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Video of Maker Faire Africa

August 28, 2009 zulughana Leave a comment

I wish I could have gone to Maker Faire Africa! It was held in Ghana’s capital, Accra a couple of weeks ago. Paul Karikari’s “electric cream heater” is interesting — you stir aluminum shavings and aluminum powder into some kind of cream and it heats up. (Thanks, Daniel!)

Categories: Ghana

Stick To WordPress Or Move To Squarespcae

August 16, 2009 zulughana 1 comment

OK, I have just been introduced to a site called Squarespace.

I dont know much about it, but what I do know is that it si similar to WordPress. The immediate visible difference is that you have to pay (on a monthly basis).
Yes, I know that WordPress is free, however, is there any reason why Squarespace charges and WordPress doesnt? For those of you out there already using Squarespace, and have used WordPress before, kindly fill me in on what the difference is.

Categories: Technology

Microsoft Office 2010

August 6, 2009 zulughana Leave a comment

I got an invite from Microsoft last night to download and review Office 2010.

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Welcome! We are pleased to invite you into the Technical Preview program to be among the first people in the world to experience Microsoft® Office 2010.

The following link will bring you to Microsoft Connect, where you will find downloads available for early, pre-release versions of Microsoft Office 2010 products. You will also find product information and have the chance to participate in newsgroups to engage with our product teams and other program participants. Please note that there is no technical support offered for this program.

To get started, please click on the link below. This is a one-time-use only url associated with this e-mail address, so it cannot be shared with others to join the program. This will bring you to the Connect site where you will need to sign in with your Windows Live ID account. If you do not have a Windows Live ID, you can create one from the Connect site.

Your ticket to the Technical preview:

Well, I use Outlook more than any of the other Office applications, and I must say, I was totally lost after the upgrade.

How will other users respond to how Microsoft Office has been overhauled?
More questions to follow.

Categories: Software