Technology


Todd Graduates!

     Haile High’s talented geek, Todd McFarlin, graduated from Acton Boxborough Regional High School on June 3 rd. 375 students participated in the evening ceremony. Todd will attend Newbury College in the fall studying… what else? - computers! The program title is Computer Hardware Science. By the way, the difference between a nerd and a geek is that the geek gets it done. And Todd certainly does. Congratulations, Todd.


Todd amongst the 375. Can you find him?

The graduate with his brother, Andrew, and his parents, Jim and Pat McFarlin.

Todd with some classmates.


Ras Putah Wins Award

      Todd “Ras Puter” McFarlin, Haile High’s computer expert, won Acton Boxborough Regional High School Principal’s Recognition Award this week. It is in recognition of his community service last spring when he created a network for the computers at Haile High and taught our students how to use it. Ras Puter is one of four honored in his class of over 400 students. Congratulations, Todd!


Ras Putah Scores Again

A call to Leo Laporte's radio show results in Haile High link on Leo's home page, Leoville.com.

 


Leo Laporte
The Tech Guy on KFI

 

Show #73

Saturday, September 11th, 2004

Todd in Massachusetts - recovering damaged data

      Does tech support for Jamaica’s Haile High School in Montego Bay. He’s trying to recover an external hard drive for them. The drive mounts and he can see folders and some files, but others are damaged.

  • First step is to make an image of the drive with a program like Norton Ghost. That way if the file recovery programs make things worse you can go back to step one.
  • I also recommend PC Inspector a free file recovery program that doesn’t modify the hard drive (make sure to restore to a different drive).

Leo Laporte First Learns of Haile High (Circa 2002)

      Haile High forges a new link in the long friendship between Jamaica and Canada – in Cyberspace! Ras Putah, Todd McFarlin - Haile High’s own AstroGeek, will be a video visitor on Leo LaPorte’s new Canadian-based TV show: “Call For Help 2.0” on G4TechTV.

      Leo first learned about Haile High when he opened a package from Kali on air during his “Screen Savers” show in 2002. (Pictured above from the show.)

      Ras Putah has been on both Leo’s TV and radio shows with questions. Hearing about the new show, he submitted his question via the Internet. He was then invited to participate via video link.

      During the interview, Ras Putah reminded Leo of the package from Haile High. “Leo remembered it,” said Ras Putah. “The best part was when Leo put the HaileHigh.com web site up on his screen. It must be at least a 60” plasma. Leo said what good work the school was doing to bring computer access to the kids in Jamaica and he asked to be kept informed about what a’gwan.”


To Help

Simba

Ras Putah Receives Honor From Haile High


      In recognition of his service to Haile High, Ras Putah was awarded the coveted “BTCOTBB” (Beyond The Call Of The Bulletin Board) in a ceremony held August 5, 2004. Cited for merit in “his battle against the odds of crass commercialism Ras Putah showed his patience and true determination to reach and pluck the heartstrings of Leo LaPorte and all of the conscious souls throughout the Dominion of Canada. For this heroism without prompting Ras Putah, AstroGeek, is awarded the Haile High medal of BTCOTBB.”

BTCOTBB

Haile High medal of BTCOTBB
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