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by dmbuvi＠gmail.com 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

This story, which was originally posted at PCWorld.com, has been recommended to you by dmbuvi(a)gmail.com. Online Scams Jump as More Africans Go Online Cybercrooks are targeting new Internet users within Africa, along with the longstanding Nigerian money scams. The complete story can be found here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,167876/article.html We hope you will find this story interesting and informative. PC World, an IDG publication, has been providing independent, unbiased, reviews, news, and information about technology since 1983.

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Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds.
by wesley kiriinya 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Thought I wud share on the great dilema of internet bundle offers from various telcos. I bought a YU line yesterday and at 100 bob I get to keep my older number but with the YU prefix. I got the line primarily for internet coz their bundle seems to be the cheapest. I tried it out for about an hour and I was a satisfied customer. One may wonder why I would rather use my phone than buy a modem from any of the networks (in this case Orange, $afcom, YU). Although it's more expensive, probably twice the cost, it's far more reliable and the bandwidth seems to be higher. On $afcom there are very few instances when I couldn't log on the net via my phone and each time downloads speeds are about 26KB/s (Note KB not Kb). On the other hand my experience with the modem has been miserable, actually I can't remember when I've connected to the net using the modem. I'm testing YU next week and I might as well get an Orange line. More on that on the next paragraph. So I now have a YU line and a $afcom line and one phone. New plan is to buy a dual sim phone (around 4,500) and buy an Orange SIM. So when I'm surfing using one line, the rest of the two lines can be in the dual SIM line. So guys can still call me on any of my lines and I can surf the net using any of the lines. Onto one of the most important items, costs: I would say that for someone who needs a reliable net connection via mobile then the modems might be a disappointment. Using a 3G/Edge enabled phone to connect *may cost more* but the value outweighs the savings if using a modem bundle. (Clarifications needed from other people's experiences). Estimating the costs for someone who wants to start from Scratch: A 3G/Edge enabled phone would be around 15K, a dual SIM phone would be around 4,500 so lets round the cost to 20K for both (u have to buy the 3 lines:Orange, $afcom, YU and put some credit). Let me estimate 4,500 per modem which comes to around 14K for the 3 modems. The saving here is 6K. However note that with the phones one can make cheaper phone calls, and with all these promotions and the competition I believe the 6K will be easily offset. So what is left are the monthly costs: If one is using data (which I assume is the main reason you've read this far) then the telco with cheapest data rate makes most sense to use which in this case is YU @ 3bob/MB. If in a day one mainly opens web pages and chats, an average of 3MB, and once in a while downloads an average of 4MB then usage in a day is around 7MB, but lets double that and make it 14MB. So in a day that's 42 bob and in 20 working days, why not even make it 30 days, it's 1,260 bob. That sounds good! For those once in a while big downloads of 30MB or more, an internet cafe/hot spot might suffice. This assumes 3bob/MB which can change and go up. With cheaper bandwidth and the competition in the market I don't see it going up past 5 bob/MB. The telcos with more than 5 bob/MB will likely bring it down. So there it is. Anyone doing the same, I (we) would appreciate your input. 8~)

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GOD and the Programmer...
by Paul Mathu 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

IN THE BEGINNING 1. In the beginning GOD created the Bit and the Byte. And from those he created the Word. 2. And there were two Bytes in the Word; and nothing else existed. And God separated the One from the Zero; and he saw it was good. 3. And God said – Let the Data be; And so it happened. And God said – Let the Data go to their proper places. And he created floppy disks and hard disks and compact disks. 4. And God said – Let the computers be, so there would be a place to put floppy disks and compact disks. Then God created computers and called them hardware. 5. And there was no software yet. But God created programs; small and big... And told them _ Go and multiply yourselves and fill all the Memory. 6. And God said – I will create the programmer; And the Programmer will make new programs and govern over the computers and programs and Data. 7. And God created the Programmer; and put him at Data Center; And God showed the Programmer the Catalog Tree and said: You can use all the volumes and subvolumes but DO NOT USE Windows. 8. And God said – It is not good for the Programmer to be alone. He took a bone from the Programmer’s body and created a creature that would look up at the Programmer; and love the things the Programmer does; And God called the creature: the User. 9. And the programmer and the user were left under the naked DOS and it was Good. 10. But Bill was smarter than all the other creatures of God. And Bill said to the User – Did God really tell you not to run any programs? 11. And the user answered – God told us that we can use every program and every piece of Data but told us not to run Windows or we will die. 12. And Bill said to the User – How can you talk about something you did not even try. The moment you run Windows you will become equal to God. You will be able to create anything you like by a simple click of your mouse. 13. And the User saw that the fruits of the Windows were nicer and easier to use. And the User saw that any knowledge that was useless-since Windows could replace it. 14. So the User installed the Windows on her computer and said to the programmer that it was good. 15. And the Programmer immediately started to look for new drivers. And God asked him – What are you looking for? And the Programmer answered – I am looking for new drivers because I can not find them in the DOS. And God said – Who told you you need drivers? Did you run Windows? And the Programmer said – It was Bill who told us to ! 16. And God said to Bill – Because of what you did you will be hated by all the creatures. And the user will always be unhappy with you. And you will always sell Windows. 17. And God said to the User – Because of what you did, the Windows will disappoint you and eat up all of your resources; And you will have to use lousy programs; and you will always rely on the Programmers help. 18. And God said to the Programmer – Because you listened to the User you will never be happy. All your programs will have errors and you will have to fix them and fix them to the end of time. 19. And God threw them out of the Data Center and locked the door and secured it with a password. 20. GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT` hav a windows free week..... ;) -- Regards Mathu http://sojjar.blogspot.com

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British Spy M16 Chief exposed on facebook....lesson on how missing the privacy setting on facebook can totally mess up ua life
by saich 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Dear skukner if you are leading a secret life be sure to check out your privacy options or else... http://www.techtree.com/India/News/New_MI6_Chief_Exposed_on_Facebook/551-10…

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Re: [Skunkworks] [Fwd: [Security Forum] AFR0W00T HACKERS CONVENTION, CALL FOR PAPERS PLANNED BY NSPKENYA]
by wesley kiriinya 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Interesting. Let us know the details. Who are InfoSec members? Who is NSP "We have a hacker convention that NSP has been planning ..."? --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [Fwd: [Security Forum] AFR0W00T HACKERS CONVENTION, CALL FOR PAPERS PLANNED BY NSPKENYA] To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 11:38 AM What about the black hats? Any challenges, cash prizes? That would be the group in jeans and t-shirts occupying the back seats. :-) On 7/6/09, chuks Jonia <chuksjonia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys. > > We are inviting InfoSec members as we take Exploitation tools on > steroids up the highways of Nairobi, in a Hacker Convention this > August. > > More Discussions at Security forums/Mailists, Link for Archives: > http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/2009-July/thread.html > > See you there soon. > > ./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/ > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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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[Fwd: [Security Forum] AFR0W00T HACKERS CONVENTION, CALL FOR PAPERS PLANNED BY NSPKENYA]
by chuks Jonia 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Hi guys. We are inviting InfoSec members as we take Exploitation tools on steroids up the highways of Nairobi, in a Hacker Convention this August. More Discussions at Security forums/Mailists, Link for Archives: http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/2009-July/thread.html See you there soon. ./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/

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KDN Fibre Lands In Kampala
by Kevin K. Kamonye 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/686891 http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/618944/-/iiuitjz/-/index.html -- K. K. Kamonye

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The man who could be King
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Congratulations to Dr. Julius Kipng'etich CEO of KWS, for winning CEO of the year at the 2009 COYA (Company Of the Year Award) Award. He is an excellent IT professional who has gone ahead to accomplish wonders in the corporate field and doing so with integrity and character. His unblemished and his track record speaks for itself. I cant help but wonder could he be our ideal Presidential Candidate for 2012, Imagine with me for a while what would happen if we had an IT Savvy Head of State. I wonder what it'd take to convince him to run for the top job. My mind is contemplating a good thing, could this man be king? David Kiania -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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Dell XPS
by Emmanuel Kala 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Anyone know of a local Dell XPS vendor? Please contact me off the list. Regards, Emmanuel Kala -- Judgement comes from experience, experience comes from poor judgement

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FreeBSD and/or Solaris OS needed urgently.
by nyarotho kennedy 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Hi happy people, hope all is well. I am in urgent need of the above two OS but cant use the mirror sites coz of poor latencies on my side. If you have any of the above please make me a copy asap and let me know where i can collect it, or i come with blanks and make me copies in the skunks spirit. And could there be anyone operating servers with HP-IX/HP-UNIX, check me offlist 4 some critical info i need.Thanks and God bless y'all. Nyarotho Ken. -- People should know when they are conquered.

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