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Month: January 2010

  • Cape Town Shark Attack

    News broke on Twitter today by a Fishhoek resident,Gregg Coppen, who goes by the Twitter handle of Skabenga, who allegedly saw something “colourful” getting dragged down into the water from the house above the bay.

    Image taken by Gregg Coppen (via Twitter)
    Image taken by Gregg Coppen (via Twitter)

    After breaking the news on twitter, with the tweet below, Ambulances were apparently converging on the scene at the beach.

    By the sounds of things, the Shark was of monster size, and didn’t look like your average shark.

    In the 1970’s and 1980’s a Great White shark, who went by the name of “Submarine“, was synonymous with Cape Town beach goers. The story was started as hoax by journalists, which then grew into an urban legend. By the sounds of things today, Submarine could well be back.

    It has since been confirmed, by the NSRI,  that a person was attacked by a Great White Shark off Fish Hoek beach earlier today. It is really sad that this had to happen, but the NSRI had issued Shark warnings just this morning. We need to remember the sea is powerful, and so are some of the animals that live in the sea. Would you walk around the Kruger Park without a guide ?

  • Wordcrasher iPhone game

    The other day Mike sent out a tweet about an awesome new game that was being launched on the 11th. Curious I checked out the website Wordcrasher.com to get a better idea of what it was all about

    The game called, Wordcrasher (Opens iTunes Link),  is an awesome new word game. Think Tetris meets Scrabble meets Bejeweled. Ok, not that complicated, but something along those lines.

    Basically the game drops in various letters through different stages, and you need to complete words from the letters. To get a better idea of what I mean check out this video:

    I downloaded the game yesterday, and haven’t been able to put it down. So far I managed to get to level 5, and struggling along. There is also a flood mode, which drops the letters in, but you need to create the words before the water level reaches the top of the screen. You are also able to see global leader boards, and share scores on Twitter & Facebook, using OpenFeint.

    Snap QR code to download

    The game is on special for this week for $0.99 and then it goes up to $1.99. If words are your friend, I highly recommend this game :)

  • Fix cracked iPhone Screen

    UPDATE: Myself & a friend have recently started up FiXi which does iPhone & iPad repairs from around the country
    Using a dedicated courier service we can collect & return your phone to you wherever you are.
    Drop us an email on [email protected] or visit our website www.fixi.co.za for more info

    I have yet to experience it, touch wood, and I hope to NEVER ever experience it. The dreaded spiderweb on the iPhone screen. I don’t know if I would laugh, or cry, but the latter sounds more probable.

    Earlier today, one of my friends on twitter, asked the dreaded question, “Where can I get my cracked iPhone screen fixed”. I had heard of 2 places in Joburg that do iPhone repairs, but had never (fortunately) had to use them. The 2  places are ifixipods and GMobile Repairs (Gmob). My friend went with the guys at Gmob, and within 20 minutes her phone was fixed and working as new. They actually fix it while you wait !!

    The cost to fix it at Gmob is around R1700-R1900. The prices at FiXi are much much lower :)

    If you need to give your iPhone screen a makeover, give the guys at GMob a shout. They based in Northriding in Johannesburg, and their contact details are on http://www.gmob.co.za

  • Finger Physics iPhone app

    It seems as if my previous post about Doodle Jump and its addictivness, has got a couple of other people addicted to the game. Don’t say I didn’t warn you :) .

    But, I have come across another one. And this time, I fear it may just be that little bit more addictive. Enter Finger Physics (iTunes Link).

    Screen shot 2010-01-07 at 10.20.40 AM

    The aim of the game/puzzle is to use your physics knowledge and go through different puzzles, where you need to build things up to a certain height, or get an egg into a basket, all using physics. The game is pretty simple in the beginning, but damn, it gets harder and harder later on. The developers have recently updated the game to include 18 new levels, which brings the total up to 14 stages and 126 levels !!!

    Mobile Photo 07 Jan 2010 10 29 19

    I have been playing the game for the last couple of weeks, and have about 7 levels still to go, and let me tell you, they killing me. I get rather frustrated when I am THIS close to finishing, only for the whole thing to come crashing down, thanks to gravity (sucks)

    Snap QRCode to download

    The game is , otherwise its a measly $0.99, which is well, well worth it. Let us know how you get along in the comments below, and if you got any tips to help me finish my last 7 levels….

  • Support the Heartman on the Heart & Sole tour

    I’m sure by now you may have heard about Geoff “the Heartman” Brink (madman) who is UNICYCLING from Durban to Cape Town. Yip thats right. One wheel all the way to Cape Town. 1700km. That just sounds silly. All of this to raise awareness for Landmine victims in Africa.

    Pix: Hatman

    Having met fellow Durban blogger, and general cool guy, Fred Hatman, who is driving the whole project, I know these guys will do it. I think they both so motivated to get to Cape Town. So far they been doing pretty well and are around the Kokstad area, after about 10 days of Unicycling. Thats pretty good going I think. But they struggling with a bit of cash $$$. They need a couple of us to chip in and help with their traveling cost’s. This includes costs for fuel, airtime accommodation and general living expenses.

    There are a couple of ways you can join in and help the guys along their crazy journey, so if you got a few rands to spare, please help the dudes out. I am chipping in my bit, so I challenge you to help where you can :) To help contribute you can do one of the following:

    • Do a deposit into the Tour account. Details on the Hatmans blog on the post -> http://fredhatman.co.za/?p=2254
    • You can also buy “donation credits” in bundles of R10, and stand a chance to win a Toni Rowland CD. You can use your credit card to pay using this site -> http://www.grandpolarstore.com/ and choose the Heart & Sole tour
    • Bid to but the Heartman’s original Unicylce, with free lessons thrown in. Bidding starts at R999, and I think at the moment, bidding is sitting at about R1200. For more info check out this blog post -> http://fredhatman.co.za/?p=2291

    So that’s it. Please try and see if you can spare a few pennies to help the chaps. It’s all for a good cause :)