http://m.zungu.net Just another .zungu.net | the friends blogBASE weblog Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:14:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have just installed lots of new themes on zungu.net. Thanks to WordPress.com most of the themes now have the option to upload your own header-image. Give it a try! http://m.zungu.net/2008/02/22/more-themes-on-zungunet/ This is a pretty interesting talk held at DEMO '08 conference with Erik of White African / AfriGadget, Juliana Rotich of Afromusing / Global Voices and Mike Stopforth of Afrigator. The talks give a basic overview on mobile technology and african web-technology and innovation. Mike also shortly presents some (mostly ... http://m.zungu.net/2008/02/14/africa-panel-demo-08/ http://m.zungu.net/2007/12/25/what-christmas-is-all-about/ Kenyas Mobile operator Safaricom provides some "new kind" of SMS-groups similar to microblogging services as Twitter or ... http://m.zungu.net/2007/11/28/safaricom-vs-twitter/ BarCamps are really getting popular in Nairobi. Just last Saturday the 2nd BarCamp at Strathmore University, and today a third version as an informal Meet-up of BarCampers and participants of the Web4Dev conference. This is what JKE forwarded: The BarCamp will be held at the Pizza Garden in the Jacaranda Hotel ... http://m.zungu.net/2007/11/27/2nd-3rd-barcamp-in-nairobi/ The zungu blogBASE runs on WPMU 1.3 now. I had some problems upgrading and have to further check the database. Some updates on themes and plugins coming as well. http://m.zungu.net/2007/11/15/update/ Linux4Africa is a German Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) based on Ubuntu. Goal is to set up a thin client architectures in Schools in Tanzania and Mozambique together with local partners. The good about thin clients is, they do not require powerful hardware. It is possible to set up ... http://m.zungu.net/2007/10/21/linux4africa/ Ever wanted quick insights into Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking or RSS? Or better, you've never heard of that before? The Commoncraft Show publishes videos that explain social priciples of Web2.0 apps in a very simple way. Here are two of them on Social Networking and Wikis: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/6a_KF7TYKVc" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" ... http://m.zungu.net/2007/08/09/the-show-on-social-everything/ One Laptop per Child (OLPC) starts the production of their "100 Dollar Laptops". The final price will actually be more than 100 USD at 130 EUR (about 175 USD). First delivery of the XOB4 Laptops is scheduled for October 2007 and is supposed to be supported by governments and aid ... http://m.zungu.net/2007/07/30/olpc-starts-production/ Just found this poll on National Issues, Economy and Personal Well-Being, International Views, conducted in 10 Sub-Saharan countries (Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa) in spring 2007 by The New York Times. Quite some interesting figures, e.g. 54% of Kenyans say, that they are ... http://m.zungu.net/2007/07/26/portrait-on-sub-saharan-africa/