Google launched a web calendar, which is a free service that not only enables you to get alerts via sms but also allows you to have multiple calendars for your schedules under one account.

The features.
Google Calendar, available at www.google.com/calendar, offers a number of easy to use features including a drag and drop interface and the ability to see you diary, 1 day, 4 days, a week and a month at a time.

The Good news:

You can get the calendar to remind you of events via SMS, and also be able to run multiple calendars from the same log-in, so you can have one for business, home and whatever else you care to run a separate calendar.

Opinion: I am really loving it. Google seems to be solving every, virtually possible problems day by day, but wait a minute, are they just realeasing the bits and pieces of their Goobuntu OS, whilst still developing it? It might be? who knows?

The Source of news: Pocket-lint.

According to a news report at Technology times, the federal government of Nigeria has approved a directive that only ‘Made in Nigeria’ software should run on the IT systems of the nation’s public offices and institutions.

Technology Times checks reveal exclusively that the directive comes into force following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval by President Olusegun Obasanjo that all government agencies and institutions must run only ‘Made in Nigeria’ software.

Read more of the news report here…..

Opinion:

Did I get the news report right? Or is it the FEC, that are too stupid to understand that saying something like “Made in Nigeria software only” is not only vague but a sign of IT illiteracy? Or maybe it is just me been too excited about the whole news report. Still can’t figure that out.

Things Nigeria doesn’t have.
1. A made in Nigerian Operating system.
2. A made in Nigerian Enterprise Applications besides small-light scale applications to serve different niches.
3. A made in Nigerian hardware that has a Made in Nigerian software-driver to support it

I can go on and on to list, what we don’t have, not to even mention going to the extent of measuring our competency level, when it comes to developing a cutting edge software that can serve the needs of the local market without borrowing a software from overseas, be it from the open source community or the commercial market.

I think this directive is plain stupid and does not help the Nigerian software industry, besides come to think of it, who are we copying from? India? India is heavily powered by Microsoft besides having a very competent IT industry, if I am not mistaken. I know for sure that you are not helping an incompetent industry by patronising it.

I am very certain that this directive would only just promote more outsourcing and off-shoring by Nigerian labeled IT companies.

What Nigeria needs is a solid infrastructure and an effort in skills development through proper education especially in the IT industry.

On Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 AM in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06 This will never happen again in your life time .

As you might all know, I am getting married to the only lady I have loved all my life hence the post. So if you happen to be interested in been one of our guest you might want to drop a comment to let us know. I would send the wedding invites plus round-trip tickets to those staying overseas.

Please note that we would provide full hotel accomodation plus meals for the duration too.

Goodness can you guys take it easy. The e-mails streaming to my inbox, were just too much.
to all those that fell for it, April Fool. Marrying at the age of 22+? Geez……..