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Tim is an entrepreneur, software developer, and speaker who’s based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tim created staffroom - the unified school management system, and is the Lead Developer at Umoya Software.
A UCT graduate, Tim specialised in Computer Science and Psychology, and has a particular interest in building systems which are intuitive and easy to use. He is passionate about the intersection of technology and education and has spoken about this at various conferences and schools across the country.
He is the founder of EdTechConf - a grassroots conference to bring passionate ICT educators together.
Tag Archives: microsoft
Innovation to Imitation
“Hello, Windows 8? This is iPad. You win.” That’s Paul Thurott tweeting from //Build/ (yes, the forward slashes are required) where a developer preview for Windows 8 was released this week. You can almost feel the simultaneous relief and collective … Continue reading
Windows Home Server and Windows 7
I like Windows Home Server a lot. It offers most of the features we need at home: central file hosting, backup to the cloud (using an addon), media streaming, and backup. However, this morning I experienced an issue while trying … Continue reading
Tagged microsoft, Technology, whs, windows, windows home server
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I’m speaking at DevDays 2010
Don’t sit on the bench, get to DevDays 2010 and score with us! Laduuuuuuma!!!! It’s here! Microsoft DevDays is the premier developer event of the year and is all about learning, sharing and interacting with one another and having fun! DevDays … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, devdays, event, Geek, iis, java, microsoft, Opensource, php, silverlight, Speaking, Technology, windows
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An Oxymoron’s Guide to PHP on Windows
I had the privilege of speaking at SA Developer Cape Town last night. Twenty-something local geeks turned up to hear about how well the Open Source PHP language runs on Windows IIS, using FastCGI. For the longest time, the utterance … Continue reading
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Tagged azure, fastcgi, iis, microsoft, Opensource, php, Programming, silverlight, Speaking, Technology, wincache, windows
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Speaking at Tech·Ed Africa
I’ve been asked to speak at Microsoft’s TechEd Africa from 2-5 August. Around 2000 IT pros and developers will assemble at the Durban ICC to hear about some of the latest technologies in the tech space. As with Microsoft DevDays … Continue reading
PHP on Windows – Blasting off!
The mention of “PHP on Windows” to a developer is most commonly met with polite but pointed laughter, if not outright disgust. Historically, this reaction wouldn’t be entirely inappropriate. But that has all changed with the advent of Internet Information … Continue reading
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Tagged apache, asp, fastcgi, iis7, linux, microsoft, pear, php, silverlight, Speaking, Technology, windows
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