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  • iPhone & iPad repair Durban

    Last year I did a post about iPhone repair in South Africa, and I have had pretty good response from that post. A few weeks ago I was chatting to my mate Sean about the response on the post, and after chucking a few ideas around,  decided to start offering iPhone & iPad repair in Durban & surrounding areas.

    As so, FiXi was born. Fixi is a quick one stop shop for all your iPhone & iPad repairs. We offer a full services on all models of iPhones & iPads, usually fixed within a day. If we don’t have the necessary part, we can order, and have your phone fixed within a few days.

    Some of the services we offer:

    • iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4 & iPad Front & Back repairs
    • Full LCD replacement on all models
    • Battery replacements in all iPhone & iPad models
    • Ad-Hoc repairs on all iPhone & iPad models (sensors, antennas etc)
    • Same day repair (if delivered to us by 9am) (subject to availability of parts)
    • Collection & return from Ballito to Durban (for a nominal fee)
    • Full courier service throughout South Africa
    • Full online tracking of your repair (coming soon)

    We are also working on a referral scheme, so if you refer someone to us, we will give you a little something to say thanks.

    If you have need your iPhone or iPad fixed, you can visit our website at http://www.FiXi.co.za or alternativley http://GFix.co.za.

  • Join awesome Durbs startup SAFindit

    The guys at SAFindit, another “straight outta Durbs” startup, have recently launched their new look site. SAFindit is a fantastic service which allows users to the site to search for restaurants, accommodation, plumbers, electricians and and and…well, pretty much anything that offers a service :) To get a better idea of what I mean, check out this listing for Gateway Shopping centre or The Toad in the Village pub in Noordhoek

    The site has some really cool social integrations like geo-location services like Foursquare & Gowalla, as well as showing latest tweets about the venue/service. The listing also shows you where to find it on a Google Map, as well as the streetview of the location. Another really cool feature of the site is their collections, which group together some of the best venues/services in that specific category. So for example, if you want to see a list of recommended places in Ballito, you can check out @TheBallito‘s list here ->http://www.safindit.co.za/collections/the-ballito/. Another recently added addition to the site is their “Specials” section which collates all the daily specials from sites like and other service providers listed on the site.

    This is a really great service, and after chatting to the guys at SAFindit, they really are growing huge, fast. This means that they are also looking for two or three of the best Web developers that we have on the East Coast. A strong background in web development using technologies such as PHP, ASP.Net, JavaScript, MySQL, SQL Server etc is required to join in one of the fastest growing startups in Durbs. There are a whole bunch of projects on the horizon for the team, which sound really exciting. For more info about the job spec & requirements, check out the job spec on Thirst4Work -> http://www.thirst4work.com/candidates/job.php?jobid=53

    I can’t wait to see what they come up with next ! Well done guys, another perfect example why sunny Durbs is the place to be :)

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  • Moses Mabhida Virtual Pano

    Last year I went on a tour of the Moses Mabhida stadium here in Durbs, before they were finished. One of the pics I managed to take was a Pano of the stadium. It is an awesome picture which shows an almost 360 degree view of the stadium.

    I have now been fortunate enough to get a sneak peek of the new software from the guys at Virtual Africa, that allows you to build a Virtual Panoramic tour of any pano picture taken. So you take your normal Pano shot, plug it into their software and then it allows you to have a Virtual tour of the shot. To see what I mean, check out the virtual tour of my Moses Mabhida Pano. You can zoom in to the image & scroll in all directions.

    To view the Virtual Tour in full, click here for the direct link.

    Very very cool. A big big thanks to Tinus from Virtual Africa for allowing me to try this out. Keep your eyes out for their service which will be launching soon soon :)

  • 2 awesome chrome extensions out of Durbs

    The boys in Durbs are at it again. This time, we have (what I think is the first) chrome extensions out of South Africa, and this time they straight out of Durbs :)

    Firstly my izimvo buddy, Shaun Trennery, whipped up a fantastic Google Chrome extension called ZA Weather. The extension shows you the weekly forecast, automagically based on your IP address. Shaun has used some clever YQL to get the info, and the extension is amazing. This is what our weather will look like this week in Durbs.

    The extension also has a couple of other cool features, like rain map, and 1 or 2 more in the pipeline

    Download the ZA Weather chrome extension

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    The 2nd extension, released this morning, is from wunderkind Kishyr, from immedia. immedia are better known for their fantastic iPhone apps they have developed, and they have now just added to one of their most popular iPhone apps, ZATV Guide, and have launched the ZATV chrome extension. Basically, you can see what is showing RIGHT NOW on all the DSTV channels, as well as what is coming up in the next day or so. Added to this, you get full info on the shows that are coming up and showing at the moment. There is also awesome search functionality built into the extension, that allows you to search for a show or movie coming up.

    Download the ZATV Guide Chrome extension

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    All in all both these extensions are awesome, and combined with a couple of others that I have been playing with, I could maybe (maybe) leave the fox behind :)

  • Jimmy’s Killer Prawns – Ballito

    Cross posted from HelloPeter

    Last week Saturday we decided to have a meal at Jimmy Killer Prawns in Ballito, with family members who were due to leave the next day.

    When we entered the restaurant, it was virtually empty, something unheard in season in Ballito. This should have been our clue to get out of there, fast…

    We waited a while for a waiter to take our drinks order, until I had to get up and go and call the manger for help. We then decided on a ‘shared meal’ they offer, with all sorts of starters & prawns.

    Well, almost all of the starters were terrible. The holumi we ordered was covered in some salty batter, the chicken livers were beyond hot, none of us could eat them. The chips had been cooked in the oil from yesterday, and were burnt. Even the sauce on the prawns were drenched in garlic, which made them taste awful.
    At the end of the evening when we approached the manager, who ended up serving us the whole evening, and told her we were unhappy with the meal, she just shrugged her shoulders and didn’t even apologise.

    It is a pity that this restaurant is going to the dogs in Ballito, and I can’t see many of us locals supporting it for very much longer.