Comments for Miss E .D .C http://blog.ethelcofie.com Thoughts on Software development,IT Business Consultancy,New Technologies and other random stuff i have done Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on My Beef with Cinderella , yep i am talking about the fairytale by ethelcofie http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/11/10/my-beef-with-cinderella-yep-i-am-talking-about-the-fairytale/comment-page-1/#comment-222 ethelcofie Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:46:20 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=222#comment-222 :) cinderrella is not a perfectly lovely tale, but where would we be without my analysing everything to bits :) :) cinderrella is not a perfectly lovely tale, but where would we be without my analysing everything to bits :)

]]> Comment on My Beef with Cinderella , yep i am talking about the fairytale by Rob http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/11/10/my-beef-with-cinderella-yep-i-am-talking-about-the-fairytale/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Rob Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:17:44 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=222#comment-220 Trust you to take a perfectly lovely fairy tale and turn it on it's head Trust you to take a perfectly lovely fairy tale and turn it on it’s head

]]> Comment on My Beef with Cinderella , yep i am talking about the fairytale by ethelcofie http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/11/10/my-beef-with-cinderella-yep-i-am-talking-about-the-fairytale/comment-page-1/#comment-219 ethelcofie Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:42:48 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=222#comment-219 hahah mike , i love that perspective , that made me chuckle hahah mike , i love that perspective , that made me chuckle

]]> Comment on My Beef with Cinderella , yep i am talking about the fairytale by Mike http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/11/10/my-beef-with-cinderella-yep-i-am-talking-about-the-fairytale/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Mike Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:46:15 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=222#comment-218 Reasons why Prince married her that fast. 1. Cinder was a virgin (too busy to date). 2. She had a well-toned body (from all the slaving). 3. She was intelligent (excellent home management). 4. High fashion IQ (She wore a glass slipper and rocked the dance floor in it too!). 5. She knows how to party (party so hard she lost a shoe). Reasons why Prince married her that fast.
1. Cinder was a virgin (too busy to date).
2. She had a well-toned body (from all the slaving).
3. She was intelligent (excellent home management).
4. High fashion IQ (She wore a glass slipper and rocked the dance floor in it too!).
5. She knows how to party (party so hard she lost a shoe).

]]> Comment on STD , Mobile Phones and Africa by Aliya Walji http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/11/09/std-mobile-phones-and-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Aliya Walji Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:38:54 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=210#comment-216 Hey Ethel, I think Google SMS health tips did a part of this in Uganda. There may be plans to bring this to Ghana also, but I'm not sure. It provides sexual and reproductive health tips using free-text querying via SMS as well as a clinic finder. Good thinking on how to make a solution more accessible and available to the people who need it the most :) Aliya P.S. Your comments section doesn't specify that email is required so i lost my first response when I hit 'submit' :( Hey Ethel,

I think Google SMS health tips did a part of this in Uganda. There may be plans to bring this to Ghana also, but I’m not sure. It provides sexual and reproductive health tips using free-text querying via SMS as well as a clinic finder.

Good thinking on how to make a solution more accessible and available to the people who need it the most :)

Aliya

P.S. Your comments section doesn’t specify that email is required so i lost my first response when I hit ‘submit’ :(

]]> Comment on Three great virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience, and hubris by Francis Adu-Gyamfi http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/11/02/three-great-virtues-of-a-programmer-laziness-impatience-and-hubris/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Francis Adu-Gyamfi Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:06:33 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=204#comment-212 Honestly, there is some truth to the above points, but I personally do not like to think of them in the negative light portrayed. However, I struggle to find the right antonyms for the above three. When I find them I'll post again. Honestly, there is some truth to the above points, but I personally do not like to think of them in the negative light portrayed.

However, I struggle to find the right antonyms for the above three. When I find them I’ll post again.

]]> Comment on Ghana : Data protection , Population census and Lunch by AfricanMarketingTech http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/10/18/ghana-data-protection-population-census-and-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-203 AfricanMarketingTech Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:07:05 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=168#comment-203 We too thank you for raising the issue on this topic. The whole of Africa needs it. But in as much as this is a generation of easily accessible information technology. And International travel amoung Africans is greater than ever before - the Ignorance of the internet and information technology amoung Africans is so Detrimental to Africa’s Progress. Albeit most people in Africa have access to the internet, they are not accessing this information. Companies just get a website and are just content with that. Data protection is not even a thought. We are not belittling the value of having a website, because for many Africans this is an immense and important step. But the real world in Africa needs to know how to compulsorily interact and protect itself with the virtual world on the web. Africa’s wealth depends on it. We too thank you for raising the issue on this topic. The whole of Africa needs it.

But in as much as this is a generation of easily accessible information technology. And International travel amoung Africans is greater than ever before -
the Ignorance of the internet and information technology amoung Africans is so Detrimental to Africa’s Progress.

Albeit most people in Africa have access to the internet, they are not accessing this information.

Companies just get a website and are just content with that. Data protection is not even a thought.

We are not belittling the value of having a website, because for many Africans this is an immense and important step.

But the real world in Africa needs to know how to compulsorily interact and protect itself with the virtual world on the web. Africa’s wealth depends on it.

]]> Comment on Ghana : Data protection , Population census and Lunch by Prince Ofori-Kuragu http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/10/18/ghana-data-protection-population-census-and-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Prince Ofori-Kuragu Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:37:05 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=168#comment-201 The Government Agenda on Personal Data Date/Time: Thursday 28 October 2010, 6pm - 9pm Venue: BCS London Office, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA Fee: £10 plus VAT for all. http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.37529 The Government Agenda on Personal Data

Date/Time:
Thursday 28 October 2010, 6pm – 9pm

Venue:
BCS London Office, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA

Fee: £10 plus VAT for all.

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.37529

]]> Comment on Ghana : Data protection , Population census and Lunch by Robert Atuahene http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/10/18/ghana-data-protection-population-census-and-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Robert Atuahene Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:47:45 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=168#comment-200 Hi Ethel, We just introduced a blog hosting portal blog.gkrom.com focused on the growing Ghanaian online community. Please take a look. We know you already have a great blog going here but we would like you to seriously consider sharing your insights and photos with our growing online community by creating a blog on blog.gkrom.com Best regards, Robert. Hi Ethel,
We just introduced a blog hosting portal blog.gkrom.com focused on the growing Ghanaian online community. Please take a look. We know you already have a great blog going here but we would like you to seriously consider sharing your insights and photos with our growing online community by creating a blog on blog.gkrom.com

Best regards,
Robert.

]]> Comment on Ghana : Data protection , Population census and Lunch by fenderbirds http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2010/10/18/ghana-data-protection-population-census-and-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-197 fenderbirds Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:40:19 +0000 http://blog.ethelcofie.com/?p=168#comment-197 nice article, keep the posts coming nice article, keep the posts coming

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