a worthy cause or person for a R10 000.00 prize. A touch I like is the videos they have included of the nominated heroes.
  
  
  
  
  

• I couldn't find any evidence of Standard Bank having any official presence on Facebook other than someone who has setup up a persona with a Standard Bank logo.
  
  

It would seem that ABSA has a clear lead when it comes to using Facebook to interact and communicate to it's customers. The beauty of this platform, if they do this right, is the positive image the bank can portray to their customers, as well as those who are customers of other banking institutions, as they react timeously to queries, suggestions etc posted on the fan page wall . The public display of helpfulness is priceless PR. Of course, the opposite can also be true as they leave themselves open to public displays of unhappiness.

It's going to be interesting to see how corporate South Africa use Facebook and it's online social media competitors to connect to their clients.

Regular blackouts to hit *** within three years because there is a shortage of new power stations

Families face regular blackouts within three years because *** has not built enough new power stations, it has been claimed.

Sound familiar? Replace *** with Britain. This story comes from Britain's Daily Mail Online.

Seems Eskom are not the only ones that have gotten it wrong .Read on here

Job offered : Must have a head for bricks

Caught on video in Khulna, Bangladesh

Words, I have few

During my monthly wade through eMusic.com's catalogue, I came across the following review of an album by Tom Middleton. I read this and immediately felt extremely inadequate. Ah, something to aspire to. One day when I grow up ...

This is Tom Middleton's first, true solo outing and it's a stunner. He opens with the Crimson-inspired "Prana," driven by Fripp-like arpeggios that lead into a monumental beat and larger-than-life hooks. It's a heroic statement -- a pronouncement, an affirmation of life and a hope-filled herald for the rest of the recording. He even throws in some soaring string arrangements in the middle third of the piece, which adds to its majesty. "Beginning of the Middle" follows "Prana" and is no less epic, starting slow, acquiring electronic force, pulsing into a breathtaking escape that accelerates into a galactic-groove-overdrive. It's the type of music that I'd want cranking if I owned my own personal star craft, kicking it past the atmosphere of the familiar. Lifetracks is a big recording, elements of funk, jazz and space music manifesting in a positively bearable lightness of being.

RCA ANT 2000 Indoor Smart Antenna Review, Rating, and Comparison

Product Details: The RCA ANT2000 is an excellent smart antenna. This antenna is specially designed to be used with any DTV converter boxes that come with a smart antenna port. If your TV converter box does not support smart antenna technology then you will have to get a different antenna.

This smart antenna comes with an amazing new flat omni directional receiver that allows it to get signals from a full 360 degrees range. It allows you to get HDTV, DTV, UHF, and VHF signals all with one antenna. This antenna comes with special technology that helps it to amplify weak signals and get better reception from further away than traditional antennas. The RCA Ant 2000 can either be laid flat or huge in the air and is ultra sleek and small.

Product Features: The RCA ANT2000 comes with patented smart antenna technology that allows it to automatically shift itself to the optimal reception position. It works with all digital converter boxes and digital televisions that come with a CEA909 smart antenna port. This smart antenna is also optimized for HDTV reception for both UHF and VHF bands. Another great thing about the ANT2000 smart antenna is its extremely low profile flat design. This RCA 2000 antenna is also great because it will communicate with your television or converter box to lock in the best reception signal for each channel and filter out unwanted noise. The RCA ANT2000 has also been shown to receive television signals from further away than the average smart antenna and also provide a more clear picture.

Specifications:
Weight: 3.1 pounds (lbs)
Size: 12 x 12 x 1.2 (in inches, L x W x H)
Warranty: Comes with a full 1 year warranty against manufacture defect
Support: Supports all digital signal types

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a smart antenna to improve your overall TV reception then the RCA ANT 2000 is a pretty good smart antenna to choose. Our reviews, ratings, and comparison have indicated to us that although not the best smart antenna on the market this one is quite good when considering it cheap price of $54.99. We can't promise you the world with this smart antenna but assure you that it will eliminate that annoying tasking of constantly adjusting your rabbit ear antennas and in most circumstances should allow you to get more channels than before.

Why should you Purchase A Smart Antenna?

We suggest getting a smart antenna because digital television signals are much different than analog television signals. With digital signals you need to have your antenna precisely pointed in the right direction or you will not get the best picture possible. It or to be able to get the best picture possible without having to move our antenna constantly we suggest a smart antenna. Smart antenna are made so that you can set the antenna to remember which direction it must be pointing in order to pick up each individual channels signal. Then when you change channels your smart antenna automatically adjusts to the setting that it remembers for that specific channel. This allows you to get the best picture and sound quality possible without ever having to manually adjust your smart antenna and completely automates to tuner tuning process.

RCA ANT 2000 Indoor Smart Antenna Review, Rating, and Comparison

Product Details: The RCA ANT2000 is an excellent smart antenna. This antenna is specially designed to be used with any DTV converter boxes that come with a smart antenna port. If your TV converter box does not support smart antenna technology then you will have to get a different antenna.

This smart antenna comes with an amazing new flat omni directional receiver that allows it to get signals from a full 360 degrees range. It allows you to get HDTV, DTV, UHF, and VHF signals all with one antenna. This antenna comes with special technology that helps it to amplify weak signals and get better reception from further away than traditional antennas. The RCA Ant 2000 can either be laid flat or huge in the air and is ultra sleek and small.

Product Features: The RCA ANT2000 comes with patented smart antenna technology that allows it to automatically shift itself to the optimal reception position. It works with all digital converter boxes and digital televisions that come with a CEA909 smart antenna port. This smart antenna is also optimized for HDTV reception for both UHF and VHF bands. Another great thing about the ANT2000 smart antenna is its extremely low profile flat design. This RCA 2000 antenna is also great because it will communicate with your television or converter box to lock in the best reception signal for each channel and filter out unwanted noise. The RCA ANT2000 has also been shown to receive television signals from further away than the average smart antenna and also provide a more clear picture.

Specifications:
Weight: 3.1 pounds (lbs)
Size: 12 x 12 x 1.2 (in inches, L x W x H)
Warranty: Comes with a full 1 year warranty against manufacture defect
Support: Supports all digital signal types

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a smart antenna to improve your overall TV reception then the RCA ANT 2000 is a pretty good smart antenna to choose. Our reviews, ratings, and comparison have indicated to us that although not the best smart antenna on the market this one is quite good when considering it cheap price of $54.99. We can't promise you the world with this smart antenna but assure you that it will eliminate that annoying tasking of constantly adjusting your rabbit ear antennas and in most circumstances should allow you to get more channels than before.

Why should you Purchase A Smart Antenna?

We suggest getting a smart antenna because digital television signals are much different than analog television signals. With digital signals you need to have your antenna precisely pointed in the right direction or you will not get the best picture possible. It or to be able to get the best picture possible without having to move our antenna constantly we suggest a smart antenna. Smart antenna are made so that you can set the antenna to remember which direction it must be pointing in order to pick up each individual channels signal. Then when you change channels your smart antenna automatically adjusts to the setting that it remembers for that specific channel. This allows you to get the best picture and sound quality possible without ever having to manually adjust your smart antenna and completely automates to tuner tuning process.