Mark Forrester - Independent digital designer and online entrepreneur

How cool is this. This gizmo allows you to manage and mix your mp3s using your ipods, or various other input devices. Who has two ipods? I don’t know, but I like the idea. Read more here Numark

Telkom
Line speed = 1Mbps
Download Size = 100GB
Est. Download Time = 9.5 days

ISP (34 x 3GB accounts @ R269) = R9 146
Line rental (ADSL) = R680
Line rental (residential voice) = R92.28

Total = R9 918.28

Hong Kong
Line speed = 1Gbps
Download Size = 100GB
Est Download Time = 13 minutes
Flight (SAA) = R7 942
Internet cafe (average cost @ HKD20) = R17.43

Total = R7 959.43

Difference: Hong Kong is cheaper by R 1 958.85

So to sum up, it’s cheaper and quicker to fly to Hong Kong if you want to download 100GB of data!”

Want to read more frightening stats, then go to www.hellkom.co.za. Maximum respect to these guys for sticking up for all of us and hopefully one day soon making a difference!

If you are reading this from overseas, then I would love to know how much internet access costs in your country. It can’t cost more than here in South Africa! Post a comment and let me and other Saffas know.

Google has recently announced its plan to become an all inclusive portal. Not only will they be providing us with all the world’s information organised perfectly and brought to us in milliseconds through our internet browsers, but soon they will be providing us with access to the internet as well. Quite a task I think, but if they pull this off, i think they deserve the millions they are making.

Read more by clicking on this link:

http://www.seochat.com

Have you thought about using Skype? Skype uses Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), enabling you to make phonecalls over your internet connection. All you need is a headset with a microphone reciever. This will only set you back about R70. Then install Skype onto your PC. Once this is done you can join the thousands of users worldwide and get connected to them. You would be surprised how many of your contacts, both family and work-related, are using Skype. Think about it … no telephone charges … free communication with people all around the world. Just remember, the person you are wanting to speak to must have Skype installed on their PC. Alternatively, you can buy SkypeOut, which is calling credits. These enable you to phone normal landline telephones or cellphones anywhere in the world, at a fraction of the cost of your local telephone network.

It works well for me. I’m using a wireless internet connection that on average gets about 90kb per second. The quality of the calls is perfect. A slight delay sometimes, but hey can’t complain, it’s free!