Tech Tips – Ad Hoc


Tech Tips

Imagine this scenario, a fellow PCV comes to visit because he/she has some downtime at their site due to it being the summer. The PCV brought their computer with so they can do some work at your site. But alas, you only have one internet connection and you need it to do your own work. […]

May 27, 2011

Grading


Peace Corps

I’m not cut out to be a teacher in Ukraine. I was brought up in the American school system. Here, your success is your business. Your friend’s success is your friend’s business. Your grades are your business. Your friend’s grades are your friend’s business. Plain and simple. Don’t ask, don’t tell. It’s a little different […]

May 23, 2011

Tech Tips – Proxies


Tech Tips

Summer is upon us and we all know it means that most of us are going to have a fair amount of free time on our hands. While I’m sure that I could recommend countless things to do like reading or studying Ukrainian and Russian, but this is a technology tip so I’ll stick with […]

May 20, 2011

Tech Tips – DOC & DOCX


Tech Tips

Are you or someone you know running an older version of Microsoft Office? Do you feel left out when someone forwards you and your friends a document and you’re the only one who can’t read it? Well, it’s time to stop living in the dark ages and the time is now to embrace the future. […]

May 13, 2011