Monthly Archives: June 2009

Can’t install Vista’s SP2 unless my laptop’s plugged in

By theresa | Published: June 30, 2009
Hahahaha. Like having power at the beginning of the installation is any guarantee of having power by the end of installation. Did the folks at Microsoft think about any of the emerging economy edge cases ?  
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Couchsurfing, aka free and awesome places to stay while traveling

By theresa | Published: June 30, 2009
Clay Shirky’s recent tweet about Couchsurfing reminded me that I’ve been meaning to write about it for a while. Couchsurfing is both a verb (to surf someone’s couch) and a thriving community of travelers and hosts. We’ve hosted several couchsurfers over the last year and met many more through meet-ups. It’s been an amazing experience. [...]
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Cotonou’s flooded again. Just like every rainy season.

By theresa | Published: June 28, 2009
[Photo credits: me and Bertrand, from the roof of our building. More flooding in Cotonou on flickr.]  
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Don’t click me, just testing. Sorry about the tweet spam today.

By theresa | Published: June 28, 2009
testtesttesttest test. sorry for the twitter spam.  
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What’s the difference between social entrepreneurship and plain old entrepreneurship?

By theresa | Published: June 28, 2009
Hmmm. The difference between “social entrepreneurship” and “entrepreneurship” can break down quickly. When we’re talking about African students building new web applications to make it easier to send money to families back home, what should we designate that? Entrepreneurship or Social Entrepreneurship? Or does it not matter? Should it perhaps make us wonder if we should [...]
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Apparently, WiMax has been free in Cotonou for almost a month now

By theresa | Published: June 24, 2009
I may be jinxing this by blogging it, but seriously …WTF were they thinking when they let us drop $60 on a recharge last week? UDPATE: Apparantly, it’s been free for THREE MONTHS. WTF they let us blow $180 on recharge cards?!?!?!  
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Solving the bandwidth problem when updating WordPress sites

By theresa | Published: June 19, 2009
We use WordPress for many of our client sites because it’s dead simple to use and has a fantastic plugin system. The only problem? WordPress is stinkin’ huge. And basic functionality depends on JavaScript. No big deal on fast American and European connections, but it’s a huge impediment here in Benin, where connections are [...]
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