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The Higby Herald - June 2011
Celebrate with us that our son Kevin has now graduated from the International School of Ouagadougou!
P.J. Higby
Priscilla spent 21 years living overseas, but now loves her home and proximity to her grandchildren. She is Manager of Academic Production and Digital Bible Library Content for SIL Global, and has excelled at implementing AI solutions for publishing.
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Android phones in Africa break the $100 price barrier
I have heard rumors of an Android phone in the range of $100 being produced, and have been anxiously waiting for the day this would happen.
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The Higby Herald - May 2011
We are rafting the rapids of time as our furlough approaches and we close out our 17 years in Africa*.
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The Higby Herald - April 2011
Look around the next time you are sitting in church and take note of how many people are reading Scripture on electronic devices, whether it be a Kindle, a PDA, or a cellphone.
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The Higby Herald - January 2011
We are now calling it “Rapid Word Collection.” Traditionally, language workers develop a database of 5,000 or more words over a period of many years.
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The Higby Herald - Christmas 2010
Much to everyone’s surprise, a group of around 40 unchurched local students showed up in response to someone’s invitation.
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Free web content filtering for the whole family
There are ways to have content filtering for free that will protect anyone who connects to the Internet from your house, without the need to install any software on their computer.
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Dual mice again on Windows 7
I am sold on trackballs have been using them ever since the first trackball that hooked on the side of my notebook computer.
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The Higby Herald - October 2010
The book of Genesis in Fulfulde is now in print and is in the process of being distributed to the Fulani in Mali.
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The Higby Herald - June 2010
The “Language Technology” department has been created in SIL International, making way for the promotion of high technology standards for Bible Translators around the world.
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The Higby Herald - April 2010
We praise God for bringing 23 people together from 14 different countries to receive training in the latest computer technology for Bible translation.
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The Higby Herald - March 2010
You may remember a story a couple years back about how I (Doug) was able to solve a computer problem for the Lobiri translation team by remotely controlling their computer across the Internet.