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zain services rapidly heading south
by Victor Maina 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

hello. has any one noticed the rapid deterioration of zain's services. nothing works properly especially club 20 and data. moreover, the customer care agents sound exhausted and aloof. im really disappointed! -- Victor Maina.

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SHELL SCRIPTING IN LINUX VIDEO TUTORIAL AND PDF
by Trey 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Morning guys, Just got this one. Very informative for anyone interested contact me offline. Thanks Content: 1.Introduction 2.Your First Shell Script 3.Running a Shell Script 4.Shell Programming Features 5.Conditional Code 6.Loops 7.Text Processing 8.Functions 9.Command-line Parameters 10.Advanced Scripting The PDF is on Mastering Unix Shell Scripting.

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Re: [Skunkworks] How do I reset a Blackberry unlock Password
by Arthur Simiyu 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

You can wipe the blackberry under Options -> Security Options -> General Settings Then access full menu and choose wipe. This will clear all data from your phone so its best you backup your contacts and messages first. This is what will happen when you get to 10 tries and there is no other way to clear the password.

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SufferingCon weds VoodoCon - Shidwe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Raidar Creative Ltd 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Guys, I have been thinking there is no worse marriage than the one we have between Agwambo's oranges and Ubako's Banana and I have finally come accross a worse marriage. Safaricon wedded Vodacom in Tanzania. Call this a result of too many tuskers but I will still insist the marriage gave me more time for enriching its competitor in profits, EABL, due to poor speeds. For instance, to load my Gmail account took same time as 320ML of Tusker down my throat. Am not a fast drinker just so you know. I have come up with 10 reasons why the Coalition government is better than Safaricom + Vodacom. 1. Both are Cons (SafariCON and VodaCON). 2. 3g in Dar on a safcon line means 3bps. 3. Vodacom has poorer customer support than KBC TV. 4. When you follow the customer service prompt on Vodacom, there is a place where you select your prefered language. All recorded messages are in English but the live person who picks up talks swahili. If you request they talk English, Charlene my 5 year old daughter speaks better English. 5. When you get here, Safaricom takes a Safari and Vodacom gives you Voodo. 6. Am roaming on Voda, I keep getting SMS from other networks here to roam with them, I thought it was a faithful marriage with Safaricom. 7. I have to do this email on Basic HTML Gmail. 8. Since I came here, I know more bars and internet cafes than I know in Nairobi. 9. Its damn expensive to call Safaricom numbers from my Safaricom line, which normally costs me about 8 bob, now I am paying 30somthing... 10. When I click send, it will mean another Tusker down my throat before I see "Message Sent". Now I could go on and on, but as you notice, am a frustrated customer of the two giants. Someone forward this to Michael Joseph and ask him to send me a "Please Call me, Thank You", I will spend my over 30 shillings a minute to call him and offer him some few words. If there is a Michael Joseph of Vodacom, tell him to change his way if he suspects am on the same road, there is no telling what a drunk internet addict can do.... Also pass this message to whoever is doing the C-Class Promotion on safaricom data, ask them how am supposed to accumulate points when I can only do 3 bytes per second. I have used 26.7MBs in more than 42 days! I hope they give me a point for each byte. David, FBSnV (Frustrated By Safaricom and Vodacom, LLED), Bsc. SSIF (SMS me for meaning of this). -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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HP ProLiant ML350 G6 !!!!!
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

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upcoming power rationing
by Michael Omondi 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

With the upcoming power rationing, I couldnt help but wonder why we are relying only on one source of energy for electricity. Must we wait for the white man to always lead the way Read below how Europe wants to use the sahara desert to produce energy that will be sufficient for the whole continent (i.e Europe ) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5887597.ece Want to know why they choose the sahara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_array#_note-0 In the Sahara <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara> desert, with less cloud cover and a better solar angle, one can obtain closer to 8.3 kWh/m²/day. The unpopulated area of the Sahara desert is over 9 million km², which if covered with solar panels would provide 630 terawatts total power. The Earth's current energy consumption rate is around 13.5 TW at any given moment (including oil, gas, coal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal> , nuclear <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power> , and hydroelectric <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectric> ).

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SEARCHING FOR A LAPTOP
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hallo Skunks, I'm searching for a used laptop(i suppose it would be cheaper) at least 1gb Ram, Wi fi enabled, 80gb disk space and battery sustainability of at least an hour ..... Yap a good laptop. Give me a call on 0724517177 http://edsamich.blogspot.com

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Just curious!
by kuriah samuel 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hi all, The other day i forwarded a mail to "Skunkworks forum" < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> || <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>. Do i expect a copy of the mail? I am carrying out a survey and would appreciate your contribution. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dERiUWZtYmVDUGNreExCNDRYbVp….. -- Regards Samuel Kuriah Get to know Kenya, Mega Travel Offers http://megatraveloffers.com/region.php?id=1

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[Security Forum] afr0-w00t Hackers convention blog post
by chuks Jonia 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hi. I posted the Afr0 w00t hackers convention on my blog. Here, http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/2009/07/afr0-w00t-convention-announced-in.ht… Hope to see papers coming from skunks members too. ./Chuks -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester infosigmer(a)inbox.com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ http://www.kamongo.co.ke/

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What's your favorite screen - saver : How does it affect u.
by Martin Muraguri 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

I love the star field screen saver in win xp, It helps me cool down with the unpredictable stars coming in from "space" Whats yours? Can screen savers improve efficiency as they calm the mind.... * during breaks only as most us barely have time to "save" the screen. Muraguri

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