Tim Akinbo's Blog

Gbedu.fm – He fucking launched!

Tim — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:53:24 +0000

My guy Oo has finally launched his long-spoken-about startup Gbedu.fm. As he describes it, “Spotify is the Gbedu.fm of the west.” To preview the app, check it out here.

Book Recommendations on Data Science

Tim — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:03:07 +0000

In my predictions for this year, I said that data science was going to be big. I case you’re a new entrant in this field, here are a few book recommendations and they’re also free (for now) if you have a Kindle. If you’re in Nigeria and you are wondering how to get a Kindle,... Read more »

Here comes the Raspberry Pi

Tim — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:37:17 +0000

I realize there’s been a lot of excite about Raspberry Pi on several geek channels on the web. I didn’t realize until I decided to check it out and now I just can’t contain my excitement. According to the Raspberry Pi FAQ: The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV... Read more »

Mobile Analytics is broken and how to fix it

Tim — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:57:19 +0000

I’ve been seeing this all too often on our geographic places crowd-sourcing app CrowdPOInt. I check Google Analytics and I can’t find traffic generated by my own mobile device and after much enquiry I realise that mobile web analytics (just like desktop web analytics) also relies on the browser being able to load a one... Read more »

Top 10 technology predictions for 2012

Tim — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:41:15 +0000

Here are my top 10 technology predictions for this year, 2012. I’ve arranged them in no particular order. 1. Mobile Money will become ubiquitous Believe it or not, mobile money, even though a relatively new concept in Nigeria, will gain a lot of traction this year. 2. E-commerce will boom There are way too many... Read more »

Here’s how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria

Tim — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:23:10 +0000

I got a Kindle Fire a few weeks back and @pystar asked me how I did it. This post is a step by step process on how to go about getting one. The most important part of the process is getting an Amazon.com account. The next step is adding your debit/credit card to your account.... Read more »

Mobitel: All sweet talk

Tim — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:23:16 +0000

A couples of months back, we switched from using Swift Networks to Mobitel for our Internet access and that decision was made mainly because of poor service coverage at our office. The first few days were great! Even though we didn’t have excellent signal, the service was usable. During week days, we never got speeds... Read more »

Gamebook: Superman Finds a New Arch Enemy

Tim — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:00:04 +0000

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Amazon Promises To Create 7,000 Jobs If California Punts On Web Sales Tax

Tim — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:30:38 +0000

This just goes on to show you how powerful corporations are in regards to government policies. Amazon.com has said it will add 7,000 workers to its payrolls in California, but only if the state agrees to temporarily postpone implementation of a new sales tax on online purchases.

Not using SSL? Why not?

Tim — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:01:58 +0000

First and foremost, if you’re collecting sensitive information from your Internet users (sometimes even a username and password could be deemed very sensitive) and aren’t using SSL, you’re doing it the wrong way and potentially exposing your users to all sorts of security risks. I’ve also heard about administrators complaining about how costly it is... Read more »