October 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Apple 220 and voyager 9520
by Joshua Mwendwa 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Good people, I am looking for Thermal Receipt printer Apple 220 and metrological barcode scanner voyager 9520? If you can get drop me a quote for single units at ptheswa(a)yahoo.com Joshua T. Mwendwa

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Taesk CMS
by Michael Pedersen 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Hi Skunks, Now that we are all talking about "big" projects I am very proud to finally be able to announce that Taesk CMS have become open source (GPLv3) see http://www.taesk.org Taesk CMS is (yes you guessed it) a content management system, one that I have been heavily involved in developing ever since I wrote the initial version back in 2001 (yes thats before Joomla existed) and co-founded PLUSPEOPLE to deliver worldclass websolutions to our clients, mainly using Taesk CMS. Taesk has a different focus than other CMS' in that it does not try to provide as many features as possible - instead it tries very carefully to limit the features available, in order to make it more easy for the users to comprehend (and remember) how the systems actually works - always keeping in mind that the end-user it not very tech-savvy! Do not mis-interpretate this as if Taesk does not have many features - it does - but they are carefully "hidden" behind a well designed and simple interface. Always remember that the daily administrators are not as technically qualified as the developers who build the site - so what seems "easy" for a developer to use might be completely nonsense for "regular people". Feel free to let me know if our balance between usability and functionality has succeeded or not. Sometime in 2008 we decided to make Taesk CMS open source, but it is actually not until now that we finally managed to spend a little time setting up a website for it and actually releasing it as such - it now available at http://www.taesk.org Currently it is the latest verison 1.6.6 that is available on the website - do not let the "low" version number fool you, it is the 7th or 8th main release (since version 0.9), and is in active development more or less every day. Documentation is still lacking on the website - we have lots of documentation for the system, but it will take some additional time to prepare it all for publication - I'll be working on this in the weeks to come. If Skunkers are interested then I'll be happy to give presentations and/or tutorials the next time I'm in Nairobi. It could be on a Tuesday meeting or barcamp or whatever. In the meantime you are more than welcome to post questions regarding Taesk on the support forum, or here on the skunkworks mailling-list if it is of a broader interest. I hope the release of Taesk CMS makes me an "original programmer" by Aki's standards ;-) Regards Michael Pedersen PLUSPEOPLE

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True Brodband!
by nick muttai 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Some of these speeds you only expect to see hunched over your laptop in the NOC of some big telco! Check out the attachment! -- Mwafrika

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Looking for Edifier speakers
by Simon Mbuthia 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Hi guys, I seek to purchase a set of the subject<http://www.edifier-international.com> speakers. I have searched all around town but all I find are Creative (whose authenticity I highly doubt), Intex and Ampex (how good are these?). Does anybody know where I can get a set (Edifier, not mPaq, Ampex, Creative or Intex)? -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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IMS Networks + IPTV in Kenya?
by nyarotho kennedy 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Hi good people, i need to know if any IMS networks have been deployed in kenya, and if so how independent are they from the existing GSM/GPRS -are they piggy-backing on these networks? And also if anyone has interacted with a SIP deployed IPTV app. what was the streaming quality, type of compression and bandwidth utilization? I'll be more than greatful! Its kind of necessary. Most of you know what this line means ''.....submitted in partial fulfillment for the Award....blah blah'' yes that! God bless y'all! -- People should know when they are conquered.

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cisco ios
by lydiah ndirangu 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

hi guys, please tell me where i can download a cisco ios image..............router 2600,switch 2950

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Re: [Skunkworks] Matatu route maps?
by Arthur Buliva 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

At Kencom bus stop there is a route map for the citi hoppa buses posted on those notice boards.

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Chege and Ngengis photo session!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lydiah ndirangu 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

This is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ *Ni kubaya. Christ should come back! AS SOON AS POSSIBLE....* Chege’s former husband David Cleavage,Chege and Ngengi Wedding photo session

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An open letter to Site Admins who require me to log in
by Dennis Kioko 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

I have a bone to pick with site admins that require me to register on their site. I already have a mail account and a facebook account. Why do you require me to give my grandmothers details and other unnecessary information just to use a few features on your site. If you require me to identify myself, please use open ID. I have registered in enough sites for my lifetime. If i find one more that doesnt use open ID, i will probably give it a pass. Remember its about us, not you. -- with Regards: Get your free technology e-magazine in pdf format: Tekniaonline: http://bit.ly/tekniaonline-2

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Zain Kenya Website
by Michuki Mwangi 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Hi, Am getting this error trying to open the www.ke.zain.com website - can anyone else check and advise. Anyone from zain who can fix this? Too many redirects occurred trying to open “http://www.ke.zain.com/opco”. This might occur if you open a page that is redirected to open another page which then is redirected to open the original page. Regards, Mich

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