Sorry, have to take this video down… School now wants to sue me for this, and I nearly got expelled (I did lose my scholarship and I am on my only final warning)… I guess it just doesn’t like having a bad name… Wondering whether it’s worth it really getting them a bad name by sending […]

An Example of Clever Design

Finally, one site that gets it. Mint, unlike most other sites, doesn’t ask you which Time Zone you’re in, but asks you what time it is… This is so much easier and cleverer. A perfect example of good design!

Reasons Why You Don’t Want To Live In South Africa

South Africa, or “The Rainbow Nation”, as some call it, may seem like a beautiful country with amazing leaders. After all, 4 Nobel Peace Prize have been awarded to South African politicians. But in reality, all is not well. Far from that. Here is why: Electricity shortages Since mid-2007, Cape Town has been experiencing repeated power outages, […]

Exces one-year anniversary

Today is a big day, as it marks Exces’ first anniversary. For this occasion, there’s some big news: Exces 1.5 is released! Exces has come a long way since it was first released as a shareware app, exactly one year ago. The vision behind Exces was of an app that made putting a password on files […]

Hacking mac apps: Direct Mail

Update: I rewrote this post with better language and better explanations. Please read the newer version first. In this post, I will describe how to hack a mac shareware app. The reason for this is to push the developers to create stronger protection, and to show common weaknesses in licensing code. Before each hack is published, […]