Justin Hartman

Justin Hartman

Justin Hartman is a South African entreprenuer who has been innovating in the digital landscape for more than seventeen years. Having pioneered and spearheaded a number of great businesses; Social Code and Afrigator, Justin Hartman is a true digital visionary.

linux

iBook G4 now sporting Ubuntu Edgy Eft

2 minute read | Written on 2006-11-20 00:54:02 +0200

It had to happen and today it did. I have just completed a brand new Ubuntu 6.10 (codename Edgy Eft) Linux installation on my Apple iBook...

PowerPC canned by Ubuntu

1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-05 01:50:06 +0200

So go figure. 15 days after installing Ubuntu on my Apple iBook G4 a decision was made today to drop future support for PowerPC. For thos...

Mark Shuttleworth puts me in my place

2 minute read | Written on 2006-12-07 17:58:32 +0200

So this Ubuntu PowerPC issue has been bugging me a lot, so much so that I left the following comment on Mark Shuttleworth’s blog site thi...

Debian etch is now my local flavour

1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-15 01:19:37 +0200

After grappling long and hard about the whole Ubuntu dropping PowerPC support issue I have made a decision to move my Apple iBook G4 from...

Firefox not free?

1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-17 15:54:18 +0200

I’ve been running Debian on my Apple iBook for about a week now and a recent upgrade to the unstable version of Debian made me realise th...

How to swap Control and Command keys on PowerPC

1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-20 22:17:14 +0200

As a previous Apple OS X user I find that having to use the control key on my keyboard versus the Apple command key a real pain in the ba...

DNS Installation and Setup using BIND9

7 minute read | Written on 2007-01-15 18:45:00 +0200

This HOWTO will assist you in getting a Domain Name Server (DNS) up and running using BIND9 on Debian Etch.

PureFTPd Installation and Setup

3 minute read | Written on 2007-01-15 20:53:00 +0200

The following HOWTO is aimed at installing and setting up a FTP server, based on Pure-FTPd, which supports multiple Virtual Hosts.

Installing a second hard drive

2 minute read | Written on 2007-01-29 20:53:00 +0200

Installing a second hard drive is easy if you know how. I needed to do this on my server and below is the steps I followed.

Setting the time using Terminal

1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-06 20:25:00 +0200

This is really basic stuff but if you aren’t running a GUI then it isn’t as easy as opening up a Time & Date Settings control panel s...

playground

posts

My New Blog

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-10-09 01:02:00 +0200

Well after months of having the service available to me I have finally decided to go ahead and begin using blogs properly for the first t...

My Website

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-06 01:57:00 +0200

For those of you who are remotely interested you can view my companies website Hartman Productions for a brief understanding of what I do...

Asia Tsunami

2 minute read | Written on 2004-12-29 01:53:00 +0200

I’m sure that most of you have all been shocked by the recent events that have taken place in Asia as have I. More importantly a close fr...

What is an Entrepreneur?

4 minute read | Written on 2005-03-04 01:11:00 +0200

This has been a very interesting question to me lately. I recently read two fantastic articles about this exact question (sorry I can’t r...

Terri Schiavo Right To Die Case

3 minute read | Written on 2005-03-25 01:07:00 +0200

Since March 18th I’ve been following the American case about Terri Schiavo and her right to Life, or death depending on how you look at i...

Luke’s First Day of School!

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2005-04-04 14:12:00 +0200

It’s been a while since I last posted something on the blog and with good reason. The last month and a bit I’ve been hectic with adding n...

I’m a Business Warrior

1 minute read | Written on 2005-04-17 01:54:00 +0200

It’s been a while since I last posted something on the blog and with good reason. The last month and a bit I’ve been hectic with adding n...

The Up Side Of Anger

2 minute read | Written on 2005-05-15 02:19:00 +0200

It’s been a while since I last posted something on the blog and with good reason. The last month and a bit I’ve been hectic with adding n...

It’s A Good May Day!

2 minute read | Written on 2005-05-22 00:56:00 +0200

Well things are certainly looking up. I’m writing my first blog entry from a new Apple Mac which was kindly given to me.

In Loving Memory - Kevin Sweidan

1 minute read | Written on 2005-09-16 03:26:00 +0200

It’s that time of year again when I remember that horrible day on September 15th 2003 when my best friend and business partner, Kevin Swe...

Is bad publicity good? and why i do grabble

3 minute read | Written on 2006-12-20 02:55:30 +0200

It has been said that any publicity, good or bad, is good either way. Well I experienced my first bit of ‘bad’ publicity today with Grabb...

I’m looking for a new job

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-27 15:22:54 +0200

It’s a little sneaky of me posting this on my blog but I am in the process of looking for new employment. Someone has to pay the bills se...

Words that end in gry

4 minute read | Written on 2007-01-09 02:37:00 +0200

Yesterday I received a riddle sent to me via email without a solution and while I had seen this riddle before I had completely forgotten ...

Seriously, Google is starting to scare me

2 minute read | Written on 2007-01-09 10:19:52 +0200

I know I run a competing website to Google however it has to be said that I am growing very worried at some of the decisions being made a...

Ja! Productions decided to hire me

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-01-26 15:23:39 +0200

A special thanks must go out to Mike Stopforth and Dave Duarte for helping me to find a new job. Mike and Dave introduced me to Johan Rey...

Of 9/11 and being pessimistic

1 minute read | Written on 2007-02-06 23:20:36 +0200

So the new job is going great (thanks Carls for asking) but I’ve had little time to blog recently. I really wanted to share my experience...

Apple is promoting the idea of ending DRM

2 minute read | Written on 2007-02-07 01:42:57 +0200

Apple’s Steve Jobs is encouraging the music labels to sell their digital music without any protection at all. If the labels stopped wrapp...

How I spent my Valentines Day

2 minute read | Written on 2007-02-15 20:44:06 +0200

As is the trend lately my current news seems to be stale news by the time I get around to blogging about it but nonetheless it’s one post...

Social Networking = hard work!

1 minute read | Written on 2007-02-22 23:02:45 +0200

I love Web 2.0 stuff and more importantly I love community involvement but hell it’s hard work to keep up with the various subscriptions ...

Technology Thursday kicks off

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-01 09:30:59 +0200

Today sees the launch of my new weekly contribution I’ll be doing for SA Rocks. Technology Thursday, will focus on South African technolo...

Twac.co.za - my new baby

1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-08 10:10:35 +0200

I was hoping to hold off a little on blogging about Twac as we’re still working through a list of changes/bugs/feature requests but my ar...

Kudos to Mike Stopforth

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-27 14:00:24 +0200

I have personally never seen a personal recommendation in the South African community as what Mike’s just done and it is an amazing thing...

I lost my virginity

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-28 10:40:22 +0200

Well it’s official - I’m no longer a virgin and my first introduction into the real-world geek community was fab.

The Cleaners Revenge

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-29 10:11:31 +0200

So there’s this really cool clip I came across yesterday on the Twac website which I thought I have to share with you. It lacks a little ...

The power of Afrigation

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-04-05 19:57:48 +0200

With Afrigator only a couple days old I’ve already noticed the power of content Afrigation.

KillerStartups.com thinks we’re hot

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-04-07 01:51:24 +0200

The coverage of Afrigator, it would seem, doesn’t stop within the African borders. I was notified via email on a few minutes ago that Afr...

Is David Bullard an utter wanker?

1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-07 00:44:59 +0200

If you haven’t read it already David Bullard, Sunday Times journalist and holier than thou author, has published an article today in the ...

Bullard responds - now even a bigger wanker

1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-07 16:53:42 +0200

So Bullard has responded via video and while bloggers all over South Africa may have asked for an apology from the Sunday Times all we go...

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-09 10:38:24 +0200

So last night I did something I haven’t done in more than six years - I went to the theater. Zane Meas of 7de Laan and Twac fame stars in...

Bullardgate: A very interesting twist

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-09 19:49:23 +0200

Now I was one of the first to react to David Bullard’s rant and I still maintain rightfully so however tonight I found an intersting twis...

The new Afrigator hits the block

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-21 10:58:21 +0200

On a very cold and windy morning here in Johannesburg I’m comforted by the latest version we just released for Afrigator.

Show me the Gatorlove

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-24 12:49:40 +0200

Some things just tickle my fancy but I have to admit Gatorlove is really blowing my hair back! It’s such a simple yet cool new feature to...

The big Cameroon domain conspiracy

1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-24 20:34:12 +0200

People say that this blogosphere is boring and to an extent I agree however I must admit I am finding some serious value in reading all t...

SA Top Sites and Blog Top Sites clarified

1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-28 10:29:08 +0200

The time has come for me to make a public statement about the current status of SA Top Sites, Blog Top Sites and Blog247.

27-5 yet another success

1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-28 11:25:28 +0200

One of the first things Nic Haralambous had to say to me on arrival at the 27dinner was - why are you not at home working? My response wa...

Afrigator at TED

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-06-07 20:46:19 +0200

The following pic was taken at TED and features Ory Okolloh from kenyanpundit.com talking about the cool things happening in Africa.

What to do with 1,300 images?

1 minute read | Written on 2007-06-11 02:48:12 +0200

Picture the scenario: thousands of personal pictures located across three machines, a multitude of CDs and DVDs and so many duplicates on...

The end of a football era

1 minute read | Written on 2007-06-25 12:57:42 +0200

Football is a way of life for me and Thierry, over an eight year period, played a integral part in my teams success and my admiration for...

My Digital Life?

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-06-25 17:59:29 +0200

Found on iburst this afternoon. Anyone know what the relationship is because I don’t see any other advertising anywhere on the site…

Since You’ve Been Gone…

1 minute read | Written on 2016-05-18 23:12:47 +0200

I’ll never forget the 18th of May for as long as I live. Today symbolises not only the wedding anniversary of my parents, Carine and Rodn...

The Day My Father Died

5 minute read | Written on 2018-04-03 21:05:28 +0200

At around midnight on 18 May 2010 my father passed away after a long battle with Cancer. I was 15 years old when he was first diagnosed w...

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

11 minute read | Written on 2018-05-25 15:49:48 +0200

Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.

projects

Grabble.co.za is launched

2 minute read | Written on 2006-10-30 00:01:26 +0200

It’s the latest addition to my stable of projects and I’m extremely proud to share it with you! Grabble is a new South African search eng...

Debian Wiki Launched

1 minute read | Written on 2007-01-18 02:42:11 +0200

The Debian Wiki was created solely because I needed something to help me keep track of what I was doing when setting up Debian servers an...

Afrigator - the history behind the project

3 minute read | Written on 2007-04-04 12:39:46 +0200

Afrigator is our solution to a social media aggregator and directory built especially for Africa. Its leak comes only two weeks after Ama...

TinyLink - My latest clone

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-10-02 10:57:58 +0200

I’ve been a big fan of TinyURL for some time now and I’ve been quite fascinated with how the whole thing is put together so I decided to ...

Diceware Password Generator

9 minute read | Written on 2018-03-16 21:12:00 +0200

The Dicewear Password Generator is open-source software I wrote in Python that uses a world list and “dice” to output an easy to remember...

technical

Hats Off To Google

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-10-09 01:20:00 +0200

I can’t help but feel inspired by Larry Page & Sergey Brin (founders of Google) and the rest of the Google team. Last night I spent m...

New Website Development

1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-06 01:57:00 +0200

I must say I am very excited at the new development of our new website. I have been unhappy for a long time with the current website and ...

Siblings are convicted in first felony spam case

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-06 01:57:00 +0200

Well times are certainly changing and the first conviction in the US for spam proves this. I know that laws have gotten tougher and it is...

New Website Released

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-08 01:18:00 +0200

I am very excited about the release of the website… Finally!

Firefox Ignites Demand For Alternative Browser

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-10 13:42:00 +0200

For those of you not using the Firefox browser here is an interesting article about its development. Co-developed by a 19-year old techie...

Microsoft to Launch New Search Engine

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-10 16:58:00 +0200

It appears that if you have a lot of money you can be anti-competitive and illegal and get away with it by paying everyone off.

Judge Puts Microsoft Deal Under Scrutiny

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2004-11-26 14:38:00 +0200

It appears that if you have a lot of money you can be anti-competitive and illegal and get away with it by paying everyone off.

Google Desktop Search

1 minute read | Written on 2004-12-07 01:32:00 +0200

If you’re like me you’ve probably accumulated close on 9000 emails this year alone and I’m sure that the amount of files lying on your co...

My new pet hate

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2005-02-10 03:02:00 +0200

Most of you wouldn’t have noticed but if you now type in www.google.com in your browser you are automatically taken to the .CO.ZA google ...

Gmail has arrived for me…

1 minute read | Written on 2005-02-18 03:19:00 +0200

Well finally I get to test out Google’s Gmail. Gmail is Google’s answer to email and has a massive capacity of 1GB of storage space.

Get Gmail now

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2005-02-23 02:27:00 +0200

It took me nearly 6 months to crack an invite to get a Gmail email account and now I have found an even simpler way to get one.

My PageRank moves to 7

1 minute read | Written on 2005-07-19 10:53:00 +0200

Imagine my suprise when I realised yesterday that my Google PageRank jumped from a minute 4 out of 10 to 7 out of 10!!!!! I have been wor...

I Got Hacked…

2 minute read | Written on 2005-07-27 16:54:00 +0200

On entering my web site I was hit with a very nasty surprise… I had been hacked. I am so angry with these guys and even managed to log on...

Some new features to SA Top Sites

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2006-10-26 02:16:20 +0200

Two major enhancements have been added to the SA Top Sites system which I am very excited about. The first is a Google PageRank display a...

Grabble shopping goes into beta

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-18 02:37:20 +0200

Grabble Shopping is the first of many new add-ons to the Grabble portfolio. This new sub-product of grabble is an initiative between Grab...

Google Browser Sync

1 minute read | Written on 2006-12-21 14:03:55 +0200

I think that the majority of people are aware of the Google Toolbar for Firefox but what I don’t know is if people are aware that Google ...

WordPress 2.1 Ella

1 minute read | Written on 2007-01-23 22:46:03 +0200

So yesterday the guys over at WordPress launched the newest version 2.1 of the popular blogging software. I of course run WordPress on my...

Web Standards

1 minute read | Written on 2007-01-26 12:20:51 +0200

I’ve been spending a few minutes this morning reading on the net and it seems that Web Standards has crept into the wood-work once again....

Back online

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-21 21:26:37 +0200

So it’s been almost two weeks but I’m finally back online. I’ve learnt the hard way that if you don’t have RAID configured on your server...

Game Over for Sony PlayStation 3

1 minute read | Written on 2007-03-23 11:11:22 +0200

Let me state before I start ranting that I am was a huge supporter of Sony in that I own a PS1, PlayStation 2 and PSP. All in all I’ve be...

CSS Expert needed

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-04-02 01:17:13 +0200

OK so I’m getting really frustrated with CSS and Internet Explorer. Why Micro$oft can’t create a better standards-based browser I will ne...

Afrigator goes Mobile… and then some

1 minute read | Written on 2007-04-13 11:40:49 +0200

It’s been just over 10 days since Afrigator hit the waters and so much has happened it’s scaring the living crap out of me.

New Firefox Security Issue

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-04-26 14:15:20 +0200

A new FireFox Security issue told through a cartoon.

iGoogle and Afrigator

1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-10 18:14:35 +0200

It’s no secret and it’s been out for a long time but iGoogle is really starting to amount to something. Previously known as Google Person...

MyBlogLog is being re-branded

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-05-15 09:50:19 +0200

At the recent SOBcon conference in Chicago Robyn Tippins spoke about several major upcoming changes with MyBlogLog. Yahoo! recently purch...

Facebook has lost its appeal

less than 1 minute read | Written on 2007-06-14 13:57:31 +0200

When I heard about the launch of Facebook Apps I got a little concerned and I think, rightfully so.

Complete List Of Html Meta Tags

1 minute read | Written on 2017-06-09 02:00:00 +0200

Ever wondered how many HTML meta tags there are? Ever wanted a complete list of all of them? Well, here you go. The most concise list of ...

How to Find Your Device’s MAC Address

3 minute read | Written on 2018-04-25 15:52:10 +0200

The following HOWTO will show you how to find a device’s MAC Address on either Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows or macOS.