April 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

SOS
by caroline atetwe 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

hey guys how u doin?hope ok.Need help with my project.I am working on how to improve the QOS (quality of service) in wireless networks in via differentiated services and was told to make it more "quantifiable".So,was wondering if any of you guys out there can help me out to: a)come up with a quick system that is written in any programming language. b)where i can get a wireless router that is configured via hyper terminal c)any help at all

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Re: [Skunkworks] Connectivity Case Study: Nairobi, Kenya a different approach (CCK)
by Barrack Otieno 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Patrick, It is your right to complain but i suggest we adopt a different strategy. I had trouble with my Safaricom 3G connection last week, after airing my displeasure with the Customer service team, the Technical team took over the matter and after explaining to them that i thought the issue had to do with the network in my area they acted on the matter and resolved it. However i also realised that there is a problem along Mombasa road around St James Hospital and its environs and i propose that if there is any techie on the list from Safaricom he takes up the matter with the Organisation. The ICT consumers association through Bwana Gakuru should also act on the issues that have been raised regarding the cost and quality of service. CCK should at least come up with a guideline that is considerably fair. In short i am saying let us use available institutional channels to solve our issues proactively. Proud to be Kenyan! On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com>wrote: > http://techforworldtravel.wordpress.com/ > > Notes: > 1. The recent troubles in Kenya have frightened international investors, so > hotels and tour operators are pulling out all the discounts they can to > attract business. - Yawn! > 2. Panari - high-speed WiFi - "something I suspect is not in the hotel’s > control. DUH!! What is in their control, however, are the rates they charge. > DUH!! A mere 3 hours of surfing cost me a whopping US$18, and there’s a > negligible discount (but...but...) for buying longer periods of access." > 3. "At Nairobi airport, the technology is even less business-friendly" Duh! > > 4. "The Premier Lounge’s own “loungehotspot” had a relatively strong > signal, but the router’s connection to the net was quite unstable, > frequently going offline." Duh! > 5. "Nobody knowledgeable was available at the desk, so fellow travellers > tried to help each other." Duh! > 6. "The phone is still the preferred way, even for data. Nairobi almost has > 3G - SafariCom and Celtel both have EDGE<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution>(technically a “2.75G” connection) data availability on their networks > though I was not able to make it work" Duh! > 7. "100 Kenyan shillings (about US$1.50 at time of writing) gets you a sim > card, though I bought mine at a kiosk at the airport for three times that." > Duh! > 8. "My Uganda MTN SIM card found Safaricom’s network but would not keep a > signal - apparently SafariCom is having major network issues right now." > Duh!! > > Anything else the world needs to know about Kenya's connectivity issues? > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > -- Barrack O. Otieno ISSEN CONSULTING Tel: +254721325277 +254726544442 +254733206359 www.issenconsult.com http://projectdiscovery.or.ke To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton, South Africa

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Re: [Skunkworks] hi.
by janet karani 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

there is, contact me offlist Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:39:22 +0300 From: jacob.odada(a)gmail.com To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] hi. Back up 2009/2/9 imelda Mueni <mueni0(a)gmail.com> hi guyz is there a software for business continuity/disaster recovery......... and no am not asking for a demo am just enquiring ...... _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx…

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respectable ISP
by dan buria imbega 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

am looking around for a respectable (and reliable) ISP that is not going to make me cry one year down the line. Mostly interested in; -domain name registration and hosting( and charges) -website hosting (and charges) \problem is, i dont have much time to do the all important leg-work. -- [D.Buria Imbega] [254 722 630 560] [254 733 566 340]

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Re: [Skunkworks] KRA Online - redundant form fields?
by fyodor 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:17:23 +0300 Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >To slightly deviate from the topic under discussion here, has the >ITMS >undergone blackbox security testing? I.e some white hat hacker, >using >publicly available information, tries to circumvent the security >measure in >place. > > I asked that question sometime back and i dunno where Vincent is since he had hinted something towards that angle of black-box testing the app. Some slight worries i have about the entire system is an MITM bootstrap which as far as my sources go, is not very far from reality. [digression_ahead] You should watch Tiger Team, and see how some of these ideas arent as far fetched as you would think :) [/digression_behind] But as always, thats just me. -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Want to help people? Click here to learn more about human resource training. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqZ6ITl1IIgQQzMZ1IOHqNNRFEbYxRVFZu75p7v…

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incase you missed the published announcement : kenya copyright board
by aki 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

BDaily page : 8. April 6th 2009.

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Re: [Skunkworks] KRA Online - redundant form fields? I support Josiah
by Barrack Otieno 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Spot on Josiah, i proposed that that to the lady who responded from kixp. Am shure skunks can do better by channeling the feedback to the right avenue (Kulipa ushuru ni kujitegemea). :) On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Out of curiousity, does KRA do any testing of their apps, e.g. like picking > a select number of users. > > It seems to me that this list would provide quite some feedback. > > Anyone with contacts in KRA? > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Victor Ngeny <victormaritim(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I went thru that process and the feedback I got from the KRA office is >>> that fill in the required fields only i.e the ones with an asterix beside >>> it. I did and had my pin in less than 5 mins. *using firefox* >>> >> >> Victor, >> >> Were you trying to answer my question, by any chance? >> I have a PIN (for many years now) but would like to get a password to >> enable me to use KRA's online services. >> >> Did you key in your mother's name, by any chance, since that is marked >> with (*) ? >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on >> society." >> -- Mark Twain >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> > > > -- > Josiah Mugambi > +254 738 504418 > > http://blog.josiahmugambi.com > > SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > -- Barrack O. Otieno ISSEN CONSULTING Tel: +254721325277 +254726544442 +254733206359 www.issenconsult.com http://projectdiscovery.or.ke To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton, South Africa

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Re: [Skunkworks] traffic congestion: solutions to hepa traffic (Josiah Mugambi)
by Arthur Simiyu 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

What about a local ushahidi implementation, in partnership with local FM stations you will have enough data to map out trouble spots in the city. Simiyu

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Fwd: skunks Project X : Open Knowledge
by aki 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Incase this did not make it out the last time. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> Date: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] skunks Project X : Open Knowledge To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke I've briefly listed a few things about the SAS solution. There are many aspects that can be developed. While we continue to import, download and install different versions open source software as a solution for various reasons, we keep promoting companies that have come together to produce such. Our dependency on such has lead to various setbacks such as minimal local development, greater dependency for less than tailored solutions , expensive investments and long turn around implementation times and not developing a talent pool for future generations to take to greater heights. Commercially, we fork out money easily to SAS providers when the we need to implement or design systems. All SAS providers have one thing in common. Software designed on Open source but supported commercially. The concept of offering SAS commercial services is a simple one. The OS is free where one can download and install the developed ISO image easily but commercial support is payable and annual. We too can take this step a little further and develop a similar SAS locally with support levels for various clients. The proposal : Whether based on Linux or *BSD, we can come up with these all on ONE distributable CD. I suggest these as the basis for development: Functionality of the SAS CD (not restricted to). - Base OS : Open Source - DNS Server with multi-domain capability - Squid Proxy with domain - Firewall - Mail Server with spam assassin - Mail server with webmail facility - Active Directory integration - Local User accounts and Groups ( sql )for Proxy, Mail Server - Open VPN server - Open Messenger Server - Open virtualization - Network services and Routing capabilities - Bandwidth control - Graphing reports for statistics - Network Intrusion detection system for security For administration by system admin, tech managers etc: - Ability to selectively restart services and modules - Backup feature - Restore feature - Pruning feature - Update feature - Soft shutdown/restart feature - Reprots graphs for security, usages, cpu levels The install procedure and first logon by end user: - The CD should be freely distributed by vendors, supermarkets, online, agents or directly from say eg LPAK or any other entity. The client whether it a service provider, corporate or end user will follow these install instructions ( to be included ) : - Insert CD into hardware. At bootup, the installer will prompt for the usual setup of country, time zone, and partitioning information, networking information, machine name. Once these parameters are entered, the installer shall complete the installation - On reboot, the CD must be removed from hardware. During boot, the system will display a check list of all services started up. The administration of services offered on SAS CD after install: - web interface to allow registration of serial number - web interface to allow control of all services running - web interface to allow configs of system . A pdf manual with basic configs to be provided or chargeable rates apply for real time support Suggested Chargeable service provided by SAS CD company/association: a) For a new installation: 10-25 users @ 10 usd each 25-100 users @ 7 usd each 100-250 users @ 5 usd each 250-500 users @ 3 usd each 500-1000 users @ 1.5usd each Suggested annual support charges provided by SAS CD company/association: - a) Annual support charges: 10-25 users @ 2 usd each 25-100 users @ 3 usd each 100-250 users @ 5 usd each 250-500 users @ 7 usd each 500-1000 users @ 10 usd each What will we have achieved: - A one stop SAS solution for quick deployment, in a lot of cases same day service - A centralised support system and revenue generation - A business case for commercial services - Create talent pools for further development of other solutions that can be added to the growing portfolio of the SAS CD. We can go into the business case of this project in the next update. All comments are welcome to further this discussion. Im sorry time was very short, so i had to leave out a few things.

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Developer Wanted
by Daniel Ndeti 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

A local software firm is looking for a developer with ASP.net skills, SQL 2005 hands on experience. Send CV to <catherinemn(a)digitalconcepts.co.ke> catherinemn(a)digitalconcepts.co.ke

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