Witness This http://www.witnessthis.co.za Exploring technology, PC gaming, the web, the world, the universe and the possible future - mixed with a tasteful dash of humour. Written by technology columnist & multimedia journalist Galen Schultz Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 You and Me by Rod Smith http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/05/10/you-and-me-by-rod-smith/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/05/10/you-and-me-by-rod-smith/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:19:45 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20631 We discover intimacy when you enter my world and behave as a valued, respectful guest. You are a guest, not a consultant, interior decorator or demolition expert. I want you to know me so you can treasure me, understand me and enjoy me – so don’t try to change or fix me.

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]]> http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/04/09/road-to-the-final-uefa-champions-league/feed/ 0 PingPong Website Monitoring: Website Uptime and Performance Monitoring http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/04/04/pingpong-website-monitoring-tool/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/04/04/pingpong-website-monitoring-tool/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:57:31 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20551 PingPong is a new website monitoring tool that provides performance metrics, alerts you via SMS and email when your websites go down and provides error logs to help you debug your website downtime

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]]> http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/04/04/pingpong-website-monitoring-tool/feed/ 0 DOME: The Self-Tuning, Self-Learning Data Analyser http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/03/28/dome-self-tuning-self-learning-computer/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/03/28/dome-self-tuning-self-learning-computer/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:38:33 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20528 IBM has entered into a four year collaboration with ASTRON to research extremely fast, but low-power exascale computer systems targeted for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The goal of the 10 countries involved is to decipher radio waves from deep space to solve the riddles of the universe and the nature of matter.

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]]> http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/03/19/windowfarms-diy-guide-step-by-step/feed/ 0 Effects of Bullying: To This Day Project http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/22/effects-of-bullying-to-this-day-project/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/22/effects-of-bullying-to-this-day-project/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:55:40 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20439 TO THIS DAY VIDEO: The Effects of Bullying The effects of bullying can manifest in horrible ways and severely affect an individual later in life. Low self-esteem, lack of confidence and feelings of being unloved or inferior can all be traumatizing outcomes of the effects of bullying. Shane Koyczan has begun a bullying project to [...]

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]]> http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/22/effects-of-bullying-to-this-day-project/feed/ 0 Valentines Day Videos (A Feel Good Collection) http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/14/valentines-day-videos-collection/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/14/valentines-day-videos-collection/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:18:21 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20402 I thought I'd share a collection of feel good Valentines Day Videos. Whether you are single, have a long-time partner, or perhaps a new love interest in your live, these should tug at your heartstrings and make you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

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]]> http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/14/valentines-day-videos-collection/feed/ 1 Sponsored Video Dream the Blues with Samsung & Chelsea FC http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/04/dream-the-blues-samsung-chelsea/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/04/dream-the-blues-samsung-chelsea/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:53:38 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20309 The Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp Program The Samsung Dream the Blues campaign is part of the Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp program. The partnership gives the opportunity to train children for the next generation of football players. Football-loving youths from age 9 to 13 are encouraged to achieve and expand their football dreams. The [...]

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]]> http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/02/04/dream-the-blues-samsung-chelsea/feed/ 0 Paperman – An Animated Love Story (Full Short Film) http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/01/31/paperman-an-animated-love-story/ http://www.witnessthis.co.za/2013/01/31/paperman-an-animated-love-story/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:21:35 +0000 Galen http://www.witnessthis.co.za/?p=20277 I wanted to share something really special with you guys and gals. This is the most beautiful little animated love story brought to us by Disney. It's called Paperman :-)

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