Month: March 2018

Data privacy no longer exists. But we talk about it as if you can still get it. This whole data privacy thing is hard to grasp because it’s so hidden. I looked at how to make it easier to see. A Firefox plug-in shows you what’s going on behind your curtain. I plugged it in. … Read more

Many firms are pushing hard to get you onto paid training and programs. I get three or four queries each day asking if the claims made in received emails are true. Some quick answers: The POPI deadline has not yet been set. From the time Government announces the deadline you have 12 months to comply. … Read more

Last week I muttered about waves and troughs. This small business gig is not for the fainthearted. I’m not talking about “entrepreneurs” starting up in Moms garage. I’m talking about folk facing no other choice. It doesn’t matter what went wrong. Job loss. Divorce. Illness. Pick one. I’m not here because I chose it. I’m … Read more

Last week I muttered about waves and troughs. This small business gig is not for the fainthearted. I’m not talking about “entrepreneurs” starting up in Moms garage. I’m talking about folk facing no other choice. It doesn’t matter what went wrong. Job loss. Divorce. Illness. Pick one. I’m not here because I chose it. I’m … Read more

South Africans abroad are interesting. I read an article a while back about why Americans are so vocal. It's how a society changes when millions of immigrants come from different countries. And then they spread across vast open spaces. The only way to survive in that kind of change is to talk to strangers. It's … Read more

South Africans abroad are interesting. I read an article a while back about why Americans are so vocal. It’s how a society changes when millions of immigrants come from different countries. And then they spread across vast open spaces. The only way to survive in that kind of change is to talk to strangers. It’s … Read more