tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.comments2012-05-30T05:15:43.824+10:00Wantokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364755390028510401noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-9827833433619605712009-02-20T20:23:00.000+10:002009-02-20T20:23:00.000+10:00I heard the Tariffs were approved, so it should roll out soon, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-83457772510976741392009-02-20T18:10:00.000+10:002009-02-20T18:10:00.000+10:00Wantok,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this. <BR/><BR/>There is so much that is happening in PNG at the moment, I'm glad you started your blog.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>TavurvurTavurvurhttp://garamut.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-74100012662074455702009-02-13T08:53:00.000+10:002009-02-13T08:53:00.000+10:00Fuel price fluctuation will have direct bearing on air fares; whereas this logic is blurry in the ISP charges. In ISP charges, it largely depends on the price of the wholesale bandwidth chunks that the ISPs buy from Telikom, which is the government. So the government is the culprit here, with its bullying policies;<BR/><BR/>hey, love blog. will add it in my list.giptzhttp://giptz.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-90363129019496702132009-02-12T21:07:00.000+10:002009-02-12T21:07:00.000+10:00Apart from any technical and money issue, "Telikom was NOT submitting the tariffs on the ADSL broadband service in the shape and form the ICCC wants", which is prohibiting that service to expand freely. <BR/><BR/>Who knows, IPBC might as well be reluctant to deal with such incompetent companies?giptzhttp://giptz.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-85257326775288943762009-02-10T12:30:00.000+10:002009-02-10T12:30:00.000+10:0014 Users per minute?<BR/><BR/>Not bad for PNG. Great post Wantok.<BR/><BR/>TavurvurTavurvurhttp://www.garamut.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-17607677205249563722009-01-27T08:42:00.000+10:002009-01-27T08:42:00.000+10:00Hi,<BR/><BR/>I don't agree with what you say in the last paragraph: "To Datec's defense...". If an IT company is going to venture into the DR business then they need to accommodate for these sorts of conditions (eg: poor power supply). The UPS/battery and power fail-safe technology is available and also tried and tested.<BR/><BR/>If Datec is having issues with providing quality power to it's DR infrastructure then can I suggest that Datec itself is neglecting the upgrade and provision of suitable UPS, battery and generator hardware for its DR Center.<BR/><BR/>This article clearly demonstrates why I would never physically locate a website on PNG soil. If they can't guarantee 24x7 for big business then how are they going to provide availability to the smaller user.<BR/><BR/>RRobert@PNGhttp://www.trupela.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-19449253323160448072009-01-21T21:26:00.000+10:002009-01-21T21:26:00.000+10:00Thanks for the correction Malum I have amended the post accordingly. I assumed after not seeing it on EMTV earlier on in the evening when other foreign stations were broadcasting EMTV did not show it.Wantokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364755390028510401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-72932351901597677932009-01-21T15:17:00.000+10:002009-01-21T15:17:00.000+10:00I did see that post also; and yes we have already well exceeded our monthly quota in just a few days. Initial figures do exceed what I had planned for, so at the end of the month I'll have to re-evaluate whether it will be cheaper to go to a higher quota plan.<BR/><BR/>We are experiencing a few problems though; there are times when the router can't retrieve an IP add from the Daltron PPPoE servers -- do you know if the Daltron servers go down often?<BR/><BR/>Initially it was working great for the first few days after installation, it would cut out during stormy weather, but that was expected. But now, it seems to be cutting out for a few hours daily, usually at night from about 9pm onwards, but last night it was out from about 7pm and didn't come back on till 2pm today, regardless of clear skies. I called the the guys that did the installation, they said they'd check on their side and get back to me, but haven't yet, so I don't know if they actually did anything to fix it.<BR/><BR/>I have been tracking usage NetLimiter2 (and I tried BitMeter also), but I will likely just purchase a new router with in-built tracking as well as bandwidth limiting, etc.jdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-79668397989535101962009-01-21T13:02:00.000+10:002009-01-21T13:02:00.000+10:00What do you mean? I watched EMTV from 10pm until 5am, after the inaugaration, after which I slept.<BR/><BR/>It was live!<BR/><BR/>MalumMalum Naluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14291236098282661830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-71953562117444223982009-01-20T20:48:00.000+10:002009-01-20T20:48:00.000+10:00Just a word of advise about using Daltron be very careful about the megabytes because I have found from past experience that it is very easy to blow out your megabytes limit very fast. Hence I used the tool Bitmeter to track the amount of data that I was chewing through. I did a post about Bitmeter last year which I have listed the url below. Great little tool and it could end up saving you quite a lot of Kina. Daltron also offers a megabytes used tracking tool but I found it a bit hard to use. <BR/><BR/>http://ittoktok.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-track-your-bandwidth-usage-for.htmlWantokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364755390028510401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-56244871046666827422009-01-20T09:55:00.000+10:002009-01-20T09:55:00.000+10:00I expected a long wait, but probably not that long...thanks for the info. We're signed up with Daltron for the meantime. It's a shame there's really no other alternatives.jdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-36417081665993631042009-01-19T21:10:00.000+10:002009-01-19T21:10:00.000+10:00From what I hear from Telikom the problem is that they have run out of funding for Core Routers which is preventing Telikom from expending its network. I hear that funding from IPBC won't get to Telikom until Feb 2009. So sorry jd it may be a while before you get ADSL.Wantokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364755390028510401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-74954345257544147602009-01-19T16:21:00.000+10:002009-01-19T16:21:00.000+10:00Been 6 months since my company applied for Telikom ADSL, hopefully they can see the demand now and keep the ball rolling.<BR/><BR/>As for now, I'm expecting to lose both of my arms in 30 days time when the bill for newly installed wireless service arrives...jdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-41960341468385653952009-01-16T17:00:00.000+10:002009-01-16T17:00:00.000+10:00For those worried with energy consumption and all its downsides... <BR/><BR/>When your screen is white, being it an empty word page, or the Google page, your computer consumes 74 watts, and when its black it consumes only 59 watts. Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved if Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to his calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved. <BR/><BR/>In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with a lower energy consumption, check it out.<BR/><BR/>www.blackle.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-81563652168002958152009-01-14T19:20:00.000+10:002009-01-14T19:20:00.000+10:00I sympathize with the idea of trying to reduce one's carbon footprint, but honestly, its on the verge of simple idiocy.<BR/><BR/>If people are going to concern themselves with how much they impact the environment by doing Google searches then they may as well start plugging their arses and stop taking a shit for the rest of their lives.<BR/><BR/>Surely taking a shit creates more CO2 than a google search?<BR/><BR/>On that note, if they really cared about CO2 emissions, why don't people just commit suicide in the name of reducing their carbon footprint and we can call them CO2 martyrs and have a rememberance day for them once a year.Tavurvurhttp://garamut.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-73187899589463787502009-01-09T22:12:00.000+10:002009-01-09T22:12:00.000+10:00Hi Garamut<BR/>good to hear from you. When you look at it that way it does make me glad that I am not on Facebook.Wantokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364755390028510401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-30098947341790162402009-01-09T15:27:00.000+10:002009-01-09T15:27:00.000+10:00Great post! Yes, I've read about Prof.Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Microfinance is a splendid concept to reach the poor and enable them to break out of poverty.<BR/><BR/>I think the success of microfinance banking in PNG is dependent on a number of factors including access to information. Most rural Papua New Guineans still have to understand how they can benefit from microfinance banking. It is thriving and expanding really fast in urban centers reaching out to most in the settlements and outskirts of the city. But there is still a large majority of people in the rural areas that don't have access to microfinance banks and information on how they can participate and benefit. <BR/><BR/>Just my two toea thoughts!skanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15803756382609772575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-71745563726584672452009-01-09T10:35:00.000+10:002009-01-09T10:35:00.000+10:00Precisely why I don't venture anywhere near Face Book - security reasons.<BR/><BR/>The CIA has a financial stake in Face Book, which technically, is not a social-networking sight but a DATABASE.<BR/><BR/>The only difference is that 150 million people are uploading their information VOLUNTARILY.<BR/><BR/>Genius.<BR/><BR/>Aren't you glad now that you're not on Face Book?garamuthttp://garamut.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-66763402269960913692009-01-06T07:02:00.000+10:002009-01-06T07:02:00.000+10:00Hope the internal fares drop. A recent trip saw the Melb to Brisb fares to be almost equal to the Brisb to Port Moresby fares but the Port Moresby to a relativley close PNG destination (1 hour flight) was almost double the other fares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-58794651627687535502009-01-05T22:11:00.000+10:002009-01-05T22:11:00.000+10:00I like/recommend the following software for keeping the PC running smoothly:<BR/><BR/>(1) Spyware scans - Spybot and Malwarebytes<BR/><BR/>(2) Anti-virus - AVG 8 is what I use. Easy on resources and decent detection rate, unlike McAfee or Norton. Another good option is Kaspersky. http://www.avg.com and http://www.kaspersky.com<BR/><BR/>(3) Defrag - Diskeeper 2009 pro. Easily the best defragger I've used. Fully automatic, works even with 5% free space, and defrags multiple drives simultaneously..using barely any system resources. http://www.diskeeper.comDragontailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-66007045326519605562009-01-03T08:48:00.000+10:002009-01-03T08:48:00.000+10:00Happy new year R and thanks for the kind comment.Wantokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364755390028510401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-35797073463141277952009-01-01T09:28:00.000+10:002009-01-01T09:28:00.000+10:00Hi,<BR/><BR/>When you do end up losing that spare tyre... <BR/><BR/>What will you do when you get a flat??<BR/><BR/>R<BR/><BR/>NB: great blog - an excellent contribution to the PNG IT scene.Robert@PNGhttp://www.trupela.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-24697561889871334042008-12-31T03:10:00.000+10:002008-12-31T03:10:00.000+10:00There are many unknowns to it, I couldn't find for how long it keeps sharing the files.<BR/><BR/>Labels and studios won't loose heaps, they'll actually make more because of free promotion, people can already use their web browsers to download movies anyway, big bittorrent download numbers of movies are always a good prediction for studio biz execs that they should launch a DVD version of a movie sooner than later.<BR/><BR/>I think the extension is a great idea, I've always wondered why Firefox hasn't included this, Opera has done it for a long time, I think the real problem lies on people not understanding fully how bittorrent works.<BR/><BR/>Let me expand more, the regular joe, will think that firefox is slow (since it's now sharing the files that they just downloaded from the network). If they decide to somehow configure the extension to not share, they'll be punished by the trackers and the extension won't really work so well (give and thou shall receive), and if it did, it'd just screw everyone up because there'd be too many leechers and very few seeds.Jim Guardiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-87359198899434518282008-12-23T23:18:00.000+10:002008-12-23T23:18:00.000+10:00windows 7 yepp :Djassyhttp://www.tip1x2.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912948173537958728.post-6993641826545501482008-12-16T08:42:00.000+10:002008-12-16T08:42:00.000+10:00Hi Wantok,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for adding me to your blog list and I've added you to mine in reciprocation. Seasons greetings and let's make 2009 truly a year for blogging in PNG.Malum Naluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513608976714683688noreply@blogger.com