Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

BarCamp Ghana 2009 Live Report

5 Comments ~ 967 views ~ Published: December 21st, 2009

BarCamp Ghana 2009 took off to a great start here at MEST in Accra with Patrick Awuah delivering the keynote address. He cited examples from his experience at Microsoft and his current experience with Ashesi University, to drive home the importance of key values like honesty, integrity, trust etc. The theme of this year's event is Leadership [...]

If Microsoft buys Yahoo: What happens?

2 Comments ~ 1,437 views ~ Published: February 2nd, 2008

The web was ablaze (still is) yesterday with news about Microsoft's latest unsolicited offer to buy web portal giant Yahoo! for a whopping $44.6 billion in cash and shares. According to BBC News, the offer, contained in a letter to Yahoo's board, is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price on Thursday. I am not entirely surprised or moved by this [...]

Windows Live Messaging network links up with Yahoo Messenger

0 Comments ~ 1,784 views ~ Published: July 14th, 2006

Image by Photo Denbow via Flickr I logged-in yesterday to Yahoo Messenger BETA 8 and noticed a tab on top of the messaging software with a notice to the effect that I could now chat with my friends on Windows Live (MSN) Messenger. Hmmnnnn.... How sweet! :) Yahoo and MSN announced this way back and according to Windows Live (MSN) Messengers' [...]

The future of home entertainment

0 Comments ~ 1,404 views ~ Published: November 4th, 2005

Bill Gates wants us to believe that sooner than later, the PC would be the central medium of entertainment in anyone's home. Well, I'd say that is still some years away, at least, going by what is common in our computer/electronics market. Desktop space In deciding on purchasing a desktop PC, I'd thought the same PC could serve as a [...]

Comment of the Month: March 2010

WHO CARES, Obama can choose to visit any country ofcourse. Nigerians shouldnt complain bc by right Obama is supposed to visit Kenya his dear country first b4 Ghana or any other country. Obama visiting Ghana doesnt mean Ghana is better than Nigeria or Kenya. I am a foreigner in Ghana I have been to many parts of Nigeria and Kenya and can tell you ghana is too poor and is very far behind Kenya and Nigeria in everything.

Obamas visit to Ghana didnt bring any thing positive to ghana, it wont put food or money on ur tables, it wont incrase tourist inflow or foreign investment.

Who Cares from from Ghana in reaction to President Obama in Ghana. Why not Nigeria?