We all know how it feels to stand in queue at the border, whilst the world’s slowest customs agent does his thing, not giving a toss about you or anyone else. Some had the same trouble yesterday, and made sure to fill out a feedback form.
The psychology of pricing explains why we do many of the silly things we do with our money. Retailers work hard to manipulate us, tweaking price tags and offering “special” promotions to get us to spend more than we normally would.
Instead of poking fun at today’s Daily News, I would like to celebrate their photo feature on page 21. It’s not often you see a… Read More »Daily News has the best typo ever!
We are not living lives meant to earn money in order to support a shopping habit, or a large home and two cars, or lives of luxury eating and entertainment.
We are not living to support the corporations. And yet, if you were to take an objective, outsider look at our society, it would seem that we are.
Wadzanayi ran into what can only be called racism … at the hands of a fellow black man.
My laptop is currently undergoing surgery for a new motherboard, so I have had to use my home machine for work. The problem with trying… Read More »Backup Your iBerry Contacts Online
Thanks to the ever-vigilant Limbikani, we have been alerted to a story in yesterday’s The Herald, a paper we rarely read, let alone buy. According… Read More »Retailers refuse to give us change
According to the Zimbabwe Independent, the Federal Reserve will now supply coins and replace soiled notes held by Zimbabwean banks.
For those of us who have been crying about the issue of change for months now, this will come as a welcome relief. As a caveat, the story contains no quotes or official statement from the Americans themselves, just Finance Minister Tendai Biti talking up the agreement, as if he needed to.
We got this from Matt yesterday, who took time out of his Valentine’s festivities to send out a public “Thank you” to his Internet Service Provider.
We all feel the pinch of power issues, and we have for years. Rarely has the cause of our issues been so clear-cut and obvious,… Read More »ZESA infrastructure is falling apart
We have been away for a while now. Apart from the usual teething problems with launching any new enterprise, we also had a few tech issues on the backside back end to resolve.
I love social media, but even the biggest fans of the social web will find some sources of frustration. What is your social media pain point? I thought I’d explore some of the main ones I’ve identified and offer up some potential solutions.