Monthly Archives: July 2009

On capitalism, consumerism, and Fake Steve Jobs

By theresa | Published: July 22, 2009
I am appalled that I 100% agree with something Fake Steve Jobs said today. We all know that there’s no fucking way in the world we should have microwave ovens and refrigerators and TV sets and everything else at the prices we’re paying for them. There’s no way we get all this stuff and everything [...]
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West African IPs blocked again

By theresa | Published: July 17, 2009
For the past two days, a client has desperately been trying to get a hold of us. He said he couldn’t access his website. We checked, no problems on our end, and brushed him off. He showed up this morning at 8:05am with his laptop and CDMA connection. “I’ll prove to you I’m not an idiot,” [...]
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OMG it’s true, Google’s announced an operating system!

By theresa | Published: July 10, 2009
GoogleOS excites me in a way that that Google usually doesn’t, and here’s why: Google Gears works. And it works really well in Google Chrome. What? You didn’t notice? That’s probably because you never have to use it. Here in Cotonou where power and internet connections cut all the time, it’s quite useful. And with [...]
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WordPress plugins for functioning CMSs, redux

By theresa | Published: July 1, 2009
It’s been a bit since the last time I posted about turning WordPress into a CMS. I’ve learned a bit more about WordPress, and some really great  plugins have come to my attention. WordPress has evolved a bit, and so have the types of sites I work on here in Benin. The following plugins have a [...]
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