Notebook Netbook Mac!

The time has come for me to get myself a new computer and I’ve been toying with as many options as possible.  I have really been playing around with the idea getting an Apple Mac but then I look at the price and think to myself, “I could get two (or maybe even three) for [...]

Paypal in SA with FNB and we get Uncapped ADSL at last!

Paypal in SA with FNB and we get Uncapped ADSL at last! FNB and MWeb have gone ahead and pioneered the way this week to open wide the online world for South Africans to surf and send money across the Internet safe and secure. FNB customers can now send money and sell products online, using [...]

DarrynRex.com Hacked!

Does the term “Hack the Planet!” mean anything to you? For most of you that were (or are) running older versions of WordPress installations on your hosting platforms you are probably not aware that you are in fact open to being hacked!  Towards the end of last month one of my hosting accounts with HostGator [...]

Paypal coming to South Africa?

Rumour has it that this week it was leaked out onto the streets (namely the social network called Twitter) that FNB (First National Bank) South Africa are looking to license the online payment giant in South Africa.  For some years now, Paypal has been sitting off the shores of the country that is longing to [...]

Did You Know?

I’ve seen this Did You Know clip a few times now and it always seems to astonish guests when they first walk in and watch this…

The Digital Decade

Since my life has pretty much revolved around technology for the past decade I thought it appropriate to write about the past 10 years of change and innovation that has taken place on Planet Earth. From the Y2K hype at the turn of the last century (of which we will never know if our biggest [...]