October 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Safaricom to introduce unlimited internet service
by Kevin Ouma 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Reliable sources tell me that Safcom are planning to introduce an unlimited internet service fro 2k a month with a daily cap / limit of 240 MB after which its charged pro rata. I am therefore holding on to my Modem... Was planning to move to Accesskenya b4 that . Kevin

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Hosting issue with AK
by Paul Njoroge 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi skunks, I have a PHP website hosted by AK, I have used .htaccess to shorten the url’s but it doesn’t work, probably the server is mod-rewrite disabled, getting help through their ticketing system is not helping, anyone from AK on this list please get in touch with me. * * -- Best Regards, Paul Njoroge. Skype: njorogepaul

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A Career in Information Risk Management ...... guidance
by Wanjiru Njoroge 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi Guys, I am considering building a career in IRM (Information Risk Management). Your could call it the 'not too technical side' of Information Security Management as it deals more with policy and procedure development and implementation. My question: What are some of the professional courses offered in the market that will prove relevant in this field? Thanks in advance, Wanjiru -- Believe: - To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe ----Anatole France

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Opensource Web based HR system
by kuriah samuel 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

Anyone who have used any opensource HR system and would recommend it to me. Thanks Regards Samuel

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Number of data users on Safaraicom
by Mbugua Njihia 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

Anyone with updated numbers? Last I heard was that it was over 1 mill. I am looking for individual users on bamba net and mobile web, not corporate types

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Make It Rain
by saidimu apale 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

http://labs.mozilla.com/raindrop/2009/10/22/introducing-raindrop/ What happened to the love between Google and Mozilla? First it was Mozilla that got pissed-off (when Google released Chrome), now it's Google's turn to be pissed at Raindrop. Choice: the opium of the (online) masses. I'm getting high. saidi

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There are some things M-PESA can't buy...
by saidimu apale 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

... but for everything else, there is MangoMoney. https://www.mangomoney.com/sms-mobile-payments-yap-overview.do PS subject line modified from MasterCard's famous "Priceless" advertising campaign. They are behind MangoMoney.

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Any Vacancy out there?
by Humphrey Forum 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Hello all, Please help my sister to get a job. She holder of a Higher National Diploma in I.T and three(3) years working experience. She is also willing to take up any post however challenging it could be. You can contact me off-list in case you need her CV. Humphrey Muriuki

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Re: [Skunkworks] REGISTRATIION OF SOFTWARE IN KENYA
by Martin Mucheke 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

@Grace. During this years ASK Show i visited different stands so as to find the differences btwn the various forms of Ip rights. Copyright in Kenya is administered by the Kenya Copyright Board under the AGs office. It is a set of rights for literary works e.g films, music, computer generated works like software etc . To get a copyright you have to take your work to them in CD media. After they verify your work is genuine a certificate is issued. The fee if i can remember correctly was about ks.8,000 for software. Since it is private right the board & police can't act without a complaint from the author about infringement. The author may pursue civil or/and criminal action against the infringer. Check out www. attorney-General.go.ke/copyright. Patents are issued for ideas, inventions, utility and must be new & industrially applicable i.e mass production. Patents,trademarks/tradenames are issued by KIPI which is under the ministry of industrialisation. The stages involved in a patent are: 1. Application 4 patent 2. Examination 3. Publication in a journal 4. Registration 5. Renewal after expiry of patent Contact them through info(a)kipi.go.ke. Software is copyrighted and not patented. Copyright lasts as the authors lifetime + 50 yrs whereas the patent lasts for 15yrs after which it is in public domain even though it is renewable. Regards. Martin Mucheke

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Link providers in zambia
by George Njoroge 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Hey listers, I'm seeking Link providers in Zambia that can help me achieve E1/T1 or WAN links. I hope there are guys from Zambia in this list or someone with such information. -- Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried.

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