Geekcorps Mali’s LMI Blog

Over the past few days many aspects of the Cybertigi began to take shape. We have received both of our projectors now, the inFocus LP120 and the Hasbro Zoombox, and will begin testing them later today to gauge how they will handle in the field. On this note, we are pleasantly surprised so […]

Yesterday brought with it new perspectives, some challenges, and a few new opportunities. While visiting Ouelessebougou and Faraba on an information gathering expedition Matt and I we startled on a handful of occasions. The first was at the CLIC where we found they were charging 250CFA for a print from their HP LaserJet 1300 and […]

This week brought more progress on the technical front. As always, Frederic and Renaud have been moving ahead nicely on building the interface for the eKiosks. This week they were focusing on building the email and relay components of the system. How to best incorporate news and similar feeds are being debated […]

Since Monday the team has been working to tie up many of the loose logistical and administrative details we needed to accomplish before progressing any further. The highlight of the week was getting most of the equipment we need to the preliminary phase ordered and shipped.
The following are some of the more noteworthy items […]

The Epson PictureMate Deluxe printer arrived in the mail on Tuesday at the office. What a treat. We had been eagerly awaiting its arrival since the order was placed to see if it held up to the high praise it has received in reviews. Since the printer will play such an important role in the […]