Tim

With some really late sub-strength south easter wind here in Cape Town I recently had three long sessions on a 9m Nobile NHP kite (2010 model) recently. The wind was from 14-20 knots each session, and the kite handled really well throughout that wind range, without ever feeling overpowered beyond my control.
More on the performance [...]

Are Location based Check-in services purely an american pastime?

March 26, 2010 - 11:22 am

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I’ve seen both Gowalla and Foursquare, but there really aren’t many people using the services in South Africa or other countries in the world. Is checking-in a purely american pastime?? Apart from the rewards offered by certain stores, is there any real value that can be garnered from checking-in?
USA:
NY Penn Station
http://gowalla.com/spots/623366
(380 people checked in)
http://foursquare.com/venue/19462
(11744 people [...]

F-One Bandit 3 – Review

March 10, 2010 - 2:22 pm

Tags: Cape Town, F-One, Kiteboarding
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F-One bandit 3 2010 – Review
I’ve had the bandit 3 for just under two months now, and can say that it really is a superb kite. I used to ride slingshot fuels, so the need for direct input on the bar, and quick turning speed were essential in a new kite for me. A few [...]

Ushahidi – Haiti earthquake response

January 14, 2010 - 9:00 am

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I’ve been following the progress of ushahidi for a while now, it’s a crowdsourcing platform for crisis information, and was first used in the post election violence in Kenya in 2007. Since then they have taken the platform from strength to strength, and have got some real exposure with the latest deployment covering the Haiti [...]

Nobile NHP 3D 2010 Kiteboard | Review

December 31, 2009 - 10:31 am

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So it’s been quite a while since I did a review of any new kit I tried out and liked, and now that I’ve had my brand spanking new Nobile NHP 3D 2010 board out on the water for a number of sessions I figured I should give it a review.
So the first thing I [...]

Kiteboarding Tofo | Mozambique

December 29, 2009 - 11:28 am

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Tofo Mozambique is an amazingly beautiful place, right near the inhambane peninsula / lagoon but on the indian ocean side, it’s Africa though so be prepared for the heat, the mozzies and the 2M beer!
Here’s a brief run down of the kiting that I managed to get done in Dec 09:
We were there for around [...]

Is all the South African VC only going to go to internet startups with proven revenue models?

October 9, 2009 - 1:49 pm

Tags: Springleap, Venture Capital
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With the recent news of the springleap investment by Lord Duncan Barratt(??) (Original press release) it left me wondering whether initiatives like Siliconcape will ever really help South African internet startups get anywhere.
Most bootstrapping, hardcore internet startups do not have any idea on their revenue model when they get going (dare I mention twitter?). They [...]

Carrier Pigeon Faster than ADSL in SA – Winston now an internet celebrity.

September 10, 2009 - 2:56 pm

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So I first read about this story here:
First Story
And then got a few more links sent to me about this story:
Second Story
Which was probably prompted by the huge response to it trending on Twitter:
Twitter Trend

And many other sites mentioning it:
Mashable

Reuters
Classic.
Follow Winston here:
Winston