October 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Re: [Skunkworks] A Kenyan OS
by David Kago 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Guys, ever heard of easier said than done...? I bet you all have.. Apart from funding which is vital in running such a huge project, an OS is a monster project, which is not something we can do in our spare time, I suggest if anyone has to go in this direction, start small like writing an embedded OS for a small device, only then can the complexity of building a market ready OS be appreciated, otherwise for now, it's a pipe dream, count me OUT :-) ________________________________ From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: 19 October 2009 15:47 To: Skunkworks Forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] A Kenyan OS On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Rahim Kara <skunkingrahim(a)gmail.com> wrote: A note of something that was said. I agree that there is S/Ware out there that does everything. MS, Linux, Mac OS. All are international competitors. Far fetched from what a realist sees, but what about us being real competitors in this rat race? Even that aside, having a localized operating system from ground up, and being able to make applications that are compatible with all "real world" softwares, and build on that to make the operating system a local standard. the incentives are numerous. By me, for now, just getting this done would be a start. @Rahim, Let me be the pessimist here, but I still have to say, like others have already, that an OS Project is such a big monster to manage. Well, I am not in any way doubting your capability to manage a project, but, as nature puts in, you have to crawl before getting on your two feet. The crawling aspect has not been seen in skunkworks as yet. No suggested group "project" has ever taken off, or is there any? The smallest, and perhaps the first one ever, was to get the list archives into a Db. That isn't completed to date. There are others that have been proposed, discussed and "count me in" responses have been many but where are they? Has that been due to the lack of a project manager? Lack on funding? Enthusiasm? Let me throw you a challenge: Pick any three of those already proposed projects and see them to completion as the Project Manager. Please pick the most challenging ones. After that, re-evaluate yourself, and the team, and see if they are ready to handle a project of the magnitude of an OS (even a branch), and take a look at FreeBSD <http://bit.ly/Zfimw> Project. Perhaps it will give you an idea of what you'll ultimately face, if you ever get round to assembling a team for the project. Let me quote McDonald again. "There are many local problems that require our expertise and can make an impact...an OS isnt one of them." -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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Who is the Winner/Loser?
by Odhiambo Washington 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

hello skunks, With the introduction by M$ of their Security Essentials, and free for that matter, I am left wondering who are the winners and the losers in this case? Is the Desktop user truly a winner here? Isn't it like trusting the witch to turn around and offer you treatment? (Where I come from, the theory of bewitching is so strong so allow me to use that analogy, for lack of a better one). Are other Desktop AV vendors likely to become 'lUsers'? Let's see: How many of you have opted to deploy M$ Security Essentials on their Desktops as their AV of choice? A few friends have asked me about a good AV and I've always bent towards Kaspersky, but when they freak at the cost (<2k), I tell them that Microsoft now has a free AV for windows, but I still don't quite trust that advise, yet I really can't justify this mistrust given some reviews I am seeing about Security Essentials. Bail me out! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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The Haiku Operating System.
by Martin Chiteri 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hello, I wanted to bring to your attention some interesting operating system that is coming up. It is called Haiku, perhaps you have heard about it. It is based on (backward compatible with) the BeOS Release 6, another operating system that came up in the early nineties that was written from scratch in C++. What is more interesting about it is that it actually has a Microkernel design - more strictly it is a hybrid kernel - and has been known to have the most responsive GUI ever. It was designed to be primarily a "Multimedia platform" thus fully desktop-oriented. The makers of the system claim it is the "Linux of Desktop operating systems" ...... In fact Apple had keen interests on it (BeOS), they actually wanted to use it as a ground for the Macintosh (Version 8 onwards) but because of the pricing made for the system by Be Inc, they decided to acquire NeXT and base the Mac on its variant of B.S.D UNIX a.k.a Darwin (NB: Sir Tim Berners-Lee wrote the Web and run the first Web server on a NEXTStep Machine [info.cern.ch]). All the same Haiku is POSIX compliant, "pervasively multithreaded", has an advanced database-like (journaling) file-system among other things. I have been partly running the alpha-one version and it really feels snappy, quite usable. It can decompress mp3s and MPEG videos nicely, render images including SVGs beautifully and for those of you with strong geek appeals, it has PERL 5 and Python 2.6 for scripting, subversion 1.6 and C++ compilers + gdb to debug applications in case they crash in mid-execution. You can also dis/engage processors & processing cores on the fly by clicking on a button(s) and the kernel will distribute the loads to the available resources splendidly!! You can have a look at it from its site [ http://www.haiku-os.org/ ], the bootable image is about 389 Mb, 145 Mb compressed, and can also boot to the desktop. I thought I would let individuals in these groups know about it because I believe we have a number of strong developers hanging around. Haiku still needs some bug fixes for it to become fully stable. You can watch a video on the systems demo at google from here [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=236331448076587879#] Have a nice time. I would really like to hear the opinions of those of you who get to use the thing. --- BeOS Part I [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggCODBIfWKY&feature=PlayList&p=17075EF3FA655… ] BeOS Part II [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwqi9HnN17w&feature=PlayList&p=17075EF3FA655…] Regards, Chiteri. P.S: For those of you who want copies of the C.D with Haiku, you can contact me off the list we meet. Am in the City of Nairobi, KENYA.

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Interesting Discovery
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

I applaud any company or entrepreneur who has the courage to create a business out of directory listings. I came across one company and donnow what's your take? http://www.mocality.co.ke/ can you montize directory listings into profitability and are there any successful case studies that we may know of? Aren't the barriers to entry too low and not defensible? Rgds -- [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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A Kenyan OS
by Martin Mucheke 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hi Skunkers, I was just wondering why we can't make our own OS. Preferably we could call it Kenix. It should be POSIX compliant so that it would get global acceptance. For the shel l BASH would be ok but another shell which is object oriented that can compete with microsofts powershell should be considered.The kernel is what should be 100% kenyan contributed by local developers. The rationale 4 a Kenyan os is one that can give the user a kenyan look & feel thro its gui . Anyway these r just my 2 cents worth of thoughts. Any takes. . Regards, Martin Mucheke

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Digital Media [WDTv HD Media Player]
by James Wachira 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hey guys,Anyone knows where I can get this Device/Box locally - WD TV HD Media Player ( WDAVN00 )<http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=572> ? Follow the link for details about the product. Am sure there are many on this list who would appreciate it!!! Thank You, -- Best Regards James Wachira Nairobi .ke tel:+254 728 024 897 | twitter: jwaciira | yahoo: jwaciira | gtalk: jwaciira

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The East African and Google Chrome
by Gakuru Alex 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hi Chris@google, It don't display right on my browser. What to do? Your early fix awaiting internet consumer :-) Cheers, Alex

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J2ME link problem
by Geoffrey Mimano 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hi all, I am writing a small j2me app to display links to users. Now, some of the links are very long and so I need an API or service that can help me shorten the link from within j2me. Any ideas? -- Mimano G. Muthondu, Software Developer, Datadyne.org skype : gmimano Mobile : +254 723 615 206

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Uruguay becomes first nation to provide a laptop for every primary school student
by Gichingiri Kuria 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-… -- Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.gichingiri.com / www.sokoletu.co.ke / www.website.co.ke / www.buyanzi.com

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Can i get these on any free to air satellite?
by Areba Collins 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hi guys, with plans to relocate away from nairobi complete, and with virtually no terrestrial tv to have, i am just wondering if i can get any of the following tv stations on any band. Please include dish size and any contact if possible. BBC news. deutsche welle. KTN, NTV, CITIZEN, FAMILY al jazeera. I remember seeing something about family media having something like that but i think it got discontinued. Thanks in advance.

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My Thoughts on A Way Out of The Murky Internet Fiasco
by Mark Mwangi 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hi Skunks, Wrote a few words on what I think is the route out of this whole ''give us cheap internet-we cant lower our prices'' war between kenyans and the ISP's Contributions are welcome. http://wp.me/ppK0J-N -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com

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NSE goes open source?
by Sammy Njoroge 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Considering the London Stock exchange recently opted to go opensource<http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2568>for some pretty compelling reasons i wonder what the NSE will decide to do since on the website there is a tender advert for a broker back office system http://www.nse.co.ke/newsite/. How about skunkworks lobbying the government to go open source and if they refuse we sue them Canadian style for ignoring open source alternatives<http://www.osor.eu/news/quebec-government-sued-for-ignoring-open-source-alt…>

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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO is at UNGIWG
by Mick Wilson 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

I will be out of the office starting 18/10/2009 and will not return until 26/10/2009. It's UNGIWG time again I will be checking this mail less often than you'd like. If you need an intelligent reply before I get back then please contact caroline.mureithi(a)unep.org or, for POW 2010 matters, norberto.fernandez(a)unep.org

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She is looking for a Job
by Humphrey Forum 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hello people, Please help my sister get a job. She holds a Higher Diploma in IT and has done a bit of Accounts. Any assistance given to her will be highly appreciated. Regards, Humphrey

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Why we should welcome the land policy with a pinch of salt!!!!!!!!!!
by Joseph McDonald 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

Good Day! It is with relief that we welcome the New Land Policy..since as we know land is a very emotive and sensitive issue in Kenya. But even as we are ready do celebrate this new policy which is yet to be discussed in parliament,am sceptical since I have not seen anyway the ministry getting views from the techies the ICT people. You cannot have a land policy without a comprehensive Land Information Systems (LIS) and this is where the good people on the skunkworks can help. Allow me to indulge a little,to explain the problem with the present land ownership scenerio and how they can be solved with an LIS. 1.Legality vs Legitimacy:The present law in Kenya,only looks at the Legality (owning a title deed),whereas it should also look at the legitimacy.For example a person with a title deed,for a land in Mau Forest or Wetland might have a legal document to own that land.But does not have the legitimacy of owning it because it is water catchment area or wetland or school compound.Now with a LIS all land will be document and the information available on a website (with maps).The land will be marked accordingly e.g Wetland,Water Catchment,agricultural land,forest land,road reserve,Industrial development land ,public land and Private Property will also have the lease period and the details of the owner.So in future we will not have a situation where a person buys a land in a water catchment area then asks for compensation.Secondly it will sensitize people when they see people doing funny activities on land that is earmarked for special common good.Even if they go ahead and acquire such land the title can be revoked due to the legitimacy angle.At the moment the Title deed is everything,people can even forge your title deed and once they have it ,its a legal nightmare.Legitimacy issues can also arise when for example a runaway husband sales land that belongs to the family. 2.Ownership Vs Access: The present law in Kenya,give primacy to ownership,but it should also look at access to land.It is alright that you own the land,but is it accessible.What is the point of someone owning 10 of thousands of land while there are squatters as his neighbors.This person should make the land accessible by at least subletting it so that people can at least grow crops.Another example,the somalis can buy the whole of eastleigh if they want...so long as they put the land into projects which will be accessible to all people in terms of shopping mall etc.Tied with the first point then when someone buys land he will be required to state the his intentions.So that we dont have large tracks of land sitting idle.The LIS will make it easier to manage how accessible land is.In all we should have situations where by you can be without land,but you are not landless. Additional Features for the LIS .Search Capabilities.(by function,by person,by institutions,by title number,by unused lands,lease,by location,for sale) .Ability to Pay land rates using mobile payments .Ability to pay tax on land by the amount of acarage etc .Maps Without a transparent LIS then whatever land policy we have is bound to fail. I heard one day...the Lands Minister saying that they require 2 billion to digitize the records.Am sure if we look for a home grown solution most people on this list e.g Alliance Technologies can make such solutions for much less.Secondly isn't that an opportunity for our budding BPOs.?????? NB:Anyway my advise for young people,think about the cyberspace forget land. A good website with monitized content,can cost you less than 200-500k and you can make 200k monthly. A plot in a place in eastlands (forget prime land) will cost you 500K-1million.....then developing it for low income houses will cost you another 4-7 million.Then make what? 70 -100k a month? its not worth it. So lets see guys fighting for cyberspace,lets see more .co.ke website,lets see more local content.Lets see more webprenuers,lets see more solutions,lets see more people leaving their comfortable zones in jobs as sys admins,network admins and all those fancy titles and see guys making really solutions for smes,for government,for homes etc.Lets use ICT to solve agenda 4 ISSUES and 5 and 6 OR ANY OTHER ISSUES whatever the number.

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hi
by steve kyengo 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

anybody out there who can help me oput to get an internship. i have just completed campo pursuing a Bachelors in IT if at all you can help me seccure 1 i will be greatful regards steve kyengo 0727049692

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GPS Handheld differential
by henry kamabi 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Hi I am looking for this kind of GPS handheld (differential) system. Some of it salient features include: - Accuracy less that 1M - Rugged and waterproof - Bluetooth/wireless connectivity - Windows mobile 0.5 - 1GB onboard storage Kindly advice where i can source a good label with the above. regards, Henry

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Pfsense vs Mikrotik
by Job Muriuki 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Am torn between this two solutions for a router. based on ease of installation, reformance and features which is recommended. Just to mention the system has to have a captive portal and authenticates users against am external radius server. -- Sent from my mobile device

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Vincent needs attachment
by Areba Collins 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Honestly i dont know him, ive not even met him but a good friend of mine tells me this vincent guy is his bro and needs attacho. He's just about to clear comp sci and maybe join skunkworks inc. Anyone out there that could help him out?

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Radio Streaming ove the Net....
by Walubengo J 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Hi all, My College recently launched a community radio. I would like to stream its content over the web...Plse shoot the me the instructions on how I would do it over a Linux (Ubuntu) platform. regards. walu.

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Facebook Crashing?
by Samuel Waithaka 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Hi Skunk(ette)s, Anybody noticed anything wrong with FB? It has crashed on me several times. -- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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I have a problem i want to advertise prime land for sale in Ruiru but i dont know where to do so on the skunkworks list?
by waihiga mwaura 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Any ideas Waihiga

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Got an Afsat VSAT Dish & Decoder
by benson maina 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Are there any buyers ?

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sms based webpage development
by Omondi douglas 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Anyone out there who knows how to make your website support sms messaging? Id greatly appreciate the info.

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Google maps
by I. Ati 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

hi Guyz, any one who has used google map in there sites , to show location to show location of people registered in there site, let me know how u did it thanks -- God cares!

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Top Posting
by Ukang'a Dickson 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Got this from another mailing list and thought i could share. I never really understood top posting until i saw these: 1. don't top post. 2. don't use "rich formatting" (html). 3. don't leave a huge signature. 4. don't quote in full. these are good summaries of why: http://www.idallen.com/topposting.html http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html (and there are many others.) Regards Ukang'a Dickson Ogden Nash <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/ogden_nash.html> - "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat."

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Internet For 6 Computers
by Peter Osotsi 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

What would you recommend for Internet access to a 6 PC computer lab in Kibera? A friend of mine purchased new PC's for his resource center and wants Internet. Budget no more than 5k/mo. Setup cost? Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.

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OT : Adious Amegos for now
by aki 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

It has been interesting times on this list and have learnt much and shared much too. I've been considering a time out for a while now. Though I no longer receive emails to my account, I can follow the postings through the archive. I choose not to drop out completely incase someone on the list was stuck with an issue I felt I could help out on. Today I've known what direction my thots have to go and clearly embarking on that long journey thanks to fellow contributors. I'll still continue with my projects and alert you once something is ready for your views. It was great to see developers and coders come out and make contributions. There is a bigger battle that needs to be looked into and no matter how much patching, firewalling is done, security of sites and code exploits not going to go away that easily. And there is plenty to be learned. So for now, I take leave. Thank you for your valuable contributions and patience. Asante Sana. :-)

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AXIS 215 E
by gachuhi anthony 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Dear all, am urgently looking for this Axis camera has to be exstock. Axis 215 E, any pointers? thanks Tony

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Iframe injection in windows
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi @Solomon, thnks for the fair warning, not to use an infected machine as a development enviroment, though I was wondering why would one do so in the first place. Is there no rules to a production enviroment eg, your friend should also not use the computer for games or internet donwnloads etc :-) Linux, and in common cause of saving development time, after a 3 month wait I just bought Visual Studio 2008 standard as the tool. What would you recommend the time saving, full developed commercial WYSIWYG for linux that is comparable to VS 2008? Why would anyone waste time on typing div tags, table properties etc... Rgds. On 10/15/09, solomon kariri <solomonkariri at gmail.com<http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks>> wrote: >* Hi all, *>* Has anyone had a problem with the iframe injection worm in windows. This is *>* a worm that crawls folders in your computer looking for html documents or *>* any other type of document that can be uploaded to a web server and *>* requested via a browser e.g. index.php and adds(injects) an iframe into the *>* page such that the iframe will be uploaded to the server and every time the *>* page is accessed a script is executed that might compromise your site users *>* security. This is just a word of warning. So before you start using windows *>* as your development environment and before you using filezilla before *>* submitting your files to the server, make sure they have no iframes pointing *>* to some chinese website. Or to make it simple for you, develop on linux. *>* *>* -- *>* Solomon Kariri, *>* *

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Why companies need to listen to their customers
by Paul Roy 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_43/b4152071041302.htm -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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Paypal vc Moneybookers
by solomon kariri 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi all, Has anyone tried MoneyBookers, they seem to be working quite nicely with local banks visa cards unlike Paypal that says no deposit allowed to Kenya. I think they will teach Paypal to respect everyone. -- Solomon Kariri, Software Developer, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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Mechanical Turk app on the iPhone Provides Work for Refugees
by saidimu apale 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/10/mechanical-turk-on-iphone-provides-work-fo… What do you think of this project/idea? I'm curious about the non-tech perspectives. saidi

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Cisco 4500 VLAN ACL
by Cynthia Wahome 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi All, I have 5 VLANs in my network configured in my L3 switch 4500. currently all VLANs can ping and reach each others, means 192.168.3.100 host in my vlan2 can reach 192.168.1.100 which is vlan3. I want to create an ACL in my L3 switch to deny the Vlans to access or ping each other, I just want them to access my servers 172.16.1.10 - 172.16.1.30 which are in the default Vlan1. can someone advise me which the commands and where to apply them in the L3 switch. Thanks interface Vlan2 ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan3 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan4 ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan5 ip address 192.168.6.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan6 ip address 192.168.7.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Looking for GSM thermal printers
by Kevin Ouma 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi Im looking for a GSM thermal printer that can print sms or other messages without necessarily being connected to a computer. Anyone with such details pls PM me Kevin

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MS Access Developer Assignment (short term) - resent
by Timothy Yegon 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi, A friend of mine is looking for an Access developer for a 2-3 days assignment. Please send your CVs detailing previous MS Access work to thomasgabrielle(a)gmail.com if interested. Thanks. Rgds, Tim

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Ubuntu 9.10 Launches
by Paul Gichigi 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Wsup Skunks (ettes) Interesting read this is........Some new and interesting features, me thinks Ubuntu will play a big role in desktop OS... http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=975&tag=nl.e011 -- Paul N. Gichigi. +254 720 788 696 / +254 733 788 641 +254 770 402 942 / +254 752 788 696 P. O. Box 64638 (00620) Nairobi, Kenya Time is of the essence, watching it fade away is consequential.

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MS Access Developer Assignment (short term)
by Timothy Yegon 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi, A friend of mine is looking for an Access developer for a 2-3 days assignment. Please send your CVs detailing previous MS Access work to thomasgabrielle(a)gmail.com if interested. Thanks. Rgds, Tim

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Windows and Internet Banking
by Brian Ngure 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Me thinks Kenyan banks should read this article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=5813&tag=nl.e550 I am yet to find a Kenyan Internet banking site that is fully accessible from any other browser except Internet Explorer. Banks don't seem to realize that there are other operating system out there aside from MS Windows. Anyone on this list had any issues with Internet banking sites and Mozilla or Safari? -- Regards, Brian Ngure

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Nokia is now Calling All Innovators Africa
by I. Ati 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Do you develop for mobile phones? Want to get into Ovi Store? Nokia is now Calling All Innovators Africa Nokia challenges mobile and Web developers to submit their best applications for Nokia devices to the *2009 Calling All Innovators Africa contest<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> *. We have now extended the original competition for apps appealing to South Africans to include the whole of Africa, plus we have made it even easier to submit by welcoming individuals as well as companies, and accepting direct submissions from those developers whose apps cannot currently be uploaded to Ovi Store. We’re also giving you more time, as *the new deadline is 15 November 2009*. The winners for Calling All Innovators Africa will be announced by 10 December 2009. The grand prize winner will receive * * - *A cash prize of USD 85,000.** * - *Premium placement in Nokia’s Ovi Store<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> .** * - *Paid travel to demonstrate the application at an industry event.* There are also *cash prizes of USD 10,000* each for the second to fifth runners up. Do you have a winning idea for a new mobile application or widget? Then don’t delay. Entries for the Calling All Innovators Africa 2009 contest are due before midnight (GMT+4) on 15 November. For more detailed information on the competition, please visit www.callingallinnovators.com/africa<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> . *Ready to enter the Calling All Innovators Africa 2009 contest?* Register now!<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> Best Regards, Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators team -- God cares!

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What is this
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

*solomon kariri* solomonkariri at gmail.com <skunkworks%40lists.my.co.ke?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BSkunkworks%5D%20What%20is%20this&In-Reply-To=%3Cd27d6dc20910150112n70e22014haf63c7f5704cd5b4%40mail.gmail.com%3E>: I just run the rewards request MMI for zain and got the following response java.sql.SQLException: Internal error: Invalid index for data access Thought you should know. -- Solomon Kariri, @Solomon, Can it be due to something on Oracle db? Rgds. -- "always a student @ heart...."

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Let's stay in touch on LinkedIn
by Daniel Kamau 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

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FINAL send - freelance/contract JOBS available. Programming, design, online marketing, etc...
by David Cameron Gikandi 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi, I just wanted to send this for the last time in case anyone interested missed it... 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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Mobile Platform application developers
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

SDKs are out there. Symbian has one, iPhone has another and Microsoft has its version, including tutorials. I'd guess that at least 50% of the code in form of classes and namespaces has already been done for you. Anyone working on these? Whether commercially or privately or just a hobby? Rgds

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Platform application developers
by David Kago 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

... worked with MS and j2me, what I love about j2me is the ability to hit a wide range of devices, provided they implement midp, however, symbian/ms etc offer more functionality ________________________________ From: aki [mailto:aki275@googlemail.com] Sent: 15 October 2009 07:31 To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] Mobile Platform application developers SDKs are out there. Symbian has one, iPhone has another and Microsoft has its version, including tutorials. I'd guess that at least 50% of the code in form of classes and namespaces has already been done for you. Anyone working on these? Whether commercially or privately or just a hobby? Rgds

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AccessKenya is waking up the dead !!
by TheBigBoss 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Got a call from AccessKenya telling me I own them one month. They are actually going through every single account and waking up the dead. I was one of their first customer @AccessHome and pay through direct debit, so I am really puzzled here. Then they send me an incomplete statement; almost incomprehensible jumping from Dec. 08 to May 09, lot of data missing here. Anyone got a similar call and funny statement ?? Cheers

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What is this
by solomon kariri 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

I just run the rewards request MMI for zain and got the following response java.sql.SQLException: Internal error: Invalid index for data access Thought you should know. -- Solomon Kariri, Software Developer, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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Graduate Software jobs
by JEREMIAH CHUNGE 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hey guys A buddy is looking for graduates to employ mostly on software development & deployment who meet the following criterion: 1. Good programming skills esp. in VB6 and/or VB.NET. 2. Good accounting knowledge in a business environment. 3. Have good presentation skills. 4. Understands business process flow, operations and evaluation. 5. Have relevant experience of atleast 6 months in a business environment on above (Can be waived if 1 & 2 is satisfactory) Send your Cover letter and CV to: SIDDIQUE HARUNANY Director Mars Institute of Computer Technology personal email: siddiqueharunany(a)gmail.com website: www.learnatmict.co.ke Good Luck and best regards. Cheers.

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Iframe injection in windows
by solomon kariri 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi all, Has anyone had a problem with the iframe injection worm in windows. This is a worm that crawls folders in your computer looking for html documents or any other type of document that can be uploaded to a web server and requested via a browser e.g. index.php and adds(injects) an iframe into the page such that the iframe will be uploaded to the server and every time the page is accessed a script is executed that might compromise your site users security. This is just a word of warning. So before you start using windows as your development environment and before you using filezilla before submitting your files to the server, make sure they have no iframes pointing to some chinese website. Or to make it simple for you, develop on linux. -- Solomon Kariri, Software Developer, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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For those new to, aspiring to or just arriving to the Web Design world
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

*A brief overview : ( from the net )* ** *Web1.0:* The information published on the web in a static manner. It is like your word document on the web with pictures and formatting done neatly. Hyper-linking the web-pages and bookmarking were two of the most important aspect of Web1.0 world. . *Web2.0: *This term was coined by Tim O’Reilly The information published in web2.0 world is very different from web1.0. There is a very high importance given on usability and sharing. The information published in Web2.0 world travels like wild fire, either partially or in full. Web2.0 world has less clutter coupled with easy retrieval of precise information and furthermore building upon that information and sharing it further. Widgets and Tagging are two important features of Web2.0. *Web3.0: *To be honest, there are varied perceptions of what Web3.0 is. It is purely a word coined as the next version of Web2.0. One basic thing that everyone accept is Web3.0 will be a maze / network of application working together homogeneously. The users can do anything and everything they want from a single source on the web. There is yet a lot of time for Web3.0 world to arrive. Corrections, contributions are welcome.

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