June 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

seacom gone live? latencies of upto 200ms to some sites
by aki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

seems to me they have but not stable. anyone share this?

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Meeting Reminder, Today, 6pm, Teleposta Towers, Wilfred Mworia on Windows 7 RC
by Phares Kariuki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, This is a reminder that there will be a meeting today at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, KCCT from 6.00pm. Speaker: Wilfred Mworia Topic: Microsoft's Windows 7, a Technical Overview Free Windows 7 DVD's and some Windows 2008 Server Discs to be given out for free :). Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Safaricom Bambanet (HSDPA Modem)
by Alex Wanjohi 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Is it just me or has anybody else noticed how the speeds immediately drop whenever you queue a series of 'heavy' downloads (~ 2MB @) when using the safaricom modem.? I noticed they drop till they eventually start timing out. They shot back to a consistent ~600 ms when I un-queued the downloads. Whats the most likely explanation for this? regards -Alex

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Cost of a go.ke
by James Mutuku 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hellos, What is the cost of a .go.ke? James

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Looking for Outsourced Jobs
by Jayeesh Bhalla 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

A great resource for those looking for outsourced Jobs. www.odesk.com

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Equity bank atm
by imelda Mueni 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

hi guyz is Equity bank upgrading there ATM thats why none is working in most branches or any IT guy from equity please , cause your service is detoriating and not to mention the the way the ATM keeps retenting Cards (happend thrice in this month) am just from opening another account in a diiferent bank, any one from Equity to explain whats happening

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Microsofts Project Natal
by Jayeesh Bhalla 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Interesting http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/microsofts-project-natal-demo-video-has-… jumping-with-anticip/

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BING!!! goes live redirecting live Search
by Steve 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Microsoft has made its new search engine available ahead of schedule and is redirecting searches from Live Search to the new site read more<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jun/01/searchengines-microso…>

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Dead HP Pavilion
by Steve Muchai 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi guys and gals, Bad start to the long weekend. My HP Pavilion DV6000 just died. I last used it two nights ago and it was fine. When I power on, the LEDs come on but it doesn't attempt to boot, hard drive stays strangely quiet, and the display doesn't seem to get powered. I've tried with an external display as well. I've removed the HDD and backed up my important stuff to another machine. Looks like a HW problem but I don't think it's the mobo. Have tried the memory as well, no joy. Ideas needed before I dismantle the whole jingamathing. Regards, Steve -- "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Stolen from someone else's sig.

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Looking for Kenyans for EU funded tech workshops
by Karimi 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

*[Attachment(s) <#1219d21b1a0663f6_1219d1805fb03a14_TopText> from pragnya alekal included below]* Please contact Sheila Ochugboju directly if you are interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Sheila Ochugboju* <sheilaafrica(a)googlemail.com> Date: Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:21 AM Subject: Calling all Kenyans!! To: ted-lb-fellows-2009(a)googlegroups.com Dear Fellows, I am calling for your help. We need 30 great Kenyan Participants for a series of workshops we are running in June and July. Please see flyer attached. This is part of an EU funded project with 11 partners from Europe, India and Kenya. The focus is capacity building & socialization of science and technology in developing countries. www.set-dev.eu Participants must attend at least *three *out of the four workshops for the SET DEV process.An African Manifesto for Science & Technology is being written both as a catalyst for internal dialogue across African communities and also as an outcome of those conversations to create a vision for the future of African Science and Technology for the continent. All travel (within Kenya only) and accommodation costs for the workshops will be covered by ATPS, along with a small stipend for all participants. Please spread to your Kenyan networks or contacts. Feel free to request more details from me or ATPS. Thank You!! Sheila -- TED Long Beach Fellow. www.ted.com/fellows --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Sheila Ochugboju Senior Communications Officer African Technology Policy Studies Network 3rd Floor, The Chancery P.O Box 10081-00100-GPO Nairobi, Kenya Tel 2714092/2714498/2723800 Fax 27104028 Mobile: 00 254 736 462 120 (Kenya) 00 44 787 217 8867 (UK) sochugboju(a)atpsnet.org. www.atpsnet.org On www.twitter.com as SheilaAfrica. Passionate About Ideas worth Spreading - Read more: http://sheilaochugboju.posterous.com www.ted.com. check out TEDTALKS -- .................................................................................................... An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. Arnold Glasgow ...... "Attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteed…unless God steps in!"

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