Posts Tagged ‘tech’

Gearing Up For An Offline Application

{ Posted on Jan 14 2009 by Bill Zimmerman }
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We’re in the early stages of building a web application with a big requirement: the ability to work seamlessly in an offline and online mode. The Internet and cloud computing are great, but you can’t always be plugged ...Read More »

Top Twenty Tools for 2008

{ Posted on Jan 09 2009 by Bill Zimmerman }
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This began as a post specifically about TiddlyWiki, but seeing as many bloggers do retrospective “year in review” posts around this time, I thought I’d chip in my own. I may yet reprise the TiddlyWiki how-to I started around ...Read More »

Reddit ‘Feed a Need’ Links Volunteers to Non-Profits

{ Posted on Dec 22 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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Reddit.com, social bookmarking site par excellence, is putting a creative spin on online donations during the holiday season. Rather than asking for monetary donations, they’re encouraging people to donate their time instead. Interested volunteers provide information about their ...Read More »

Why I Blog About Africa

{ Posted on Dec 03 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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A new meme is making the rounds in the African francophone blogopshere and is now gradually spreading through the anglophone zone. It was begun by Théo Kouamouo, a blogger based in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). Théo asked bloggers to ...Read More »

Anthropology, Tech & the Developing World

{ Posted on Nov 28 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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This post was largely inspired by the views of Ken Banks, the man behind FrontlineSMS and Kiwanja. I only recently discovered him via Twitter, and feel that I’ve met a kindred spirit. His essay on anthropology’s “technology-driven Renaissance” ...Read More »

Cameroon “Gets” Renewable Energy

{ Posted on Nov 17 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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This is a follow-up photo post to my previous entry How to Light An African Village. I’m enthusiastic about the innovations my housemates from Green Step observed in their recent foray into the village, so I wanted to highlight ...Read More »

How to Light An African Village

{ Posted on Nov 15 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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My housemates Connie and Johannes of Greenstep are getting involved in some very cool project work these days. After spending most days behind a computer, I find myself a bit envious of their trips to the remote village of ...Read More »

Focus on Cameroon’s ICT Entrepreneurs, Part 2

{ Posted on Nov 14 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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For the second interview of this series, I had a chat with Mambe Nanje Churchill, the young CEO of the AfroVisioN group here in Buea. In the short time AfroVisioN has been in business, they've put together an impressive ...Read More »

Focus on Cameroon’s ICT Entrepreneurs, Part 1

{ Posted on Nov 12 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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When one thinks of ICT (information and communications technology) leadership in Africa, it’s often the established hubs in Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria that spring to mind. There’s no denying that a healthy mix of talent, ideas, infrastructure, ...Read More »

Podcasting the Blues From Cameroon

{ Posted on Oct 22 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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Last April I blogged about Roland Boula (see the “Blues Scholar”) and his solitary existence as the caretaker of Madison Park, a small beach resort outside of Limbe. Roland has remained one of my closest and most trusted friends ...Read More »
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