edafe.org » prevention http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Sat, 12 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 1.3 million reasons to re-invent the syringe http://edafe.org/2009/10/1-3-million-reasons-to-re-invent-the-syringe/ http://edafe.org/2009/10/1-3-million-reasons-to-re-invent-the-syringe/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:08:10 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5678 Continue reading →]]>

“25 years ago I read a newspaper article which said that one day syringes would be one of the major causes for the transmission of AIDS. I thought this was unacceptable so I decided to do something about it.” Marc Koska’s K1 syringe improves on an old design.
www.ted.com

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“When we look at the pattern, one thing comes out very clearly. People say HIV is very high in Africa. I would say, HIV is very different in Africa.” Using Gapminder World, Hans Rosling empowers you to think more clearly about the the ways in which HIV impacts on Africa and the wider world.
www.ted.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/06/hans-rosling-on-hiv-new-facts-and-stunning-data-visuals/feed/ 0 A laptop, a coffee, and disaster recovery http://edafe.org/2005/04/a-laptop-a-coffee-and-disaster-recovery/ http://edafe.org/2005/04/a-laptop-a-coffee-and-disaster-recovery/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:16:10 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=649 “Last week, my laptop died a sudden, spectacular death-by-drowning, as a full cup of coffee poured into its keyboard.” John Locke reflects on the importance of having an effective backup strategy.
www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/04/a-laptop-a-coffee-and-disaster-recovery/feed/ 0 Day after the crash http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/ http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:54:59 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=1309 Continue reading →]]>

Yesterday evening I had a massive accident with my bicycle. A car pulled out in front of me and I crashed into it at about 40 km/h. I went over the car like a torpedo and then hit the ground face first. Any injuries, however, are confined to my right shoulder.

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/10/day-after-the-crash/feed/ 0 Combating HIV/AIDS in developing countries http://edafe.org/2004/09/combating-hivaids-in-developing-countries/ http://edafe.org/2004/09/combating-hivaids-in-developing-countries/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:28:01 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=672 Continue reading →]]> “Combating HIV/AIDS requires more than prevention and treatment. It requires improving the conditions under which people are free to choose safer life strategies and conditions.” Editorial reflecting on what changes are necessary to prevent AIDS from spreading further among those most at risk.
www.bmj.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/09/combating-hivaids-in-developing-countries/feed/ 0 Monitoring hard disks with SMART http://edafe.org/2004/06/monitoring-hard-disks-with-smart/ http://edafe.org/2004/06/monitoring-hard-disks-with-smart/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2004 09:39:44 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=768 Continue reading →]]> “Many users and system administrators don’t know that SMART systems are built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks.” Bruce Allen explains how to use Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) to monitor the health of your hard disks and preempt catastrophic failures.
www.linuxjournal.com

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