Monthly Archives: August 2009

On my new job (yes, I am just that awesome)

I have a new job. I mean, a new job in addition to running Benin’s most successful web development firm. Jon Gosier at Appfrica just relaunched and hired my magnificent self to blog about technology, entrepreneurship, and other awesomeness in Africa. I’m getting paid to write about things I love!

I know, I know, I know. Half of you don’t care about tech in Africa, and the other half of you wish I’d write about nothing but. Now everybody’s happy!

Along with all that comes absolutely no change here at SVO. I will still be blogging with stunning irregularity. I will still be complaining about annoying expats. I will still be utterly awesome in every way.

I will still be full of myself. I will be even more full of myself.

Limited bandwith = THERESA IS CRANKY



Nigerian ISP Internet Speeds.
Originally uploaded by Wayan Vota

This is an awesome screencap by Wayan Vota showing just how bad the bandwidth gets in Nigeria. Normally, Benin has similar service levels during the day. Night time speeds approach a whopping 56kpbs (we are paying for 256kbps).

Now image that the undersea cable connecting Benin with the rest of the world has been cut, and now our traffic is being rerouted through Togo -> Burkina -> Ivory Coast and out through Abidjian. So things are even WORSE THAN USUAL.

Crankiness indeed.

I am testing Flickr’s “Blog this Photo” service. If this post is borked, BLAME FLICKR. Also, the crappy connection.