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Facts, lies, and conjecture: Benin Telecoms’ latest blow up
What we know (facts):
Our Internet connection has been out since last Friday.
So have those of all other WiMax clients.
Non-WiMax clients of Benin Telecoms have been having problems since Friday for certain types of downloads and have experienced unusual bandwidth shaping.
Connections from other ISPs sometimes work, and sometimes don’t. There is probably a [...]
Did you know the sky is blue? Obvious and less-obvious in ICT4D conversations
I have a confession to make.
I’m not a development worker.
I work with ICTs in the developing world, but I am driven by profit. This is both a luxury and a burden. It’s cool that people think I have something to say about ICT4D. I don’t. I have a lot to say about ICTs in the [...]
On Internet in Benin and the lack thereof
Last Thursday, we woke up to no Internet. At 8:00, we called Benin Telecoms to signal the problem. “We’ll send a team right away,” they said. “Are you sure you need to send a team out here? We just can’t log in, so the problem’s probably on your end.” “What could you possibly know about [...]
On why language is important when talking about women in tech
This is the second in a series of posts where I address technology, women in technology, and women in technology in Benin. *
Accompanying the recent spate of questions about how to find more and better women speakers for tech conferences, the general lack of women in technology, and a lot of comments about women’s capabilities [...]
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On women in tech, in Benin and back home in the States
This is the first of a series of posts in which I’ll discuss technology, women in technology, and women in technology in Benin.
My clients are all businessmen. Accent on men. After over two years of developing websites and web applications in Cotonou, we have a lot of clients (what can I say, we’re good [...]
Browser statistics and Commentary for Benin (or, IE6 isn’t going anywhere fast, so we might as well stop complaining and get back to work)