August 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

A wake up call......
by Judy Okite 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

this is a very big and positive step...like my country men would say "mkono wa sheria siyo mfupi." NJ man is first to be charged with Web name theft By VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press Writer - Mon Aug 3, 2009 6:04PM EDT UNION, N.J. - A northern New Jersey man is charged with stealing a prime piece of Internet real estate and reselling it to basketball player Mark Madsen in one of the nation's first prosecutions of a suspected domain name thief. Daniel Goncalves, 25, of Union, hacked into an online account belonging to one of the owners of the P2P.com<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_hi_te/storytext/us_tec_domain_nam…>domain name, New Jersey State Police said Monday. He allegedly shifted ownership to himself and resold the Web site address on eBay to Madsen, a Los Angeles Clippersforward who did not know the name was stolen. http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090803/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_domain_name_theft Kind Regards, -- "Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us." James Harvey Robinson

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AccessKenya moving to Seacom
by Kevin Ouma 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Is it just me or AccessKenya are slowly migrating to Seacom. Their speeds are beginning to be acceptable. Kevin

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RingBacks - Personalized
by Clement Ongera 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Hello All, Now that we have support for ringbacks in almost all networks, and seeing the adverts on the roads("Your wife is not your plumber..."). Can anyone please tell me how I can advertise my business through the same? What I mean is that, can I have a ring back that says " I'm Omesa , a Plumber in Nairobi"? instead of having some boring song? How much will this cost? Have a good one! Regards, Clement Ongera

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SolarNetOne:
by Erik Hersman 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

This is ridiculously cool. IBM came up with an off-the-grid internet hotspot. I have visions of this running cyber cafes in shags somewhere... :) http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-solarnetone/ Summary: In many parts of the world, the power grid is shoddy, computers are scarce, and connectivity is even rarer. Thus, as with many other modern practices and technologies, populations are increasingly bifurcated into the "computing haves" and the "computing have-nots." But many are addressing the divide. SolarNetOne is a turnkey Internet hotspot—power, computers, and satellite uplink—you can install virtually anywhere, for less than the cost of a subcompact car. Erik Hersman www.AfriGadget.com www.WhiteAfrican.com

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some humor
by Evans Ikua 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Eventually, Bill croaks and Satan is there to greet him. "Welcome Mr. Gates, we've been waiting for you. This will be your home for all eternity. You've been selfish, greedy and a big liar all your life. Now, since you've got me in a good mood, I'll be generous and give you a choice of three places in which you'll be locked up forever." Satan takes Bill to a huge lake of fire in which millions of poor souls are tormented and tortured. He then takes him to a massive coliseum where thousands of people are chased about and devoured by starving lions. Finally, he takes Bill to a tiny room in which there is a beautiful young blonde with an alluring look on her face, sitting at a table on which there is a bottle of the finest wine. To Bill's delight, he sees a PC in the corner. Without hesitation, Bill says "I'll take this option." "Fine," says Satan, allowing Bill to enter the room. Satan locks the room after Bill. As he turns around, he bumps into Lucifer. "That was Bill Gates!" cried Lucifer. "Why did you give him the best place of all!" "That's what everyone thinks" snickered Satan. "The bottle has a hole in it and the girl hasn't!" "What about the PC?" "It's got Windows XP!" laughed Satan. "And it's missing three keys," "Which three?" "Control, Alt and Delete."

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Torrents - What is the Secret?
by Odhiambo ワシントン 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi folks, I am not the type that is quite enthusiastic about torrents but looks like I have to learn - and I think it's better to hear the diversity of reasons on this forum. What makes torrents a better/attractive way to download/share files? How can I speed up a torrent download? I mean, can I trick the app/system into downloading faster? I have to download a 2.7GB file over a 128/256Kbps link. This is normally not a problem if it's a regular file as I can get it down in a day or so using Download Accelerator. Now, with the torrent system, this thing is telling me about 22 years ETA (to get the file) :-) There is no viable alternative to the download at the moment since I don't want to register for their spam. -- 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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Meeting Reminder; PS Bitange Ndemo; Today, 6pm
by Phares Kariuki 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi, Meeting Reminder; PS Ndemo giving a talk. Refreshments to be served. Teleposta Tower's 4th Floor. Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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