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Field notes on networking, systems administration, and the things I build and run.

Writing from real work in IT and the workplaces around it: why a slow network often isn't the fibre's fault, how to print two bilingual ID cards per A4 sheet straight from ERPNext, and what foreign-owned workplaces mean for the African workers in them. Every post is also published in French.

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17 October 2026

1 min read

From IT generalist in Ghana to specialist roles in Canada

I used to be the network admin, the help desk, the web developer, and the server guy, all in one role. That’s normal where I’m from. In Ghana, many IT…

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17 October 2026

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Learning Newfoundland weather, coming from Ghana

One thing I’m definitely still adjusting to in Newfoundland is the weather. Coming from Ghana, where the climate is generally warm and predictable…

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2 August 2026

2 min read

Two ID cards per A4 sheet, straight from ERPNext

A print format that turns ERPNext employee records into finished, front-and-back staff ID cards — two to a sheet — with no external design tool in the loop.

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1 August 2026

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Your network is slow, and it's probably not the fibre

A short field note on why latency complaints in a large network almost never point at the fibre — and the order I actually check things in.

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7 February 2026

6 min read

The reality of foreign-owned workplaces in Africa

Foreign investment across Africa brings real jobs and real skills — and real hardship. An honest look at both sides, and why the debate that matters is about power and accountability, not nationality.

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