Ismail Dhorat

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We have confed cup tickets!


So, i recently went to pick up my confed up tickets. I must say i was pretty impressed with the service and how quick, easy and painless the process was! Well done LOC!

Jozi Tweetup, This Wednesday the 13th….


Was chatting to @rafiq, and turns out he will be in Jozi on Wednesday. We are going to get together Wednesday evening for some coffee and waffles!, and its been a while since we had a Jozi tweetup.
So lets get together for a #tweetup some coffee, chatting & waffles….
on Wednesday at 6:30, Sandton [...]

Good Bye powerpoint, hello prezi. 7 ideas on how to use prezi


So i been playing with prezi, for the last few weeks and i can say with absolute certainty, it is by far the best presentation tool i have used.
Good Bye Powerpoint!
What is prezi?
Prezi, is a new way to do presentations. Instead of a slide based linear structure, with prezi you are give a single [...]

ANC hosts election debate on twitter


The ANC, has just announced on they will be hosting a debate on twitter live today. Between 12-1pm South African time. You can follow their twitter account anc_debate. Questions will be fielded by Jessie Duarte.
When i heard the news, i complained to them that hosting the debate between 12-1 on a Friday would exclude muslims. [...]

$&#*#^ Taxi drivers cause havok!


Ok, So what do you make of the whole Taxi drivers striking and bringing some parts of Jozi to a stand still?
WTF?
If there is one THING that will definitely derail 2010, and plans for 2010… its the Taxi Industry!
Pictures below
Please note: I received these pictures via email, so if you are [...]

Is’nt it Ironic….


A country, praised for its peaceful transition to democracy… Bans Nobel nobel peace winner Dalai Lama from entering….
Is’nt it Ironic…. don’t you think?
“The government said Monday that the Dalai Lama’s presence at the conference would have distracted the world’s attention from South Africa’s hosting of the World Cup and drawn it instead into the [...]

Reduce clutter in your mailbox with otherinbox


I have been using otherinbox since they launched into private beta, and it has been one of the most useful online services for me.
Why? Well on anyone day with the amount of newsletters, subscriptions, groups, mailing lists i belong to i get in excess of 200 emails. I have 4 different mailboxes that i [...]

In Africa you can….


In Africa you can buy your university text books from a street vendor. Where else in the world can you do that?
I had a meeting this morning in Johannesburg city, and i noticed a street vendor selling books. Street vendors are common here. You can literally buy fruit, flowers etc. from the comfort of you [...]

IrisPen Executive Scanner first impressions & review


Yesterday i picked up my IrisPen Executive scanner. I have had a ton of messages asking about it so figured i would post a review of the IRISpen Executive.
Firstly, i purchased it since i often read a ton of books/printed materials for work and studies. I often find the need to summarize or type out [...]

Beware: FNB (First National Bank) Phishing scam


Just recieved an email supposedly from FNB to verify my account information due to security concerns. This is clearly a phishing scam.
From FNB First Rand.
date Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 3:10 AM
subject FNB 2009 Protection
Due to concerns for the safety and integrity of your FNB account,
We have issued this warning message. It has come to our [...]