Entries from September 2008

Sabinet Bakkie

29 Sep 08 · Leave a comment

We would like to introduce to you our company’s Driver/Messenger Nelson Mokgosi. Nelson has been with Sabinet for nine years.
You might recognise his friendly face when he delivers to or collects from you. His precious bakkie received a facelift recently with the changing from our old logo to the new one.

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Finally ! The “Google Phone”…

25 Sep 08 · Leave a comment

TMobile G1 Phone Googles Android – Powered Cell Phone, originally uploaded by Sachin Tomar’s.
The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google’s Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1 on October 22nd. Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen, Internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally [...]

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New Challenges

18 Sep 08 · Leave a comment

When Gerhard announced that he was going to retire, many (I think all) of the Sabinet staff members were hoping that he would change his mind. Gerhard has really been a true leader and a role model for many staff members. I will go into more detail of the fantastic qualities of our current Managing [...]

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Sabinet’s New MD

16 Sep 08 · Leave a comment

Gerhard Kemp, Managing Director of Sabinet Online Ltd, will retire in August 2009. It is our pleasure to announce that, after an in-depth selection process by the Selection Committee and the Board of Directors over the past few months, Rosalind Hattingh has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Sabinet. Ros will take [...]

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Review: The Hollywood Librarian

09 Sep 08 · Leave a comment

The Hollywood librarian: a look at librarians through film.
This documentary is a glimpse at what is best described as the state of ‘unbearable lightness of being’ a librarian in the modern world. It is often very entertaining and occasionally sad, yet also effective in bringing one’s attention to the incredible humble aspects of the vocation. [...]

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Google launches its “Chrome” browser…

07 Sep 08 · Leave a comment

Google Chrome Logo, originally uploaded by Randy Zhang.
Search giant Google has officially launched its own entry into the Internet Explorer-dominated market, dubbed Chrome.
In keeping with almost every advanced feature Google brings out these days – from blog searching to e-mail – the browser is in open beta, but it’s already getting plenty of attention. [...]

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