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  • We got featured on Mashable & Techcrunch !!

    Remember a while ago, I told you about a WordPress focused site, called Themergency,  that my mate Brad & I had setup ? The site focuses on all things WordPress, and over time has grown into a nice little wordpress resource. Admittedly we haven’t put too much time into it, but Brad has been developing a couple of cool plugins in the background.

    One of the plugins he has developed is called Twitter Blackbird Pie, which allows you to embed formatted tweets into your WordPress site, by simply pasting the URL into your post.Like this…

    [blackbirdpie id=”620419103064066″]

    [blackbirdpie id=”649278896734208″]

    [blackbirdpie id=”651996285632512″]

    On Friday, the guys from WordPress.com took the plugin & modified it a bit, and then added it to all WordPress.com sites. The story also got featured on Mashable & Techcrunch, 2 of THE LARGEST tech blogs on the internet, where they linked back to our original plugin.

    To say we are stoked is an understatement !!!

  • Get Phone Disk for Free

    I came across a very cool Windows/Mac app yesterday called Phone Disk, which is FREE until 1 Dec.

    The programme allows you to view folders and use your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch as a Disk on your computer, using your standard USB cable,even if it is NOT jailbroken.

    Features of the app include:

    • Open, copy and save files directly on device
    • Browse the iPhone in Finder and Windows Explorer
    • Fully integrated with OSX and Windows
    • Expands to work with multiple devices
    • Copy images and then view them on device

    The programme is FREE until 1 Dec 2010, so I suggest you get your hands on it ASAP.

  • Win a seat at the Spud Premiere

    You might remember the post I did a while back where I showed you the trailer for the upcoming Spud Movie ? The movie based on the top selling SA book. Right ?

    So, the movie opens here in SA in the next couple of weeks, and the clever people from MTN Loyalty 1-4-1 have a couple of seats open for clever people, like you and me, who would like to attend. Free.

    The premieres of this highly anticipated flick are as follows:

    • Johannesburg Saturday 13 November 2010 @ 17:30 Nu Metro Montecasino
    • Cape Town Wednesday 17 November 2010 @ 18:30 Nu Metro V&A Waterfront
    • Durban Friday 19 November 2010 @ 18:30 Nu Metro Suncoast Casino

    There could perhaps be a “surprise guest” at the Jozi event. Think big. Like a really funny British Comedian who stars in the film :)

    To get your seat at any one of the above premieres, you can do one of the following:

    Write a blog post about the premiere, and why you think you and 3 (THREE) of your best mates should go. Also try and include a little story about your best high school memory if you want a little bit of an extra “nudge”. Once you got your post up, pop Sheena an email with the link, and your name will go into the draw

    If you not a blogger-star (get with the programme!!) then you can also enter via Facebook or Twitter. If you need to find out anymore info about the comp, check out the post on the MTN blog

    I think this movie is going to be a hit in SA, and I know I can’t wait to see it.

  • Elvis Blue Wins SA Idols Season 6

    WOOOT !!! I called it…Elvis Blue, the very talented musician from George in the Western Cape, tonight won the latest Idols installment on MNet.

    Elvis Blue’s whose real name is Jan Hoogendyk, is actually quite an accomplished Afrikaans Gospel singer, and has 2 albums called Diep Riviere & Ontskemer out, the latter which was nominated for a SAMA award earlier this year.

    Elvis started the season by singing a rendition of Bob Dylans make you feel my love, went on to win the competition agains Durban boy Lloyd Cele. The competition between the 2 singers was very very tight in the last couple of weeks, and I think they will both go on to very sucessful careers.

    Here is a video of Elvis Blue’s new Single “Things My Father Says”

    Well done Elvis !!! (Told you so :))

  • 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.