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ICT4D, ICT4E, mHealth, Networks, Mobile, Video and Human Development

Digital withdrawal in the UP

September 18, 2010

About a month ago, I visited the eastern end of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with my family. My wife grew up in the UP, as it’s known, so we’ve made the trip many times. August is a busy time of the year for me in my job so I had every intention of making … More Digital withdrawal in the UP

FrontlineSMS testing and passion

July 31, 2010

Over the past few weeks I’ve been performing some testing on FrontlineSMS, a freely available software program, that can create a “communications hub” out of a laptop and a mobile phone (or broadband modem). I’m fortunate in my workplace to have access to various GSM phones and modems, and I’ll be making arrangements soon to … More FrontlineSMS testing and passion