Archive for March, 2009

Posted on March 30, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

The Digital Edge – Reprobates and bloggers

I’ve long been a fan of the new Digital Edge podcast series produced by Jarred Cinman and Saul Kropman. When it launched some 12 episodes ago Cambrient received a bit of flack for the promotion of their company but I think over time the content of The Digital Edge has won the battle over the perceived, professional marketing carried within.

What I really like about the podcast series is that it’s short (generally around 15-20 minutes), the content is relevant to the industry and the production quality is superb. In a time when information overload is a major concern this podcast series gives you bite-sized bits of information on the go.

To my embarrassment I’ve been meaning to blog about The Digital Edge for some time but as you can see from the lack of posts on my blog lately time has simply not been on my side. Today however I do have a reason as I’m featured in the latest podcast titled Reprobates and bloggers.

The latest installment looks at the state of the South African blogosphere to see what was really happening. It features top SA bloggers as well as Fred Roed and Afrigator‘s other brother, Mike Stopforth. This episode is quite long but I really won’t mind if you skip to the end to listen to me!

 

Posted on March 5, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

Temperature in Cape Town

I know everyone in Cape Town is talking about the heat wave we’re experiencing but I just had to share this with people who aren’t here right now.

This is the time in Cape Town:

And this was the temperature in the City:

Now I’m not a big fan of heat but I don’t think I’ve ever been in a place where the temperature was more than 35 degrees. 40.5 degrees is something that is well and truly stifling. There has been a thick haze of smoke all over the city from all the fires and I haven’t been able to see the sea or mountain since 9am.

Come to think of it, without the sea and mountain it kind of feels a lot like Jo’burg!