if you can afford a Mac in Africa, you can surely afford the fiber that is needed to upgrade it.
On Friday 27 July 2012 00:32:08 Simon Vass wrote: > You could always run Ubuntu instead ;-) > > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 26 July, 2012 10:58:28 PM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Fast internet cafe (or alternative) in Kampala > > > > > This is way off-topic. > On Jul 26, 2012 10:18 PM, "Robert Muwanga" < [email protected] > wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > I am sure that this question has come up dozens of times in this forum. As > you are all well aware the new Mac OS X Mountain Lion has come out (and I > am sure by now you guys know the question I am about to ask) and the ISO is > 4.3GB in size. I have already purchased the app in the Mac Store (USD$20) > but due to the file size, it can be a bit of a problem for a couple of > reasons: > > > 1. Purchasing of a bundle large enough to accommodate the download is > pretty pricey; 2. The need for a stable connection. Apparently, the Mac App > store does not have resume. I downloaded 20MB just to demo and apparently > if you pause the download, on resume it will start from the beginning all > over again. Our 3G has been quite unstable for the past couple of weeks and > one does not want to reach 99.999999% and *boom!* it disconnects. 3. Have > to use my laptop as the download only uses the Mac app store (that is on > Mac). There is no alternative like performing it on a Windows/*NIX machine > and then transferring the ISO. > > > So was wondering whether anyone knows of a good internet cafe where I can > plug in my machine and sip a good "cuppa jo" (cup of coffee) as I watch the > progress bar speed to the end... or if not a cafe anywhere else where I can > get good speed at a fair price would be great too. > > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing > list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing > list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing > list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. www.mountbatten.net tel: +256 758 801749 twitter: @batje _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
