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Re: [Skunkworks] paypal.com
by Paul Gichigi 25 Apr '10

25 Apr '10

You can send and recieve money, buy and sell stuff on the net using paypal as long as the site and/or services in use support it. If you selling something on ebay or recieving cash from one fo your relas abroad, so long as they are able to use paypal, it's as easy as abc..... Been doing for the last year and a half.... -- Paul N. Gichigi. +254 720 788 696 / +254 733 788 643 P. O. Box 64638 (00620) Nairobi, Kenya

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by patriq mutuma 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

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Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
by Arthur Simiyu 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine. regards, Simiyu

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GPS locations of mobile phone base stations
by Erik Hersman 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

I heard a rumor about someone getting the GPS locations for the towers (base stations) for the mobile operators in Kenya. Anyone know anything about that? Erik Hersman www.AfriGadget.com www.WhiteAfrican.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] GPS locations of mobile phone base stations
by Arthur Simiyu 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Its possible to pull the location using python on S60 phones http://mobiledevices.kom.aau.dk/development/programming/python/python_tutor… Simiyu

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IMS Networks + IPTV in Kenya?
by nyarotho kennedy 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Hi good people, i need to know if any IMS networks have been deployed in kenya, and if so how independent are they from the existing GSM/GPRS -are they piggy-backing on these networks? And also if anyone has interacted with a SIP deployed IPTV app. what was the streaming quality, type of compression and bandwidth utilization? I'll be more than greatful! Its kind of necessary. Most of you know what this line means ''.....submitted in partial fulfillment for the Award....blah blah'' yes that! God bless y'all! -- People should know when they are conquered.

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TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: Wanted: One team
by Al Kags 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

*Wanted*: One team of freelance/ Independent Web Professionals *Deliverable*: Phase one of an Online Health Information Platform (Project Afya) An entrepreneur group is seeking the services of a team of freelance/ independent web professionals that would work together to deliver Phase one of an online health information project. This project will have about four phases and the team would continue to the next phase only if they successfully deliver the preceding phase on time. The team muct consist of a project manager to understand the business aims of the project, ensure timely delivery and detailed documentation of the project, designer who can deliver global quality CSS based designs from scratch (not plagiarised from other sources) and a developer who has indepth understanding of PHP5 as well as the strong ability to integrate open source applications especially those that are google based. The team must be able to incoporate other members as the case may be - especially in the future phases, which are larger scale. Interested? Send your expression of interest in the project, currently Codenamed project Afya stating clearly the following: - Give your team a name - Names and detailed profiles of all members of the team - including portfolios, experience and project referees - Skills sets and expected roles of each member of the team - Detailed Contact information Send this information to *Patricia*, who is your contact person for purposes of any aspectr of this project at *p_mukundi(a)yahoo.com* Only successful teams will be invited to meet with the Client team to review the project. DEADLINE: 10th June 2008. Good Luck. Al Kags ----------------------- Founder, The Desturi Trust http://www.alkags.com

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Power rationing and personal electricity generation
by aki 28 Aug '09

28 Aug '09

While the rationing is forecast, It reminds me of the last time we had this. At that time, I designed a 2KVA invertor system from scratch with power MOSFETS which ran on 2 lead acid batteries with an external charger ( 100ah ). This thing ran for 7 hours continuos powering a 30amp load. This time around, no need for that as many things are cheaply available. noise free minimum requirements, power delivery at least 8 hrs at 40% load : - Power 2 energy saving bulbs. These are the AC philips 8watt ( 40 watt output ). DC load on good quality cable : 0.5amps max each - Laptop and charger. DC load on good quality cable : 2 amps max - Printer ( inkjet, not laser ) . DC load on good quality cable : 4amps max - Wifi Router. DC load on good quality cable : 0.1 amp max cheap options available : - For lighting, I can use DC flourecent tube 8Watt. These run on 12 VDC. run a separate DC line from the batteries @ 0.2amp each. - Use an invertor or modify a 650VA UPS for AC supply. split the DC and AC circuits while good ventilation is important - Purchase 2 batteries ( 100ah each stacked in parallel, total 200ah ) sealed maintainence free type ( must be in ventilated area ) - purchase a single solar panel with line charger or incase of UPS, increase charging transformer size. Or AC charger upto 10amps. sketch : !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! charging !------------! Invertor/ !-----------------AC Output ( fused protection) !system+batt ! ! UPS ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! !-------------------------------------------------------------DC Output ( fused protection ) ( correct as necessary )

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Balance Brought Forward? Never! - Mobile Data Services
by Odhiambo ワシントン 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

Hello Skunks, On Safaricom 3G (or any other data service for that matter) if you do not exhaust the bundle in 30 days, and if you do not reload (buy more bundle) before the expiry of the 30 days then you lose all portion of bundle that you never got to use. I've been buying 1GB bundles (KES 2,499) and sometimes by the end of the calendar month, I still have like 300MB remaining which then just disappears into Safaricom's coffers. 1GB at 2500 means KES 2.5/MB. Losing 300MB means I forfeit KES 750 to safaricom and my line is still active! Why is it so difficult for Safaricom to let customers use all the bundle they buy by bringing the balance forward??? In the same breath, if you purchased N amount of data bundle from Safaricom while you have KES X.00 as available credit on your line, upon depletion of the N bundle, Safaricom will allow you to continue to use their data services while charging you at KES 8.00/MB on your available KES X.00 credit. This is my experience, using a prepaid line. Is it just me who finds this immoral? Does YU and Orange behave the same way? Alex (Gakuru), I need protection from safaricom :-) -- 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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Telkom Kenya Vacancies
by Odhiambo ワシントン 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Gleaned from the Daily Nation today: 1. Call Centre Solutions Manager/Avaya Call Centre Systems Manager 2. Systems Analyst - Avaya Call Cantre Solutions Deadline: Monday 15th June 2009 Details: www.telkom.co.ke There is a reason they give such short notice. I think it's that the candidates are already shortlisted, but try your hard luck anyway. Sux!!! :-) -- 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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