Comments on: The Virtues of Small Software http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/ Cameroon from a technologist's point of view Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:35:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: GDocsOpen http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-22257 GDocsOpen Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:09:19 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-22257 Small install size you said? Office software? Maybe this can help : <a href="http://www.gdocsopen.com" rel="nofollow">GDocsOpen - Double click and open document in Google Docs</a> . It is a small application, less than 1MB, which has an internal browser, connects to your Google Docs account, uploads the file there. It saves locally AND on Google Docs! Give it a try. Small install size you said?
Office software?

Maybe this can help : GDocsOpen – Double click and open document in Google Docs .

It is a small application, less than 1MB, which has an internal browser, connects to your Google Docs account, uploads the file there.

It saves locally AND on Google Docs! Give it a try.

]]> By: billz http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-11967 billz Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:27:34 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-11967 @Parker - the French seem to be ahead of the curve on open source software. There was a story recently about how the French police saved millions of euros by switching to Ubuntu. OpenOffice works great but still needs some polishing, IMO. It'll get there, I'm sure, and weigh in at a fraction of MS Office. Re: coming home, no immediate plans to resettle in the US. How about you? @Parker – the French seem to be ahead of the curve on open source software. There was a story recently about how the French police saved millions of euros by switching to Ubuntu. OpenOffice works great but still needs some polishing, IMO. It’ll get there, I’m sure, and weigh in at a fraction of MS Office.

Re: coming home, no immediate plans to resettle in the US. How about you?

]]> By: Parker http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-11095 Parker Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:27:57 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-11095 Openoffice rocks and is widely used in France. Microsoft Office didn't even come free with my new dell and it takes way to much time to work. Your posts rock. You coming home anytime soon? Openoffice rocks and is widely used in France. Microsoft Office didn’t even come free with my new dell and it takes way to much time to work.

Your posts rock. You coming home anytime soon?

]]> By: rob allen http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10958 rob allen Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:09:11 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10958 Thanks Bill, indeed RSS and IM are in my future plans & please let me know when your open source mobile/web project is released. Thanks Bill, indeed RSS and IM are in my future plans & please let me know when your open source mobile/web project is released.

]]> By: billz http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10910 billz Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:49:25 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10910 @Rob - that's true without a doubt. I just checked out your demo (with a web browser, not a mobile, but I get the idea). M-sites with Community Mobile is a very compelling project. Seems like a natural extension to integrate RSS feeds or IM with Jabber to the platform. We're working on an open source mobile/web project here that has good potential for integrating with your effort. I'm sure there's opportunities for us to collaborate in the future. Good luck with the NetSquared & Berkeley challenges & thanks for the comment. @Rob – that’s true without a doubt.

I just checked out your demo (with a web browser, not a mobile, but I get the idea). M-sites with Community Mobile is a very compelling project. Seems like a natural extension to integrate RSS feeds or IM with Jabber to the platform. We’re working on an open source mobile/web project here that has good potential for integrating with your effort. I’m sure there’s opportunities for us to collaborate in the future.

Good luck with the NetSquared & Berkeley challenges & thanks for the comment.

]]> By: rob allen http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10839 rob allen Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:30:15 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10839 One of the key differences is that the Internet in Africa is going to be much more mobile orientated than the rest of the world. Today I released the alpha version of the community mobile channels open source project - the release details are at http://mainstreamingict.org/?p=147 One of the key differences is that the Internet in Africa is going to be much more mobile orientated than the rest of the world.

Today I released the alpha version of the community mobile channels open source project – the release details are at http://mainstreamingict.org/?p=147

]]> By: billz http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10803 billz Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:54:43 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10803 @Erik - absolutely! You’re not alone waiting for such a hub to achieve critical mass and become “the” place to go for African software entrepreneurs. Surely some preconditions (as Miquel noted) such as affordable broadband, reliable infrastructure, access to capital, etc. are part of the equation. It’s exciting to see incubators backed with smart VC like Appfrica Labs getting rolling. Perhaps rather than a single hub, it’ll resemble a network of innovative centers around the continent. Cool to think about, whichever form it takes. The question isn't “if” but “when” yes? :) @Miquel – I really admire the work being done at Maneno, as you know. Amplify away, sir. ;) @Mark – very glad to hear you say so. Speaking of good quotes, “Africa as the next home for advanced (through simplicity) software” is a sentiment that captures it quite well, I think. @Erik – absolutely! You’re not alone waiting for such a hub to achieve critical mass and become “the” place to go for African software entrepreneurs. Surely some preconditions (as Miquel noted) such as affordable broadband, reliable infrastructure, access to capital, etc. are part of the equation.

It’s exciting to see incubators backed with smart VC like Appfrica Labs getting rolling. Perhaps rather than a single hub, it’ll resemble a network of innovative centers around the continent. Cool to think about, whichever form it takes.

The question isn’t “if” but “when” yes? :)

@Miquel – I really admire the work being done at Maneno, as you know. Amplify away, sir. ;)

@Mark – very glad to hear you say so. Speaking of good quotes, “Africa as the next home for advanced (through simplicity) software” is a sentiment that captures it quite well, I think.

]]> By: Mark Charmer http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10770 Mark Charmer Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:02:25 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10770 Great piece Bill. I know I could share this with non-techies too and they'd get it. Brings together some fantastic quotes, too. Here's to Africa being the next home for advanced (through simplicity) software. Cheers Mark Great piece Bill. I know I could share this with non-techies too and they’d get it. Brings together some fantastic quotes, too. Here’s to Africa being the next home for advanced (through simplicity) software.

Cheers
Mark

]]> By: Miquel http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10721 Miquel Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:01:19 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10721 Very true Erik. I'm curious as to which one it could be. Will it happy only once the low-orbit low-latency satellites are in orbit or will it be somewhere with established fiber? Thanks for the link and including us in that group, Bill, and yes, I agree with Erik, great article. We'll definitely have to amplify this a bit more. -miquel Very true Erik. I’m curious as to which one it could be. Will it happy only once the low-orbit low-latency satellites are in orbit or will it be somewhere with established fiber?

Thanks for the link and including us in that group, Bill, and yes, I agree with Erik, great article. We’ll definitely have to amplify this a bit more.

-miquel

]]> By: hash http://www.27months.com/2009/03/the-virtues-of-small-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10711 hash Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:24:46 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=763#comment-10711 Excellent article Bill, I'm glad you opened up the comments. As you know, I feel like we have advantages in Africa that aren't appreciated on the world stage just yet. I'm waiting for a leading city to emerge within the app development space in Africa - a natural hub for tech-oriented entrepreneurs to descend upon. With enough critical mass, we could have a whole new world of software being developed, and some great companies growing and breathing new life into an economy. Excellent article Bill, I’m glad you opened up the comments.

As you know, I feel like we have advantages in Africa that aren’t appreciated on the world stage just yet.

I’m waiting for a leading city to emerge within the app development space in Africa – a natural hub for tech-oriented entrepreneurs to descend upon. With enough critical mass, we could have a whole new world of software being developed, and some great companies growing and breathing new life into an economy.

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