November 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Kai Wullf, Skunkworks talk Series part one here - http://bit.ly/6vqPen
by Mbugua Njihia 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Part 1 of Kai Wullf, CEO Kenya Data Networks giving a talk at Skunkworks meet up at the multimedia university - http://bit.ly/6vqPen

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Skunkworks Meeting, Talking Mapping, Mikel Maron
by Phares Kariuki 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hi, Next Skunkworks meeting is on December 1st. Teleposta Tower's 4th Floor. We will be talking about the Map Kibera Project, Open Street Maps etc. Main speaker will be Mikel Maron. Mikel has previously worked as a Senior Developer for Yahoo Europe and has an academic background in information sciences as well as evolutionary computation. He is the founder of Mapufacture <http://www.mapufacture.com/>and currently a board member at the OpenStreetMap Foundation. <http://www.openstreetmap.org/> His blog can be found at www.brainoff.com Meeting starts at 6 pm -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Future Soft Softwares
by Grace Bomu 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hi, i got a call from FutureSoft software company of India. They are interested in partnering with a Kenyan software company. Their niche is banking/ industry software. If anyone is interested, please contact me for more details. Nmutungu(a)gmail.com regards -- Sent from my mobile device Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) +254721898732 +254736091242 Kenya

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Part time Work
by Imelda Mueni 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Hi, A buddy of mine is looking for part time work , he is a web developer by profession mainly uses php, mysql and java so he is looking some thing to be doing after 4pm till 8pm ,even volunteer work on this field would be great and teaching ...please note it should be on part time basis cause he has a full time job else where , incase of any thing please let offlist or onlist thanks all -- God cares!

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“Hi, I'm an Android app.” “And I'm a rejected iPhone app.”
by aki 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

By Nicholas Bonsack - Fri Nov 20, 2009 Though you may think us to be iPhone fans all the time, we really do want to root for the underdog. Whether it's Google's Android or Palm's webOS, the smartphone industry could really use a David to the iPhone's Goliath to promote competition and better products all around. So it comes as a bit of a downer when we hear that Android development isn't going so well. Gameloft, whom you may know for making dozens of well-designed mobile games that look an<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/macworld/tc_macworld/storytext/gamelofttoc…> awful<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/macworld/tc_macworld/storytext/gamelofttoc…> lot<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/macworld/tc_macworld/storytext/gamelofttoc…>like certain other popular games, has told Reuters<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/macworld/tc_macworld/storytext/gamelofttoc…>that it (among others) has decided to invest less in developing for the Android platform. Gameloft's finance director Alexandre de Rochefort states that the problem is that “[the Android's application store] is not as neatly done as on the iPhone,” resulting in a market that doesn't encourage Android customers to buy applications for their phone. Rochefort further goes on to explain that “on Android, nobody is making significant revenue” because Google hasn't done a very good job of promoting software on the Android. iPhone games alone have made for a very generous 13 percent of Gameloft's revenue in the last quarter. By comparison, Android games only make for about 0.0325 percent of that revenue—*400 times* less. We've reported on a steady<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/macworld/tc_macworld/storytext/gamelofttoc…> exodus<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/macworld/tc_macworld/storytext/gamelofttoc…>of smaller developers from the iPhone platform, thanks to the App Store's often murky policies. If Gameloft's claims are true, we may see more of the larger developers start to move away from Android—or continue to stay away—thanks to a lack of marketing. In the past, Google has largely relied on viral marketing, its partners, and word of mouth to promote its own products. Perhaps Google could stand to learn a thing or two from Apple's marketing? “Hi, I'm an Android app.” “And I'm a rejected iPhone app.

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Afrinic 11
by Phares Kariuki 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Hi, Afrinic 11 is currently going on. Streaming @ http://streaming.afrinic.net:8000/afrinic-11.ogg Jabber Conference @ afrinic-11(a)conference.jabber.org<afrinic-11(a)conference.jabber.org> -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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"Call on hold" audio files with voice over
by Crystal Watley Kigoni 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Dear Skunks, Does anyone know how to do "call on hold" audio files with a voice over? Crystal -- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/ "You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi

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Skill requirements and availability
by Al Kags 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

I was at an SME discussion forum in which SME's were talking about skill - or the general lack of multi-dexterous skill. At some point we were talking about the technological requirement of SME's. Quite a number of them wished that they could have (relevant here) a techie who is excited about technology, who therefore has a genuine aptitude for hardware and software management, BUT ALSO is able to manage their website effectively managing copy, working out online promos and such. Of course some might say that this is an unreasonable requirement. But I have learnt from people who have grown that specialisation is a good thing that limits all kinds of growth. They, those I have learnt from, became successful and top in their industries because they could wash dishes and cook gourmet meals... I.e. They could offer several unrelated expertise. It occured to me to wonder: what's the prevailing view here? Kags

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KDN Butterfly
by Murigi Muraya 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Can someone from KDN tell us more about the Butterfly Service (Wi-Fi and ADSL). Which areas are covered in Nairobi? How does one access it ...

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Invitation to Youth Public Lecture: Youth unemployment, challenges and opportunities in economic development
by Mr. Lawi 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

For those interested... Invitation to Youth Public Lecture: Youth unemployment, challenges and opportunities in economic development *PUBLIC LECTURE * *BY * *MS. OBIAGELI EZEKWESILI, VICE PRESIDENT * *WORLD BANK – AFRICA REGION* *TOPIC: YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT* Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Venue: University of Nairobi – Education Theatre 2 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm All participants kindly be seated by 5:15 pm *Enquiries: Maureen Kimoriot – **mkimoriot(a)worldbank.org*<mkimoriot(a)worldbank.org> *; tel: 3226482* *World Bank – Kenya* *www.worldbank.org/ke* <http://www.worldbank.org/ke>

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