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- Pumori 2000 offers education on the Web about Nepal, climbing
- Among the many expeditions climbing in Nepal and carrying high tech gear is Pumori 2000. This group hopes to teach Chicago school kids some valuable lessons.Namche, NepalApril 15, 2000You had almostEverest's techxpedition communicating with elementary school classes back home in Louisville, KY. You had Microsoft sponsoring a teacher going up...
- Tags: Web, Michael Jackman, Everest/Pumori 2000, Nepal
- Technical articles 2000-05-17
- How did our tech equipment fare in Nepal?
- Now that almostEverest is over, it's time to evaluate the results. In this article, David and Mike rate the equipment and software both sponsored and unsponsored they took with them to the Himalayas. If it worked for them, it will surely work for you.The almostEverest trek is over. Now that...
- Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Processors, Mike Jackman and David Bard, laptop computer, yak, Nepal, Compaq Armada, phone, trail
- Technical articles 2000-05-16
- High tech and low energy team up to light Nepal
- The almostEverest trekkers have discovered that a project is underway to use advanced LED technology to light two villages near Kathmandu.GORAK SHEP, NEPALUp and down the Khumbu region of Nepal in the spring and fall, Himalayan expeditions tote fancy, high-tech gear. Satellite phones and laptops, solar panels, and gel cell...
- Tags: Engineering, Michael Jackman, David Irvine-Halliday, Nepal, light-emitting diode, expedition, Everest 2000, battery, Web
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Daily update: Struggle at 16,000 feet
- Bad weather and altitude sickness could signal the end of the climb for the almostEverest team. Will they be able to continue?4/21/00Loboche, NepalAll is not well with the almostEverest Team, folks. The weather systems are not typical for this time of year. We've had sleet and snow every afternoon for...
- Tags: Sales tools, David Bard, Nepal, cold calling, almostEverest team, Loboche, TrekMail
- Technical articles 2000-04-25
- Daily update: The first signs of illness
- Our almostEverest trekkers have made it up 11,500 feet to Namche, Nepal. As Mike is discovering, the trek won't always be easy; but being down for the count has given him more time to enjoy his surroundings.4/15/00Namche, Nepal5:10 PM local time (7:25 A.M. EDT)After being thoroughly soaked by the surprising...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, Namche, Nepal
- Technical articles 2000-04-18
- Nepal and Nepalese trekking enter the high-tech age
- Mike and Dave have only been in Nepal a short time, but they've already discovered how important technology is to the country. From saving lives in the mountains to communicating around the world, high-tech communication is quickly gaining popularity.4/13/00Kathmandu, NepalAng Karma Sherpa, owner of WindHorse trekking, excused himself to answer...
- Tags: INTERNET, Michael Jackman, Ang Karma, Nepal, climber, WindHorse, Thamel, phone
- Technical articles 2000-04-17
- Daily update: Wandering the streets of Kathmandu
- Dave and Mike spent their last day in Kathmandu bartering with the aid of a really tall guy, resting up for the hard part of the expedition, and learning a bit of morbid news.4/12/00Kathmandu, Nepal9:30 P.M. local time (11:45 A.M. EDT)Today is our last day in Nepal before departing for...
- Tags: David Bard, Kathmandu, Lukla, Nepal, expedition
- Technical articles 2000-04-14
- Mike's daily update: Nepalese technology from the second floor of Alice's Restaurant
- From an Internet café in Kathmandu, Mike reveals how sherpas use technology to save lives. He also relays the day's events, from serious visiting temples and shrines to not-so-serious (the chaotic traffic situation—no traffic lights but lots of cows).4/11/00Kathmandu, Nepal9:30 P.M. local time (11:45 A.M. EDT)Greetings.We're all sitting in this...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, Nepal, Ang Karma, Kathmandu, Buddhist, Hindu, Internet
- Technical articles 2000-04-13
- Nepal: On top of the world
- Where exactly are Mike and Dave headed? Here's a great overview of Nepal, information about traveling around the country, and several helpful links to Web sites about Nepal.The Roof of the World is how some people have described the tiny nation of Nepal and its northern neighbor Tibet (now part...
- Tags: Government, Strategy, Kevin Rayburn, Tourism, Nepal
- Technical articles 2000-04-10
Additional Resources
- Nepal Screensaver (exe)
- Some say NEPAL stands for Never-Ending-Peace-And-Love. With its sublime eternal peaks of Himalayas, tranquil Buddhist monasteries and ancient stupas this land is destined to be a safe heaven for the divine. Relax, watch and feel. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Screensaver, Divine, Free-slideshow
- Software downloads 2008-02-12
- Photos: Building Room to Read
- Nonprofit's beginnings can be traced to former Microsoft employee's uphill trek to outfit a library in Nepal. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, libraries, developing countries, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-10-11
- ISA server
- Dear sir, I am Indra from Nepal.I have not static IP. But now i am using ISA server 2004. May i use VPN ?
- Tags: VPNs, NETWORKING, Network security, server, raj_indra@..., Microsoft ISA Server, ISA
- Discussion threads 2007-05-13
- N.Korea and nukes
- So we have a bunch of countries possessing the nuclear weapons. Now why are these countries denouncing North Koreas actions. It is kind of understandable if say Chile, Fiji, Nepal, Monaco, Grenada or the Vatican City take issue that the world is gettin
- Tags: onbliss, attack
- Discussion threads 2006-10-11
- to find password of id
- hito find password of super-egoSee ya...there must have been another training session in Nepal today.Another 'IT Professional' showing someone how easy it is to get answers to all your technical questions without ever taking a real class or cracking a book..."See. Create log in, post question. It is so easy...
- Tags: sweet_honey00977@..., password
- Discussion threads 2007-09-27
- almostEverest revisited
- As mentioned in the Classics Rock blog entry on the subject (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/classic-tech/?p=124) almostEverest was a project in the early days of TechRepublic. TR Editors Michael Jackman and David Bard loaded up with the latest tech equipment and headed for the mountains in Nepal to see how...
- Tags: AlmostEverest
- Image galleries 2008-04-25
- Cisco Case Study: Karvika Thapa
- Karvika Thapa was born in Kathmandu, Nepal 20 years ago. She moved to Delhi, India to study business information systems during her last two years of high school. Karvika heard about the Cisco Networking Academy Program from her principal. After finishing the first semester of the Program in two months,...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies
- Case Study: Wireless Internet in the Khumbu Region of the Nepalese Himalayas
- Even though Nepal earns considerable foreign exchange for the Nepalese government, there is no functional telecommunications infrastructure. Tourists bring their own satellite phones for voice and data communications. Needless to say, lack of telecommunications in the country poses a serious problem. Tourists need the service to remain in contact. The...
- Tags: Voice, Wireless Internet, Terrain, Infrastructure, Telephony, Internet, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
- Case studies
- The Bleeding Edge
- Keeping your eye on the goal can be tough when you can't see it. But snowstorm or not, TechRepublic's Nepal team has plenty of technology to help them find out where they are—even if it seems like the middle of nowhere. Peter Zale chronicles the “almostEverest” climb of TechRepublic editors...
- Tags: INTERNET, Peter Zale, Bleeding Edge
- Technical articles 2000-04-26
- The Bleeding Edge
- TechRepublic editors David Bard and Mike Jackman have learned one important lesson on their Nepal trek: When you bet everything on your technology, sometimes you wind up in strange places. Peter Zale chronicles the “almostEverest” climb of TechRepublic editors Dave Bard and Mike Jackman. Zale is the creator of the...
- Tags: Peter Zale, TechRepublic Editors, Mike Jackman, Bleeding Edge
- Technical articles 2000-04-22
- Mike and Dave's top ten reasons NOT to come home
- Dave and Mike share the top ten things they dread returning to. What do you think tops their list?Here are the top ten things we're not looking forward to when we return to the U.S.:10. David: Okay Mike, here's what I say: work. I'm finding it hard to think about...
- Tags: David Bard, Mike Jackman and David Bard
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
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