Practical Insights on Software for ICT4D Projects

How to Survive and Thrive with Windows 7 Price Increases

How to Survive and Thrive with Windows 7 Price Increases

Published on: Oct 06 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How to Survive and Thrive with Windows 7 Price Increases
Microsoft has introduced the Windows 7 operating system, and it seems to be a worthy replacement for Windows XP, which is EoL on October 22. Windows 7 has a much...
In 18 Days, the Worlds Ends: No New Computers with Windows XP

In 18 Days, the Worlds Ends: No New Computers with Windows XP

Published on: Oct 04 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
For the last several years, Microsoft has threatened to end the ability of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to install Windows XP on their hardware. Yet...
Learn How Peer-to-Peer University is Hacking Higher Education

Learn How Peer-to-Peer University is Hacking Higher Education

Published on: Sep 10 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Learn How Peer-to-Peer University is Hacking Higher Education
Imagine imputing an object into a rigid four-year, $100,000+ process, hoping that when it finally leaves this system its a useful tool. That’s the current...
Hive Colab: Software Developer Coworking in Kampala

Hive Colab: Software Developer Coworking in Kampala

Published on: Jul 30 2010 by Jonathan Gosier - 3 Comments
Hive Colab is an open, collaborative, community owned, work environment for young tech entrepreneurs to focus on projects, access the internet, have a quiet professional...
How Open Source Software Makes Money for Coffee Grower Cooperatives

How Open Source Software Makes Money for Coffee Grower Cooperatives

Published on: Jul 07 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Open Source Software Makes Money for Coffee Grower Cooperatives
In Kenya, coffee farmers are concerned about getting a fair price for their beans, and worry about “ghost kilograms” – the undercounting of raw...
Apps 4 Africa: a Contest for African Software Developers

Apps 4 Africa: a Contest for African Software Developers

Published on: Jul 05 2010 by Jonathan Gosier - Comments Off on Apps 4 Africa: a Contest for African Software Developers
Over the past few weeks myself, Solomon King of NodeSix.com, Joshua Goldstein an Appfrica Fellow, Jessica Colaco at the iHub in Nairobi, Philip Thigo and John Kipchumbah...
Apps4D: Smartphone Application Development as ICT4D

Apps4D: Smartphone Application Development as ICT4D

Published on: Jun 07 2010 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The rise of the smartphone has unleashed a wave of excitement and income generation across the software development community. Applications that can run on iPhones,...
Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow

Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow

Published on: Jun 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow
Google is naturally excited about the voluntary formation of Google Technology User Groups across Africa – communities of software developers and Google users...
African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

Published on: May 07 2010 by Nana Kwabena Owusu - 1 Comment
An interesting conversation sparked by a blog post on the Ushahdi blog is the main reason for this post. The post by Erik Hersman raises issues about open source...
Gaining Advantages Through Languages – of Code

Gaining Advantages Through Languages – of Code

Published on: Jan 28 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Gaining Advantages Through Languages – of Code
When people talk of the many languages of Africa, and need for localized content, they’re often thinking about English, French, Kiswalhili, or Xhosa. tweetmeme_source...
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