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1. Dell Vostro A860 Basic Business Goodness most notebook owners would be proud to show off You also get Wi Fi FireWire and a card reader Our A860 has 512MB of RAM and 2 13 GHz Intel Celeron processor This type of performance is on the very entry level end of the computing scale so we d recommend going for a version with at least 1GB of RAM Despite the basic performance Hardy Heron makes great use of what the A860 does have and has many advantages over having a performance sapping Windows installed Another advantage is that you don t have to pay any extra for the Windows software R4999 from Computer Corporation on 08616 08616 he Dell Vostro series of notebooks is aimed specifically at small business users and they are meant to be cheap but effective We tested the A860 with Ubuntu 8 04 Hardy Heron pre installed instead of Windows Vista Build quality is not great and the A860 feels a bit flimsy everything seems to be able to bend a bit too much On the plus side you do get a 15 6 screen that Notebooks Pheripherals Sami ue V WS BDN Yealink T28 Enterprise IP Phone Make IP Your Business Oz IT infrastructure is improving steadily and we will soon have properly fast broadband As a business it might be a good idea to leverage this technology and replace your business landlines with a VoIP system There are number of factors that make VoIP viable for2. My IT hassles are a thing of the past with NComputing only load my software ONCE security is not compromised less risk of theft less heat amp noise reduced infrastructure costs The benefits are limitless IT Manager Electricity savings alone paid for my NComputing devices in less than 3 years Finance Manager J0IN 0UR 250 000 HAPPY CUSTOMERS CALL 011 465 7952 or contact us on info ncs co za For more information go to www ncs co za Ideal for Business Public Access Bd Education TECH NEWS ii Duck and Cover while ago we reported the collision of two satellites in near Earth orbit sending thousands of pieces of Space junk into orbit around the Earth Well it now seems that the chickens are coming home to roost so to speak as the crew of the International Space Station had to seek refuge from a piece of debris that mission control thought could have hit them The crew hunkered down in a Russian space capsule waiting for the worst but luckily it missed If the debris hit the main part of the space station the crew of three would have about ten minutes before loss of air loss of pressure and loss of life Digital Eye for an Eye Ce Rob Spence lost the sight in his eye in a childhood shooting accident and it was removed three years ago But now Spence a filmmaker wants to go all Million Dollar Man on us and turn his handicap into an a advantage Rob plans to have a c
3. fficiency is the name of the game when it comes to Toshiba s e STUDIO 2820c Not only in fast printing speeds 28 ppm full colour and lightning quick scanning 57ppm to HDD USB flash disk email or PC but also in the utilisation of its 80GB hard disk that stores scanned pages or documents for printing at a later stage It is attention to the little things that makes the 2820c so appealing For example it has a customisable user menu interface for its 8 5 touch panel screen with options that include hole punching and a Multi Staple Finisher that can staple a myriad of ways including saddle stitching booklets Because security is a concern it s good to see included encryption which protects the data on the HDD Private print for password protected printing as well as additional network security features But they say the proof is in the pudding and from what we ve seen of the colour printing this machine can accomplish you won t find anything sweeter The 2820c is available to rent from under R2000 per month full maintenance charged at 45c per colour copy and only 5c per black copy Contact Global Network Corporation on 0861 456 638 for more info techsmart co za April 09 R11 billion The cost of building 18 proposed windfarms in SA http tinyurl com d4bgw2 MBqpp uio j1nAun d33U sayen ur payjeysul eq 03 pueqpeouJq peseq a4qy Jo peeds au puodas Jed sjiqebaw 01 Industry Expert MNAE SSIS http
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5. a ke M LE 8 SMART CELEB E Photo Sean Metelerkamp Their first album Dutch Courage was a massive success and with their new full length CD due for release in May we can hardly wait to see what aKing will come up with next TechSmart caught up with aKing guitarist Hunter Kennedy far right to get his take on downloading his personality and Lionel Richie re you a technophobe or technophile In the middle actually Mac or PC I m a PC man myself I only use OpenOffice and Google Chrome But my girlfriend has a MacBook Kurt Darren or Die Campbells Kurt Darren If you could have one gadget to make your life easier what would it be I d have my personality downloaded to a microchip So what kind of tech gadgets do you have then I have a PSP and an Xbox that I never use cause we re too busy And that s about it really What is the most amazing technology ever invented Mmm tough one I like the pavement plates that generate electricity by stepping on them And the vaporiser What are the tech gadgets that have made your day to day life just a little bit easier Cellphones obviously even though I d prefer satellite technology Credit cards I d rather have a chip though Do you still own vinyl records I don t But our bassist Hennie owns quite a few Lionel Richie s Dancing on the Ceiling cannot sound any better What was the last big tech purchase you made Guitar Hero What are some tec
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11. muti co za The man behind the We ve recently spent way too REN much time over at local social bookmarking site muti co za which is basically a South African equivalent of Reddit So we decided to get in touch with Neville Newey the sangoma behind Muti He talks about creating the site the SA Web and his favourite sites Full interview on www techsmart co za ow long did it take to create Muti Well the initial release which had fewer features basically it was just submitting urls and voting was churned out in less than a week back in Jan of 2006 Since then there have been many features added in fits and starts e g tagging following hooks moderation comments etc I never really regard it as complete so another answer to this question is forever How did you manage to draw a community A catalyst to starting it was a blog article written by Ian Gilfillan After I created it I informed Ian and he wrote about it on his blog www greenman co za Since the SA blogosphere is quite a tight community from there news of it spread It also spread through the greater African blogosphere as it was also picked up by Erik Hersman over at Whiteafrican com At that time early 06 there was no Amatomu nor Afrigator so blog gers were really hungry for some type of tool that would allow them to aggregate and compare their work For this reason it is sometimes mistakenly thought of Muti as being a blog aggregator Are South A
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13. YIS 94 3e JOJejNdiuew We pIM 151 5 JO 3503 SUL HUONI 9 T Ine Big Issue Virtualisation If you keep your ears open especially round the IT guys you might hear the term virtualisation being bandied about What exactly does it mean LY do A is an umbrella term referring to creating a virtual environment that imitates and copies certain elements of the physical environment that it is created upon If you think about your PC at home the software that runs on the hardware creates your desktop and the environment for you to work in Virtualisation would imply that a second virtual PC can be run on the same hardware complete for example with a different operating system and software To do more In the past your software was pretty much tied down to the hardware meaning that one machine would only be able to run one operating system Virtualisation has come about because of the processing power available on modern day computers allowing one to do more with PCs and servers without sacrificing too much performance How companies use it Companies are adopting virtualisation especially regarding their servers By installing virtualisation software different operating systems such as Linux and Windows can run off the same server thereby making better use of resources and creating a more flexible infrastructure Virtualisation is also used with regards to storage allocating space across different servers into an e
14. better and more ubiquitous broadband in SA Well the best is YouTube videos that actually play straight through Also expect more frequent Wi Fi networks to connect from the rise of torrenting and the copyright issues related to it and a hugely active online SA community connected to local sites with relevant local content check out our interview with the founder of Muti Neville Newey on p21 Who knows you might even get a friend request from your Gran on Facebook Enjoy our DIY issue Mike Joubert lt michael techsmart co za gt Copyright 2009 All rights reserved No material text or photographs may be reproduced copied or in any other way transmitted without the written consent of the publisher Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or of the editor We recognise all trademarks and logos as the sole property of their respective owners TechSmart shall not be liable for any errors or for any actions in reliance thereon All prices were correct at time of going to print TOSHIBA ESTUDIO 282 DIGITAL COPIER Includes Digital Copier Network Printer Scanner Reversing Automatic Document Feeder Duplex Unit 4 Specification Print amp Copy at 28 ppm A3 amp A4 Copy Print Scan Feature Extremely Low Running Cost from 4 5c per copy TOSHIBA SATELLITE L300 SERIES NOTEBOOK Specification 2 16GHz Processor 1GB Memory 120GB Hard Disk Drive DVD RW Wireless LAN 15 4 Trubrite Screen
15. by anyone and that goes doubly for webpage design etting a personal webpage up on the Internet is not as difficult as it may seem There are lots of different types of webpage editors freely available Some of them are online creation tools helping you to create webpages straight from your browser while others are offline which is not dependent on being connected all the time Designing your site online is probably the easiest way to create your website seeing that there are a lot of easy to use website construction sites available All you have to do is just sign up and start building Check out these website design tools You will find them very friendly and easy to use e Yola www yola com Yola formerly known as SynthaSite was originally developed in South Africa but is now based in the USA This browser based builder has an incredible interface I highly recommend this site for people who are into social networking Pf Weebly www weebly com This product aims to make it easy to publish content rich sites which can include elements such as videos and photo galleries Weebly is particularly good for people wanting to publish a lot of personal content e Google Sites http tinyurl com al3qtp Google Sites is part of Google Apps and is recommended for small businesses wanting to publish a site Handy features include the ability to share files very simply and unify content from different sources including docume
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24. The researchers think that doodling may help to keep the brain busy during a boring mental task and so prevent day dreaming that will seriously affect your concentration Smelling ant ics esert ants don t need a bread crumb trail to find their way back home A study published in a recent issue of the journal Frontiers in Zoology shows that ants living in salt pans in Tunisia can quite easily smell their way back to the nests Scientists identified odours from environmental landmarks close to the ants nests and then trained the ants in field experiments to recognise them Ants quickly learned to distinguish the smell pointing home from other meaningless smells Even when mixed with other odours the ants did not lose their way when confronted with decoy smells Ants often use self generated scent trails to mark their routes but because of unsure food locations and high temperatures this may not be the best mapping strategy in the desert The scientists believe that desert ants therefore rather use smells associated with fixed landmarks to get home Safely Sun sand and wind Ne it s not a description of a lazy summer holiday rather the things that control the size of giant desert dunes According to research recently published in the journal Nature inland dunes are almost 10 times higher than coastal dunes After analysing field measurements and satellite images and pulling a few maths tricks scientists
25. Tracker What Sports Tracker does is give live feedback on your current performance directly Nokia 5800 XpressMusic E so often you come across a phone that just feels right Nokia s 5800 XpressMusic is one of them It is the company s first touch screen obviously in response to the frenzy over the iPhone But the 5800 isn t an iPhone it lacks the perceived glamour but more importantly it also lacks the price tag That s not to say that the 5800 is deficient in any way It works and works well 3 2 worth of touch screen goodness is a lot and working on it is made a breeze thanks to tactile feedback and the included stylus or plectrum although we had no problem using our thumbs The touch screen is put to good use with nice big icons and the horizontal QWERTY keyboard was easier to use than for example the BlackBerry Storm s Music is of course a strong point of the XpressMusic thanks to sufficient quality stereo speakers It is boosted by Nokia s music download services now available in SA from 24 April We were further impressed by the 5800 s excellent web browsing and video display qualities Throw in A GPS HSDPA and Wi Fi and you have without a doubt the best mid range phone currently available MJ Fixed IP ADSL 10 7 grams The weight of the new iPod shuffle http tinyurl com d4bgw2 c MBqpp uio 1nAun
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