Matthew D. Dekenah
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Matthew Dekenah
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Experience
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Jun 2009 - Present
QA Analyst / StatPro
Create and execute test plans to ensure developed solution meets its functional requirement Be a key player in authorising application releases, having tested the product against test plans Create and maintain a regression test strategy to ensure product stability Test products written in C#, ASP.NET and VB and using MS SQL Server Track bugs in a database and own their resolution by coordinating with developers and retesting any fixes supplied -
Mar 2009 - May 2009
PHP Developer / CellSmart Technologies
Implement web site creation, design and maintenance Develop and provide WAP and mobile-specific solutions Analyse and troubleshoot existing mobile technology systems -
Feb 2008 - Mar 2009
Language Teacher / Berlitz
Training of professionals in the Portuguese language in private and semi-private instruction sessions Representing the company to potential clients for Portuguese training -
Mar 2008 - Dec 2008
Assistant Lecturer / University of Stellenbosch
Prepare and present classes to students of Information Skills on Microsoft Office software and computer applications Invigilate testing sessions -
Jan 2007 - Mar 2008
Assistant / Protea Boekwinkel
Provide network and computer hardware technical assistance Perform sales, procurement and other retail functions Assist and participate in book signings, festivals and other functions -
Nov 2007 - Jan 2008
Creative Intern / Decisão Communicação
Lead Web and Email marketing projects in Creative Department Create media in Adobe Photoshop and Flash Assist in document formatting, copywriting and graphic design -
Feb 2007 - Nov 2007
Research Assistant / University of Stellenbosch
Lead project for Doctoral thesis Web interface Create MySQL database-driven PHP website Mark French papers and assignments Provide general assistance to Dr Catherine Du Toit in the French Section
Education
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2009 - 2009
Damelin
Diploma in Computer Programming -
2009 - 2009
Damelin
CompTIA Certification in Network+, Linux+ -
2008 - 2008
Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
BA (Hons) Cum Laude in Socio-InformaticsActivities: HIV Peer Education, Rotex (Rotary International District 9350) -
2005 - 2007
Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
BA in Socio-Informatics, English LiteratureActivities: Stellenbosch University Choir, ISOS Committee, Rotex (Rotary International District 9350)
Additional information
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March 12, 03:46 AM
Interrobang(d)
I found this photo in my Google Reader feed this morning and felt it fitting to post it, as it perfectly embodies Interrobangd’s namesake, the interrobang. Here, I must give a hat tip to @Compl33t for introducing me to this little known punctuation mark, which Wikipedia describes thus:
The interrobang, ‽, is a nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also called the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark … (known in printers’ jargon as the bang).
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A sentence ending with an interrobang asks a question in an excited manner, expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question, or asks a rhetorical question.
The photo is of a media or art form known as Shadow Art, some more awesome examples of which can be found here.
Art Credit: Kumi Yamashita
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March 12, 01:33 AM
Wow
I totally, totally want one of these and I’ve never owned a gaming console before.
(via gearlive)
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March 10, 04:17 AM
Trololololo
This is the new meme sweeping the net, which seems to be called Russian Roll’d in much the same vein as one of the web’s most famous meme’s Rickrolling.
Video via IronDavid1
See also: trololololololololololo.com
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March 04, 04:39 AM
The Julius Riddle
via Anja Van Staden (@anjavanstaden).
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March 04, 04:19 AM
Choose Your Own Adventure
via Ivor Paul (@apie).
- February 28, 06:41 AM
Tweets
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@flavorsme Yay. Thanks muchly. Looking forward to (customised) Google Reader support and more :)14 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Heading to Sencity tonight for a sensory experience: http://www.your-sencity.com/14 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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@tweet_post Why are my retweets, etc now posting to Facebook? :( | !fb14 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Please may I have an invite @awesm? Pretty please? :) | !fb18 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Photo: http://tumblr.com/xaj7br657 - Shadow Art: Interrobang18 hours ago from Tumblr
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@Compl33t Use their GetSatisfaction page. They seem to engage users and are adding requested features. :)20 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Yay! Look! More @flavorsme services and embedded links! Adding mine now: http://matthewdavid.info/ | !fb20 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Video: Wow I totally, toally want one of these and I’ve never owned a gaming console before. (via gearlive) http://tumblr.com/xaj7bns1j21 hours ago from Tumblr
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TGIF.21 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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After organising my room again last night, I have come to two conclusions: 1. I have OCD; 2. I am a loser. *sigh*42 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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@stjohnx I'm gate marshalling.42 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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@Compl33t This is actually so true of me right now. | !fb2 days ago from Posterous
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Super keen to see Alice in Wonderland.2 days ago from HTC Peep
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Video: Trololololo This is the new meme sweeping the net, which seems to be called Russian Roll’d in much the... http://tumblr.com/xaj796qu02 days ago from Tumblr
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@simongerber So this is 'The Jew' you so often tweet about?3 days ago from Chromed Bird
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@Compl33t Back up.3 days ago from Chromed Bird
Posts
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March 10, 01:24 PM
REVERSE GRAFFITI: South African Artists Tag Walls By Scrubbing Them Clean
Graffiti is one of the most controversial art forms out there since it defaces public property – but what if graffiti artists actually cleaned up the walls they tagged up by etching their sketches into the grime that already exists on them? The delightful process, called reverse graffiti or “scrubbing” isn’t new – we’ve written about it here and here before – but awesome examples of it keep popping up. Case in point: one band of students in Durban, South Africa who’ve been gracing spaces with works of the subversive street art form in their area.
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Post tags: clean graffiti, durban, eco design, eco street art, green art eco art, green design, green graffiti, green street art, reverse graffiti, scrubbing, Street art, sustainable design
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March 10, 04:24 AM
Martin Jetpack priced at $86,000, mere mortals will soon be able to buy one too
Tired of the limited legroom, bad food, and worse movies you have to put up with during a flight? Well, it's time to bust out your company credit card and get yourself a Martin Jetpack, which has just become the first commercially available jetpack. Driven by a pair of washing machine-sized fans strapped to your back, this personal transporter will give you a pretty cool 30 minutes of flight time and comes with a bunch of redundancy systems to ensure any mistakes don't turn fatal. The rotors are built out of a carbon / Kevlar composite and are powered by a two-liter V4 two-stroke engine capable of delivering 200hp (or 150kW). Good old gasoline is the fuel of choice here and private individuals are expected to be offered the chance to fulfill every geek and geekette's dream later this year. Just make sure you have $86,000 lying around to fund it.Martin Jetpack priced at $86,000, mere mortals will soon be able to buy one too originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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March 09, 01:30 AM
Alberto Seveso




I spotted these amazing images by Alberto Seveso about a month ago but I never got around to posting them. Th effect is simple, he’s poured varnish into a fishbowl, but the end result is simply stunning. The images almost look like they were computer generated but he clearly states that they aren’t. The details in how the varnish mixes with the water is really powerful, and the colors in both of these are absolutely beautiful.
These images are actually from two different sets. The red one is titled Medicina Rossa and the blue one is called Sequence verdastra/bluastra/bastarda. Those Italians are a talented bunch!
Bobby
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March 12, 01:42 AM
E3 2009: Project Natal Xbox 360 Announcement
<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p2qlHoxPioM&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"></embed>I favorited a YouTube video: http://games.gearlive.com - We bring you a look at Project Natal, the Xbox 360 controller-less interface, coming soon. -
March 10, 02:01 AM
Generic Movie Based on the Movie They've BeenReleasing Every Single Week Since the 1980s
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This is pretty much exactly what most new indie and studio movies look like to me. Not just the Oscar-hopefuls and the Sundance selections. And not just the trailers, but the entire movies themselves (which are usually laid out, beat by beat, in the trailers). This one's funnier, though, because it doesn't pretend to be anything more than a familiar schematic diagram. Which is exactly what these comfy, risk-averse movies seem to be aiming for.
Starring Robert Pattinson or Adam Sandler, Natalie Portman or Sandra Bullock. Directed by Ron Howard or someone whose only previous work has been on YouTube.
(tip: Max Kleger)
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March 08, 07:00 PM
03.09.2010
Archive
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March 10, 04:13 PM
And now for something completely different
Since I've been working on Google Reader, I've told a lot of my friends about how great it is. And while some of them try Reader and find it really useful, many of them aren’t interested in taking the time to get Reader set up. That’s why today, I’m happy to announce an experimental product from the Google Reader team that makes the best stuff in Reader more accessible for everyone, while giving Reader users a new way to view their feeds. It’s called Google Reader Play, and it’s a new way to browse interesting stuff on the web that’s easy to use and personalized to the things you like. Best of all, there’s no set-up required: visit google.com/reader/play to give it a try.
In Google Reader Play, items are presented one at a time, and each item is big and full-screen. After you've read an item, just click the next arrow to move to the next one, or click any item on the filmstrip below to fast-forward. Of course, you can click the title or image of any item to go to the original version. And since so much of the good stuff online is visual, we automatically enlarge images and auto-play videos full-screen.
Reader Play adapts to your tastes -- as you browse, you can let us know which stuff you enjoy by clicking the "like" button, and we'll use that info to show you more items we think you'll like. If you want, you can also choose categories, and we'll personalize your stream to only show you stuff from those categories. And you don't even need a Google account to use Reader Play. Of course, if you want to star, like, or share items, we'll ask you to sign in to your Google account. Since Reader and Reader Play share the same infrastructure, any actions you take in one will be reflected in the other.
You might be wondering where we find all the awesome stuff in Reader Play. It uses the same technology as the Recommended Items feed in Reader to identify and aggregate the most interesting items on the web. If you sign in, Reader Play will also be personalized with items that people you’re following have shared in Google Reader, and items similar to ones you’ve previously liked, starred, or shared.
Since Reader Play is an experiment, it’s launching in Google Labs for now. To be clear, Reader Play isn't intended to replace Google Reader: both Google Reader and Reader Play are about finding and reading interesting stuff online. In essense, Reader Play is a different view of Reader. It's designed to be a fun and easy way to browse interesting items, while Reader is a highly customizable way to organize your feeds, keep track of what you've read, and much more. In Reader, you can switch to this view by clicking "View in Reader Play" from the feed settings menu.
Try Reader Play today and let us know what you think. Send us feedback in our forum or on Twitter, and check out our help article for more info.
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March 10, 06:47 AM
Winnie slams Gandhi, lays into Buddha and Jesus
Shared by Matt
After her recent attack on former husband Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, whom she described as a betrayer of the African people and as a “cretin” respectively, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has gone on to accuse a long list of historical pacifist figures as “a bunch of namby-pamby girly-boys” and “limp-wristed wusses”. I was waiting for this one.
I was waiting for this one. - March 10, 04:57 AM
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March 10, 04:55 AM
VERY POPULAR Techno Song??
Shared by Matt
Thanks to Ellie for this.
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February 26, 02:39 AM
30 Minimal Logo Designs that Say More with Less
A logo is the visual cornerstone of one’s branding. While some logos are complex, often the most memorable ones are those that are simplistic. Instead of relying on detailed graphics and icons, these minimal logos rely on creative typography, simple shapes, and clever negative space to tell the story.
Here is a showcase of 30 minimal logo designs that say more with less.
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March 09, 07:04 AM
UJ students praise Malema
Shared by Matt
Students at the University of Johannesburg's Doornfontein campus have gathered to hear ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's "words of wisdom". Says a lot for the education at UJ.
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March 06, 01:00 PM
‘Clean City’: São Paulo Scrubbed of Outdoor Ads
[ By Steph in Architecture & Design, Travel & Places, Urban Images. ]
(images via: tony demarco)
Outdoor advertising is so ubiquitous in almost every urban setting around the world, it’s difficult to walk down a street, take an escalator or sit on a bench without getting slapped in the face with one product or another. But the city of São Paulo, Brazil is like an advertising ghost town: all of its billboards stand oddly blank and empty.
<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vta6Cn_dLTE&hl=en&fs=1&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="468"></embed>In September of 2007, the world’s fourth-largest metropolis was scrubbed of almost every type of outdoor advertising – even pamphlets. It’s all part of mayor Gilberto Kassab’s quest to eliminate visual clutter, making the city itself the focal point rather than colorful, increasingly desperate marketing campaigns.

(images via: eduardoZ)
“The Clean City Law came from a necessity to combat pollution . . . pollution of water, sound, air, and the visual. We decided that we should start combating pollution with the most conspicuous sector – visual pollution,” said Kassab.
The results are astounding: gone are the 50-foot lingerie ads and oversized neon signs a la Times Square. In their place are strange vacancies, gaping holes… space. Suddenly, the architecture and natural scenery come into sharp focus.

(image via: katedubya)
While advertisers weren’t too happy about the law – $8 million in fines were levied against those who dawdled in taking ads down, and Clear Channel launched an unsuccessful campaign to raise support for putting them back up – the citizens clearly approve. Surveys found that at least 70% are happy with the change.
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March 08, 05:55 AM
Acer working on frameless laptop with touchscreen keyboard?
Would you believe that Acer is working on a frameless laptop with touchscreen keyboard? As far-fetched as the idea might be, it's certainly plausible, expected even. The idea, as rumored by DigiTimes, involves doing away with the display's frame by printing colors directly onto the back of the display's reinforced glass substrate from Corning (a la Gorilla Glass presumably). Coupled with a touchscreen keyboard, the rumored device should be impossibly thin by traditional laptop comparisons. Keep in mind that we've already seen this Frame Zero concept pictured above from Fujitsu and Acer's arch-rival ASUS has been showing off its dual-display laptop prototype with touchscreen keyboard for months. Even the OLPC XO-3 plans to eschew the clickity keyboard in favor of a touchscreen version. And anyone who has ever seen a scifi movie knows that tactile keyboards and display bezels have no role to play in our computing future anyway, so we might as well get things started now -- or in the second half of 2010 according to DigiTimes' sources.Acer working on frameless laptop with touchscreen keyboard? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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March 08, 08:59 AM
Doritos Tablet
They say that chip technology doubles every two years. We've disproven that limitation.
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March 08, 08:55 AM
Fade-Out
Shared by Matt
Rad.
Nendo does it again with the Fade-Out Chair. Realizing that our perception of furniture is heavily influenced by the space around it, Nendo decided to turn this relationship on its head with a chair that changes the look and feel of a space it’s placed within. Fade-Out’s back and seat are constructed of wood and the clear acrylic legs use trompe d’oeil to gradually fade into what seems to be a mist or fog. The chair was recently featured in Ghost Stories: New Designs from Nendo at New York’s Museum of Art & Design.


Rad.
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March 05, 11:25 AM
Durex Pleasuremax: Hands
Durex Pleasuremax condoms offers the maximum stimulation that you can enjoy with uniquely positioned ribs and raised dot.
Advertising Agency: Grey G2/Group, Düsseldorf, Germany
Chief Creative Officer: Per Pedersen
Creative Director: Katja Luckas
Art Director / Copywriter: Ursel Barwinski
Producer: Danilo Klöfer
Post Production: Locomotion Digital Facilities GmbH
Print Production: Nicole Heese, Peter Engel
Published: March 2010 - March 08, 07:11 AM
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March 06, 08:22 AM
Cooking Show Fail
<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mAZXvSMj_BU&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"></embed>I favorited a YouTube video: As if meatloaf wasn't bad enough? For more FAIL videos and pictures, visit http://failblog.org/
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March 09, 04:36 AM
Your high IQ will kill your startup - Cube Of M
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March 09, 04:32 AM
KEG KING - Draught Beer For Your Party
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March 08, 03:24 AM
Web Browser Grand Prix: The Top Five, Tested And Ranked - Tom's Hardware
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March 05, 09:18 AM
54 Apparitions of Jesus
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March 05, 09:15 AM
The Best Google Street View Fails, Wins, And WTF’s
All the best and worst of Google Street View imagery.
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