Geekcorps Mali’s LMI Blog

Monday brought with it the beginnings of a bustling week. Of all the many happenings this week, from finalizing cost/pricing models for services to making a decision on who we were going to take on as a Cybertigi intern, the GCM team has been working from all angles to get Cybertigi ready for next week. […]

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 […]

It has been a flurry of activity over here in the past week. From deciding the Canon PowerShot A410 might be a slightly better fit than the A400, to Matt Berg our director negotiating tooth and nail for the Yamaha motorcycle we need for the project. By the end of the week we had the […]

So today was digital camera hunting day.

For the project we need to find a decent, all purpose, inexpensive camera that we can use for taking pictures in and around the villages that we plan to service. Why, you might ask, do you need to take pictures in these villages? Well, the answer is simple: it’s […]