Anyone who knows me will know that my usual company consists of male developers and my mostly male circle of friends, so when I was invited to a conference about Women in Leadership I admit that I was somewhat intimidated by the idea of spending a day in a room full of women.
The agenda was a simple one – As our gracious host Debby Edelstein emphasized,it was NOT about talking heads – It was about the value of collective wisdom, the responsibility of leadership and about how to listen better, by becoming more comfortable with silence and respecting the views of those around us.
With speakers who had impressive CV’s and a wide range of expertise we were given a holistic view of how different women cope with the challenges we face in positions of responsibility. … Continue Reading

I’ve always enjoyed change, they say two of life’s most stressful events are changing jobs and moving house- personally I’ve always enjoyed doing both.
We have been through some changes here at labs and I think the time has come for me to reflect on what I have personally learned from my time at 20fourlabs and 24.com in general
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So, as you know, we are in the process of rebranding and personalising our mobile site (m.24.com), and I’ve been doing some research on what handsets are being used on our site.

Who would have thought that Blackberry would be the most used handset? … Continue Reading

Google’s Nexus One has officially launched and while I haven’t yet been able to get my paws on one (still sadly unavailable  in South Africa), I have managed to gather some  reviews, comparisons and useful specs to help shed-light on the first official Google Phone. However, unlike most blogs, this will NOT be a Nexus vs iPhone type post. … Continue Reading

I recently had the displeasure of having my iPhone stolen out of my hand and out my car window which happened to be less than half-way open while sitting bumper-to-bumper in traffic in Koeberg Road. Yes, you read all of that correctly.  My phone was snatched from my hand through my partially opened window from my semi-stationary vehicle. … Continue Reading