Do You Hate Business Meetings? These Apps Will Save Your Life
This episode is for all the corporate grunts out there. Have you ever left a business meeting with the feeling that crucially important details weren’t absorbed by the already drenched sponge that is your brain? You bet your sweet little corporate bum you have. Ever had a follow-up meeting and embarrassed yourself because you couldn’t […]
Tech Report – Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing. You’ve probably heard the phrase at a bar, or around your depressingly busy photocopy machine at work. Bill from management, or Peter from accounts drops this term at every opportunity, and every time you just smile and nod. Standing there without a worthwhile contribution. So you embarrass yourself again, by talking about your […]
Tech Report – Definitive protestor’s guide to uploading and sharing photos
As Occupy Wall Street taught us, protesting is not only a fantastic way to keep your democracy vibrant and your government honest, but it also gives you a lot of ‘cool’ factor’. And nothing says street cred with protesting, like photos uploaded to the net from the actual protesting site. In this episode Seth shows […]
Tech Report – Pirating On The Cyber Seas
Steve Jobs once said, “Why join the navy when you can be a pirate?” The internet has changed everything, mostly for the better, but it’s also made it easy to steal stuff. So what makes a pirate on the cyber seas? In this episode Seth gets out his eye-patch, peg-leg and parrot and tries to […]
Tech Report – How To Appear To Be In The Office When You’re In Bed
Either side of New Year is quite loose when it comes to time at the office. Your boss will either be on holiday, or glad-handling some clients on the golf course, or something else as equally ridiculous. Instead of being in the office while the cat’s away, you’d rather be in bed, watching the test, […]
Tech Report – Phone. Water. Fix!
There’s nothing worse than the sickening feeling you get, when your phone slips out of your grasp and splashes into the pool, or a puddle, or God forbid, the toilet bowl. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be the end for your vital appendage. In this episode Seth shows you that if you […]
Tech Report – The Cure For The Shopping Mall Nightmare
For some of us, shopping malls are the absolute worst. With queues and people breathing all over you, touching you, children, sticky ice-creams, screaming, and of course, the trauma of finding parking. In this episode Seth shows you how to avoid this nightmarish experience. *This insert was first published in December 2011 on ETV. […]
Tech Report – South Africa’s Information Highway Is More Like A Country Lane
Do you ever think back to a time before the internet? Before instant gratification and information at your fingertips, it was a time when you had to go to a library to find things out. It seems prehistoric compared to our lives now, where anything we want, information wise, is there for the taking. But […]
Tech Report – Prevent Online Embarrassment
It’s common knowledge that job recruiters are increasingly scanning through your online presence, before considering you for a job. Seth shows us how to prevent any online embarrassments, with a few nifty apps that erase evidence of last night’s shenanigans.
Tech Vibe: Ep. 12 – Henk Kleynhans Talks About The Future Of Wireless Internet
This week Ryan talks to Henk Kleynhans, the founder of Skyrove Wireless, about the barriers and downright hassles of WIFI spots in South Africa. He also reviews the nifty ION USB Turntable, and catches you up on the latest Tech News. Proudly brought to you by:
Tech Vibe: Ep. 11 – Rolling Stone SA’s Top Technology Predictions For 2012
This week Rolling Stone’s Tech Editor, Bradley Shaw, gives us his blue sky technology predictions for 2012. Ryan also reviews the DSTV WALKA, and as always, your latest Tech News. Proudly brought to you by:
Tech Vibe: Ep. 10 – Smart Online Tools To Manage Your Money
This week Ryan talks to Tobi Van Zyl, the CEO of MoneySmart.co.za, about how to manage your finances, and indeed your life, from an online platform. Also, given that it’s a brand new year, https://improvehearingnaturally.com/Buy-Avodart.html with 365 days of opportunity for mischievous teenagers, with acne and imaginary girlfriends, to screw up your computer with a […]
Tech Vibe: Ep. 9 – Cape Town’s Social Media Community Development
Ryan rounds up the Top Tech Stories from 2011. He also talks to Marlon Parker, from Rlabs.org, about the role that technology can play in bettering human lives. And this week’s review, is software for all you video editing enthusiasts in the house.
Tech Vibe: Ep. 7 – Get Your Degree On The Internet
Ryan chats to Rob Paddock, the MD of GetSmarter.co.za, about trading in the daunting exam hall for online education. He also reviews a budget friendly tablet, the WindPad Enjoy 7. And as always, the latest tech news.
Tech Vibe: Ep. 6 – SA Blog Awards 2011
Chris Rawlinson gives us the low-down on the SA Blog Awards, and why certain categories had to take the chop. Ryan also reviews the HELO TC Remote Control Helicopter, and gives us the latest tech news.
Tech Vibe: Ep. 5 – Eran Eyal Discusses Online Community And Retail
On this episode of Tech Vibe, Ryan O’Connor talks to Eran Eyal, the CEO of Springleap.com, about online community and retail. He also introduces the guitar for the tech savvy urbanite, the ION Discover USB Guitar, which teaches a guitar noob to play via online software tutorials.
Tech Vibe: Ep. 4 – Tim Bishop On The .Mobi Boom
On this week’s Tech Vibe, Ryan speaks to Prezence Digital’s CTO, Tim Bishop, about Africa’s burgeoning .mobi boom, and Prezence’s drive to develop micro and mobile payments. We also give you the latest news, and review a product designed to solve your escalating home video situation.
Tech Vibe: Ep. 2 – Exclusive Review Of iPhone 4S
In this week’s installment of Tech Vibe, Ryan gets his hands on the vaunted iPhone4S, Apple’s latest update to its line of famed smartphones. Ryan O’Connor chats to Gaynor McArthur of DigiCape to find out when the 4S will arrive in South Africa, how much we can expect to pay for it, and whether it […]
Tech Vibe with Ryan O’Connor – Feat. Rob Stokes
One of Cape Town’s favourite presenters, Ryan O’Connor, hosts the weekly TECH VIBE Show on 2oceansvibe TV. Every Friday morning, Ryan takes us through the latest tech news, reviews, recently-released gadgets, and taps the brain of a tech guru. Tech Vibe is packaged in a byte-sized (see what we did there?) five minute format, for […]