The last two days of our work (Sunday and Monday) consisted of HP finalizing a few server settings and cloning a few hard drives, while Stefan and Michael started freeing up space in the classroom by removing the unnecessary hardware and stowing all the spare items in the closet at the back of the room, inside somewhat neatly labeled cartons.<\/p>\n
Josh, who had really proved indispensable over the past weeks, was instructed in the art of cloning HDDs, setting the right resolution on monitors and how to scan for viruses using the ClamTK GUI. He’s going to be supporting IT teacher Charles until September now. We also finished writing up our documentation (screenshots included) and printed everything on a shiny new Epson L220 scanner\/printer, a last-minute purchase from a mall near Ruaraka, as the two Deskjet printers we’d had simply decided to pack it in and stop working. HP also managed to find and install the correct Linux driver for the new printer after a bit of searching.<\/p>\n
Then it was time to say goodbye. The Sisters had procured pizza and wine for a little farewell party; there was laughter, singing, and a few gifts as well \u2013 tea, coffee, a whole lot of mangoes as well as a Maasai shuka blanket for each of us. Unfortunately the photos we took didn’t come out very well because of the lighting. We did manage to salvage a recording of the farewell song, though… ( Click to listen.)<\/p>\n