Every once in a while, smartphone users find distasteful images and videos in the phone gallery (or phone files backup) without ever downloading such. Whatsapp is one source of such. Continue reading
Remote rogues spoiling your web experience?
To the terminally impatient who can not read long posts, scroll to the last paragraph.
In the quest for speedy web browsing and Internet bandwidth savings, many of us make use of servers/appliances that have HTTP and DNS caching functionality. Of course, the lazy (or accidental) administrator does the barest minimum to get the service working and moves on.
In the old days with lean VSAT bandwidth, many could (mis)configure their Web and DNS devices yet nothing bad would happen (mostly). Now that we have optic fibre internet connections however, it is a very different case. Continue reading
Just another day at the office (Little devices slaying giant networks)
The long email below is something I sent to a Consortium member that has been having challenges with browsing speed due to unseen forces guzzling their bandwidth.
I had to audit the network for several days using a Mikrotik router to be totally sure. Thought I’d share part of my report here with anyone having a similar experience. Hopefully, I make it a guide someday. Continue reading
thoughts on cheaper faster internet and content in naija
I’ll just type this here till I have time to do a more detailed analysis. I got inspired to start as I was commenting on a Facebook post. Please forgive the disjointed format. Continue reading
Still on March 28 2015
At my polling unit in Galadimawa, Abuja (Lokogoma axis) INEC arrived some minutes past 10am but we had organized ourselves and handled crowd control together with Police and NSCDC. By 3.30pm or so, we were done with accreditation of 561 voters using 3 verification points (card-readers).
Four good things about yesterday’s elections:
1. Because there is now opposition in many locations unlike in previous years, ballot boxes could not have been stuffed in favour of whichever party was the local favorite. (Not everywhere of course)
2. INEC did well by having the ballot papers signed and stamped by the Presiding Officers at the venues. This did lead to increased delays but it would have made it a little more difficult to re-import any stolen ballot papers. Continue reading
Active Citizenship
I have decided to be an Active Citizen of Nigeria and to help the people around me become more active. I strongly believe that a democracy can only progress if the majority of the people play their part. This has the potential to take absolute power and impunity away from people who ordinarily should be public servants.
By being actively involved in the management of our country, we can
- Provide assistance to any sincere professionals in public service that have something to offer
- Deter sluggards in public service by publicizing the performance/impact (or lack thereof) of all sectors
- Help other citizens recognize that we can make an impact by providing input to public policy
Active Citizenship is a form of literacy (1) : coming to grips with what happens in public life, developing knowledge, understanding, critical thinking and independent judgement of local, national, European, global levels. It implies action and empowerment, i.e. acquiring knowledge, skills and attitudes, being able and willing to use them, make decisions, take action individually and collectively.
We can identify some key characteristics of Active Citizenship: Continue reading
You really should ask
To those seeking my(our) vote(s) and promising a better tomorrow:
- Am I (Are we) needed beyond the election day?
- What is the game plan for this country and how do I(we) fit in as an individual(s)?
- What do you need me(us) to do to help ensure you deliver on your promises?
- How do you intend to enable me(us) influence the policies that affect me(us) even from the lowest levels?
- Or would you rather I(we) just sit back and let “professional politicians” carry on in my(our) best interests?
- What will be done this time around that has not been done before? What are the lessons learnt?
You just might be responsible for Nigeria’s systemic failure!
Starting in November 2014, I continually lamented the failure of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to provide power in the Estate where I reside. About 3 weeks into the power outage, we decided to give the gen a rest and moved to Jos for the holidays especially as the AEDC technicians had mentioned that if they could not repair the fault by December 23rd, the components for fixing will not arrive until January 2015.
Ten days into the power outage, I had written letters of complaint to the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Continue reading
Happy New Year! And a new SMS Broadcast app
After several years without a mobile application, we now have a Tinitop SMS app for Android.
The beta version of this app works with accounts from http://classic.naijanimi.com New users need to first create account at http://classic.naijanimi.com
*Update January 16: The more recent version available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinitopsms.main allows new users to signup from within the app. Continue reading