I have always said, the Internet is like a mirror and many people like taking a good look at themselves in the mirror. I’ve also said that it is important to have a unique presence on the Internet, so pick a unique name and if you were a Solomon Island…
Category: Computers
Ramukanji an unlikely Internet hit
At least by Pacific standards, the hit single by 1Tox, Ramukanji has taken a life of its own on the Internet. I am certain that Bernard Vave & George Kuper Jnr never imagined in their wildest dreams that this song would reach far beyond the Solomon Islands and create its…
What’s the Buzz – Google does it again
Days after I closed my Facebook account, Google goes ahead and does what it would have naturally done anyway – integrate social networking into its already fledging Gmail services. With perhaps membership far exceeding that of Facebook on its free and paid google mail services, it was only a matter…
Facebook is not for me – so I left
Today, I deleted my facebook account. I suppose what had begun as an experiment to look at why it had become such a global phenomena has finally outlived its usefulness. I have seen though that it is a powerful platform for online interaction but other than that I am more…
UN DPKO launches pilot program for NCE candidates
It is now official; NCE candidates currently on the UN roster have begun to receive offers from the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping & Operations for deployment into field missions. In what is described as a pilot program undertaken by the DPKO, the UN will clear the roster by offering…
Making a vision, a mission
Solomon Islands is unfortunate to be caught in a place it would hardly want to be found in. It is lagging behind the developed world while at the same time, it is not impoverished as some may be led to believe. It is a difficult position to be found in….