Tagged 'mobile'

Dec 15, 2008Mobilizing Mobile Records makes It to round two

Amy Sample Ward just alerted me that “Mobilizing Mobile Records in Resource Poor Settings“, a project Isaac and I pitched for the NetSquared/USAID Development 2.0 Challenge, has made it into the top 15!  Wow. So sweet. I’m not entirely sure what the next steps are, but this is a huge stride forward for bridging the [...]

Dec 10, 2008Mobilizing Mobile Records in Resource Poor Settings

The cool thing about grants is that they will often fund the neat idea you have. The not-so-cool thing is that they generally take a lot of work and luck to be accepted. My good friend Isaac Holeman and I entered an application on Friday to NetSquared/USAID’s Development 2.0 challenge. They’re looking to give $10,000 [...]

Oct 21, 2007Brilliant feature o’ the day: Skype’s Call-Forwarding

Why? Because now someone anywhere in the world can call my cellphone for trés cheap. If I don’t pick up, they’re forwarded to my cellphone’s voicemail. This, my friend, is feature of sheer brilliance. I love you Skype! To enable this functionality, you’ve got to have the absurdly cheap Skype Out. Once you’ve signed up: [...]