December 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Re: [Skunkworks] Forum rules to take effect at : TRUCE???
by Joram Mwinamo 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

I Suggest to follow the harmonized draft suggestions Why dont we democratically decide what is OT and what is nOT? I find myself going through the following 1. Desire to post on skunkworks 2. Writes email 3. Considers if email is offtopic or offensive 4. Re reads email 5. Decides its not worth it 6. Deletes email and moves 7. Rants and Raves at reguation on other forums or facebook :-) Why dont we democratically self regulate? Im a techie but working in a totally unrelated field. I feel targetted yet ive been an ardent participant on skunkworks.....I particularly enjoy some off topic posts , I detest political posts or religious ones.....cant we just agree? (Heal the world, make it a better place....MJ Soundtrack) On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Is is that I have been kicked out of the list or that guys are scared > stiff of posting lest they be kicked out for posting messages that do > not conform to the new "rules"?? > > On 05/12/2009, Willie Ong'uti <williexm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > The internet is 'free' and non-regulated. Thats what has pushed internet > to > > the levels it has reached now. Creativity and interaction booms in a free > > environment. so admins i have just looked through the responses on these > > thread and certanly these skunkers are not anywhere close to you side. > > > > i was also looking at the forum http://my.co.ke/phpbb/index.php and > > '*General > > Chatter*' has the most topics and posts. Read the writing on that wall! > > Internet or online 'business' is about numbers, and free equates numbers, > > with numbers power (facebook). So lose the seriousness, take a chill pill > > and the rest of US will appreciate that. > > > > This statement is having me worried: > > > >> Essentially, if your post is > >> - Not IT centric, > >> - Offtopic > >> - SPAM > >> - Obscene > >> - Work positions/Product ads and solicitations > >> > > > > 1. *Spam and Obscenity* i cant stand for that!! > > 2. *IT Centric and Off topic*: i need more clarification on that. I bet > this > > is the POPULAR 'General Chatter' > > 3. *Work positions/Product ads and solicitations*: now this one is > > outrageous. This is what completes the whole cycle. As in once i get to > > learn from skunkworks or some other place, i get to look for a job, want > to > > employ someone who sounds 'he knows IT', sell my product by ads and get > > feedback on the same. and the list is endless. Dont kill this crucial > > cycle!!! > > > > > -- > שִׁמְעוֹן > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Sent from my Voice Recognition Watch© -------------------------------------------------------------------- God is not an excuse for lack of discipline -------------------------------------------------------------------- Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.As we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear,our presence automatically liberates others.

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Mobile operators on facebook
by Okechukwu 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Just got bored and decided to check the stats & this is just an FYI and may never be useful info - Zain has 30,024 members, Yu Kenya has 1,375 members SufferingCon has 179 members Telkom (kenya) has 34 members Orange Kenya has 253 members Zain and Yu seem the most active groups ./Ok3ch

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Bandwidth monitoring : assessing QOS of my wireless link?
by [ Brainiac ] 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Hi guys, between ups of 40Mbps and lows of nil, im just wondering if there is a script i can install to keep pinging somewhere and measure bandwidth available over a certain period. Id just like to know ideally how much i can transfer on my link in a week. Cheers. -- Someone in Kenya cares about the environent. http://www.cra-africa.info

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SCO UNIX INSTALLATION
by ANTONY NDUNG'U 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Hi all, Looking for a guy who can install SCO UNIX v5.0.7 on a HP ML 370 G5 server. Should configure devices tape drive, printers etc. Contact me offlist. Rgds, Antony

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capturing the javascript calculations in a mysql database PHP
by Calvin Omari 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Hi all of you I have this application am making and its suppesd to make claims of refund, part of the script is here But I cannot save this data into all the database /*****************************************************************************************************************************/ function getValues(val){ var numVal1=parseInt(document.getElementById("milleage_start").value); var numVal2=parseInt(document.getElementById("milleage_finish").value); var numVal3=parseInt(document.getElementById("amount").value); var rate = 35.00; var totalValue = numVal1 - numVal2; var totalAmount = totalValue * rate; document.getElementById("milleage").value = totalValue; document.getElementById("amount").value = totalAmount; } /*****************************************************************************************************************************/ <td><div align="right">Finish</div></td> <td><input type="text" name="textfield9" id="milleage_start" class="required" onkeyup="getValues(1)"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="right">Start </div></td> <td><input type="text" name="textfield10" id="milleage_finish" class="required" onkeyup="getValues(2)" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td td bgcolor="#E0E0E0"><div align="left"><strong>Total Milleage (KM) </strong></div></td> <td td bgcolor="#E0E0E0"><strong> <input type="text" name="milleage" id="milleage" onkeyup="getValues(3)" class="required" values=""/> <input type="hidden" name="milleage" id="milleage" /> </strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="right">Amount in KShs </div></td> <td><strong> <input type="text" name="amount" id="amount" class="required" values="" /> <input type="hidden" name="amount" id="amount" /> (Rate @ Kshs 35)</strong></td> Any idea and help will be most appreceated

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what kind of elimu is this????
by Eric Mugo 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

http://www.elimu.co.ke/schoolforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=113512

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Re: [Skunkworks] BD : Telkom to start 3G trials this week?: Give me a reason to give up this...
by [ Brainiac ] 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

It may be Wifi / Wimax, it may even be erratic at times. But when its there, its better than a LAN of yesteryears. (actually about ten years ago i think lan was 10Mbps) On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Whether they try 3G, 4G, 10G, 100G etc or not, they may not be of much > value to us... it emerges that Orange quietly scrapped so-called > 'friends and family' "1/= Forever" tariff six months ago. :(:(:( > > ... in case you see and been assuming their such advertisements are honest > ... > --- > "Telkom Kenya wishes to clarify that the Sh1-a-minute rate Christopher > Black was enjoying was an introductory tariff, which was discontinued > mid this year. Angela Ng’ang’a-Mumo, the head of corporate > communications, says: “In its place, we introduced the new Niaje > tariff, which enables subscribers to pay Sh4 a minute (billed per > second) within the Orange network. Since June 23, we’ve not advertised > the Orange Friends and Family tariff plan but have promoted both the > Niaje tariff and the Sh1 Internet bundle offer.” > --- > <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting%20Edge/-/440802/818358/-/2cahvoz/-/> > > Raising the question Why advertise such tariffs so loudly yet scrap > them without notifying the public? > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:28 AM, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > It already has 3g+ ( evdo ) and now to 3g for gsm platforms! :-) If > anyone > > has details of the tests, please update us. > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Someone in Kenya cares about the environent. http://www.cra-africa.info

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Nil Traffic
by Brian Ngure 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Has Skunkworks died due to the enforcing of new rules? Everyone seems pretty quiet. Ama it's the Christmas "Zone out" factor? -- Regards, Brian Ngure

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'Techies Getting Together' Culture in Kenya
by Murigi Muraya 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

This is one good way some of you geeks can earn yourselves (and Kenya) some good rep and ... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/cisco-teaches-routers-to-act-like-… USD 50,000.00 like http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/axpdev/enhancers.html To compete globally we must develop a good 'techies getting together to sharpen each other' culture in Kenya. Expect to hear this from me until 2012 <retirement> when this mission should have been accomplished </retirement> There were 7200 attendees @ http://www.microsoft.com/europe/teched/ http://blog.nansen.se/2009/11/teched-europe-2009-wrap-up.html Where do we go <start> from here?

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Orange cuts cost of foreign calls by 70p.c.
by aki 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

BD : http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/818676/-/hfp4mpz/-/index.html Telkom’s Orange has announced a 70 per cent drop in international call charges made from its network. The offer has been divided into six global geographical zones with each zone having different call rate charges. In the new tariff structure, subscribers calling to the USA, UK (Fixed), India and China which is in zone one will make their calls at Sh10 representing a more than 70 discount. Callers to zone 2 covering Australia, Uganda and Tanzania will enjoy their calls at Sh15 while those in zone 3 covering Europe, UK mobile, Middle East, Rest of Africa and Asia will be charged at a rate of Sh20. Zones 4-6 also offer very competitive discounts on these destinations. “Due to popular demand and requests for this kind of tariff this festive season, we are happy to heed our subscribers’ calls and rollout a discounted international rate…to keep in touch with family and friends in US, UK, India, China and Australia amongst other destinations,” said the firms chief executive Mickael Ghossein. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why are Telcos doing this? They are all using Voip gateways and still making more than a 1000% per cent profit on each international route. Cost for a premium voip call to UK, USA landline is around 2 Kshs, so why still charge Ksh 20/- for the same service? In fact Safcom is quite "guilty" of using voip for a long time while labelling its services as something else. Its use of voip was so evident in int'l callers Ids and also the sat delays. Since Safcom and the others have ideas on " one stop " services and want to conatin the ICT market, think it is time that skunks operated their own commercial voip gateway and made international services cheaper to kenyans. Its too easy....... Anyone? :-)

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