Celebrating World Press Freedom Day #wpfd with a linkdump
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.
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Rebuilding cell networks in Libya
A stark reminder of the challenges of using SMS and mobiles in human rights work
Apples that are neither green nor easy to digest.
“The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs”
The Jasmine Revolution
This is brilliant, and a bit funny. Until some innocent person taking a stroll is killed for insurgency. A long quote from this blog by way of Warren Ellis...
Reminder: ICT4D@SXSW Happy Hour: Monday 5pm @ The Ginger Man
When I asked the Ginger Man if they could host a crazy crowd of ICT4D and mobile4dev geeks rolling in to network and share stories from the frontlines of tec...
ICT4D Happy Hour during SXSW
Register now at https://ict4dev.eventbrite.com/ - only 20 RSVPs available until we nail down a venue!
#Ubuntu Tips: Amazon MP3 Downloads
So, Amazon now forces you to use their download tool. Which seems silly. But they offer a Linux version, which is nice. But it only is built for 32 bit ar...
Support Property Rights
Ashoka’s Changemakers is running a global competition with the Omidyar Network to source the most innovative approaches for providing property rights to thos...
Ubuntu and HDMI
Lazywebs, here is an answer. Having problems with a black/blank/undetected screen on your HDMI out in Ubuntu? Using x86_64 and Nvidia? Here...
Five thoughts on WikiLeaks
We are also supporting the development of new tools that enable citizens to exercise their rights of free expression by circumventing politically motivated c...
#PulseCamp : Building a vital stats monitor for the world
My brain was pretty close to silly putty by the end of last week
mHealth: Tending the garden of 1000 flowers
At #mHS10, we heard funders talking time and time again for letting “1000 flowers bloom” in mHealth pilots, and programs talking about pilots leading to more...
From #mHS10 to #mHS11: What we need for next year
Herein, a mix of quotidian tasks and big goals for us to prepare for a 2011 mHealth Summit. mHS10 was a great conference, and represents a seachange in the ...
My top take-aways from #mHS10 , the mHealth Summit 2010
As you might have guessed from my tongue-in-cheek #mHS10 drinking game (pilot=1 shot, 1k flowers=2, feature phone=3, “going global with sms phone support” = ...
OLPCs, Uruguay and Educational Value
My recent blog post on Uruguay’s Plan Ceibal generated a buzz of discussion over at OLPCNews on the value of measurement, test scores, and updates from the f...