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Re: How I implemented a multi-master MySQL replication setup using the poor man’s VPN

Tim Akinbo — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:25:26 -0000

In my write up, I assumed that the remote DB was already accessible considering the fact that it has a publicly reachable IP address. Nonetheless, it is possible to setup a second tunnel that opens up a port on the local machine that tunnels to another port on the remote end.

It would look something similar to:

ssh -L 3308:localhost:3306 username@remoteserver

This will open up the port 3308 on the local side of the tunnel that connects to port 3306 on the remote end.

Re: Weather Widgets Sketch freebie - Download free resource - Sketch App Sources

Tim Akinbo — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:47:47 -0000

I found the font here - http://sm-artists.com/?page...

Credits to https://dribbble.com/shots/...

Re: Here's how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria

Tim Akinbo — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:28:57 -0000

Impex usually takes 7 working days (approximately 10 days) to deliver items that they receive at their warehouse in the US.

Re: Here's how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria

Tim Akinbo — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:01:27 -0000

Hi Emeka,

Amazon restricts purchases of apps and other content (not ebooks however) to the US. There are two things you need to do to purchase content that's US restricted.

1. You need to ensure you have a billing address and/or shipping address that is US-based (I use my Impex address for this purpose).

2. You will need to use a VPN or Proxy that has a US IP address. I haven't personally used this service but you could try it and let me know the results - http://www.hidemyass.com/ (under "Advanced Options" select any of the US options).

Re: Here's how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria

Tim Akinbo — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:27:25 -0000

It works perfectly in Nigeria and I don't have problems purchasing titles here. I have both the sim-enabled kindle keyboard and the wireless Kindle Fire.

Cheers.

Re: GTBank MobileMoney: How not to build a mobile app

Tim Akinbo — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:05:49 -0000

Thanks for your response, Yemi. I wasn't being critical in my blog post, I was merely stating my disappointment after trying the app. Your response at least goes to show that you guys care about your product. I totally understand the need to give your users a feel of what is to come and having prior knowledge about the fact that it is still in beta would have made me more tolerant.
I guess the real snag was the inability to fund the account after activation. I do look forward to trying it again.

Re: Amazon S3: A looming disruption for the web hosting business

Tim Akinbo — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:18:15 -0000

So far that seems to be the strategy for Amazon. However, I was thinking more along the lines of some entrepreneur building something that would allow customers to host their static websites directly on S3. I'm not in the hosting business but I'm also considering the possibility of other hosting companies enjoy greater economies of scale than is being offered using S3.

Re: Here's how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria

Tim Akinbo — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:13:19 -0000

It does.

Re: Making the Prowork web app ‘faster’

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:37:15 -0000

Great work guys!

In a situation where I supposedly add or delete several tasks before they are actually performed, do you create an asynchronous request to the server each time an action is performed or there's some kind of global AJAX queue?

Re: Why overlook SMS?

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:30:55 -0000

One day, the web will be the platform of choice, in Africa. If the operators realized somehow that there's still a lot of revenue that can still be made from SMS, then I guess the attitude *should* change.

Delivering services to the BoP will not happen over the web (as least for now) and that's my argument. May be we have to wait another five years for the web to become really ubiquitous *sigh*.

In terms of capacity, USSD uses more resources than SMS. My hypothesis is that there's a limited number of sessions a USSD application can support and hence, SMS has more potential for scale than USSD. USSD however has more promise, when latency is the issue.

Re: Why overlook SMS?

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:26:01 -0000

Interesting experience @Victor Asemota . I do agree with you about the telcos being the bottleneck to a lot of innovation in the industry. I've had a lot of issues with trying to get content aggregators we've worked with, to increase their throughput rate, and they all say the same thing - the operator has put a cap on the message delivery rate, and so, they can't do anything about that. For a lot of services that require near instant responses, this can be a show killer. I once tried to use a service that was being promoted by Coca-cola during one of their promotions and I didn't get a response until two days later.

Do you suppose that this problem with capacity is such that the operators don't care about making improvements or it's a matter of their inability to understand the technology enough to scale it properly - may be I'm saying the same thing.

If a company came up with a "faster SMSC" for instance, will they be interested in trying it out?

Re: Will The Real Nigerian Mobile Money Companies Please Stand Up?

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:32:51 -0000

There's more to the slow take-off of mobile money services in Nigeria than meets the eye. This idea you describe rocks big time and it's in deed one way mobile money operators can obtain customers in record numbers virtually overnight. It will happen - we shall see; may be not as quickly as we would like it to be.

Re: Here's how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria

Tim Akinbo — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:30:20 -0000

I don't remember exactly how much it cost but I'm pretty sure it was less than ₦3,000.

Re: Top 10 Nigerian Snacks

Tim Akinbo — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:35:50 -0000

Grilling dodo in an oven is not the same as boli which is usually roasted over an open charcoal fire - combined with roasted peanuts and you have yourself an excellent snack. Oh yes I must also not forget to mention the special akara you can only get in Osu.

Re: Barcamp Nigeria 2011; Abuja, Kaduna, Lagos and Port Harcourt

Tim Akinbo — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:49:03 -0000

Way to go. Really pleased to see Barcamp Nigeria now becoing Barcamp Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja and PHC. Great job guys.

Re: #LightUpNigeria vs. Dimeji Bankole. Between What is and What Should Be.

Tim Akinbo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:09:02 -0000

Well put Oo. Does anyone have an idea on how this inclusion of the people benefiting from the bad "status quo" can be done? What suggestions are there to use to convince them that a better society is also to their benefit?

Re: Developers should know How, What and Why

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:32:03 -0000

Great post. Kind of reminds me of an article I read on ITWorld http://www.itworld.com/deve... about how important it is to make developers understand the business objectives of a project. So instead of telling a web designer (for instance) that we need to integrate an analytics tool, explain to them what you want to do. An analytics tool might not always be the solution. The bottom line is that having developers understand the "why" (like you rightly put it) makes them more resourceful and productive.

Re: Facebook launched Places; Privacy and the future of Location Based Services

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:26:19 -0000

Great post! I've been using a Google product called Latitude for quite a while now. With the recent Google Maps for Mobile update, the application runs at startup (by default) and once you've signed on to Latitude, it will keep updating your profile with your current location (thanks to cell tower triangulation - although not so precise). In effect, Google has data on where I've been in the last three months or there about. What's even more interesting is the fact that there's an API http://code.google.com/apis... making any application capable of reading your location history. So indeed, there isn't any privacy anymore. I strongly believe that Location Based Services are here to stay.

Re: nginx (engine X) – What a Pain in the BUM! [13: Permission denied]

Tim Akinbo — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:58:32 -0000

You might want to check the permissions also on the parent directories and ensure that they do not restrict the user nginx is running as from accessing the directories.

Re: Mobile Payments Security Issues

Tim Akinbo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:48:46 -0000

Thanks @Sugabelly, you're the first commenter on my tumblelog. In response to your comment, the system actually is to be used on a mobile platform and will not require a reply for authentication.

Assuming you are about to make a payment while you're surfing a mobile site. Normally, you would be requested to submit your credit card (or debit card as the case may be) details on the checkout page. Because there's no direct and easy way of verifying whether or not you're in the actual credit card company checkout page, you could fall prey to a phisher.

So this method requires you to enter a username and password instead. That instant, you receive a text message because the system already knows your phone number. This text message will contain a code that you must enter to complete the transaction. This secures access to accounts and prevents phishers from making a headway with obtaining payment information from users and using it without their first obtaining the device also.