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Intel Core i9: Six Cores Of Speed
by aki 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Intel's Core i9 chips won't hit the market for a few more months, but that hasn't stopped Polish site PCLab from putting the new 32-nanometer processor through its paces in a recent series of benchmark tests. While testing the pre-release 2.8 GHz Gulftown chip, PCLab found<http://pclab.pl/art39718.html>a significant speed increase with certain applications. According to their report, certain resource-intensive tasks, such as editing video or 3D modelling, perform up to 50% faster than Intel's current Core i7 chip<http://www.pcworld.com/article/165604/intels_new_core_i7_chips_surface_on_r…>. http://www.pcworld.com/article/182906/intel_core_i9_six_cores_of_speed.html

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Re: [Skunkworks] BD : Telkom to start 3G trials this week?
by Riyaz Bachani 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

EPG will be launched shortly with the new network ... Also Zuku doesn't just take free sat feeds & distribute - we pay a lot of premium channel owners for rights on premium channels. There is a dedicated team working on this, and continuously adding new mainstream English channels to the network. ----- Original Message ----- From: "aki" <aki275(a)googlemail.com> To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:07:00 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] BD : Telkom to start 3G trials this week? @Pius, for me personally Zuku Channels are a no-no. Primary reason is that they do not have an EPG. The issues of taking free-sat feeds and distributing them without EPG serves no purpose. You can add you own dish, except that west horizon you need larger dishes and there are plenty of sites that will give you the broadcaster info, lyngsat being one of them. ( I checked Zuku TV a few months ago, so someone should correct me on the EPG issue ) Regarding internet, well you have to make that choice. Limited or Unlimited, coverage area, bundles, CS etc. HTHs. Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ 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

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 9, Issue 79
by Shekey 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

-----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:44 PM To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 9, Issue 79 Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Tangaza - New service in town! (Solomon Mburu Kamau) 2. Re: What Am I missing - Telkom ADSL? (Jared Koyier) 3. Re: Forum rules to take effect at : TRUCE??? (Glenn Sequeira) 4. Re: What Am I missing - Telkom ADSL? (Odhiambo Washington) 5. Re: Forum rules to take effect at : TRUCE??? (aki) 6. Re: Zain Kenya introducing two data packages (Pius W Walela) 7. Re: Zain Kenya introducing two data packages (Pius W Walela) 8. Internet Bundle of choice from mobile providers (ibtisam jamal) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:33:43 +0300 From: Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> To: fyodor(a)hushmail.com, Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Tangaza - New service in town! Message-ID: <98099ee50912080233n630c36cfuc03281c3eb4a871f(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I prefer individual's innovations, though not brushing off a corporate idea

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ASSIGNING IP ADDRESSES TO SIM CARDS
by charles mtawali 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Hey, Is there anyone or any ISP that assigns IP addresses to SIM cards.. I want to be able to do this but i have never worked with SIM cards before. Is there anyone who can assist me ASAP. Thanks in advance Charles Mtawali

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Builditwith.me
by Jayeesh Bhalla 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Connecting Developers / Designers with Entrepreneurs www.builditwith.me

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GWT: Speed Tracer
by Glenn Sequeira 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Nice tool for web developers: http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/speedtracer/ ~gms

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Free Internet for One week!
by Cryptographer Cryptanalyst 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Ohhh no! I am not offering this but I have some silly thoughts: what if all operators at one time agree to make access to Internet Free for one week, *at the same time*. Let see how "greedy" we can be. Based on that let us see what capacity we really need and actually need. one thing is however clear to me, that there is demand! Is there a measure of what capacity a country require at any given time? any advice from the Water Companies? the theory is the same. Regards, crypt0l0g1st.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 9, Issue 86
by Frank Maina 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Online magazines can work ... but there a several challenges they have to overcome... firstly what a magazine does online has to be true to its offline brand . Many brands lose their character online as they are not always able to translate their values and offering on the web. consumers also engage very differently with magazines , a magazine is a special relationship that is very one on one , many consumers cannot wait for print dates for their fav mags and this is often missed online by creating more regular interaction and thus changing the brand role in the consumers life ... On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:02 AM, <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. can online magazines work? (Gituma Nturibi) > 2. Re: Paypal and Kenyan Cards (Steve Obbayi) > 3. Re: Forum nokia competition (aki) > 4. Final Call - Innovators demonstrations (Gakuru Alex) > 5. Zain internet slowdown (Mark Mwangi) > 6. Safaricom bundle disappearing (Evans Ikua) > 7. Re: Safaricom bundle disappearing (Erik Hersman) > 8. Cant edit content on a Mambo site (Evans Ikua) > 9. Re: Safaricom bundle disappearing (Kago Kagichiri) > 10. Re: Zain internet slowdown (Rad!) > 11. Re: Paypal and Kenyan Cards (amanya) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 20:08:45 +0200 > From: Gituma Nturibi <gnturibi(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunk Works <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> > Subject: [Skunkworks] can online magazines work? > Message-ID: > <2c9638d70912081008u4d2fe516k6c11be839393373a(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I recently heard about the demise of Adam magazine and another tourism > on- can't remember the name. > > No doubt these mags had gathered a number of fans and its sad to see > them go. So I was thinking how about having them online instead of > print? I gave this suggestion to some pals and one of them said "Adam > is a magazine I flip through on a nice Sunday afternoon at home at a > leisurely pace, doubt I'll take the time to read it on line." > > SO my question is- Is online a viable option especially in Kenya and > are there any success stories or otherwise? isn't this a good local > content project? I remember PC magazine also went online a few months > back wonder how that's going... > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:16:38 -0500 (EST) > From: Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> > To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards > Message-ID: <13976235.211260296193468.JavaMail.SYSTEM@obbayi> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > "External Regulations" is simply USA regulations. Moneybookers is British > and they dont have the ridiculous regulations the US have. Do you know USA > is trying to go for people with Swiss Bank accounts? > > Did you know Sun/Java has started a model like the Apple or Ovi stores and > they call it the Java Store. It is only open to USA developers to sell their > Apps. Developers from a few other countries are allowed to use the store but > can't sell Apps to USA customers but can only give free Apps for download. I > tried to apply for them to consider Kenya but they need a multitude of > Kenyan developers to apply personally so they can get the necessary > government policy blah blah integrated into their system. > > check out the store here > > http://www.java.com/en/store/index.jsp > > Steve Obbayi > > SKYPE: sobbayi > US: +1 202 297 6831 > +1 202 470 0525 > KE: +254 722 627 691 > > http://sobbayi.com > http://blog.sobbayi.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "solomon kariri" <solomonkariri(a)gmail.com> > To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:52:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards > > > What external regulations? Does those regulations apply to other such > service providers? Im saying this because i have been using moneybookers to > receive money into my account without a glitch and still does. > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Steve Obbayi < steve(a)sobbayi.com > wrote: > > > I don't know about Paypal and Kenyan Bank accounts coz I talked to some > officials a couple of weeks ago specifically on this issue and they said > nothing has changed as of now. The problems they have with kenyan Banks are > because they have to follow "external regulations" that prevent them from > sending money to Kenya. So it's Paypal that is deliberately doing it. > > Steve Obbayi > > SKYPE: sobbayi > US: +1 202 297 6831 > KE: +254 722 627 691 > > http://sobbayi.com > http://blog.sobbayi.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "amanya" < whynnot(a)gmail.com > > To: "Skunkworks Forum" < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 4:42:56 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards > > > @David was surprised you saying that you have always been able to receive. > for me the case has been always not able to receive. and there are no > updates on their site http://bit.ly/4MJP3T > > > > > -- > Solomon Kariri, > > Software Developer, > Cell: +254736 729 450 > Skype: solomonkariri > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:29:21 +0300 > From: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> > To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Forum nokia competition > Message-ID: > <eae9e5720912081129k6b8bf757tb1d2706ac920c0ab(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > @Steve, @Murigi : Honestly, maybe there is no one in KE who is a developer. > And it may also be true that we are knocking on wrong doors? Assume that > there is a need to start local dev communities, what's next? :-) >

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Nokia competition
by mbugua＠symbiotic.co.ke 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

I am doing due diligence on the same and will inform you of any progress made.Getting in touch with the local Nokia office on the same.We did submit our product Sembuse. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint

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Re: [Skunkworks] Forum nokia competition
by Steve Obbayi 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:29 PM, aki < aki275(a)googlemail.com > wrote: @Steve, @Murigi : Honestly, maybe there is no one in KE who is a developer. And it may also be true that we are knocking on wrong doors? Assume that there is a need to start local dev communities, what's next? :-) We have capable developers in Kenya who will deliver more as we persuade them to connect to each other to produce more notable stuff. If our software developers do not regularly invest 1K to 5K (like quarterly) to network with other developers and business / government executives, they should not expect to be taken seriously. @Aki developers would be better developers if they learn to split productivity aspect of their work and skill development. Productivity is not good for skills development. productivity is about completing your (paid) projects as quickly as possible. unfortunately these doesnt reflect well when such a developer has to enter a competition where creativity and development skills are put to test. Chances of such a person winning is next to none. So what about skills development. This can only be done during the developers free time when targets and the need for financial reward is all out the window. It is even more beneficial when such a developer comes together to share this idea with other like minded developers and they give themselves an impossible task and try to get a solution for it. That's how new ideas and products come up. That's the part a developer community would play as far as turning a Novice IT worker into a proficient developer. Getting a developer community involved in a common goal/solution/software etc (it doesnt need to be 100 people or so but just a couple of people) this would be instrumental as far as skill building is concerned. Steve Obbayi SKYPE: sobbayi US: +1 202 297 6831 KE: +254 722 627 691 http://sobbayi.com http://blog.sobbayi.com

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