Author Archives: etherton

Flash 11 on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit

Hey, So after the last update to my Ubuntu install Flash stopped working on all my browsers. Which means no Pandora. Which is a no go. After Googling around I couldn’t find any fixes. However, the comments in the Ubuntu … Continue reading

Posted in ICT, Software | Leave a comment

Ushahidi Trusted Developer

Today I found out that I have the honor of being a Ushahidi Trusted Developer. Ushahidi put out a blog post announcing that I have been their latest developer to achieve such notoriety. The work I have done in both building plugins … Continue reading

Posted in ICT, Software | 1 Comment

iLab in Balancing Act

iLab was featured in this weeks issue of Balancing Act as its top story. Check it out: http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-584/top-story/despite-high-costs-i/en Balancing Act interviewed me last week asking about the work we do at iLab. It’s pretty exciting to be featured in publications … Continue reading

Posted in iLab Liberia | Leave a comment

Lonestar Vs. Cellcom – Getting connected

I was in Liberia the first couple of weeks of October of this year, and while I was there I visited Lonestar and Cellcom to get a sense of their internet offers, both mobile and fixed wireless. I wanted to … Continue reading

Posted in ICT, Liberia | 3 Comments

2011 Liberian Elections Data

I had the privilege of working with the Ushahidi Liberia team as they helped elections related organizations map and organize their data. As a result of all of this I was able to collect a fair number of elections related data sets. I decided … Continue reading

Posted in ICT, Liberia, Liberian Elections | 1 Comment

Liberian 2011 Elections

October 11th, 2011, the day of general elections in Liberia, is drawing to a close here in Monrovia and there really isn’t too much to say. The day has passed by peaceably without any major disturbances. There were long lines at most … Continue reading

Posted in Liberia, Liberian Elections, Personal, Travel | Leave a comment

30th Birthday

It was my 30th Birthday on Friday, my fourth birthday in Liberia. It was also the day the Congress for Democratic Change(CDC) had their march on Monrovia. I wish they had called me first, it made it hard for people … Continue reading

Posted in Liberia, Liberian Elections, Personal | Leave a comment

Liberian Election Stuff

So it’s late, and thus, this will be short, but I want to share some scans and pictures I have of Liberian election stuff I have. First a couple list of contact info. This is a list of the political … Continue reading

Posted in Liberia, Liberian Elections | Leave a comment

Liberia day 2 – Passes

Second day in Liberia, today we received our official election observer passes. Check’em out. Pretty cool. They came with that nifty binder, a hat (pictured), a t-shirt (not pictured) and a copy of the constitution. I bet American election observers don’t get … Continue reading

Posted in Liberia, Liberian Elections | Leave a comment

Liberian Campaign Signs

Here’s a sampling of Liberian campaign signs that I saw on my drive home today. I’m back in Liberia for two weeks to help out the Ushahidi Liberia team as they help other monitor and track the electoral process here. Some of … Continue reading

Posted in Liberia, Liberian Elections | Leave a comment