Yes! I love that about Africa. Have you heard about the Google-X balloon internet project? If it works, it should be hugely democratising – although putting more power in the hands of the Big G, which I’m not necessarily sure is a good thing.

There’s a latecomer’s advantage among African countries. Some areas didn’t have to have landlines. They went directly to having mobile phones.

I don’t think anyone’s been jailed for it, mercifully – it’s an interpretation of copyright law that’s the issue. The fact remains that they could do. And, yes, data roaming charges can be ridiculous. We had someone in the UK who ran up £10k…

Those data roaming charges are pretty egregious too!

It works until you’re in a country where everyone uses phones, and there’s sodall internet — the two situations tend to go together for obvious reasons…

Thank you!

I upgraded to a smartphone lately. THen lost the bloody thing. I tell you, once you’ve gone smart, you don’t look back.

A desktop, however, is impressively old school… Tell me you have something you use when you’re travelling…