This weekend was super busy. The highlight of the entire weekend for me was the emerge expo which took place on Saturday at the Hilton hotel ballroom. Quite a few companies were present. The Jamaica Observer, Evideo, Fenntech just to name a few. I was clearly there for events.in876.com . The event was open to the public at 12:00pm around that time there was some freakish ninja rain that just came out of no where like hurricane force stuff. As a result we were all worried about the turn out but that became non existent in about an hour or so (the worrying), as we were too busy explaining to people the nature of the product (events.in87.com) the benefits and the snazzy new features of our version 2.0 (throws digital confetti in the air). Take a look at the features page and see how beefed up the system has become. Events.in876.com clearly means business keep an eye out for them in the media. The site has been completely re vamped and truely delivers the content and showcases features the way we originally had intended.

Among the other companies that were there i think i liked the Fenntech booth the most. They had some big ass tv’s yow and when i say the resolution on those things were pimping i make no joke or overstatements it was sharper than my laptop monitor.. now think about that sharpness at i dunno the 40inch range. Sweet and guess what they didn’t have 1. There was 1 attached to a laptop and the other to a gaming rig. Their booth got a lot of user interest (video games) and tech heads. There were performances by cezar, and Lenya and the entertainment / hosting was handled by Elva (man that woman is crazy.. in a good way though). There were prizes an give aways from quite a few company. an acquaintance (just met her that day, she’s a friend of a friend) won digicel’s blackberry pearl (the Wi-fi version). It was a good event though. really good. The promoters who held it I’m sure saw a few flaws and I’m sure they’ll get it proper the next time around

For photos view my events.in876.com profile

First off I DID NOT GO. What is important about this entry has to do with the “WHY” behind me not going. The truth of the matter is there is absolutely nothing of remote interest at the local consumer electronic shows (here after refered to as ces). Its 2007, and plasma screen tv’s, monitors, and fridges aren’t new anymore.  Get better technology here or dont bother with the whole show.. Like seriously. DIGG this jamaican consumers that are into tech.. SURE AS HELL DO NOT BUY THIER GADGETRY OUT HERE. ebay(be carefull) , amazon (trust worthy and safe) and best buy is where they probably lurk. Or they travel and buy if they can afford it. Digicel safe your sponsorship money you just squandered it.
The standards of technological advancement for the tech inclined consumer is way too low in jamaica.. nothing close to even curbing the apitite of a gadget enthusiast. non of these shows are worth your time

The truth… thats all it is.

Today “techjamaica” had a little event. The turn out honestly was way less than I expected but a good turn out non the less I guess.  I saw a few people I knew all was well. I was really busy to be honest so I was in and out of the event on my own personal business.

The main highlight of the event was the owner’s / creator’s speech. Quite interesting. Most of what he said was for the most part accurate. I’ve learnt quite a few things at my current place of employment relative to internet users, When they complain listen. forget about how you see it working and try to adhere to there needs and wants. Your community is based on well… your community. Your worst user is  your best asset (worst being the one you are annoyed of because of his constant complaints, there is bound to be some just underlying reason for his concern and revolt) and, do not be afraid to utilize technology available to you, The ui for the “tech portal of jamaica” is extremely outdated looks played out and utilizes’s no up to date technology from a user experience perspective. Remember the users’s care less about what your running on the backend its all about how it feels when using the website.

moving on from that However theree were a few key things that I had to laugh at were.

I believe in specialization. Specialize in what you do and stick to it. A lot of people are getting into a lot of things that they need not necessarily get into. Not because it was successful for me it doesn’t mean that you can do it.

I thought about it, I thought about it and i thought about it. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt that they always mean others well before I say anything negative.

Now Who are you to say what others can and cannot, should and should not do. I understand the logic of running the risk or watering down or thinning away one’s talent / competence by venturing into territory they may not understand. What you should ask your self however before jumping to ridiculous conclusions is:

1. Do they see something I’m not seeing.

2. Could I be doing something better than I currently am.

3. Have I attempted other strategies that may be more democratically implemented

However the man clearly knows everything so anything else other than what he said is probably out of the question. Internet communism at its best.

He made a statement about “greed” and how people are just venturing into various projects with money at the core of the efforts. Speak not what you do not know and understand. You know nothing of what drives people. Many people are disgruntled with how things are handled within the techjamaican community. Similarly to how Jamaicans are disgruntled with what is taken place within the country politically. Based on your logic its wrong for another party to analyze the community, Create their own based on your weakness’s and strength and try  in the best possible way to give users what they need / ask for. So technically one party should reign forever in whatever the field it is they are in.

Your delusional and kind of closed minded. Wake up. I will not stop doing what I’m doing. I’m not trying to be rude to anyone but I just cant seem to fathom what right someone has to tell another to Stop based on the premise of I was doing this first.. if this was the case cable and wireless would still have Jamaica under technological oppression where communications are concerned. If I get banned from a site over this this further proves my point. This is my point of view and I have the FREEDOM to express it if i desire to.

If your a tech junkie like me or just someone that always buys stuff from abroad instead of locally then you’ll definatly love this one.. Its a virtual visa card. Transfer your own funds from your account to the card and spend all you want cause you knwo its your money and you aint gotta worry about no bill.. cause your spendign what you have.. and not credit. check it out epayservicesjm a few people i know are already making thier purchase and stuff with it. so i guess no longer do i have to worry about finding a friend with money on his or her credit card.. i can just use my own

The annual intcommex expo seems to have been an altime flop/failure when using the previous expo’s as a measuring stick. Its sort of ironic that the year they made it completely public and 100% free it bombed and probably bombed horrible. Being broke I couldn’t attend you know how it is.. its free and you still cant go. In any event i has a staff Reporter out there in the field to bring me back some pictures of the event and there they are.

virus leaves work early for the lamest expo ever and looks very depressed about it

pictures provided by prodmasters and are taken with Sony Ericson P800.