{"id":78,"date":"2026-10-23T20:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-10-23T20:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:51:35","slug":"computer-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"Computer Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2014-03-31-16.30.34.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2014-03-31-16.30.34.jpg 640w, https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2014-03-31-16.30.34-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">n the larger towns, there are cyber cafes where you can rent computers and Internet usage. &nbsp;But it is rare for a family to have their own computer. &nbsp;I can remember going to the library to do research and writing papers by hand. &nbsp;But I also have more recently attended classes with the advantage of a computer for research and word processing. &nbsp;Having a computer gives the Nicaraguan student the opportunity to learn so much more than was previously possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We take down used computers, mainly laptops because they are easier to transport, that have been donated to the ministry. &nbsp;The laptop hard drives are cleaned of any user data before they are taken down and checked to make sure they are free of viruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also attempt to repair the computers when they develop problems in Nicaragua. \u00a0This can include sticking a malfunctioning hard drive into an air conditioning vent to keep it cool while we try to recover data from it. \u00a0We&#8217;ve also taken down replacement optical drives and replacement LCD screens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>n the larger towns, there are cyber cafes where you can rent computers and<span class=\"more-dots\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}