tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post8948039400521101303..comments2022-06-10T06:20:16.698-06:00Comments on Laptops to Lesotho Blog: Problems Getting Solar Power Installed Before Next DeploymentKawpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503773421123358403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post-37729350045099135882012-12-19T12:14:00.760-07:002012-12-19T12:14:00.760-07:00Hi Tina, Thanks for the information, but we work i...Hi Tina, Thanks for the information, but we work in Lesotho, Africa, so we are looking for an installer there, not in the U.S.<br />Janissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866518419784006948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post-7592349780428262552012-12-19T10:47:01.223-07:002012-12-19T10:47:01.223-07:00This article had great info on looking for a ameri...This article had great info on looking for a <a href="http://www.americansolardirect.com/Contact-Us/Contact-Us.aspx" rel="nofollow">american solar direct</a>. Check them out.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314269646670335285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post-57005451918891115522012-11-19T09:42:33.347-07:002012-11-19T09:42:33.347-07:00Hi Jan,
I'm glad you enjoy our blog and appre...Hi Jan,<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoy our blog and appreciate our work. <br /><br />You are correct. At our sites right now, we only have access to the internet using cell phones. <br /><br />We have several people working on solutions to this problem. Tony Anderson will be installing network servers at our schools in January. Henk Boschoff, of S-Curve in Pretoria, has donated a GSM antenna. We're hoping he will be visiting our project in January to install the antenna.<br /><br />We're always happy to get new people involved with our project. I will forward your message to Henk and Tony so you can work with them.<br /><br />- JanissaJanissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866518419784006948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post-30495553923031514612012-11-19T09:34:43.927-07:002012-11-19T09:34:43.927-07:00Hi Jon Nettleton,
Thanks for the suggestion. I&#...Hi Jon Nettleton,<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion. I've looked into SolarCubed before. It is a very expensive approach, over $9000 for 5 laptops. We can provide 5 laptops for a fraction of that price.<br /><br />Hardware and technology are just a tool to reach our goals. We believe that community investment, leadership development, and teacher training are a critical componenet of any IT project in the developing world. <br /><br />The SolarCubed approach might encourage people to JUST provide the hardware without also providing the necessary support. This type of approach, while easy to implement, almost always leads to failure.<br /><br />- Janissa<br /><br />Janissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866518419784006948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post-9574246940058694952012-11-19T02:07:00.938-07:002012-11-19T02:07:00.938-07:00Hello Janissa,
I must say that your blog is very...Hello Janissa, <br /><br />I must say that your blog is very interesting and that I kept reading it for hours now. It is interesting to read about the progress of OLPC in the land of Lesotho. As I am able to understand you seem to access the internet over 2G/3G mobile signal, that means there is probably no cable-internet at your village.<br />Maybe I could somehow assist (remotely) by providing some kind of VPN access in case that you would want to have public internet addresses, so each computer can have its own IP address. Or if you would need some kind of internet hosting on servers with faster connection ? Sure I would not charge for it, it would be free. Keep on with the good work !<br /><br />Kind regards, <br />JanJanhttp://www.prunk.sinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6084357575893513631.post-65786667927231148152012-11-16T06:04:04.548-07:002012-11-16T06:04:04.548-07:00Have you contacted SolarCubed project? I don'...Have you contacted SolarCubed project? I don't have direct experience with them, but have been tracking their progress. I don't know what your budget it, but it may be worth a shot. http://www.solarcubed.orgJon Nettletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773877602169460422noreply@blogger.com