Matthew D. Dekenah
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Matthew Dekenah
Summary
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
Posts
- March 09, 02:57 AM
- March 06, 04:35 AM
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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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@simongerber So this is 'The Jew' you so often tweet about?7 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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@Compl33t Back up.8 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Choose Two - (Image: http://tumblr.com/xaj77uvwq) / !fb12 hours ago from Tumblr
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@twanjikalula Feeling uninspired and in need of a holiday. :-P You?12 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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@twanjikalula Morning fellow social media whore. ;-)12 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Lookin' like a foo' wit' yo' pants on da ground!12 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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Turn up the heat and traffic suddenly disappears?29 hours ago from HTC Peep
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GRRR. I hate it when people post interesting sounding articles/blogs on Facebook and I can't click through at work! / !fb31 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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The air actually feels thick outside. Wish I had aircon at home too.32 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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@MarionVL Merry Birthday!34 hours ago from Chromed Bird
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See you out tonight?3 days ago from Seesmic
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A nap is in order.3 days ago from Chromed Bird
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Photo: At the Two Oceans Aquarium http://tumblr.com/xaj73zxf03 days ago from Tumblr
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@dewaldBuys amen!4 days ago from Chromed Bird
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@twanjikalula I'm well thanks. You? Been around. I know right?! Dinner soon?4 days ago from Chromed Bird
Posts
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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.
Says a lot for the education at UJ. -
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.
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, 12:00 AM
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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
I favorited a YouTube video: As if meatloaf wasn't bad enough? For more FAIL videos and pictures, visit http://failblog.org/ -
March 05, 09:21 AM
Tree Branch Falls On Power Lines
I favorited a YouTube video: READ ME!: If you think thats a fake: Birds dont touch both power lines. If there is a connection between the 2 lines, it'll short circuit and kill it. But birds only sit on one line, which doesn't short circuit the power. Tree Branch Falls On Power Lines february 2010 -
March 05, 09:16 AM
JetLev Promo
I favorited a YouTube video: JETLEV-FLYER, the amazing water-propelled jetpack! - March 02, 03:41 AM
- February 27, 03:00 PM
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March 04, 05:20 AM
Google killed Bambi
So much for “Do No Evil”…
via reddit.comWant to see more Google Streetview fun? Check out our collection of ”The Best Google Street View Fails, Wins, And WTF’s“.
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March 04, 06:57 PM
Tumblr Lets You Add Pages to Your Blog

Simple blogging platform Tumblr has finally added the ability to add static pages to your Tumblelog.Tumblr has grown a great deal without this feature — its simplicity has always been its selling point. However, many companies need static pages — it’s often the best way to provide contact info, company data and more to provide customers with the information they need. Regular users can use them to describe who they are or what they are working on.
Now tumblrs have the option to build pages. While simple overall (it’s just like building a blog post), you do get three choices for layouts: standard (title and body with your tumblelogs’s layout), custom (create a page with a completely custom theme), and redirect (forward a page to another domain).
The new pages feature seems to keep Tumblr’s simplicity intact while providing a very necessary feature to many bloggers. From the looks of commenters though, the feature still has a few bugs. So Tumblr users, let us know what you think of the addition in the comments!

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March 04, 12:47 AM
Microsoft Launches Its First Android App. Yes, Google’s Platform.
In December 2008, Microsoft surprised a lot of people by releasing an iPhone app — Seadragon Mobile. A month later, they ensured the move wasn’t taken as a joke or gimmick by launching another app, Tag, into Apple’s App Store. Now, they have a few, including an app for Bing. And starting today, they’re doing the same for Android.Tag for Android is the first Microsoft-made app launched on the mobile platform. This is notable, of course, because Android is the mobile platform by Microsoft’s chief rival: Google. Still, as we saw with the iPhone, Microsoft has no problems getting its technology out there, even if it means using rival platforms. Aside from Android and iPhone, Tag also currently works on Windows Mobile, J2ME, Blackberry and Symbian S60 phones.
Microsoft’s Tag technology allows you to use your phone as a mobile barcode reader. You simply point your phone’s camera at a tag (think: a smaller QRCode), snap a picture, and the Tag program will interpret it. This can be used to place things like coupons in physical locations, for example. Other companies, including Google, are working on these mobile barcodes as well. In fact, just prior to the Nexus One unveiling, all Google employees were given the device with a special barcode on the back that other Android devices could scan to get that person’s information.
Despite the high level on animosity between Microsoft and Google, it’s great to see that Microsoft isn’t above creating apps for the increasingly popular Android platform. Microsoft made its own big mobile headlines last month with the unveiling of Windows Phone Series 7, a complete reboot of its mobile strategy, due to launch later this year. That move should help Microsoft better compete with the current hot mobile platforms, Android and the iPhone.
The Tag application is available today in the Android Market; it’s a free app.

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March 03, 07:52 AM
'Horses killed in teen game'
Shared by Matt
The SPCA has warned of a new "hobby" that involves youngsters stealing and racing horses, before brutally abusing them until they die. Seriously, what is wrong with people?!
Seriously, what is wrong with people?! -
March 03, 03:59 AM
Did the earth move in the quake?
A Nasa scientist believes that the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that killed hundreds of people in Chile has probably made days shorter. -
March 03, 04:10 AM
Mobile Boarding Passes Take Off With 1200% Usage Increase In 2009

Alright, lets pat the pockets and run through the mental checklist one last time before security: Passport? Check, front pocket. Headphones? Definitely in your backpack. Boarding pass? Uh oh. Where’d that boarding pass go?
Oh, that’s right! It’s on your phone – because you, like a rapidly increasing number of other people, opted to have it sent straight to your handset. Security scans the barcode right off of your handset’s display, and you’re on your way with one less thing to lose.
Trinity Mobile, one of the leading companies behind the mobile ticketing push, is today announcing a 1200% year-over-year increase with their mobile boarding pass offerings.
Read the rest at MobileCrunch >>

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March 03, 02:19 AM
Google Wave Gets a Saucy Parody [VIDEO]
Shared by Matt
LOL

Google Wave parodies are nothing new (Remember that kick-ass Samuel L. Jackson one from a while back?), but when mockery hits entirely too close to home — and then takes you somewhere truly weird — you’ve got a keeper.
The following video, courtesy of College Humor, offers a spot-on parody of the friendly Google Wave team, Steph and Greg — right down to their awkward yet enthusiastic greeting. The vid then proceeds to veer off into territories better traversed by Chatroulette adherents than tech geeks, while still managing to give viewers a pretty helpful tutorial on how the program works.This parody might seem a little Johnny-Come-Lately considering that Wave came out months ago and has yet to truly take off (to be fair, it’s not open to everyone yet, but it’s safe to say Buzz buzz is much louder as of late), but it’s still pretty amusing. Check out the video — as well as the tutorial that it’s mocking — below.
Reviews: Google WaveTags: chatroulette, google buzz, Google Wave, humor, viral video
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Simple Things by Paolo Nutini31 hours ago
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Say by John Mayer31 hours ago
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Gravity by John Mayer31 hours ago
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Shooting Stars by Bang Raiders32 hours ago
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Coming Up Easy by Paolo Nutini32 hours ago
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I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) by John Mayer32 hours ago
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I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic at the Disco32 hours ago
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I Don't Want to Be by Gavin DeGraw34 hours ago
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Home Improvement by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus34 hours ago
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Animal (The Parks Jump Up Remix) by Miike Snow34 hours ago
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Your high IQ will kill your startup - Cube Of M
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