# ppc (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ppc. Page: Feed: --- ## [A FORMER UPNG BURSAR ARRESTED & CHARGED](https://rpngc.gov.pg/a-former-upng-bursar-arrested-charged/) _2026-08-18 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ POLICE Detectives from the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate (NFACD) have arrested and formally charged a former Acting and Deputy Bursar of the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) for his alleged involvement in an extensive financial fraud and database manipulation scheme. Director National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate, Detective Robert Volo said that the police \[…\] ## [50 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR WILFUL MURDERS: PPC ENGA](https://rpngc.gov.pg/50-years-imprisonment-for-wilful-murders-ppc-enga/) _2026-08-18 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ The Enga Provincial Police Command has welcomed sentences totaling 50 years imprisonment with hard labour handed down against a man from Laiagam for two separate killings connected to a cycle of tribal retaliation in the Laiagam District. ENGA Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent, Steven Harris said Mr Sebari Jimmy, also known as Sebari Kanjol \[…\] ## [WARD COUNCILOR ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR WILLFUL MURDER](https://rpngc.gov.pg/ward-councilor-arrested-and-charged-for-willful-murder/) _2026-08-14 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ ENGA Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent, Steven Harris on Tuesday 11th August 2026 has arrested a serving ward councilor and handed over to the Criminal Investigation Division officers in Wabag where he was formally charged with accessory after the fact to willful murder. PPC Harris confirmed that the man would appear before the Court \[…\] ## [My experience buying ads in ChatGPT: the good, the bad and the ugly](https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/08/13/my-experience-buying-ads-in-chatgpt-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/) _2026-08-13 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ When OpenAI dropped the minimum $50k spend on their ad platform, I thought I should give it a try for my seating planner app. Perhaps I can get some cheap and well targeted clicks, before all the corporate behemoths lumber in and push up the bid prices? This is a quick summary of my initial \[…\] ## [LEADERS IN JIWAKA SURRENDERED SIX ILLEGAL FIREARMS](https://rpngc.gov.pg/leaders-in-jiwaka-surrendered-six-illegal-firearms/) _2026-08-12 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ THE owner of Malolo In, MNM Investment limited including community leaders in Jiwaka province have voluntarily surrendered six (6) illegal firearms and ammunition including a live hand grenade to the State yesterday Tuesday 11th August 2026. The surrender of illegal firearms, ammunition and grenade occurred following the Operation Kumul Peace awareness aimed at surrendering illegal \[…\] ## [MAN FINED K30,000 OR 20 YEARS JAIL OVER MARIJUANA](https://rpngc.gov.pg/man-fined-k30000-or-20-years-jail-over-marijuana/) _2026-08-12 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ THE members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) and Defense Force personnel at Magarima Check Point on Tuesday 04th August 2026 intercepted approximately 4.7kg marijuana, leading to the arrest and prosecution of a 26-year-old man. Hela Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Inspector Arau Mairi said the named suspect was from Jangome Village in Tari \[…\] ## [RPNGC OPENS TEN NEW DUPLEXES IN SIMBU](https://rpngc.gov.pg/rpngc-opens-ten-new-duplexes-in-simbu/) _2026-08-11 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) on Friday 07th August 2026 took another major step in improving police welfare with the official opening of ten (10) new duplex police barracks at Mirane in Kundiawa, Simbu Province. The housing project was officially opened and commissioned by the Assistant Commissioner of Police Highlands Eastern End Command, \[…\] ## [24 CONTRACT OFFICERS GRADUATED FROM POLICE INDUCTION PROGRAM](https://rpngc.gov.pg/24-contract-officers-graduated-from-police-induction-program/) _2026-08-11 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ Twenty-four (24) specialist contract officers successfully completed a four- week Police Induction program and were formally passed out last Friday at Kila Police Band Barracks in Port Moresby. The pass-out ceremony recognized the end of an intensive induction training aimed at strengthening operational competence, professional conduct, discipline, and readiness to serve the Royal Papua New \[…\] ## [Sloptastic](https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/08/10/sloptastic/) _2026-08-10 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ I asked MS Copilot: It returned a list of products. The first 7 were sensible choices, including my own table planning app, PerfectTablePlan. But there were a couple in the list that I didn’t recognise: I clicked through to the web page that Copilot was using as a reference for these products (which I don’t \[…\] ## [RPNGC OPENS NEW LOOK ASARO POLICE STATION](https://rpngc.gov.pg/rpngc-opens-new-look-asaro-police-station/) _2026-08-05 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ Police operations along the Okuk Highway between Goroka and Kundiawa received a major boost with the official opening of the new-look Asaro Police Station today. The Asaro Police Station, first built in the early 60s, was demolished and rebuilt by the Constabulary with government funding allocated through the Special Police Assistance Program, or SPAP. The \[…\] ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xhP9MPBv1Wok) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [NCD COMMAND CONDEMNS SCHOOL FIGHTS](https://rpngc.gov.pg/ncd-command-condemns-school-fights/) _2026-08-04 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ The NCD Metropolitan Command strongly condemns the recent increase in school fights and violent behaviour involving students in Port Moresby. Such acts are unacceptable, disgraceful, and will not be tolerated. Schools are places of learning, not violence. Students who choose to engage in public fighting, destroy property, intimidate others or disturb public order will be \[…\] ## [RPNGC OPENS FIVE NEW DUPLEXES IN BUMBU BARRACKS](https://rpngc.gov.pg/rpngc-opens-five-new-duplexes-in-bumbu-barracks/) _2026-08-03 · Media · Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary_ Five new duplexes built by the RPNGC with government funding were commissioned yesterday at Lae’s Bumbu Barracks. Chief of the Northern Division, Commander Peter Guinness, represented the Commissioner of Police, David Manning, to cut the ribbon signifying the completion of this much-anticipated project. Commander Guinness, one of the two longest-serving officers still serving in the \[…\] ## [Investigating ChatGPT for advertising my software](https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/05/12/investigating-chatgpt-for-advertising-my-software/) _2026-05-12 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ There is a common pattern with paid digital advertising channels. New platforms appear with opportunities for cheap ads. Over time, more and more advertisers start to use the platform. Supply and demand drives up the price per click. The platform owners also do everything they can to nudge click prices ever higher. Consequently ad prices \[…\] ## [Support is wild in an age of AI](https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/05/08/support-is-wild-in-an-age-of-ai/) _2026-05-08 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ Recently a customer emailed me: Please consider re adding the option to convert from one time zone to another as was available in \[Easy Data Transform\] version 1.x. See the attached screen dump. Easy Data Transform has never had a time zone conversion feature, so that is a bit strange. Although . But the screenshot \[…\] ## [Stop Publishing Garbage Data, It’s Embarrassing](https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/03/29/stop-publishing-garbage-data-its-embarrassing/) _2026-03-29 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ Twice this week, I have come across embarrassingly bad data. The first instance is the UK government’s fuel finder data. This is a downloadable CSV file of fuel station locations and prices from around the UK. A potentially very useful database, especially during the current conflict in the Middle East. A customer suggested it as \[…\] ## [Transform Messy Data into Insights with Easy Data Transform Advanced Edition](https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/03/11/transform-messy-data-into-insights-with-easy-data-transform-advanced-edition/) _2026-03-11 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ My data wrangling product, Easy Data Transform, got a major upgrade yesterday, with the addition of data visualization capabilities. Here are some examples of what it can produce in a few clicks: You can see this new visualization feature in action in the video below: (Likes and subscribes help me with the YouTube algorithm and \[…\] ## [Is the golden age of Indie software over?](https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/) _2025-12-22 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ The concept of shareware appeared in the 1980s. Developers would use relatively primitive tools to create their software, then promote it via fanzines, user groups and bulletin boards to a niche audience of shareware fans. If you wanted to try the software, you would have to get hold of a floppy disk with it on. \[…\] ## [Updating application icons for macOS 26 Tahoe and Liquid Glass](https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/09/26/updating-application-icons-for-macos-26-tahoe-and-liquid-glass/) _2025-09-26 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ The application icon for my data wrangling software looks like this on a Mac up to macOS 15.x: However, Apple has once again nuked everything from orbit. Now it looks like this in macOS 26 Tahoe when the application is inactive or if you choose any Icon & widget style apart from Default: Thanks Apple. \[…\] ## [How many elephants?](https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/09/24/how-many-elephants/) _2025-09-24 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ Get helpful comparisons of height, distance, area, volume, time, speed and other quantities. ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f2aZKaw0se63) _2025-09-24 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Software upgrade economics: some real numbers](https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/08/21/software-upgrade-economics-some-real-numbers/) _2025-08-21 · Andy Brice · Successful Software_ My seating planner software, PerfectTablePlan, is now at v7. Major upgrades are paid (discounted 60% compared to new licences), which means I have done 6 cycles of paid upgrades. I was curious about how long it took people to upgrade, and what percentage of sales are upgrades. So I took a few minutes to crunch \[…\]