August 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

M-Pesa - Is it "up" now??
by Odhiambo ワシントン 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Is the M-Pesa service up and running again guys? Unless I am mistaken, it's been down since Friday last week. Ama all of you are on Zap? I did not know how much folks have come to rely on M-Pesa until I had to drive some 50km to pick money by hand:-) -- 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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Want To Deposit A Check? Just Use Your iPhone
by Michael Omondi 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Want To Deposit A Check? Just Use Your iPhone ZAP should implement this on their mobile banking platform http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/10/AR2009081001 562.html

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I need these books on Telecommunications, IT, Mathematics
by Peter Osotsi 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Hi Skunk/ettes; I am doing my MSc IT from April, however, from the course outline, I just realized I needed to up my knowledge in Telecommunications and Mathematics. I am doing a crush course (Diploma) in Telecommunications and in approximately 80 days I will sit for my examinations. This should be my foundation for the masters course. I've tried leeching the titles from the net with little success. (so far i've got the last 5 titles). For MIT Online, I won't have enough time to refer to pieces of info there until im through with all the books. They I can do reference. So I need the books now. Now I am humbly asking you to help me with either hard copies or soft copies of the remaining titles. I can rent hard copies for 3 months. Soft copies, tell me how I can reward you. Its ASAP. I have 80 days and the clock is kicking. I prefer to study from the comfort of home so don't suggest niende UoN or KNLS coz sitaenda. //O5ot5i// BOOKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Foundation Discreet Mathematics for Computing (C. S. French) Success in Electronics (Tom Duncan & John Murray) Electronic Logic Circuits (J.R. Gibson & Butterworth) ----------------- Electronic Communication Systems (William L. Schweber) Modern Electronic Communications (Gary Miller) Business Data communications & Networking (Jerry FitzGerald, Alan Dennis) ----------------- Data Communication for Engineers (Michael Duck, Richard Read) OSI Reference Model for Telecommunications (Debbra Watteroth) Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols and Architecture (Douglas Comer) ----------------- Data and Computer Communications (William Starlings) The Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology (Rich Seifert) Power Supplies, Switching Regulators, Inverters, and Converters (Irving M. Gottlieb) ---------------- Fiber Optic Communications Technology (Djafar K. Mynbaef, Lowell Scheiner) Introduction to Digital Communications Switching (John Ronayne) Audio, Video and Data Telecommunications (David Patterson) --------------- Telephone Switching Systems (Richard A. Thompson) The Complete Guide to Network Wiring (David Groth and Jim McBee) Telecommunication Cabling Installation (BISCI) ---------------- A Guide to Implementing Local and Wide Area Networks (Michael Palmer & Bruce Sinclair) SONET/SDH Demystified (Steven Shepard) Top Down Network Design (Priscilla Oppenheimer) --------------- Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology (Rob Snevely) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you.

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Cheap Digital Sender
by mike oketch 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Guys Anyone with a good Digital Doc sender. Like the HP Digital Sender series. I want one which can send in PDF and Jpeg automatically and can be configured for direct LAN with inbuilt firewall

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Dell Dealers
by Davis Waithaka 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Is there a shop/specialist that has Dell laptop parts or does Dell laptop repairs/servicing? -- Davis Waithaka <daviswaithaka(a)gmail.com> Systems Kenya Solutions

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Fwd: I need these books on Telecommunications, IT, Mathematics
by Odhiambo ワシントン 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Hello Skunks, Anyone can help with this SOS? I have a feeling guys here are the best to ask. Pls mark the requester in CC. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Breigner <peter.osotsi(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:17 PM Subject: I need these books on Telecommunications, IT, Mathematics I am doing my MSc IT from April, however, from the course outline, I just realized I needed to up my knowledge in Telecommunications and Mathematics. I am doing a crush course (Diploma) in Telecommunications and in approximately 80 days I will sit for my examinations. This should be my foundation for the masters course. I've tried leeching the titles from the net with little success. Now I am humbly asking you to help me with either hard copies or soft copies of the following titles. I can rent hard copies for 3 months. Soft copies, tell me how I can reward you. Its ASAP. I have 80 days and the clock is ticking. Moja, mbili, tatu ama yote. I prefer to study from the comfort of home so don't suggest niende UoN or KNLS coz sitaenda. Kenfish. BOOKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Foundation Discreet Mathematics for Computing (C. S. French) Success in Electronics (Tom Duncan & John Murray) Electronic Logic Circuits (J.R. Gibson & Butterworth) ----------------- Electronic Communication Systems (William L. Schweber) Modern Electronic Communications (Gary Miller) Business Data communications & Networking (Jerry FitzGerald, Alan Dennis) ----------------- Data Communication for Engineers (Michael Duck, Richard Read) OSI Reference Model for Telecommunications (Debbra Watteroth) Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols and Architecture (Douglas Comer) ----------------- Data and Computer Communications (William Starlings) The Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology (Rich Seifert) Power Supplies, Switching Regulators, Inverters, and Converters (Irving M. Gottlieb) ---------------- Fiber Optic Communications Technology (Djafar K. Mynbaef, Lowell Scheiner) Introduction to Digital Communications Switching (John Ronayne) Audio, Video and Data Telecommunications (David Patterson) --------------- Telephone Switching Systems (Richard A. Thompson) The Complete Guide to Network Wiring (David Groth and Jim McBee) Telecommunication Cabling Installation (BISCI) ---------------- A Guide to Implementing Local and Wide Area Networks (Michael Palmer & Bruce Sinclair) SONET/SDH Demystified (Steven Shepard) Top Down Network Design (Priscilla Oppenheimer) --------------- Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology (Rob Snevely) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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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Safaricom Tariffs
by Billy 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

So i was just having a look at the safaricom site for the different tariffs that they offer and one doesnt really make sense. I thought the whole idea behind having going the postpaid route (safaricom advantage) was so that business users who make many calls in any given day would benefit from the plan. Facts: - Ongea tariff: sh8/min to saf; sh15/min - advantage (individual) sh7/min to saf; sh14/min to others (with monthly access fee ≈ 250) - advantage (corporate) sh10/min to saf; sh14/min to others (with monthly access fee ≈ 690) So exactly how is this a deal for corporate clients and why on earth would anybody go with the advantage option? At best you'll probably end up saving a couple of shillings a day than if you'd gone the prepaid route and this will probably be offset by the monthly access fee. In some cases you (the advantage client) might probably even end up paying more assuming the number of calls you make arent significantly more than those of the pre-paying customer. <rant> And who the hell designed the safcom site?? Dont they know that page titles serve a purpose? It's really annoying when typing a url to a previously visited page in the hopes of accessing it quickly only to realize that all urls are page ids (e.g index.php?id=xx) and the page title is a whole paragraph of useless blob that has nothing to do with the page! </rant> -Billy

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PROBLEM: Safaricom Transaction System
by mike oketch 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Juzi I tried to check balance after loading 1,000 and this is what I got: *Name: * *Number: Safaricom* *Content: * *You are remaining with 0 MB of data that expires on 1970-01-01 00:00:00. SMS your ID number and Safaricom voice line separated by * to 450 to register* *Time: 05/08/2009 17:01:04* * * Safaricom has a problem with the system and it took 3 hours to update my loading of 1,000. I was angry first when it took 1,000 and refused to send me my 300mb. I called CC and they said I loaded nothing. I decided to wait till the next day but I was lucky the reply came after 3 hours System showing 1970 instead of 2009 as expiry date and also wrong year. And below are the other messages received while attempting balancy query *Name: * *Number: Safaricom* *Content: * *You are remaining with 0 MB of data that expires on 1970-01-01 00:00:00. SMS your ID number and Safaricom voice line separated by * to 450 to register* *Time: 05/08/2009 17:02:07* * * *Name: * *Number: Safaricom* *Content: * *You are remaining with 0 MB of data that expires on 1970-01-01 00:00:00. SMS your ID number and Safaricom voice line separated by * to 450 to register* *Time: 05/08/2009 17:09:22* I asked a very senior manager of Safcom jana and he told me that its all about the changeover to this SEACOM.

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Unlocking Huwaei E160 modem
by Arthur Simiyu 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Any one who can help me with info on how to unlock the E160 modem? Tried searching the list but all i came up with is solutions for the newer models. Simiyu

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Toshiba Satellite A205-S5800 drivers... HELP???
by Dominic Munyi 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Usaidizi tafadhali, particularly on the LAN and graphics drivers? Asante. -- Warm regards, Dominic Munyi Kariithi Nyavu Solutions

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