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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: Opensource
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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Comparing two MySQL tables
From time to time, I need to compare MySQL database tables and see what data has been added to the one in the time since I mysqldump’d the first one. For example: Let’s say I have table_a as my snapshot’d … Continue reading
Tagged Geek, mysql, Opensource, sql, Technology
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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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Google Go
Google is touting its new Go language as a modern systems programming language which is expressive, concurrent, garbage-collected. Go takes the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python, and combines it with the performance and safety of … Continue reading
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Tagged 10.6, compiling, gcc, Geek, go, google, Opensource, OSX, Programming, snow leopard, Technology, unix
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TechEd Session: Embrace OpenSource on CodePlex
Title: Embrace OpenSource on CodePlex Presented: Microsoft TechEd Africa 2009, Durban, South Africa. Date: 3 August 2009 Link: View on Slideshare If you’re a software developer interested in running an open source project or just looking around for a particular … Continue reading
TechEd Session: PHP on Windows
Title: Windows Server and FastCGI technologies for PHP Presented: Microsoft TechEd Africa 2009, Durban, South Africa. Date: 2 August 2009 Link: View on Slideshare PHP is a wildly popular scripting language for the web, and powers some of the largest … Continue reading
Speaking at TechEd Africa ’09
I’ve been asked to present two sessions at Microsoft Tech•Ed Africa 2009. Its being staged again this year in Durban and should see 2000 IT Pro’s, Developers and miscellaneous geeks decend upon the outstanding Durban International Convention Centre from 2-5 August. Continue reading
Opensourcing some stuff
Hey all It has – yet again – been ages since I’ve posted. Sorry to keep you *all* waiting! We here at OneWebStudios have had great fun writing a lot of code over the past year, in various languages, and … Continue reading
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