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Published on: Sep 22 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Wireless Networking Technical Manual
Imagine reading a computer screen in bright African daylight that has 3x better resolution that what you’re looking at right now. A screen that reflects light, just like paper, with similar high contrast and ease on...
In reading Miquel Balsa’s post, The decline of Senegalese (and maybe all) internet cafes, I was struck by the suggestion that public internet access points would soon disappear because the business model wasn’t...
Published on: Sep 18 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Ubuntu for eeeBox
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Summary
We at Inveneo love the Asus eeeBox for its low power consumption, good performance, small form factor, and durability in rugged environments. We also love Ubuntu for its intuitive user interface, open...
Published on: Sep 18 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Linux Technical Manual
Published on: Sep 18 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks VOIP Technical Manual
Published on: Sep 18 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Configuring the Linksys PAP2T ATA
Configuring the Linksys PAP2T is a relatively simple task. Here are the steps to get you up and running.
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Physical Connections
Connect the ATA to power making sure to use a 5V power adapter. Connecting...
There is no denying the usefulness of Skype in facilitating communication across Africa. In fact, at Inveneo, we’ve found Skype to offer the best connection to African phones – beating USA cellphones, landlines,...
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With all the hype around the use of text messaging on mobile phones, like Google Trader or FrontlineSMS, it seems that the future of communication in Africa will be SMS.
Yet, Erik Hersman...
Published on: Sep 12 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Tropicalized Computing with Aurora Wireless
Aurora Wireless works in Northern Nigeria, a dry area not known for rain forests. Yet general manager, Abdulhamid Yahaya, is keen on “tropicalized computing” solutions – hardware and software designed to...