If you’ve entered the site through http://appfrica.net or http://appfrica.net/blog lately you’ll notice that the front page has changed significantly.
It now looks more like a syndicated publication or web magazine would. This is to help people sort through all the content that get’s published here as the site continues to grow and evolve. Take [...]

Clip from the panel with Guy Kawasaki (Garage Tech Ventures, Entrepreneur Magazine), David Kobia (Ushahidi), Martin Fisher (KickStart), and Jon Gosier (me, Appfrica)…
Online video chat by Ustream

I’ve mentioned before that I started Appfrica with no external financing, it’s all privately funded by my work as a web developer. For now at least, that’s been the best way to execute my vision for helping African software developers take advantage of opportunity, learn new skills and offer them a space and the [...]

Sometimes I write so many articles in week I get the feeling that some content doesn’t get the attention it deserves. So from now on, every Sunday I’ll be publishing a weekly digest that highlights stories of interest that you might have missed. If you’ve found the Appfrica mini-blog at Fast Company, you’re [...]

The first ever Barcamp in Uganda takes place in an hour and a half. I’ll be live blogging it from…
http://twitter.com/appfrica
and
http://appfrica.jaiku.com/
You can also follow on Friendfeed at http://friendfeed.com/jongos

Sorry for the lull in updates, the past few day’s I’ve been overwhelmed with attending conferences, panels and meetings around Kampala.
The first was TEDC (Technology and Education in Developing Countries) which was organized by Clint Rogers. Attendance was good, I think it was only slightly curbed by the price and some miscommunication about [...]

If you haven’t visited code.appfrica.net yet then you’ll be among the majority, lol. However, I aim to change that by offering a new series of posts related to web development, tutorials, hacks and tips. I write development tutorials professionally for a number of websites and magazines but I want to devote special attention [...]

Appfrica’s panel at TEDC will be at 10am on Aug 1, 2008. Everything is still subject to change by the organizers. Please contact me here if you’re interested in attending.
TEDC Schedule of Events
or you can download it.
Some other interesting panels:
11am on July 31
Taking e-Learning Across the Divide
First things first: Finding appropriate roles [...]

After Ory Okolloh had to drop out due to medical restrictions, we are pleased to announce that the new co-panelist for our panel at TEDC on July 31 at Makerere University is Megha Agrawal. Read more about the project she’s involved with at “The Story Behind Assetmap.org Uganda“.

Appfrica has only been around for a month or so but the support from around the globe has been extremely encouraging. This article from Blog Herald profiles the conference and I answer a few questions about why Appfrica was created. A few other blogs round the web have also mentioned our efforts (1, [...]