SSH port forwarding is not hard to do, once you get your head around how it actually works. It’s not like a VPN and it’s not magic. It’s quite like a proxy server.
pmGraph – Bandwidth Monitoring for Networks
February 20th, 2010
pmGraph is a free tool we produce to help administrators monitor bandwidth on networks. Read more about it on our website or watch the video included in the post. Many thanks to Mark for putting the video together!
Lopad: high speed collaborative text editing over low bandwidths
January 30th, 2010
There’s a demand (e.g. from staff at UNFAO and users in Rwanda) for a related service, tuned for low bandwidth environments, that lets users easily collaborate over a text file. I like to think of this as the first addition to the lo* (pronounced lo-star) family of products: lopad.
Think of it as a super-lightweight Google Docs with no registration, instant visibilty of other user’s changes and fast performane on all internet connections….
Getting Ready for Crisis Camp London – Day 2
January 28th, 2010
We’re getting ready for the second Crisis Camp London day, this Saturday, at the London Knowledge Lab.
Considering how quickly last Saturday was put together we had a great turn out. We’re hoping for, and expecting, an even larger turn out this time.
If you are technical (eg. an IT project manager, a coder, a user experience person) or have relief experience and want to help Crisis Camp London support Haiti, then please come along. More details and a link to the registration inside…
Video: Introducing Crisis Camp London #1
January 25th, 2010
On Saturday 23rd of January, Aptivate were out in force at Crisis Camp London which was kindly hosted by the London Knowledge Lab.
Björn had a chance to grab some footage on the day and put together a short video explaining what Crisis Camp is all about, what it’s like in London and what you might expect if you come along.
Crisis Camp London will be a regular event for the next few weeks, one which is going to grow in size and impact.
Simulating low bandwidths: how to make sure your apps work in the field
January 23rd, 2010
I’m going to write about four ways to simulate a slow internet connection and a bit of background about why you’d want to do it. Simulation is great but I’ll say this now: there’s no substitute for testing stuff in the field. However, before you release to the team on the ground or grab your bag and hop on a plane, read this.
Crisis Camp Haiti – London
January 22nd, 2010
Following in the example in the US, Crisis Camp has come to London!
The first “work day” will be Saturday 23rd January… that’s tomorrow.
10am at the London Knowledge Lab.
It’s going to be a cross between a BarCamp and a HackDay. The purpose is to allow volunteers to contribute to technical projects that will help the relief [...]
Technology decisions in organisations great and small
January 21st, 2010
Ken Banks often writes about Social Mobile’s Long tail – it’s a really helpful concept; one that I find myself frequently using when explaining our work to others. Personally, I’m really interested in working with medium-sized organisations trying to make better use of technology. I probably have similar conversations 2-3 times a month. I think there are some common characteristics and challenges for these organisations…
Large Wireless Networks
January 5th, 2010
I saw an interesting request on the AfNOG mailing list:
How does one determine the number of users, a wireless network can support. I need to buy a wireless router to support 2000 users within an organization. The problem is how do I determine this capability given the specs of the wireless router.
To put it in a [...]