http://imod.co.za/index.php Cape Town blog by Chris M Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:40:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Took this photograph this afternoon, couldn't quite decide what to make of it.. When you get a custom plate, you can have 7 digits, so "success" could have been used. I've googled for "Succes" but can't find much, except this retail shop - not sure if there's a connection. http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/13/what-do-you-make-of-this/ So yesterday I decided that I needed to put some effort into the patio, I've got a Weber and a table, chairs and umbrella, but there is still lots of space and it needed a little life. After some chatting to Being Brazen (Thanks Hun!), it was decided that cacti ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/13/cape-town-flat-by-chris-m-the-patio/ The other day, Brazen did a post on name necklaces and the post was incredibly popular, receiving over 2,000 reads! Because of this it only made sense for Brazen to arrange a competition where one of you can win a name necklace! The competition is really easy to enter, all you ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/13/name-necklace-competition/ A topic that I hear a lot of South Africans talking about is that of the prices we pay for Apple products. For example, an iPhone here might cost right up at R8000, whereas in the United States it's just a couple hundred dollars, or look at the iPad, in ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/how-are-apple-products-priced-in-south-africa/ So, it would appear that the kittens have found a new sleeping spot, right on my bedside table, how cute is that! I think I should put a cushion up there for the little critters.. http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/kitties/ You know, this is a really good topic on SEOmoz, I've run into so many people who spend days and days testing SEO tactics on a website, but at the end of the day, that's not how things should be done. If you're looking at "free" organic traffic, then you ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/dont-obsess-about-testing-optimization/ Black lace has always been around, but for a long time it had been mostly reserved for underwear, funerals and gothic chicks. Recently that has changed, as black lace outerwear has made its way back to being "trendy" again (considering the world's dark romantic, vampire obsession, its not surprising, is ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/bewitching-black-lace/ Another week has passed us by and of course there is always something to talk about in the motoring world. A battle is soon to commence in our sub-compact class, with the introduction of Volkswagen's new Polo Vivo this week and the imminent arrival of the new Ford Figo. Internationally, ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/weekly-car-news/ Google Reader has gone real-time, MyScoop has gone real-time, Wordpress is involved with it and it's all revolving around an open protocol known as pubsubhubbub (click here to find out what pubsubhubbub is). Now, joining the crew is AfriGator, which has just implemented pubsubhubbub and will be aggregating your posts instantly. ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/afrigator-goes-real-time/ If you spend a fair amount of time online following the news, you'll probably have heard about this weird word, "Pubsubhubbub". One of the strangest words I'd ever heard and I think most people don't know much about it, so let's have a look: Wikipedia defines it: PubSubHubbub is an open ... http://imod.co.za/index.php/2010/03/12/what-is-pubsubhubbub/