October 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

MPEG4 Royalties on Set Top Boxes-Clarification Needed.
by wesley kirinya 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

I've seen an advert about Set Top Digital boxes and it says they use MPEG-4 as the compression format. A couple of years back I was doing research into audio/video formats as I was developing a playback tool. I came across articles that seem to suggest that if one uses MPEG (and the MP3 family) to compress and distribute content then one has to pay a fee (royalty). The info is sketchy and that's what makes the issue interesting. The above has led to the success of OGG (Vorbis and Theora), which perform equal if not better than the above. I wonder if our media houses are aware of the above, coz it seems their digital content will be compressed with MPEG-4. o_O?

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cisco router
by lydiah ndirangu 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

is there any way of checking the exact traffic passing through a cisco router.

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NCUC Annual Election results
by wesley kirinya 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

Got this one, thought it's worth sharing. "The 2009 NCUC Annual Election results are now in. The complete results can be viewed directly online at: http://registro.br/ncuc/result/ Thank you to Carlos Afonso and the gentle folk at NIC.br for holding the election and managing its process. Thank you to all the candidates who stood in our most robust NCUC election EVER! Congrats to the new representatives! Best, Robin Final Results: Executive Committee Africa: Alex Gakuru Executive Committee Asia: David Cake Executive Committee Europe: Konstantinos Komaitis Executive Committee North America: Brenden Kuerbis Executive Committee South America: Carlos Affonso de Souza GNSO Council: Wendy Seltzer NCUC Chair: Robin Gross Charter revisions approved ---- What is NCUC: The NCUC is the home for civil society organizations and individuals in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). With real voting power in ICANN policy-making and Board selection, it develops and supports positions that favor non-commercial communication and activity on the Internet. The NCUC is open to non-commercial organizations and individuals involved in education, community networking, public policy advocacy, development, promotion of the arts, children's welfare, religion, consumer protection, scientific research, human rights and many other areas. http://ncdnhc.org"

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scalability benchmarks
by saidimu apale 02 Oct '09

02 Oct '09

http://bulk.fefe.de/ An informative, and fairly technical, read on network and filesystem scalability bechmarks. The first 2-links are Unix-only (*BSD and Linux), the last link includes various Windows and Solaris versions. What comes out on top? The answer won't surprise you, neither will the identity of the worst-performing OS. What is shocking is how badly some otherwise decent OSes perform. The section on filesystems is also quite interesting: you thought non-journalled filesytems were faster than journalled ones? Think again. Quick FAQ on the article: O(n) means whatever is being measured proportionally increases as n increases, O(1) means performance is constant no matter how big n is. For instance: if you were measuring the amount of time it takes a webserver to serve requests, an O(n) performance means the time the webserver needs to serve a request increases proportionally to the number of requests; an O(1) performance means it takes the same amount of time for the webserver to serve 1 request as it would a gazillion bazillion requests. saidi

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Opensource Multimedia shopping cart
by Musya mike 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

What is the best multimedia shopping cart with ablilities to preview a movie/mp3 ? Preferably php/mysql.

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Microsoft Launches Free Antivirus
by Mark Mwangi 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Third party vendors are getting a smaller n smaller market by the day. . .. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/10/01/microsofts_fr… -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com

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BEST E-COMMERCE APP.
by vada dava 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

As to the open-source e-commerce applications out there like oscommerce<http://www.oscommerce.com/> ,zen cart <http://www.zen-cart.com/>,cpcommerce<http://cpcommerce.cpradio.org/>etc which is the best as to a Kenyan e-commerce site,security wise for the customers and generally easier to administer.What are the pros and cons.Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.

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Making linux look like a mac
by Peter Karunyu 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to post a about something that has prevented me from working today; the other day i installed the Ultimate Edition linux<http://ultimateedition.info/>flavor, and after playing around with it a bit, I got it to look and behave almost like a mac but still retain that deep dark linuxy feel! See the attached screenshot. This could be a stage I am going through :-)

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Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] position available
by Gakuru Alex 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

/FYI On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Kariuki Ndung'u <kariukindungu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We are looking for below urgently; > > > > · SUN Solaris Expert having good exposure to their Enterprise Range > of Telco Hardware products... > > > > · Pre-Sales person with good account management skills & proven > track record to full-fill the target & market demands… > > > > · HP/Cisco/VMWARE/ Engineer with Enterprise Level skills in > Hardware/Software support... > > > > > > Rgds, > > Fahreen Khan > > Sales Manager > > Sahara Computers Ltd > > Tel: (254) 020 558599 > > Wireless -020 2111 700 > > Mobile: (254) 0721-548138/0736-481308 > > MSN: fahreenkhan(a)hotmail.com > > YAHOO:fahreenkhan2002@yahoo.com > > > > -- > Let not the man that says it cannot be done interfere with the one doing it. > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > >

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freelance/contract JOBS available. Programming, design, online marketing, etc...
by David Cameron Gikandi 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Hi, We have some freelance/contract job openings in Nairobi. Here are all the details and the application form: http://www.revolutionscape.com/jobs.html A quick summary... At (R)evolutionScape, we thrive on helping people get what they want in life. Via the Internet, we deliver solutions that enable people to design their lifestyles, create wealth, and achieve self-employment or business ownership hinged on their unique strengths. Our mantra is Wholesome Well-being For All. Our mission and meaning that we make is to enable people to have fulfilling lives. We are a young, rapidly growing online business engaged in the latest best-practices, and we live to learn and grow - and have fun! If you love the Internet, if you want to work smarter and not harder, and if you thrive in an environment that enables you to learn new things daily, engage with people worldwide, and work on exciting, fun and challenging new projects, this could be the right place for you. If you like to change the status quo and create value that has long- term impact and rewards, then we definitely must talk. And if you like learning and applying lessons from the best of the best in e-commerce, global leaders of the field, you will love working with us. We are looking for A candidates, people who love the A game. If you feel that is who you are, please, come on in for a chat. At all the jobs below, you will be mentored using the best online marketing professionals materials. We will constantly provide you with web and video-based training acquired from global e-commerce leaders. Every few days, you will go through this training and implement and institutionalize what you learn. These are the open positions: 1. Web Programming Specialist 2. Graphic Design Specialist 3. Online Customer Acquisition Specialists 4. Copywriter & Content Specialist 5. Affiliate & JV Management Specialist Please see this page for more details and to apply: http://www.revolutionscape.com/jobs.html Cheers and enjoy a great day, David Gikandi

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Leadership talk
by Paul Roy 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Hi all, A good session to attend... Registration to the lecture series is free, however access to the conference venue can only be guaranteed for those who have reserved their seats. Reservations can be made at AIESEC offices at the Ghandi wing of the University of Nairobi or by sending an sms to +254-773-497067 by Tuesday the 29th of September 2009 with your contact details. Paul.

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Old Skunkworks-ke archives
by saidimu apale 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Any idea what happened to the old skunks-ke archives? I can only find archives going back to April 2009. These two links also give different lists of lists, which is definitive? http://my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo <-- this one has more lists http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo saidi

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ini_set Failed! (PHP)
by Samuel Waithaka 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

I've been using ini_set for including PEAR packages all along; I had a slight domain change, and using the very same piece of script on the same server, the include path just can't be recognised at all set at! It's crazy... Anyone encountered this? -- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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Hydro Geological Services
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

I am looking for pointers from anyone who has any experience in contracting and engaging firms for a Hydro Geological Survey. I have a client who's interested in drilling a borehole in Isinya and I understand a Hydro Geological Survey is the starting point. The key considerations are : - ~ Professionalism. ~ Cost. ~ Speed of execution and ensuring all paperwork is in place. ~ Above board I look forward to your valuable input. David Kiania -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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KDN Butterfly Freedom
by Mark Mwangi 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Anyone using the above service?. . what are the speeds like and is it worth the money? also how good is their coverage? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com

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villa care kenya hacked
by jude mwenda 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

these guys have been hacked http://www.villacarekenya.com/ -- Regards Jude Mwenda Skype id: jmwenda Twitter: www.twitter.com/judemwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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