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an echo problem in php
by Calvin Omari 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hi techies, Hi I believe I am gaining so much skills in Skunkworks University, now my fellow lecturers and students, I have a problem displaying some information in php. I have a page with aform for somebody to fill with details like name, date of birth etc this is the form.php after succesful insertion into db you get a message in another page inserts succesful, nowe how can I show the details inserted do I fetch them from db or capture them from the form input although the process is in another page meaning <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?> will not work as the form is in form .php page and the results to be viewed are in formfilled.php any Idea gurus regards Calvin

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Fwd: ITU Cybercrime Guide for Developing Countries available
by Brian Munyao Longwe 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dr. Marco Gercke <gercke(a)cybercrime.de> Date: Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 9:44 PM Subject: ITU Cybercrime Guide for Developing Countries available in French now To: AfricanCyberInfoNetwork(a)afrispa.org Dear all, As a follow-up to my mail from earlier this year just a short information that ITU posted the guide “Understanding Cybercrime: A Guide for Developing Countries” in three more language on the website (in addition to English now also French, Spanish and Russian). Chinese and Arabic language will follow soon. Everything is available for free download here : http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/cyb/cybersecurity/projects/crimeguide.html http://www.itu.int/oth/D010B000007/ Let me take the opportunity to thank all of you for your feedback to the English version and especially your requests for the French translation. I forwarded them to ITU and when the saw the great demand they got things moving very fast. So thanks to all of you for your very active support. Best, Marco -- Dr. Marco Gercke Director Cybercrime Research Institute Niehler Str. 35 50733 Cologne Germany P.: +49 221 2707205 F.: +49 221 2707206 www.cybercrime-institute.com gercke(a)cybercrime.de Cybercrime Research Institute GmbH HRB 66602 (Amtsgericht Köln) Geschäftsführer: Dr. Marco Gercke -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Corrupted Outlook PST
by Odhiambo Washington 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Hello, I am stuck with a corrupt outlook pst file here. I have tried repairing with SCANPST, which has failed. I have also tried truncating the file using the 2gb152.exe from MS and running SCANPST against the truncated one, but that too fails. Does anyone in the forum have a copy of one of those commercial tools that ignore any errors with PST files and just proceed to recover the corrupted PST? This is an SOS:) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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Lamp Developer Needed
by Simon Mburu 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Hi Guys, Habari.tv is looking for an experienced LAMP developer. Good technical & business skills. Apply to jobs(a)habari.tv. -- Simon Gatonye 0722993642 P.O. Box 75232 Nairobi - 0200

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Battery Charge Issues
by Bernard Mwagiru 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Brian, There are microcells in almost all major buildings.However that does not solve the problem since microcells introduce more cells which causes a phone to perform more cell handoffs.It is this frequent cell handoff that leads to a higher power consumption.As the subscriber density increases especially at cbd more cells can be created by splitting larger cells, but only to a certain extent.Beyond that it becomes tricky as sometimes a site may be required to be moved altogether in extreme cases. bernard -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe Sent: 17/12/2009 12:19:38 pm Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Battery Charge Issues Ngure has hit the nail on the head. A high density network - consisting of cells, micro-cells and boosters - minimises the internal radio's power utilisation - thereby allowing battery more of a lifetime before next charge. I'm not trying to bash Safaricom - just observing a fact. I have had this issue with Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Apple iPhone, Blackberry and Palm smartphones - and it is always consistent. In fact my batteries last longer even in Dar es salaam and Kampala. Might it also have something to do with the fact that our subscriber numbers are higher here and the number of subscribers/base station might impose such a load that individual handsets need to consume more power to stay in sync with the base station? While that may be true - then it becomes an engineering challenge - that can be solved by using the South African approach of putting in a very high-density of base-stations, micro-cells and boosters. In SA - the network allows you to see what cell you are connected to on your phones screen. it is not uncommon to see the phone change to a different cell - within 5 footsteps in a mall and within less than 500 metres while on the road. Brian On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Brian Ngure < brian(a)mystique.boldlygoingnowhere.org> wrote: > The greater the distance to the nearest base station, the more power > your phone has to use to connect. > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Brian > > > > i dont think safaricom net, has anything to do with the how long your > > battery lasts or any net work whatsoever ...maybe should ld check with > nokia > > care centers when u come to kenya ... > > > > it could be also your mobile usage when in kenya , maybe you use more > when > > in kenya than SA :) > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com > > > > wrote: > >> > >> Wes, > >> > >> The network claim might be true. When I'm in Kenya my Nokia batts last > >> max 2 days. When I'm in SA or Cairo or Botswana with same phone I get > >> up to 4 days with heavily increased usage as I use the phone for most > >> of my 'net access. > >> > >> Seems safaricoms net density isn't as good as it ought to be. > >> > >> Mblayo > >> > >> > >> > >> On 12/17/09, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > Please Note that Bluetooth is turned off, I'm not connecting to any > >> > machine, > >> > not listening to Music etc. It's only calling and SMS. On average I'm > >> > talking for about 5 minutes a day. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --- On Thu, 12/17/09, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> > >> > Subject: [Skunkworks] Mobile Battery Charge Issues > >> > To: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> > >> > Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:27 AM > >> > > >> > Hey Yall, > >> > > >> > I got a Nokia 3110c, and the charge lasts for 2 days. The shop that > sold > >> > to > >> > me says the Mobile Network is consuming the battery charge. I didn't > >> > believe > >> > them (fully) so I went to Nokia Care at Hilton. Nokia told me that > it's > >> > normal for that to happen. However I had a motorolla which would last > >> > for 4 > >> > days. > >> > > >> > So I'm puzzled here. Are the mobile networks being blamed for a poorly > >> > made > >> > device (battery) or is this a true experience for most people on ALL > >> > phones. > >> > The phone is on Safaricom. I would like to know (especially if you > work > >> > in > >> > CBD) how long your battery lasts before you have to charge it. > >> > > >> > I hope this info will give us a better understanding when buying a > >> > phone. > >> > Having to charge every 2 days is un-acceptable. Kwani I'm feeding a > >> > baby!? > >> > > >> > > >> > 8~! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Skunkworks mailing list > >> > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >> > ------------ > >> > Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet > >> > > >> > > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > >> > ------------ > >> > 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 Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com > >> > >> Brian Munyao Longwe > >> e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > >> cell: + 254 722 518 744 > >> blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > >> meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Skunkworks mailing list > >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >> ------------ > >> Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet > >> > >> > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > >> ------------ > >> 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > Not only is life a bitch, it has puppies > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet > > > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > > ------------ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Brian Ngure > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet > > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > ------------ > 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 > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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negotiating ip security error
by Matilda Mageto 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Hi, Am get negotiationg ip security when pinging any ip address.because of this error am not able to configure VPN on windows xp machine service pack 2.How can go roubd it?Kindly help me OUT PLEASE Regards Matilda

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Internet Bundle of choice from mobile providers
by ibtisam jamal 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Hi Guys , What would you prefer timebased internet (1 month or 2 weeks) or size based internet (Mb's and Gb's) which one would you prefer . I would personally go for timebased because i know i just have to budget shillings x everymonth for internet access at home.

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Looking For a Fairly Good Computer
by Brian Ngure 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Hi All, I am looking for a fairly good computer for my brother in law. Maybe a P4 or if possible dual core. Budget is very tight, approx 20K (so P4 probably). Does anyone have any suggestions on where I can find anything like this? -- Regards, Brian Ngure

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Calling Michael Murungi
by Gakuru Alex 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

I need to speak with him urgently and I would appreciate if he could get in touch or some one (directly) gives me his number. asante

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Accessing a website address similar to a domain in that domain.
by Martin Muraguri 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

I know my subject line sounds like agreeing to Disagree but my problem is ... I cant access www.martin.com while logged on to the domain martin.com in a windows network, On other networks where the domain server is not present the site works perfectly. Tracer results end after one hop... resolving to the domain server. I have tried redirecting to martin.com on the IIS server hosted the domain server... which worked for a few hours ... but since then i have been getting connection timed out. Someone care to HELP?? -- Best Regards Martin Maina C: +254726937792 , +254770147485 T: +254 0202465663 E: martinmur87(a)gmail.com W: http://martingeek.110mb.com

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