The Best of News Feeds #5
The best of the News Feeds continues with a summary contained in this post of the best stories I have come across from the 100 odd feeds that I subscribe to – a bit of a mix really from the technical to the non technical, announcements, personal stuff etc…
Highlands Cultural Center
A few weeks ago we went for a drive with Angela and Nandex to the Highlands Cultural Center in Kainantu (K92). The drive from Goroka to Kainantu takes about 90 mins and passes through the Eastern Highlands towns (or villages) of Henganofi, Barola and Kompiri…
Give-away a la Therese
Another parcel arrived in the post last week! After receiving a box from Mum about three weeks ago I feel like October must surely be our lucky month. The family back home have demonstrated their caring and generosity once again. Like always the folks here in Goroka fortunate enough to be given an item from the lucky dip are eternally grateful as I’m sure you will all appreciate from the photos below and also other photos in these albums…
Health Secretary visits Goroka General Hospital
Yesterday the Secretary of the National Department of Health – Dr. Clement Malau, officially opened the Business Resource Center at Goroka General Hospital. This was a momentous occasion for Hospital Staff, Management and the Board but also a unique opportunity to present and talk about my vision on Open Source Software and how it can provide long term tangible benefits to the National Health System within Papua New Guinea…
Open Source Software white papers
Due to a number of requests by readers to make several white papers on the topic of Open Source Software (OSS) available, I have created a File Download Section on this Blog. After taking a couple of Wordpress Plugins for a test run I settled for one called “Drain Hole”…
Photos from West Taraka
It was six months ago that I started the exciting but tedious process of migrating my blog from one Service Provider to another and from one Blogging platform to another. Let me tell you right now that as much as the exercise has been worth it the task has been drawn out, tedious and in some way a pain in the proverbial…
The Best of News Feeds #4
If you still read blogs through a browser rather than a newsreader I think you are absolutely mad!…
Embedded maps in a blog post
The power of Wordpress seems to have no limits and the latest plugin I have managed to fire up is one called Insights. One of it’s really nifty features is the ability to embed Google Maps into Blogs Posts.…
An amusing story from the village
Each time we head out to the village at Kaubasis for a weekend of rest and peace inevitably we come back to town with a story or two. The short story I am about to share might not be funny to most of you but if your name happens to be Schilt you’re certainly bound to raise your eyebrows…
Give-away a la Mum
Thanks to the generosity and effort from my dearest Mum another box full of goodies has arrived in Goroka, Papua New Guinea. Some of you will relate to the anticipation I feel between the time that I know a parcel is on its way and that moment when the PO Box is opened and there’s a little card that says to collect from the Post Office counter…
