Announcing Bar Camp Nairobi

First, thank you all for your kind words. Have to figure out how to fight off the punks down the road. We are doing well though Mama has to learn how to survive on catnaps since the concept of sleep is out the window.

Still no ADSL at home. I’ve succumbed and got a MTN GPRS3-G card in the meantime…gots to have the internets… hopefully the bill at the of the month won’t be totally outrageous (not holding my breath though).

Some excellent news from Nairobi. My virtual friend, Riyaz Bachani and a few other folks are putting together the first ever Bar Camp Kenya (Nairobi). A BarCamp is “an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants.” Think of it as an Open Source (un) conference. For an idea of what goes on, check out the BarCamp Cape Town site.

I hope many of you sign up to attend. I haven’t forgotten about all the brouhaha surrounding the blogging indaba This is a local event, organized by locals so show your support…or stop whining the next time other folks take the initiative.