Gone are romanticised notions that journalists are allowed to roam around freely.

It's quite embarrassing, standing at the till point with a ton of goodies and the teller has to phone the bank for authorisation.

Last week saw several local acquisitions.

The 3GSM congress in Spain dominated technology news this week, while locally government's Infraco plans left industry watchers cold.

Transparency is key to government's revitalised ICT view because only proper liberalisation will ensure long-term gains.

Last week's chaos proved London's ace rail transport system can be snowed under.

One of the things I like about ICT is that it makes life easier; one of the things I dislike about ICT is that, well, it makes life easier.

Ingram Micro's entry into the local market and the emergence of Compliant IT could mean a major shake-up for the South African channel.

Sentech's funding and staff problems dominated news this week, as questions arose over its wireless broadband network.

Standard Bank cites "competitive information" as reason for silence.

...And the heads of all those who have helped to create a laughing stock out of the entire South African telecommunications industry.

There are, I'm sure, better ways of spending a Saturday morning than in a queue at Home Affairs.