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Tim is an entrepreneur, software developer, and speaker who’s based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tim created staffroom - the unified school management system, and is the Lead Developer at Umoya Software.
A UCT graduate, Tim specialised in Computer Science and Psychology, and has a particular interest in building systems which are intuitive and easy to use. He is passionate about the intersection of technology and education and has spoken about this at various conferences and schools across the country.
He is the founder of EdTechConf - a grassroots conference to bring passionate ICT educators together.
Yearly Archives: 2007
Matrics to rewrite English Setwork
Matrics across the Western Cape will rewrite Paper 2 of the English Exam on November 23 said a spokesperson for the WCED this morning. This story courtesy of www.iol.co.za [direct link to article] Western Cape matric students are to rewrite … Continue reading
Tagged News, Rant
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New Gmail Interface is here
The interface on my gmail account is clearly new and revised. Its not earth shattering, or even earth-trembling… but its something. New features found: – Ability to Attach an Event Invitation – Revised Gtalk Gadget – Prefetching of messages so … Continue reading
Tagged Randomness
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The Digital World we live in
Greetings kind readers, I’m on study leave this week as I prepare to write what I predict will be the final Mathematics (Calculus) exam of my life, the next Computer Science exam of my life, and the similarly next Psychology … Continue reading
Tagged Randomness
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The Onion Network at its best
Preemptive Memorial Honors Future Victims Of Imminent Dam Disaster
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A great day to be South African
This morning we woke up to a new world. A world strangely similar to late 1995 when the Springboks beat New Zealand to win the William Webb Ellis cup for the first time. Last night we watched as Thabo Mbeki … Continue reading
Tagged News, Randomness, Sport
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Return of the Amyblog
My girlfriend, Amy, has restarted her Amyblog.net site after over a year of inactivity! So toddle over there and read what she has to say whenever you get the chance – should make interesting reading! She’s busy studying for her … Continue reading
Tagged Family, News
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Spring Resolutions
I think New Year’s resolutions are stupid. In fact, I dislike New Year’s Eve in it’s entirety. Why? Well. First of all no one ever keeps New Year’s resolutions, be it as a result of too much Orange Juice (read … Continue reading
Tagged Inspiration, Psychology, Randomness, Rant
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TWiT Podcasts
I listen rather addictively to the TWiT Netcast (read Podcast) Network run by ex-TechTV host Leo Laporte and features regular panelists John C. Dvorak, Roger Chang, Robert Heron, Patrick Norton, David Prager, Kevin Rose, Alex Lindsay, Wil Harris, and Merlin … Continue reading
Awesomeness: How I met your mother
So I’d like to announce that I’ve just watched the best Sitcom/Dramedy (that’s, er, a Dramatic Comedy) ever! It’s a show that doesn’t seem to have made it onto South African television (M-net nor the usually rubbish SABC channels) but … Continue reading
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