Comments on: No Connectivity, No Phone, No Electricty, No Problem http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:07:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Inari http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-122346 Inari Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:49:37 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1663#comment-122346 Brilliant! I had a midnight-cheese vision of something similar, only mine was dependent on mobile dongles and solar chargers. Good to see that somebody else has had a much better and more effective idea. Brilliant! I had a midnight-cheese vision of something similar, only mine was dependent on mobile dongles and solar chargers. Good to see that somebody else has had a much better and more effective idea.

]]> By: Dom Derrien http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-121711 Dom Derrien Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:39:06 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1663#comment-121711 Great perspective! Helping building an IT infrastructure for a NGO/NPO in RDC that mainly focus on delivering microfinance services, I'm looking forward to seeing more such devices setups. Being able to be autonomous will really help us helping others. Keep posting on that topic ;) A+, Dom Great perspective!

Helping building an IT infrastructure for a NGO/NPO in RDC that mainly focus on delivering microfinance services, I’m looking forward to seeing more such devices setups. Being able to be autonomous will really help us helping others.
Keep posting on that topic ;)

A+, Dom

]]> By: jke http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-121673 jke Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:22:45 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1663#comment-121673 GREAT POST! Would be nice to see this setup with a netbook. GREAT POST!

Would be nice to see this setup with a netbook.

]]> By: Wayan http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-121366 Wayan Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:50:17 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1663#comment-121366 Congrats to Scott for his efforts and his advancement of the low-power & energy-efficient computing field! I love his awareness of the different challenges we face in rural installations., and his creative solutions. At Inveneo, we've been in the pursuit of similar goals with our <a href="http://www.inveneo.org/?q=solutions" rel="nofollow">computing solutions</a> - 20Watt or less Linux computers sporting VoIP calls over long-distance WiFi, all running off solar panels. Congrats to Scott for his efforts and his advancement of the low-power & energy-efficient computing field! I love his awareness of the different challenges we face in rural installations., and his creative solutions.

At Inveneo, we’ve been in the pursuit of similar goals with our computing solutions – 20Watt or less Linux computers sporting VoIP calls over long-distance WiFi, all running off solar panels.

]]> By: africanaspects http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-121334 africanaspects Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:57:38 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1663#comment-121334 Am gobsmacked! Cheers for this. Am gobsmacked! Cheers for this.

]]> By: Dale Zak http://whiteafrican.com/2008/11/06/no-connectivity-no-phone-no-electricty-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-121326 Dale Zak Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:50:39 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1663#comment-121326 Wow, great post! Wow, great post!

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