» Why I’m NOT getting an iPad 2!
11/03/11 15:57 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
Yes, today, March 11th, 2011, is launch day for Apple\'s new iPad, the iPad 2 . Apple iPad 2 I pre-ordered the iPad 1 and eagerly awaited the Fedex guy to deliver my oversized iPhone. I\'ve loved using my iPad since them, HOWEVER, I\'m NOT ge..
» ClickHOST – I liked the name so I bought the company.
07/02/11 18:07 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
[Discount code at the bottom of the post] ClickHOST is such a catchy name. It says exactly what the company does. You click, we host . End of last year I acquired all the assets of ClickHOST.com . We provide mostly shared web hosting for s..
» Why You Should Start a Company in Atlanta | FastCompany
15/12/10 19:20 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
Not too long ago, about fifty years, Atlanta was the size of Little Rock, Ark. About a hundred years before that, it was burned to the ground. Atlanta has proven it can grow (adding 1.1 million residents in the last decade alone). Now, it’..
» Best iPhone App ever – Consulting Rate Calculator
28/10/10 20:10 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
OK, I\'m bias. I\'m so excited about this that I\'m giving away 2 $10 iTunes vouchers. See below. I spent most of my professional career calculating margins on consulting rates, including doing conversions between different currencies, calcul..
» Official US Green Card lottery opens Oct 5, 2010
27/09/10 05:00 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
Green Card I know many South Africans in the US that won their green cards (or permanent residence cards) by entering the US Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program or the Green Card Lottery. The official place to find information regarding th..
» It’s dangerous to walk on the pavement in America!
23/09/10 17:39 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
In a recent post I gave you some business words that have a different meaning in America. Below is a table with some common everyday words with different meanings. You can find many more in this blog: US2UK . South African term American eq..
» Why you shouldn’t brag about your turnover!
23/08/10 16:54 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
Many South African businesspeople make the following common mistakes regarding US business English. I always enjoy seeing the reaction of Americans when a South African brags about their company\'s turnover ! South African term American equ..
» Pingo – new way to make cheap calls via your iPhone to anywhere in the world
26/03/10 17:07 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
I\'ve been using a great new service to make very inexpensive international calls from my iPhone. You can make calls from any phone. I\'ve written about this before. Check this out . Pingo.com is the cheapest way to make international. A nat..
» Why Atlanta is a great place for the US HQ of a South African IT company
22/03/10 14:19 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
Yes, I know, most IT companies want to be in the Valley, that is, Silicon Valley. I would however suggest you seriously consider Atlanta as an alternative. If you are definitely the next Google, then yes, you have to be in the Valley. Ask ..
» iPad is the new Apple killer device…
27/01/10 18:18 from Carel\'s Conversations - blog
It\'s official it\'s the Apple iPad . See Engadget\'s live blogging . Here\'s a picture one of this first official pictures: Apple iPad I want one!!! Apple iPad