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3 easy ways for Windows users to try out Linux

DIY Dipole Antenna just installed but needs to be shortened slightly

Coolest Gadgets' Best Multi-Tools of 2019

From Joburg to Cape Town in electric cars: First ever Electric Vehicle Road Trip Africa adventure

France's Airbus Moves In With Daher & Safran To Build Hybrid Aircraft By 2022

Tata's Tigor is a Cheap EV at around US$13,800 (R200,000)

Rex Ambassador Adjustable Safety Razor Unboxing-Review by Shave Nation

Bought a DeWalt DCD778 Cordless Drill/Driver/Hammerdrill today that came with a spare battery and full set of drill and driver bits

cPanel unleashes price hikes on its most dense customers - cPanel lays claim to over 70 million domains launched on servers using cPanel and WHM over more than 73 countries

Perils of Cloud Services - This weekend you better read those ebooks you bought from Microsoft – because they'll be dead come next week

Google has announced Equiano, a new private subsea cable which will start in western Europe and run along the West Coast of Africa, between Portugal and Cape Town in South Africa

Coolest Gadgets' Best Gaming Chair for 2019

United States power output from renewables exceeds coal for the first time in history

Gmail’s API lockdown will kill some third-party app access, starting July 15

Newegg now ships to South Africa – Here is how it compares to Takealot

Recently France, Now India reportedly wants to build its own WhatsApp for government communications

How to install the official Snap Store app on Linux

New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs - Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon light

Oppo Unveils 'World's First' Under-Screen Front-Facing Camera - Innovating Away The Notch

The Lumir K lamp - This $39 Cooking Oil-Powered Lamp Shines 100 Times Brighter Than a Candle

G20 Nations Spending $63.9 Billion Annually On Coal Subsidies for a Fading Industry

A Commodore 64 Clone With a Working Retro Keyboard Will Finally Arrive This Year for US$120 - Will Include an HDMI Port

Fibre is much cheaper than ADSL in South Africa – Here is the simple reason

macOS Catalina: 3 features that make it worth the upgrade - Sidecar, Voice Control and iPad Apps

New Raspberry Pi 4 brings faster CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, 2 x 4k Display Ports, Gigabit Ethernet - It's become ready for desktop use

Iridium and Icom come up with satellite push to talk radio - Real-time communication between groups of individuals anywhere on the planet

Warning Issued For Millions Of Microsoft Windows 10 Users - PC-Doctor Toolbox (which it rebrands as part of ‘SupportAssist’) was pre-installed on “most” of them

The Rise and Fall of Visual Basic - After 28 years, are we are finally seeing the beginning of the end for one of the world’s most popular languages?

City of Newport asks residents to get radio-ready in event of cellphone outage because convenience does not trump disasters

An American Wet Shaver In London notes that many of the biggest and most recognizable names of traditional shaving products are in walking distance of each other

My new FAA-450 Antenna Analyzer (EU1KY)

The new Renault Zoe 50 due in 2020 should have two motor options and 242 miles (390km) range

10 Excellent Free Mind Mapping Software for Linux Users - Some are cross-platform and open source too

Mobvoi TicPods Free review: An excellent alternative to Apple AirPods and are fully touch controlled and have silicone tips

Passengers can now use phones in airplane mode throughout Kulula flights in South Africa

How to Create a Great Podcast, According to the Professionals - it's about the passion and being focussed

Scientists use sound to see around corners - sound and light are just different frequency radio waves

New TYT TH-7800 radio and Comet SBB1 Antenna installed in my car in under an hour

Paper Video gives you the power to turn your phone, tablet or computer into your own personal teacher for high school Maths, Physics, Life Science & Accounting using past exam papers

My new TYT TH-7800 dual band mobile transceiver arrived today with a Comet SBB1 antenna and universal lip mount

Pinterest is rising fast as Facebook’s unlikely competition in South Africa - Both sites were neck and neck in May 2019 according to StatCounter

No, You’re Not Addicted to Social Media - Addiction is Individual whilst Social Norms apply to Groups - The Distinction Matters

William Godwin’s Stunning 1794 Advice to a Young Activist on How to Confront the Status Quo with Self-Possession, Dignity, and Persuasive Conviction