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Globetrotting Online

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Ramblings of a South African internet enthusiast. I mostly blog about internet related technology and/or software. I also give my opinion about current affairs, travel, sport and matters related to life in South Africa.

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  • Find fastest DNS servers with Google namebench

    Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 06:29 in Software, web

    Google released an application called namebench, which will find the best DNS servers for your computer to use, by analysing usage patterns and calculating the fastest DNS service available. What is DNS? Every computer online has a unique IP addre...

  • Cape Town Stadium ready for action

    Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 12:38 in football, tourism, south africa

    Construction of the Cape Town Stadium has been completed and was handed over to Cape Town's Mayor, Dan Plato, on Monday during the opening ceremony. The stadium has been erected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June and will host five first round match...

  • It\'s official - Australia to get internet filter

    Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 06:49 in censorship

    The Australian government has decided to implement an internet filter, similar to China! A blacklist will be maintained of sites deemed unsavoury and Australians will not be allowed to visit those websites. Sure, this has one big advantage of prevent...

  • Facebook\'s new privacy settings

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 03:17 in web, social networking

    The new Facebook privacy settings were activated today. I just amended mine and I'm not impressed, clearly a lot less privacy than before! What I like Some of the settings have been combined and it's a lot simpler now. Convenient. What I don't lik...

  • 2010 FIFA World Cup draw

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 12:53 in football

    The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be held between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The long-awaited draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup took place in Cape Town this evening at the CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre). Hosts: South A...

  • Webby Awards - 10 Best internet moments of the decade

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 07:41 in Software, web, social networking

    The Webby Awards, an award for excellence on the internet, named their top 10 most influential internet moments during the last decade: Craigslist  - Online classified site expands outside SFO (2000) Launch of Google AdWords (2000) Launch of onl...

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