Archive for August, 2008
Africans are doing IT for themselves
One of the things that worries and frustrates me the most about the attitudes of people who live on the very cool continent of Africa is that we have developed a poverty mindset which often causes us to wait around for the Big Bad Developed World to come to our rescue in learning, adapting and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Open source for (the) president
Everybody loves free stuff. It’s almost embarrassing what people will do at public events to get a free t-shirt or cap, or even just one lame keyring or pen. The South African government is also a fan of free stuff. But in this case, it’s thought-provoking and potentially admirable rather than embarrassing.
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How to make a Wiki
In light of the praxis (i.e. theory and practical mix) that my new media course has been based on this year, I decided to branch out of theoretical blogging and find out how to create a wiki myself.
I figure that open source ideas are supposed to benefit the average someone and I am a someone. [...]
