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Posted on February 22, 2010 - by Justin Hartman

A to Z of SA

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A to Z of SA

In December last year I was invited by Apple to attend the launch of a new campaign called the A to Z of SA. In short, the campaign is about promoting South Africa in a positive light, rather than the negative one we see every day in the media. Apple have decided that, with 2010 [...]

Posted on September 4, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic iSync Plugin

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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic iSync Plugin

Last night I decided to hook up the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic which I received from Nokia. Unfortunately for me this phone is not supported on Apple Mac – at all!
When I say at all I mean at all. For example, Nokia Software Updater isn’t compatible, Nokia PC Suite isn’t compatible, there is only limited Mac [...]

Posted on August 31, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

Nokia and their disruptive model for the music generation

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Nokia and their disruptive model for the music generation

On Thursday Nokia South Africa announced their new Comes with Music range of mobile phones. This new range is not just a series of sexy mobile phones but rather a new, disruptive model to take on the entire music DRM model.
What’s particularly special about Comes with Music is that with every purchase of a new [...]

Posted on August 6, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

TechEd Africa 2009 Summary

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TechEd Africa 2009 Summary

TechEd Africa 2009, Microsoft’s pinnacle conference that attracted more than 2000 delegates has ended amongst a hive of activity within the Microsoft community. Microsoft sure does know how to get its users and developers excited by the prospect of new software, approaches and company developments!
Attending the conference was an interesting experience and I have to [...]

Posted on August 3, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

My thoughts on the TechEd Africa 2009 Keynote

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My thoughts on the TechEd Africa 2009 Keynote

A couple weeks back I was contacted by Eben De Wit who is the Microsoft Developer Advisor for the broad developer community in South Africa and was invited to attend Microsoft’s TechEd conference in Durban.
Eben wanted me to attend as a non-Microsoft person in an effort to get some perspective on the Microsoft offering but [...]

Posted on July 29, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

My presentation at the MIH Media Lab Entrepreneurship Workshop

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My presentation at the MIH Media Lab Entrepreneurship Workshop

This morning I delivered the following presentation to the students of Stellenbosch University’s Media Lab. My topic was on the start-up lifecycle and I think it went alright. Students are sometimes hard to gauge but I hope that this provided some insight into life running a startup. There’s also some interesting insight into the Afrigator [...]

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    Justin HartmanI am a seasoned entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Afrigator, a startup which I co-founded in April 2007 and later sold a stake to MIH Internet Africa. This blog is mostly about my life, experience running a startup and thoughts on technology that I encounter along the way... read more.
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