Ten tips for the Starcraft 2 Noob

We are well into the first weekend since the official Starcraft II launch so it seems like a good time to look at ten tips to be a good starcraft 2 player and make the game a little more enjoyable. 1) Starcraft Etiquette Starcraft is incredibly competitive and many of the players you will meet …


CCTV Installation Advice and Tips

If you are having CCTV installed or installing CCTV yourself you should consider the following tips to make sure you get the most out of your surveillance. Every location is different and you should go with the options that work for you however there are some common points to consider. The Camera’s 1. Cabling & …


Digital Terrestrial Television – Pilot Channel List – South Africa

For those of you that are interested in giving the digital terrestrial pilot a go you might be wondering what digital TV channels are available for the test phase in South Africa. Currently the following channels are available leading up to the digital switchover in South Africa. This list includes the DVB-T and DAB digital …


Digital Switchover to DVB-T in South Africa

With the digital terrestrial pilot signals live for some time now and South Africa’s digital switchover imminent it is time to have a look at what we can expect as consumers. For now we ignore the noise being made around dropping DVB-T since at this stage with the signals already operating it would be crazy …


Digital Terrestrial DVB-T Coverage Map – Johannesburg

The Test signal for digital TV and digital radio have been running in South Africa for some time now but there has been very little talk about it and getting the coverage from sentech can be tricky. However these are the Johannesburg Digital Terrestrial coverage maps for the test signal. Since it is a test …


Open Source Smart Home

An awesome smart home does not have to cost a fortune. Thanks to the brilliant open source projects available a geek dream home is something we can all have. In the modern world a lot of what makes a smart home amazing is about entertainment so its no wonder three of the projects I love …


Business VOIP Solution Tips

For many business owners telephony costs are a constant headache and even more so in a country like South Africa where decades of monopolistic practice and government shareholding in the telecoms space has resulted in some of the highest rates in the world. A VOIP telephone service certainly seems like a great way to reduce …


Free TV Channels in South Africa – FTA KU Band

Just a list of the TV channels available for free in South Africa using a KU band satellite dish as at July 2010, FTA channel lists change pretty often so this won’t valid for too long but you can get the latest lists using lyngsat or satbeams websites. The list will give you an idea …


Improve FreeNAS SMB Performance

Just a note on a common fix for slow SMB performance when using FreeNAS, these options are disabled on default FreeNAS installs but they can make a big difference if you are experiencing slow smb access or very high cpu usage in FreeNAS Under the services – SMB page you just need to enable the …