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Re: [Skunkworks] Zain selling ?
by fyodor 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

And that phone also had a zoom >camera, a >radio and a analogue TV with a huge antenna. All in one Chinese >phone. Hehehe.... Am almost sure i saw one with a "Print" Option and also at your convenience also has some Swiss Army blades on the side....... I may be wrong though.... -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Click for free information on top investing websites and services. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqa1ljyYhGtbsKbt885xD39rGDhAzM7UpvIZ14O…

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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA HON. MWAI KIBAKI, CGH, MP, DURING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE EAST AFRICAN MARINE SYSTEMS CABLE (TEAMS) ON 12TH JUNE 2009 IN MOMBASA.
by Gakuru Alex 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Kenya has just changed... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:23 PM Subject: [ke-internetusers] SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA HON. MWAI KIBAKI, CGH, MP, DURING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE EAST AFRICAN MARINE SYSTEMS CABLE (TEAMS) ON 12TH JUNE 2009 IN MOMBASA. To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Cc: Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> Folks, Mkanda umefika pwani yetu!! Ndugu zanguni, wacha tukague hii speech ya mzee kwanza, halafu tujadiliane kesho.. asanteni sana... thank you all, ---- SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA HON. MWAI KIBAKI, CGH, MP, DURING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE EAST AFRICAN MARINE SYSTEMS CABLE (TEAMS) ON 12TH JUNE 2009 IN MOMBASA. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am gratified to be with you today at an event of truly historic proportions. The landing of this fibre-optic undersea cable project in Mombasa is one of the landmark projects in Kenya’s national development story. Indeed some have compared this to the completion of the Kenya-Uganda railway more than a century ago. This comparison is not far-fetched, because while the economies of the last century were driven by railway connections, the economies of today are largely driven by internet and other I.C.T. connections. The East African Marine Systems project is an innovative public-private partnership between the Government of Kenya and corporate stakeholders. The project has connected our country with the rest of the world and harnessed the power of Information Communication Technologies. This is a great enabler for growth, and development of our country. The arrival of this cable in the penultimate year of the first decade of the 21st Century signals the beginning of a new beginning in the telecommunications sector, particularly data services, in our country and the region. Until now, the Eastern Africa coast was the longest coastline in the world without a fibre-optic cable connection to the rest of the world. This project comes with many attractive benefits. The TEAMS project marks a crucial turning point in our efforts to bridge the Digital Divide. It will empower Kenyans and other East Africans to become fully digital citizens of the 21st Century. It redefines modernity and efficiency and is a big step in the delivery of quality service in the I.C.T. sector. I am confident that the people of our region, especially the youth, will be the first to rush to savour the joys and high resolution qualities of the fastest Internet connections that will be offered by the undersea cable project. The TEAMS project will be a great boost to the worlds of learning, work and play. I.C.T. serves all generations. Those of the older generation will recall that the world rocked by the first global economic meltdown, the Great Depression of 1929 that lasted deep into the 1930’s was soon followed by the World War that started in 1939. Today we are witnessing the global recession that began with the American sub-prime mortgage and banking crisis of last year. But there is a crucial difference this time round: the prevailing worldwide recessionary conditions are the first such downturn to happen in the age of I.C.T. As such, I believe that a world equipped with I.C.T. and interconnected by fibre-optic cables has much better disaster preparedness and turnaround capabilities than the world of the 1930’s. Thanks to I.C.T. the world now is truly a global village with better communication and now better informed. I am confident that timely solutions to the ongoing economic crisis will be found using the crucial tools of I.C.T.. Future downturns will be easier to foresee, contain and overcome, in good time. With the TEAMS project, Kenya and the Eastern Africa region are finally joining what the American author Thomas Friedman called a flattened world in his bestselling book “The World is Flat. In his book he analyses the convergence of technology and events that saw China and India become global centres of the supply chain for services and manufacturing. Mr Friedman explains how a seamlessly interconnected world is making a positive impact on nations, companies, communities and individuals. In addition to the marine installation that we are celebrating here today, the next step is the full completion of the construction of land-based infrastructure. This will make I.C.T. the main pillar of our national economic blueprint for the new millennium, VISION TWENTY THIRTY. The opportunities that are about to be opened up by the TEAMS project are tremendous. Readily accessible bandwidth will not only lower telecommunications costs but also provide new opportunities practically in all sectors. The concept of a working nation will translate into a much stronger economy befitting this millennium. To address these challenges, I am directing the Ministry of Information and Communication to come up with programmes for the training and development of youth nationwide, to catch the first generation of truly digital Kenyans. Similarly, I direct all the Ministries to speedily adopt I.C.T. in their strategic plans in order to realise the full benefits of technology, for the good of our country. Ladies and Gentlemen, Affordable telecommunications technologies and infrastructure are critical to our nation’s development. The phenomenon of business process outsourcing which is a mainstay of the I.C.T. sector, is something that the Government wishes to see take hold in Kenya as soon as possible. Under business process outsourcing, engineering and scientific research, computer programming, accounting and telemarketing, the new global enterprise, can be based anywhere in the world. This is what a knowledge-based society is about. And it is possible because I.C.T. enables you to deliver services and products anywhere in the world. I.C.T. therefore is a necessity that we must embrace as it helps Kenya to move with the changing times in a rapidly evolving world. With the launch of this project Kenya is now equipped with one of the most advanced and cost effective, nation-building tools. With these remarks it is now my pleasure to officially launch the East African Marine Systems Cable. _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Server Collocation
by david aliata 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Hi guys, Does anyone on the list knows how much ISPs or any other companies in kenya charge to collocate a server at their premises?

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mobile app.
by ambrose kimaiyo 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Mobile app, When you give the link for downloading jad, they can easily identify the jar file location and they can as well download and share. I belief using wurfl could be a solution. link: http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/ Regards, Ambrose Kimaiyo

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USD 600 per MB on KDN's Fiber Network ??$%^^&*&*
by Martin Muraguri 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Just saw this ad in the Daily Nation.. Well from what my maths teacher said ..like 20 years ago if *USD 600 = 1000kb* then *256kb = USD 153.6 = KSH 10752* Is this not too expensive ... How and when is the price of Internet connections going to come down? The last thing i want is a Super Fast connection i cant afford!! Maina Muraguri.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 3, Issue 154
by ambrose kimaiyo 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Mobile app, When you give the link for downloading jad, they can easily identify the jar file location and they can as well download and share. I belief using wurfl could be a solution. Regards, Ambrose Kimaiyo On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:09 PM, <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. Re: Mobile Apps query.. (Rad!) > 2. Mobile Apps Query (Paul Mathu) > 3. Re: Mobile Apps query.. (Paul Mathu) > 4. Mobile Apps query (Mbugua Njihia) > 5. Re: the new iphone (ndungu stephen) > 6. Re: the new iphone (Phares Kariuki) > 7. Thought this might be of interest (Solomon Mburu) > 8. Re: Mobile Apps query (Paul Mathu) > 9. Re: the new iphone (ndungu stephen) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:02:18 +0300 > From: "Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Apps query.. > Message-ID: > <911107610906150202g314d7a2bo6780589970567ec8(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > What platform? J2ME? Windows Mobile? > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Paul Mathu <mails.mathu(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > > Is there a way that a mobile application can be auto installed on > > downloading thereby restricting users from copying the application from > one > > device to another? > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Mathu > > > > http://sojjar.blogspot.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > Other lists > > ------------- > > Skunkworks 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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Science vs magic
by Tech List Kenya 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Seriously, how does this guy on KTN make handkerchiefs disappear in his hand? Doesnt that go against the scientific theory that matter cannot be destroyed (or something like that)? And yeah, its a kids show but am still young at heart:)

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Mobile Apps Query
by Paul Mathu 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Hi Is there a way that a mobile application can be auto installed on downloading thereby restricting users from copying the application from one device to another? > > -- Regards Mathu http://sojjar.blogspot.com

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entertainment inventions:New Game Controller
by ndungu stephen 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

The new game controller - (sony) . The possibilities are limitless in the other worlds ! http://www.snotr.com/video/2733 w/r Stephen N

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Google Developer Qualification
by Christopher Kiagiri 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Are you a developer who is already developing applications that use Google APIs? Did you know that there are always people reaching out to Google Kenya asking if they can hire qualified developers to implement various solutions? Have you positioned yourself to be able to receive these types of business leads from Google? Well, now you can do so for free by participating in the Google Qualified Developer program <http://code.google.com/qualify/>. It will be interesting to see which African countries will have the largest number of qualified developers via this program. Personally, I think it would be neat if Kenya were to lead the way. :) Cheers, - Chris

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