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Stroke My Massive Ego… - 12/Aug/2011 08:08 - 4864 days ago
In a boost to my already massive ego I’ve been a ‘guest blogger’ for GetInvolved.ca. Woo. You can find my driv...
Stroke My Massive Ego… - 12/Aug/2011 08:08 - 4864 days ago
In a boost to my already massive ego I’ve been a ‘guest blogger’ for GetInvolved.ca. Woo. You can find my driv...
Great, so NOW I fall in love - 11/Jul/2011 11:58 - 4896 days ago
Is it Murphy’s law that 29 months into a 30 month placement I fall in love? Oh well, I suppose I’ll just have to mak...
Great, so NOW I fall in love - 11/Jul/2011 11:58 - 4896 days ago
Is it Murphy’s law that 29 months into a 30 month placement I fall in love? Oh well, I suppose I’ll just have to mak...
I is soooo Gangsta - 01/Jul/2011 11:09 - 4906 days ago
I think it was Confucius who said: “if you lend your car MP3 player to your Dutch neighbour it will come back full of whit...
I is soooo Gangsta - 01/Jul/2011 11:09 - 4906 days ago
I think it was Confucius who said: “if you lend your car MP3 player to your Dutch neighbour it will come back full of whit...
Fuel Card Fiasco - 30/Jun/2011 14:52 - 4907 days ago
The network equipment for Outjo Hospital is waiting at Wernhill Mall for me, the order for which is here in my office, the repla...
Fuel Card Fiasco - 30/Jun/2011 14:52 - 4907 days ago
The network equipment for Outjo Hospital is waiting at Wernhill Mall for me, the order for which is here in my office, the repla...
Namness Snapshot - 28/Jun/2011 09:18 - 4909 days ago
In lieu of anything better or meaninful here are some randomish snapshots of Namlife. The Sister On having fixed a computer prob...
Namness Snapshot - 28/Jun/2011 09:18 - 4909 days ago
In lieu of anything better or meaninful here are some randomish snapshots of Namlife. The Sister On having fixed a computer prob...
Internet Access, Ahem, Well, Erm, Yes. - 24/Jun/2011 15:39 - 4913 days ago
Some people have said that internet access seems slow over the last few days. I’ve noticed it myself once or twice. A few ...
Internet Access, Ahem, Well, Erm, Yes. - 24/Jun/2011 15:39 - 4913 days ago
Some people have said that internet access seems slow over the last few days. I’ve noticed it myself once or twice. A few ...
VSO IT Do It With Everything: The Faulty Switch - 24/Jun/2011 12:46 - 4913 days ago
In what I hope will be a final post in the VSO IT Do It With… series I’ve had a problem which called upon all my bod...
VSO IT Do It With Everything: The Faulty Switch - 24/Jun/2011 12:46 - 4913 days ago
In what I hope will be a final post in the VSO IT Do It With… series I’ve had a problem which called upon all my bod...
A Very Public Apology - 21/Jun/2011 21:10 - 4916 days ago
One of my many character flaws, in some circumstances among the worst, is that I sometimes think I’m funny. This as we sha...
A Very Public Apology - 21/Jun/2011 21:10 - 4916 days ago
One of my many character flaws, in some circumstances among the worst, is that I sometimes think I’m funny. This as we sha...
Where Minibusses Fear to Tread (and Probably Shouldn’t): NID Round One - 17/Jun/2011 10:08 - 4920 days ago
For the first round of National Immunisation Days (NIDs) I had to stay local to Opuwo so I could kick a modem regularly. I ended...
Where Minibusses Fear to Tread (and Probably Shouldn’t): NID Round One - 17/Jun/2011 10:08 - 4920 days ago
For the first round of National Immunisation Days (NIDs) I had to stay local to Opuwo so I could kick a modem regularly. I ended...
A-Z of My Nam; part three - 16/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4921 days ago
The thrilling final instalment of my self-indulgent and entirely unoriginal A-Z of my Nam experience: S is for Serra Cafema, des...
A-Z of My Nam; part three - 16/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4921 days ago
The thrilling final instalment of my self-indulgent and entirely unoriginal A-Z of my Nam experience: S is for Serra Cafema, des...
A-Z of My Nam; part two - 15/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4922 days ago
Continuing my poorly thought out and worse executed list-me-whatsit: J is for Journey, a word used in the sick-inducing phrase &...
A-Z of My Nam; part two - 15/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4922 days ago
Continuing my poorly thought out and worse executed list-me-whatsit: J is for Journey, a word used in the sick-inducing phrase &...
A-Z of My Nam; part one - 14/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4923 days ago
Yes that’s right I am going to rip off invent a totally new blog-meme of doing A-Z lists about something. Look at me aweso...
A-Z of My Nam; part one - 14/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4923 days ago
Yes that’s right I am going to rip off invent a totally new blog-meme of doing A-Z lists about something. Look at me aweso...
Nine and a Half Weeks - 13/Jun/2011 19:14 - 4924 days ago
Nine and a half weeks. No, not the steamy pseudo-porn with Kim Basinger but the amount of time I’ve got left in Opuwo. Woa...
Nine and a Half Weeks - 13/Jun/2011 19:14 - 4924 days ago
Nine and a half weeks. No, not the steamy pseudo-porn with Kim Basinger but the amount of time I’ve got left in Opuwo. Woa...
A NIDing I Will Go - 13/Jun/2011 10:27 - 4924 days ago
It’s that time again; the National Immunuisation Days are upon us. The yearly NID programme consists of two rounds (crypti...
A NIDing I Will Go - 13/Jun/2011 10:27 - 4924 days ago
It’s that time again; the National Immunuisation Days are upon us. The yearly NID programme consists of two rounds (crypti...
Internetless and Adrift - 10/Jun/2011 11:11 - 4927 days ago
Yesterday morning my neighbour had a landline telephone put in so he could call/be called by people back in the world (I also re...
Internetless and Adrift - 10/Jun/2011 11:11 - 4927 days ago
Yesterday morning my neighbour had a landline telephone put in so he could call/be called by people back in the world (I also re...
VSO Just Got More *A*W*E*S*O*M*E* - 09/Jun/2011 09:38 - 4928 days ago
Breaking news from the world of international development: Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is forming a strategic partnership w...
VSO Just Got More *A*W*E*S*O*M*E* - 09/Jun/2011 09:38 - 4928 days ago
Breaking news from the world of international development: Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is forming a strategic partnership w...
A Blog on Blogging - 08/Jun/2011 08:49 - 4929 days ago
I recently broke the habit of a blogtime and wrote a post about the closure of VSO in Namibia that if not anything like a profou...
A Blog on Blogging - 08/Jun/2011 08:49 - 4929 days ago
I recently broke the habit of a blogtime and wrote a post about the closure of VSO in Namibia that if not anything like a profou...
Swakopmund Workcation - 06/Jun/2011 10:02 - 4931 days ago
The other week I was dispatched to Namibia’s seaside resort town of Swakopmund to take my boss to a workshop and also to s...
Swakopmund Workcation - 06/Jun/2011 10:02 - 4931 days ago
The other week I was dispatched to Namibia’s seaside resort town of Swakopmund to take my boss to a workshop and also to s...
Dan’s Computer Services - 16/May/2011 13:41 - 4952 days ago
Following an incident the other night and a call out of Dave’s Network Diagnostic Team once again to visit Dan’s Com...
Dan’s Computer Services - 16/May/2011 13:41 - 4952 days ago
Following an incident the other night and a call out of Dave’s Network Diagnostic Team once again to visit Dan’s Com...
Two Years in the Nam - 08/May/2011 16:22 - 4960 days ago
Tuesday the 8th of March marked my second Namiversary, the completion of my two year service with VSO and if I hadn’t extended...
Two Years in the Nam - 08/May/2011 16:22 - 4960 days ago
Tuesday the 8th of March marked my second Namiversary, the completion of my two year service with VSO and if I hadn’t extended...
Pinkstaff Out - 04/May/2011 22:13 - 4964 days ago
Two years ago when I arrived in Opuwo, with my eyes out on stalks and quite certain I wasn’t in Kansas any more, I met ano...
Last One to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights - 02/May/2011 13:45 - 4966 days ago
Well it’s official now, following a few in-country reshuffles and a recent global strategic review VSO are pulling out of ...
New Strategy, New Brand - 01/May/2011 16:49 - 4967 days ago
VSO International have recently released a new strategy and a new brand including a new logo. It’s out with: And in with: ...
Easter Weekend - 29/Apr/2011 08:01 - 4969 days ago
Easter Weekend was slightly crazy with a lot of people coming up to Opuwo meaning I didn’t have to go anywhere. Five (new)...
With a Flash and a Bang - 13/Apr/2011 20:19 - 4985 days ago
Finally; an electrical explosion that’s not my fault. During a thunderstorm the other day a flash of lightning also caused...
Grumblings Down Below - 06/Apr/2011 23:20 - 4992 days ago
For the past few days Namibia has given me the superpower of being able to wee out of my behind. Thanks Nam! Not sure anyone wil...
Well That Went Well - 05/Apr/2011 14:41 - 4993 days ago
Number One: Can of Mushrooms Both of my can openers are a bit shady. Trying to open a can of mushrooms to make dinner for a frie...
We Need a Bigger Boat - 01/Apr/2011 13:45 - 4997 days ago
In response to the literally single email I have received asking about my wellbeing as Namibia declares a state of emergency bec...
Not Just Me Then - 04/Mar/2011 15:27 - 5025 days ago
Following from my post VSO IT Do It With Staples I am heartened to find this blog post from Ivo, a VSO volunteer in Zambia, usin...
Omufitu Training - 26/Feb/2011 15:57 - 5031 days ago
Last week I was out in da bush near Outapi at the Omufitu North Combined School doing some training for the teachers. Emily is a...
I Have the Power - 25/Feb/2011 07:40 - 5032 days ago
A gadzillion years ago during my first week in Namibia still undergoing training in Windhoek I bought a variable AC-DC power sup...
Happiness Thy Name is Heinz - 24/Feb/2011 12:32 - 5033 days ago
It’s amazing what we sometimes get in the Opuwo Ok supermarket. Most of the time the amazement is limited to the amount of...
VSO IT Do It With Masking Tape - 23/Feb/2011 17:11 - 5034 days ago
Gaffer tape (Duct tape to our colonial brethren) is wonderful stuff. As are staples, paperclips and PVC tape. But so is masking ...
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum - 22/Feb/2011 08:29 - 5035 days ago
Feeling it was a bit warm the other day I saw the dashboard temperature whatsit reading I think the highest ever. Just like last...
Random Pictures - 21/Feb/2011 21:27 - 5036 days ago
I have yet again been lax on the blogfront but I blame work, slackness, sleep, electricity, my boringness and goats in no partic...
Poker. Fireworks. Drinking. - 06/Feb/2011 02:05 - 5051 days ago
An excellent Opuwo Saturday night. Off to John’s for Poker. Drinking ensued. Rieme had a firework display which we watched...
Doing it For the Kids - 02/Feb/2011 17:00 - 5055 days ago
In addition to my dayjob as a rather bad IT Specialist with the Ministry of Health and my nightjob as unofficial Tafel lager tas...
Search Terms - 30/Jan/2011 13:13 - 5058 days ago
There is an option in WordPress I occasionally look at (contrary to popular opinion I don’t check these every 10 minutes w...
My Spare Time - 24/Jan/2011 17:40 - 5064 days ago
So I’m sure you’re just dying to know what it is I do with my spare time outside of work in the brief window when I&...
One Laptop per Child - 22/Jan/2011 15:35 - 5066 days ago
The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project has a mission to “create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest c...
A Festive Tale of Woe - 21/Jan/2011 19:38 - 5067 days ago
And lo they did see the light shining like a star down upon them. “Hark!” said they, the two wise women and two unwi...
VSO IT Do It With Staples - 20/Jan/2011 19:57 - 5068 days ago
Excellent though the approved computer-repair paperclip is what do you do when you’re in an office seemingly without paper...
OhMyGoodGod WHATTHEHELLISTHAT? - 09/Jan/2011 23:11 - 5079 days ago
Pottering around on a Sunday evening getting ready for bed and suddenly I see SOMETHING legging it through the kitchen. It was b...
Opuwocalypse - 06/Jan/2011 19:54 - 5082 days ago
For the last few days we’ve been on-and-off cut off from the outside world. No mobile network, internet or even landlines....
Herero Wedding - 04/Jan/2011 10:43 - 5084 days ago
In early December I had the chance to attend a colleague’s traditional Herero wedding in Otjokavare. Though the ceremony (...
Adaptability to Diverse Tasks - 04/Jan/2011 10:16 - 5084 days ago
One of the things VSO drum into you pre-departure is the need to be adaptable and probably deal with a very diverse range of tas...
Whoopdie Do! - 16/Dec/2010 13:43 - 5103 days ago
A few months after getting the ball rolling and following a site visit from VSO and my extension (from ending mid-March to end o...
Really Oki? Really? - 03/Dec/2010 18:29 - 5116 days ago
Ok Oki I kind of get having a separate fuser unit in an entry-level office laser. I can just imagine sales people the world over...
Prophetically False - 01/Dec/2010 08:43 - 5118 days ago
At my new (ish) neighbour’s for dinner when my parents rang for a chat because their email was broken. While I was on the ...
Oh Dear…Disease Outbreaks - 30/Nov/2010 10:22 - 5119 days ago
Rather worryingly following on from Cholera and Measles we have two new disease outbreaks in Kunene. Meningitis 3 confirmed case...
An Expensive Lunch - 30/Nov/2010 10:12 - 5119 days ago
With one of the spare tyres blown after our trip to Epupa and some upcoming road trips I decided it would be best to head to our...
It’s On - 26/Nov/2010 07:13 - 5123 days ago
Polling has started for the local and regional elections. All’s been quiet since the nastiness last week. Even the Peace C...
Disjointed Thinking - 26/Nov/2010 07:06 - 5123 days ago
It’s that time again when we have to submit our quarterly reports within the region and then compile an uber-report to go ...
Oh Dear…Election Violence in Opuwo - 23/Nov/2010 22:03 - 5126 days ago
I was away at the weekend with some friends and the subject of the upcoming regional and local elections came up. Having been in...
Eight Go Mad in Epupa - 23/Nov/2010 22:02 - 5126 days ago
Some time ago the idea was mooted of a Boy’s Own Adventure in which me, Mike and Matt would head out into the wilds of Kun...
Malaria Vector Control: Spraying Programme - 23/Nov/2010 20:26 - 5126 days ago
Each year at this time the Ministry of Health and Social Services’ Environmental Health Division run a three-month long Ma...
Water - 16/Nov/2010 14:38 - 5133 days ago
My Dearest Water, A long time has passed since I wrote to you last. Back then, when I implored you to move in with me permanentl...
The Mefloquiz - 15/Nov/2010 14:16 - 5134 days ago
Calling all Larium-loving volunteers in malarial areas. Take the highly un-scientific and completely meaningless Mefloquiz to se...
Rain - 14/Nov/2010 16:45 - 5135 days ago
Rain-related messages keep coming in. Here is a list of places where it is currently raining or has recently rained: Khorixas Ou...
It’s the Little Things - 12/Nov/2010 12:24 - 5137 days ago
Coming over to live and work in a culture that is alien was always going to be a bizarre and challenging experience. I remember ...
Opuwo Network Project - 10/Nov/2010 09:27 - 5139 days ago
The one semi-regular reader of my blog may be forgiven for thinking there is a lot of stuff on here about travelling around, par...
All Change–All The Time - 09/Nov/2010 12:58 - 5140 days ago
Briefly, and mainly just to get a certain someone’s name into a post who asked on Facebook, I want to mention the ever-cha...
Party in Osh - 08/Nov/2010 07:35 - 5141 days ago
This weekend was Matt’s, erm, 21st (?) birthday in Oshakati and most of the northern VSO volunteers with a fair smattering...
BBC Radio 4; the world’s best radio - 26/Oct/2010 12:50 - 5154 days ago
I love BBC Radio 4. For a long time it’s been the background noise of my life. Waking up and commuting (when I used to do ...
Brochens, Tornados and a Rescue Mission - 16/Oct/2010 20:08 - 5164 days ago
Friday was Namibia Handwashing Day 2010 and this year, following on from our Cholera problems, the commemoration event was held ...
Etosha Weekend - 12/Oct/2010 20:14 - 5168 days ago
Last weekend I set off with a group of Peace Corps friends (John, Emily, Ann and Patty) to the Etosha National Game park for fun...
Heroes Acre and THE DOOM BUG OF OUTJO - 28/Sep/2010 17:32 - 5182 days ago
Some pictures to fill the void while I scratch my head and try to think of something to blog… Heroes Acre Just outside Win...
Measles - 24/Sep/2010 10:51 - 5186 days ago
Late last year we had a major outbreak of measles within the Kunene region, the disease having crossed over the border from Ango...
‘elf and safety gaan mayd - 23/Sep/2010 08:11 - 5187 days ago
Full Disclosure: The author was in previous employ a Health and Safety Champion which meant he ran around in his pants and a cap...
VSO Namibia Volunteer Conference 2010 - 22/Sep/2010 19:40 - 5188 days ago
Last week nearly all VSO Namibia volunteers and staff descended en-masse to the Greiter’s conference center in the hills n...
A Conferencing I Will Go - 09/Sep/2010 21:20 - 5201 days ago
Tomorrow I’m off down to Windhoek to the VSO Namibia Volunteer Conference. This will be an opportunity for all us voluntee...
Maid to Perfection - 08/Sep/2010 20:55 - 5202 days ago
I hate handwashing clothes. Hate it. Despise it. Can’t stand it. Any romantic notions I had about living free of the decad...
Keep on Blogging… - 06/Sep/2010 15:01 - 5204 days ago
In place of an actual post as I’m just too busy drinking and slacking off working on important stuff here are some random ...
Serra Cafema: The Long Trek - 03/Sep/2010 09:19 - 5207 days ago
Back in late 2009 we had an serious outbreak of Measles in the Kunene Region, for a while we were even featuring on the WHO webs...
Blog Neglect - 02/Sep/2010 11:07 - 5208 days ago
As one of my two semi-regular readers might have noticed I have been neglecting my blog of late. I reached the epic 100th post m...
Communication Problems - 21/Mar/2010 09:45 - 5373 days ago
I’m at Katima Mulilo in the Caprivi Region for the next couple of weeks seconded to the Ministry of Education prodding com...
Widdling on Ice - 15/Feb/2010 14:18 - 5407 days ago
During the past week I’ve been in Windhoek attending a national management forum with the Ministry of Health in a seriousl...
Nigeria - 24/Jan/2010 14:14 - 5429 days ago
As you may be aware there has been some significant trouble recently in and around the city of Jos in Nigeria.
Although thankful...
A Week in the Life of an IT Specialist - 22/Jan/2010 18:09 - 5431 days ago
VSO are currently doing a recruitment drive for IT volunteers (full details here). Although my blog is more of a useless collect...
VSO Journals Growth - 22/Jan/2010 08:48 - 5431 days ago
As you may have noticed a while back I threw together a quick-and-dirty project called VSO Journals as an attempt to have a cent...
VSO Ireland Teacher Recruitment - 21/Jan/2010 13:18 - 5432 days ago
Funny advertisement video from VSO Ireland looking for teachers to recruit. I saw this a week or so back on some other vol’...
I Can Explain - 18/Jan/2010 13:09 - 5435 days ago
What’s worse than having someone walk into the office when you’re testing a content filter to see a great big “...
Cor What a Scorcher - 15/Jan/2010 06:57 - 5438 days ago
This being Africa the winter in the Northern Hemisphere is actually our summer. So while vast swaithes of the US and Europe are ...
Christmas and New Year in Namibia - 14/Jan/2010 14:54 - 5439 days ago
Firstly a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both my avid readers.
For Christmas this year a multinational group (3 ...
Travels the Second - 01/Dec/2009 07:58 - 5483 days ago
Ok so this post is (just) a little late. It actually follows on from my first travels with my Dad after I’d spent a week b...
Election Fever - 30/Nov/2009 19:20 - 5484 days ago
It was Namibia’s fourth post-independence Presidential and National Assembly elections last week with voting taking place ...
A Quick Update - 23/Nov/2009 13:30 - 5491 days ago
No posts for quite some time so… time for a (very) quick update.
Measles
We’re in the midst of a Measles outbreak he...
Curse You Telecom - 18/Oct/2009 15:34 - 5527 days ago
Urp. I’ve just been away for the best part of two weeks, first to Windhoek and then to Swakopmund.
On my return from Windh...
I Give Up - 05/Oct/2009 16:08 - 5540 days ago
This morning I knew I had a professional services meeting at 8:30 but I also knew that meetings here never start on time. Never....
Water - 01/Oct/2009 08:00 - 5544 days ago
As I might have previously mentioned the water in the hospital is massively unreliable. Most mornings it will be off and in a no...
Travels in Namibia - 09/Sep/2009 08:16 - 5566 days ago
Over the last couple of weeks (and then again for the next couple of weeks – whoopie) I’ve been travelling around Na...
CSI Opuwo - 17/Aug/2009 19:57 - 5589 days ago
It’s finally happened – today I was helping police with their enquiries in Opuwo.
Previously on CSI Opuwo…
A few mo...
The Big City - 13/Aug/2009 09:53 - 5593 days ago
This week I’ve been in Windhoek the capital of Namibia.
My time here has mainly consisted of driving around, screaming in ...
Some Pictures - 07/Aug/2009 09:12 - 5599 days ago
Some random pictures to keep you occupied while I try to think of something to blog that’s not hugely depressing (HIV/AIDS...
Survival of the Most Stubborn - 31/Jul/2009 08:36 - 5606 days ago
VSO vols are falling fast in the Great Kunene Region.
First M and A are off back to Canada from Khorixas for a variety of reason...
This lettuce tastes funny - 17/Jul/2009 20:08 - 5620 days ago
When I told people I’d signed up for VSO in addition to the usual what/why/when/how questions I heard, from numerous sourc...
From Tiny Acorns - 14/Jul/2009 11:11 - 5623 days ago
A couple of weeks have passed since I mentioned two new projects one of which (VSO Journals) was impeccably timed as just the ve...
Ooops - 13/Jul/2009 10:07 - 5624 days ago
The big danger of having no water for a large portion of the time isn’t that you will smell (that is a given and just an i...
Network Networked - 13/Jul/2009 08:17 - 5624 days ago
After four months of plonkering, procastinating, ordering of kit, scawling of diagrams and a couple of false starts I finally ma...
Copy Protection Sucks - 06/Jul/2009 19:09 - 5631 days ago
A good friend of mine (and ecommerce expert) very kindly sent me a nice parcel which NamPost has eventually deined to deliver to...
Fixing Stuff is Good… Failing to is Bad - 02/Jul/2009 14:59 - 5635 days ago
In the last few days I’ve experienced both sides of technical repairs, the good (fixed) and the bad (still broken).
To sta...
Two New Projects - 30/Jun/2009 18:49 - 5637 days ago
Since I still don’t have internet access properly at home or at work I’m limited to madly creating it’ll never...
Made it This Far - 28/Jun/2009 10:24 - 5639 days ago
On the 7th of June I marked my three-month (1/8 or 12.5%) point. Wow. Just over nine short months ago I was sitting in front of ...
Paid in Part - 25/Jun/2009 09:33 - 5642 days ago
It turns out that around the 25th of May I was paid a grand total of N$1820 for March (two or so weeks) of “work”.
T...
MTC Tango Mobile Internet Settings - 24/Jun/2009 13:17 - 5643 days ago
If you should find yourself in Namibia with a mobile phone on MTC Tango (the pre-pay service, I am not sure about any of the oth...
Kicking Children - 24/Jun/2009 13:17 - 5643 days ago
A few nights ago after a long bad-road 4×4 drive to a clinic to make a delivery and return I got back to Opuwo around 6.30p...
No Planes, No Trains but Some Automobiles - 22/Jun/2009 11:20 - 5645 days ago
Over the past two months I’ve been trying to get permission to drive government vehicles. I began this arduous process bac...
National Immunisation Days - 22/Jun/2009 09:39 - 5645 days ago
Last week (16 – 19th of June) was round one of the National Immunisation Days (NID) with a swanky launch event on held on ...
Namibia Telecom Installation Strategy - 21/Jun/2009 17:51 - 5646 days ago
Having previously mentioned Namibia Telecom’s communication strategy time for a work on their installation strategy.
Less ...
More Compact At Least - 21/Jun/2009 17:42 - 5646 days ago
The image above shows my home entertainment setup, circa June 2008.
This consisted of…
32″ Samsung HDTV
XBox 360
Do...
Did You Know - 14/Jun/2009 13:09 - 5653 days ago
Did you know it takes 10 litres of water to flush my toilet?
I didn’t, until today, when I had to fill up bottles from the...
Computer Suppliers in Namibia - 12/Jun/2009 11:08 - 5655 days ago
Over at the school network manager’s blog Terry has been venting about how much cold calls from suppliers annoy him. Yes I...
GRN and Bear It - 12/Jun/2009 10:51 - 5655 days ago
In late March in a discussion with my supervisor I mentioned it might be a good idea if I could drive GRN (Government of the Rep...
Meetings - 11/Jun/2009 15:24 - 5656 days ago
You might have thought that during my years as a faithful public servant at a local authority I would have seen the very worst o...
Low Tech Fault - 11/Jun/2009 15:24 - 5656 days ago
Asked to come and have a look at an internet access problem at an organisation who works with the indigenous tribes (Himba, Thim...
Rogue CD Drive - 10/Jun/2009 09:03 - 5657 days ago
Called to come and look at the Matron’s computer. Apparently when a CD is put in the computer powers down but is ok again ...
Eggtastic - 09/Jun/2009 18:48 - 5658 days ago
And to think less than 24 hours after I was sitting, holding my head in my hands, repeatedly sobbing “you’ve elected...
My Failings as a Teacher #1 - 09/Jun/2009 08:20 - 5658 days ago
My failings as a teacher are numerous. It’s not even like I ask my students to stand on their desks and say “Oh Capt...
DNSSEC - 07/Jun/2009 12:31 - 5660 days ago
Lock up your servers and run for the hills for DNSSEC is coming.
DNSSEC is, simply, DNS Security (”shouldn’t that b...
Namibia Telecom Communications Strategy - 06/Jun/2009 11:44 - 5661 days ago
The other day having been pondering internet connectivity for home I popped into the Namibia Telecom office down the street to s...
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