Monthly Archives: February 2009

Netbooks = AfriGadget

Posted on February 26, 2009 by jke

Over at AfriGadget, we usually call something an AfriGadget if it is a DIY solution to a problem or situation to which there just isn’t any ready-made solution available. In places where you just can’t go to the next hardware … Continue reading →

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Africa Gathering

Posted on February 24, 2009 by jke

“Have you blogged about it?”, he asked. – “Yes, I microblogged it.” Fellow blogger CG just reminded me to mention the upcoming Africa Gathering on Saturday, 25th April 2009 (@ Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London, WC1 7HX, … Continue reading →

Posted in africa, BarCamps, social, technology, webstuff | 5 Comments

Jifurahisha 1208!

Posted on February 22, 2009 by jke

Bought a Nokia 1208 mobile phone for someone else today because a local dealer had a 25% discount on EVERYTHING. 25% are quite a lot, so you can imagine that by the time I had arrived, almost everything was already … Continue reading →

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tags, tags, tags…

Posted on February 19, 2009 by jke

I don’t know if something like the following already exists out there, but I was just going through my feeds on Google Reader as I had recently developed an interest in Japan-related blogs (Gaijin blogs, as I’d call them – … Continue reading →

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DVB-T on the eee 901

Posted on February 15, 2009 by jke

I recently purchased a refurbished DVB-T (TV) USB stick for use on the Asus eeePC 901. I also have another – much bigger and older – DVB-T stick (Yakumo Quickstick, modified) for use on the other laptop: old vs. new … Continue reading →

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