This September Bits & Bytes celebrated one year on air. Initially Bits & Bytes started out as a newsletter to staff, but over time we realised we have too many interesting things to share, we just can’t keep it to ourselves anymore. But what more could we do?
The answer was obvious. With an audience of 30 000 listeners between the ages of 14 and 28, we knew MFM would be the perfect match. And so Bits & Bytes, the radio version was born. For the past year and a bit we had a weekly slot during the AM-PM-show at 11:45 on Tuesday mornings.
Initially Tian Petersen was the IT voice, but we decided to add some spice and Marc-Allen Johnson joined later.
Bits & Bytes on air isn’t another institutional mouthpiece to promote IT, but became a platform to discuss all kinds of technological developments, gadgets – some weird and some even handy. With each programme we try to combine news relevant to students and staff, as well as interesting developments on the technological front, in an informal style.
We do realise not everyone will be able to listen to the show due to limited access, therefore we have an alternative so you won’t miss out on anything. You can now also listen to the broadcasts online by browsing to WWW.SUN.AC.ZA/BB.
There you will find all 34 broadcasts Tian and Marc-Allen has done. Just click on the mp3 link. These clips are hosted within the SU network and won’t rocket your internet costs – so you can listen with ease. You’ll also find all previous versions of the Bits & Bytes newsletter.
If you do want to listen to the direct broadcast, tune in every second Tuesday at 11:45 on the AM to PM Show on MFM with Eduard and our two resident IT gurus, Tian and Marc-Allen. Click HERE to listen to MFM live.
You’re also welcome to send comments and questions during the show via Twitter and if there’s enough time Tian will address them. Tweet us at @ITStellenUni!
Die afgelope September het ons een jaar op die lug gevier. Bits & Bytes het aanvanklik begin as `n nuusbrief vir personeel, maar daar was net te veel interessante dinge om te deel – ons kon dit nie net vir onsself hou nie. Maar wat meer kon ons doen?
Die antwoord was maklik. Met `n gehoor van 30 000 luisteraars tussen die ouderdom van 14 en 28, het ons geweet MFM is die perfekte pasmaat. En so is Bits & Bytes, die radio-weergawe gebore. Vir die afgelope jaar het ons `n weeklikse insetsel gedurende die AM-PM-show om 11:45 Dinsdagoggende gehad met Tian Petersen as aanvanklike stem vir IT, maar mettertyd het Marc-Allen Johnson by die span aangesluit.
Bits & Bytes is nie nie bloot nog `n institusionele mondstuk wees nie, maar het mettertyd `n platform geword waar interessante tegnologiese verwikkelinge en speelgoed, bespreek kan word. Met elke insetsel probeer ons om `n kombinasie van relevante nuus vir studente en personeel, sowel as interessante verwikkelinge op die tegnologiese front op `n informele trant aan luisteraars oor te dra.
Ons besef egter dat almal nie toegang het om daarna te luister nie en het dus die fasiliteit geskep waar jy, nadat dit uitgesaai is, steeds aanlyn na die uitsendings kan luister. Al wat jy hoef te doen is om na WWW.SUN.AC.ZA/BB te gaan waar daar `n lys van alle vorige nuusbriewe is, maar ook al 34 vorige radio-uitsendings. Kliek bloot op die mp3-skakel.
Die insetsels word binne die US-netwerk gehuisves, dus gaan dit nie jou internetkoste opvreet nie – jy kan met `n geruste hart luister. As jy wel die regstreekse uitsending wil hoor, skakel gerus elke tweede Dinsdag om 11:45 op die AM to PM Show op MFM saam met Eduard en ons eie Tian en Marc-Allen in. Kliek HIER om aanlyn na MFM te luister.
Jy is ook welkom om kommentaar en vrae in daardie tydsgleuf via Twitter aan ons te stuur en indien daar geleentheid is, sal Tian dit op die lug beantwoord. Tweet ons by @ITStellenUni!
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