I managed to get a reasonable image of the place I’m staying from a satellite – much better resolution than I’ve seen for my Namibian home! I’ve done some hectic cropping here, but the scale is about right, and I…

20 July – Sunday AM. Caught my first Trevally yesterday. What a beautiful fish! No tail walks, but in every other respect as exciting as a small tuna or garrick. Nice size, about 6 kg; caught spinning with one of…

A week in Samoa has passed and I have managed to find a little house to rent on the edge of the Apia catchment area, just short of the top of the island of Upolu; the area is called Tiapapata,…

So I guess some folks will think this journey is a paddle in coral-lined paradise (stroll in the park?) Think on ! The Samoan “SchoolNet and Community Access Project” is expected to help the Government of Samoa develop the capacity…

Well I guess it’s best to start at the place I’ll be working with several great people over the next 6 – 9 months. The Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture in Apia, Samoa. A view from the outside. Views…

Working together toward Interoperable solutions…no, seriously, I have not been given an implant! Microsoft is trying to develop mutual respect and understanding between themselves and the Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) community, by using their Open Source laboratory at…

I am writing this in Western Samoa, where I started my first day of schoolnetdevelopment support in the Ministry of Education. An exciting day dampened by sad news. First the shocker of Guido Sohne passing away a month or so…