In Congo, Brazzaville, I was expected to have a transit visa, but did not. They allowed me to buy one there — $40, if I’m not mistaken. However, they then connected me with one of their “baggage handlers” who shook me down for more money. My advice is to get the visa ahead of time and save yourself the hassle.
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Error Creating Backup
by Mondele | July 2, 2018 | kb, technical, tS | 0 Comments
Sometimes a project will become corrupted, resulting in the following error message: This solution may be particularly helpful if this error is seen when starting translationStudio. Sometimes, this error is caused by a problem with the git project that stores change...
Ocen Audio Computer Specs
by Mark | January 6, 2020 | audio, hardware, kits | 0 Comments
Ocen Audio : which is used to edit audio files for tR projects does not have any official computer specifications for hardware at this time. I did find this from https://tekadvisor.ca/run/ocenaudio . This is what I received for Ocenaudio's support: Hello Mark,...
PROTECTED BRANCH WORKFLOW
by Mondele | July 3, 2017 | kb | 0 Comments
Overview This document describes a workflow for contributing to projects that have a protected `master` branch. The contribution process involves making an edit, creating a new branch, creating a pull request, merging the pull request, and then deleting the branch...
Austrialia travel
by Mark | June 2, 2020 | Austrialia, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
If passing through Australia, (even for a short time) don't forget to get your Australian visa. Chuck US citizens, and many others, can get an electronic visa from https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAS3/etas. It costs $20AUS and takes only a few seconds (if you have all...
Rwanda / East Africa
by lversaw | July 8, 2020 | East Africa, Travel Tips | 0 Comments
If entering East Africa through Rwanda, you can apply for East Africa visa online at travelsrwanda.com. Their 100% online application process is less intimidating than other alternatives and costs $169 for entry to three countries (RW, UG + Kenya). However, it took 22...
Problem Uploading from translationStudio to Door43
by Mondele | July 2, 2018 | kb, tS | 0 Comments
Sometimes an upload to Door43 from translationStudio fails. When this happens, there are several things to check. 1. Is the user logged in? It is possible to be logged in as a local user, but forget this when it's time to upload. 2. Is the Internet connection good?...
Ad Hoc Network
by Mondele | January 6, 2020 | Field, hardware, methods | 0 Comments
At some events it may be useful to create an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network. An ad-hoc network is an isolated network, and it is usually created by a computer or similar device, rather than by a Wi-Fi router. You can think of it as a Hotspot without an Internet connection. At a...
How to Get Help
by Mark | January 22, 2019 | helpdesk, MAST, procure, training, video | 0 Comments
John explains the different tools used for technical support for Bible Translation. Email is probably the best type of support. Just send a helpdesk ticket to [email protected] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphZwBbiuuU Some...
Converting Bible translation from MS Word/LibreOffice
by Mondele | June 1, 2020 | kb, methods, process, software, training, Training | 0 Comments
The files referred to in this article can be downloaded here: Tarangan_James_Philemon While we normally encourage translation work to be done in one of our tools (Autographa, translationStudio, vMAST) sometimes it is already in process or is just better for the local...
Changing Server Settings
by Mark | February 18, 2019 | helpdesk, MAST, Tools, tS | 0 Comments
Here is documentation on how to set the WACS server up in tStudio Android. I’m thinking that this will become a popular question. Server Settings Keep the settings for the server as determined by the program. There is no need to edit any of the settings unless...