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Month: November 2010

  • Vodacom launches “Internet Starter Pack” for R399

    Vodacom launches “Internet Starter Pack” for R399

    Following on from CellC’s Mobile Broadband offering, Vodacom earlier today launched a new product called the “Internet Starter Pack“.

    The package includes a USB modem, and pre-paid simcard for only R399. You get a monthly allowance of 100MB every month, as well as a ZTE K3570z USB modem, which allows for full Plug & Play functionality on both Mac & Windows

    The package is a pre-paid package, which means there are no nasty monthly contracts, and you can also “top-up” your sim card using Vodacom Vouchers if you run out of data.

    This is a fantastic deal, and I think is going to be very popular, especially amongst internet users who don’t need an ADSL, but still need something to check emails, and do the odd Google search.

  • Geo Places WordPress Theme

    Geo Places WordPress Theme

    I came across a very very cool new WordPress theme from the guys at Templatic the other day. The theme is called Geo Places, and allows you setup a fully fledged  city/town directory using WordPress.

    The Geo Places theme is full, full of functionality, and allows you to also charge people to list on the site. Users can classify their category, So for example, you could list all the restaurants or hotels in a town or city. The Theme also fully integrates with Google Maps, which makes finding places so much easier.Visitors can also rate specific places. The latest version also allows you to add and display events. To get a full demo, check out the theme page on Templatic.

    Some of the other features of the theme also include:

    • Out of the box – Auto Install (with dummy data to get you started)
    • Strategic design of the homepage
    • Home Page Banner Slider
    • Category Listing View
    • Place Details Page
    • Add listing page
    • Add Events
    • Event Detail Page
    • Featured Events and Listings
    • Design Settings
    • Payment Options
    • Manage Category Icons
    • Manage Coupons
    • Manage Price

    Quite a list hey !!! I have been using Templatic themes for a couple of projects now, and I can highly recommend them. The theme costs $89 which is really worth it given the functionality that is included in it.You can also buy the multi-license version for $159

    If you have any questions about the theme, leave a comment below, and I will see if I can answer them for you :)

  • MyBroadband Forum iPhone App

    The guys from the MyBroadband/MyADSL site, launched their new (iTunes link – FREE)  towards the end of last week. I have to admit that I am not the biggest fan of forums, as they seem to suck up too much time, but this could well be handy, as I do have an account on MyBB, and often comment on some of the iPhone topics.

    The app is essentially a platform to the very popular Forum board they run, and offers full forum functionality. You can subscribe to threads, as well ask keep up to date of the latest topics.

    The app is actually built on the very popular forum interface iPhone app, Tapatalk. The MyBB app looks like it is just a rebranded version, but judging from the comments on the forum, is a whole lot faster.