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php developers
by Theus Owuor 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

COMPANY PROFILE ----------------------------- We are a software development company developing online applications and web sites. The company is based in Nairobi, Kenya. JOB PROFILE -------------------- We are seeking an experienced PHP Developer with proven commercial exposure, strong problem solving and analytical skills. Candidates should be result oriented with the ability to work to tight deadlines in a challenging and fast paced environment. POST -------------------- This post is not for a permanent office position but a contract position. Skills should consist of: ============== Candidates should have an expert knowledge of PHP with at least 2 years of practical work experience in PHP Detailed knowledge of HTML with at least 3 years of practical work experience Profound experience in programming SQL databases, knowledge of mySQL is of advantage Familiar with working on a Linux Operating System CONTACT -------------------- Send CV and profile through this email address. regards Fabian

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My joomla website back end keeps redirecting to feedsburner showing IP adress 192.168.0.73 on the progress bar
by saich 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi good people i'm developing a website with joomla version 1.514 using a Ja tropaz template and lately i have noticed that when i'm in the back end the progreess bar keeps showing that its redirecting to IP address 192.168.0.73 and then feedsburner.....this makes it so slow especially when the net is down.I have tried disabling Site Statistics and feeds but its still persisisting and its really pissing me off coz i'm wasting valuable development time...any skunkers out there whoz has experienced the sama problem

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open source or freeware...... does kenya contribute to development of Open Source?
by aki 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Monday morning buzz. From a programming point of view, does Open source mean freeware? As an example, I googled ubuntu to see if any kenyan is developing apps or " ports " for this and have been unable to get any info. How many times has this list been queried about a simple PPP dailer function for eg Ubuntu, yet I've not read anywhere if someone has written and " ported " a script or a " kenyan PPP dialer using local avaliable modems technology " ? I understand the typical scenario of php and mysql which really is an end use but what about improving the OS functionality itself? Shida ni nini? Pls correct as necessary. :-) Asante.

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Monitoring Tools
by David Njuki 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi Guys, I need to get the following information from a remote network device, 1. Response Time 2. Packet Loss 3. Availability 4. Link Utilization So far I have tested the following monitoring tools and would like to try out more before I make a decision on what to use. a) Cacti www.*cacti*.net/ b) Zenoss www.*zenoss*.com c) openNMS *opennms*.org d) Nagios www.*nagios*.org What other tools do any of you guys use and can recomend for me to get the above data? The tool should run on a UNIX/Linux environment. Thanks -- ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ 'spɹɐƃǝɹ ıʞnɾu pıʌɐp

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Firewire Adapter
by Denis G. Wahome 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

*Hi all, I am looking for something like this; http://tinyurl.com/yfkhpuo I available locally and also the prize. R D *

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Whitehouse.gov goes open-source
by saidimu apale 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

> > After months of planning, says an Obama Administration source, the White > House has ditched the proprietary content management system that had been in > place since the days of the Bush Administration in favor of the latest > version of the open-source Drupal software <http://drupal.org/> http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/whitehousegov-goes-drupal

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Quickbooks simple start integration
by Daniel Ndeti 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi All, Anyone who has managed to integrate their application with quickbooks simple start edition?

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Recommend This Hosting Service?
by Samuel Waithaka 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Has anybody tried these guys: http://sasahost.com/ -- Samuel Waithaka Techiepreneur | http://groups.to/techiepreneur http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] Re: Let's build an Electronic Payment Solution!
by wesley kirinya 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

As I said earlier in the thread, I would get back with a response of what I found. I won't go into the details of the companies I spoke to but rather I'll give a general overview of the payment solutions. I believe you guys will get to know about the solutions via the mail lists therefore I dont want to pre-launch any of them. I spoke to 3 companies, and all 3 seem to be at advanced stages with the payment solutions. One of the companies is not in Kenya, but is African. So basically there are 2 Kenyan companies. In general you, the software developer/content creator, will pay an annual fee of about 20-40K, and upto 3% per transaction. You will be provided with an API to intergrate with the payment solution. One of the payment solutions will provide ready plug-ins which I think is great for the non-techie guys (content creators: Music, videos, ...). The solutions rely on the Telcos money transfer services therefore customers will be charged normal M-Pesa/Zap fees. I did mention the idea of partnering with a retailer e.g. Uchumi to sell electronic top-up cards (similar to how you would buy airtime) and thus eliminate the M-Pesa/Zap fees (The retailer gets about 6%). The idea was received well but it's not immediate in the pipeline. Some of the issues I had in mind are whether people without IDs (teenagers) can use the system (coz of M-Pesa/Zap dependency) however the solution would be parents to do purchases on their behalf. Another issue was that transactions of < KSH. 100 are not worth it. These payment solutions might be rolled out before the end of the year. If you're a developer and you feel the above fits you then polish up your app 8~), ready for sale. Personally I think the solutions are good. More than that I think we're generally moving in the right direction. I hope developers and content creators make use of these services to sell products. 8~) --- On Sun, 9/20/09, Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] Re: Let's build an Electronic Payment Solution! To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "wesley kirinya" <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 3:00 PM All, Even as you write your code, I thought I would share a link to one of the most trusted/successful gateway outfits here in the US, I did some biashara with them and I found them to be outstanding, so you may check out their site that has a wealth of information.. How it works, http://www.authorize.net/resources/howitworksdiagram/ Stuff to think about: http://www.authorize.net/sitemap/ Document Library: http://www.authorize.net/resources/documentlibrary/ Case Studies http://www.authorize.net/resources/casestudies/ etc... LK --- On Sun, 9/20/09, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] Re: Let's build an Electronic Payment Solution! To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 7:35 AM LOL. I thought that title was taking it abit too far. I believe it's a news article that 'baptised' him. Some journalists tend to stretch stuff... Well, so long as it doesn't hurt him... 8~D --- On Sun, 9/20/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] Re: Let's build an Electronic Payment Solution! To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 12:29 PM Wesley, On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 11:41 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I know of 2 companies in that sort of business from Ghana. DreamOval, whose product is called iWallet. I've had the opportunity to work with one of their managers, Henry, and he's briefed me about their product. The other company is BSL. It seems to be founded by a Kenyan lady and a Ghanian AKA the 'Bill Gates of Ghana'. However from a lengthy article posted yesterday by a Skunker, it seems their operations are targeted at African merchants who want to sell to the diaspora. > > o_O! Quite frankly, I found the "Bill Gates of Africa" anectode stupifying African ICT intellect and innovation aspirations. The symbolisation represents a past era "Cathedral" business model while "the future is Open" and collaborative. I am inclined to consider those that subscribe to it as "clinging onto a past when the future beckons." What we need are incomparable, homegrown solutions successes, not trying too hard to imitate others nor 'feel too good', if at all, when compared as such. We have the power to read and write our own code, just need do it!:~) _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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question on open-source
by saidimu apale 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Can an open-source application restrict download only to a specific category of users? There's one such major application, in non-profit circles, that does just that. Access to the binary is restricted, though the source can be checked-out via Subversion (hosted on SourceForge). I wonder what their motivation is. saidi

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