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  • Head for the holidays this summer with #TsogoSale

    Yesterday was officially 90 more sleeps till Christmas. That means that we should soon start hearing those repetitive Christmas carols droning over the malls speakers, and seeing scraps of tinsel lying in the shop aisles. I always seem to get a little depressed when I start seeing these decorations hit the shelves.  Just knowing the year is almost up.

    BUT, I quickly got over that idea when the chaps a Tsogo sun contacted me just after seeing that, and mentioned that from today, they are starting the awesome #TsogoSale. That means, by booking any holiday at any Tsogo Sun hotel, from today, until tomorrow 8pm, you can get an amazing 25% off all your accommodation AND  kids under 18 sharing a room with two adults stay and eat breakfast FREE!! Awesome! You can make your booking here -> http://www.tsogosunhotels.com/sun-breaks/more-offers/pages/sunbreaks-summer-sale.aspx, but do it quick, I have a feeling this could sell out pretty quickly!!

    BUT, the better news is, you also have a chance to WIN a weekend away for you and a partner at a Tsogo Sun hotels listed in the above link. If you tweet me (@Marcforrest) why you deserve a free holiday, and use the hashtag #TsogoSale, you will stand a chance to win a weekend away for you and a partner. Go, Go, Go. Entries close on Friday 28th at 5pm

    Let’s win this Summer. Book your memorable holiday now. We deserve it!  http://www.tsogosunhotels.com/sun-breaks/more-offers/pages/sunbreaks-summer-sale.aspx. Prizes are valid until the 01 March 2012, and T&C’s apply ;)

  • Nandos puts it’s Best Foot Forward on Flip Flop Friday

    Living on the East Coast seriously has it’s advantages. Like, being able to walk into a meeting in baggies, a T-Shirt & of course flip flops. Straight off the beach. No lies.

    In fact, I would go so far as to say KZN could easily be the Flip Flop capital of SA. Everyone wears them. So, the guys at East Coast Radio came up with a pretty cool initiave called Flip Flop Friday to celebrate the start of summer in KZN. The idea is to break a world record of over 20,000 people to wear Flip Flops to work (or anywhere) today.

    So, as usual the clever marketing people at Nandos have jumped on the board, and have come up in full support by adding another awesome reason to their current 25th Birthday campaign called #25Reasons, highlighting why they love South Africa, by including #17, “We put our best foot forward” Check out the Nando’s board on Pinterest detailing the #25reasons they love SA http://pinterest.com/nandosoriginal/25reasons/

    Very cool ! And clever. You can also share your top reasons why you love South Africa, by creating a board on Pinterest, by giving 25 reasons why you love South Africa. The most shared reasons will get made into an online video and Nando’s vouchers will be given away randomly to #25reasons tweets / boards. Simply create a Pinterest board titled #25Reasons, re-pin your favourite reasons from our board, or create your own.

    Tweet your board using the #25Reasons hashtag or submit it to the Nandos Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/NandosOriginal

    If you’re not on Pinterest, simply tweet your reason using the #25Reasons hashtag. Entries close 15th October 2012. Make sure you also check out the latest Nandos ad for this campaign -> http://youtu.be/wqfAuGPFBWo

  • My iPhoneography interview on Expresso

    Last week Friday I was invited by the team on the popular morning show Expresso on SABC 3, to chat about the upcoming iPhoneogrpahy exhibition.

    I was super excited, and nervous, but all in all the interview went off well. The Expresso studios are very very cool, and the people are all super friendly. I got to stay in the awesome 15 on Orange hotel in Cape Town, and had some time after the interview to have a walk around Cape Town, and do a little coffee tasting. All in all, I had an awesome time, and would like to thank the team at Expresso for the opportunity !!

    Check out the interview below on Youtube

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  • iOS 6 iPhone & iPad Direct Download links

    It’s official, the much anticipated iOS 6 is out. Except, EVERYONE, is downloading it. So here’s a little trick. I have previously written on manually installing the latest iOS firmware  which allows you to directly download the iOS 6 firmware, and then install  it manually using iTunes. This is loads faster and you can get onto iOS 6 before all your friends, and be cool :)

    So below are the direct download links for the latest iOS 6 firmware. You need to ensure you download the correct version for your device, otherwise you could end up with tears and an expensive paperweight. If you have an iPad that can take a SIM card, ensure you download the GSM version.

    iPhone 4s – iPhone4,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPhone 4 (GSM) – iPhone3,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPhone 3Gs – iPhone2,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 3 (WiFi) – iPad3,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 3 (GSM) – iPad3,2_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 2 (WiFi) –  iPad2,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 2 (GSM) – iPad2,2_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

     

  • Foobox – The awesome Responsive Image Lightbox WordPress Plugin

    I have chatted before about some of the work that the guys at Themergency have done. Brad (who is also a personal friend of mine) and his team have quickly built up a huge following and reputation in the WordPress community over the last couple of years.
    And last week was no exception, when they announced the VERY cool plugin, .

    is built from the ground up and improves on the popular lightbox effect we see on almost every site these days. What makes Foobox extra special is the fact that it is fully responsive and will resize your images across all devices, and make them look good as well.  Check out the very cool demo on how the plugin works here -> 

    Foobox is available for purcahse online with 2 licence options: 1 site option for $17 or the Unlimited sites Business option for $47. If you use WordPress, and have images on your site, I highly recommend this plugin. Check out for all the details and demos.