Today, I read an interesting blog post by Statcounter which explains how they shunned an advertiser who offered them lots of $$$ on condition that they include a spyware cookie on all of their member sites. In a new twist to this issue, Statcounter have just discovered that another wellknown stat provider is allowing spyware [...]

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I don’t like Malawi’s overdependence on tobacco as a source of foreign exchange. Tobacco is a very destructive crop not only to the smoker but also to the environment. A list of dangers associated with tobacco smoking can be found here.

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The Baobab Health Partnership, a non-profit organisation in Malawi, my home country, has created an innovative HIV treatment system.Baobab runs Opera browser in fullscreen “kiosk” mode on low powered, Linux-based network terminals used to register new patients and tracking patient treatments. Baobab is currently aiming to expand the HIV treatment system to rural health centers [...]

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A year ago, at 6:49 AM, I posted my first entry on this blog after being inspired by Soyapi Mumba and late Mangaliso Jere (May His Soul Rest In Peace). I had always desired to blog after being entertained by these guys’ blogs but my MSc research would not give me a chance for that.

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Marnus van Niekerk has finally decided to wind up the SAVoIP Network after some difficult months.SAVoIP Network came into being after South Africa’s deregulation of the telecommunication industry.In his email, Marnus says the projected income from members using their products never materialised-less than 1% of the network’s more than 26,000 members ordered prepaid airtime or [...]

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The pace of development in robotics is accelerating very fast.While most people think that robots are futuristic, the situation is different on the ground.Robots are being used for automobile construction, automatic transportation of cargo, assisting surgeons in performing operations etc.Robots have also been used in patrolling toxic environments which are dangerous for human beings to [...]

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One of these days, I was chatting with a Kenyan friend who has just passed his Masters in Electronic Engineering with distinction.I asked him why he was so keen on doing PhD studies.He simply told me that he wants to use it as a pedestal for making wealth.

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Today, I really did not want to make a posting. I have, however, been prompted to make one in response to Cryton Chikoko’s comment on my previous posting in which I pointed out that I like submitting my conference papers right on the deadline day. I do this for two reasons, one minor, one major. [...]

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September 2007 will be an eventful month for IEEE members in Region 8.During this month, two major IEEE conferences will take place in the region.The first one will be the IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2007 which will take place in Warsaw, Poland from September 9 to September 12. The submission deadline for this conference has [...]

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