August 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Attn: KENIC - www.com.co.ke
by Simon Mbuthia 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

There is this website www.com.co.ke, having one Edward Macharia responsible for it, according to Kenic whois records. I have just been wondering what intention its owners have because every once in a while, all pages in the .com TLD are redirected to an IP address of 216.14.114.188, which is owned by e-ofisi Solutions, and has about 4 other domains hosted on that server, including kenyainternetmarketing.com etc. Looks to me like some kind of DNS poisoning, though I'm not sure what it is exactly. I suspect that the owner of the site has some ulterior motive (I stand to be corrected), especially seeing that the homepage for all these sites have username and password fields, leaving users susceptible to phishing scams as they have their pages that they are viewing (ending with .com) redirected to com.co.ke. I have attached a screenshot of dns lookups for facebook and gmail, bot redirecting to that very IP.\ Therefore, KENIC admins, if it is within your powers, kindly do something about thismenace as it poses a security risk to internet users in Kenya. Thanks. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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Sony to unveil slimmer version of Playstation 3
by Kevin Ouma 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Sony has now officially confirmed the PlayStation 3 Slim will be on our shelves in just a few weeks. The eye-catching unit is 32 per cent smaller, 36 per cent lighter and uses 34 per cent less power than the original PS3 and is due out in the first week of September. There was no mention of any spec changes, so expect the Slim to boast a 120GB hard drive and the all-important Blu-ray drive. The new PS3 Slim will retail for 299USD,( assuming it enters the Kenyan market will possibly retail at 1000 USD) and comes with the new Playstation 3 3.00 firmware. The upgrade makes some changes to the user interface. Crucially, the PS3 Slim is also rumoured to be much quieter in operation than previous incarnations. Sony is also launching a video delivery service, via the PlayStation Network, to allow PS3 or PSP users to rent or buy films, in either standard or high definition. The service goes live in the UK this November. You can view the pics on this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/3833593107/in/set-721576219515…

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On a lighter tone : Google's future
by ndungu stephen 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Google Search 2084 ___________________________________________________________ | | |___________________________________________________________| ______________ __________________ ____________________ / \ / \ / \ | Google Search | | I'm feeling Lucky | | I'm feeling Paranoid | \______________/ \__________________/ \____________________/ o Your Brain o Satellite Photos of People o Books You want to Spy on o Your Home o Movies o Family o Satellite Photos of o TV shows People Spying on You o Music o Friends o Medical Records o Pornography o Ex-friends o Credit Reports o Your Past o Relatives o Tax Records o Your Present o Co-workers o Phone Records o Your Future o Ex-spouses o Court Documents o Your Enemies o Other People's Conversations ========== Extract from New-york times cartoon - By Randy Siegel

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Hotspot experts
by Space Engineering NOC 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

list Any hotspot experts please call 0722858418

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Zain internet connection problem at Dar
by Gakuru Alex 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Zain onlist; I have a Kenyan colleague attending a conference there -their link is not working there - it was working just fine in Nairobi. Other attendees on Safaricom are able to connect. What should be done? Let me know on or off list thanks

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imo.im
by Mr. Lawi 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

For those who'd like skype chat on browser (along with gmail, yahoo... protocols) this is it. Beats meebo, ebuddy hands down. IMO

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Re: [Skunkworks] Your security on census day
by fyodor 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

In the same breath, there is a poll running on the forum, Kindly drop by and give your opinion. http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=92&p=213#p213 thanks -tyrus _IEEE Member

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Your security on census day
by Tech List Kenya 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Today being census day, there may be incidents. In as much as this thread is off topic, i urge all to share insights of precautions to take tonight. Personally, i intend to download the questionnaire, fill it myself and stick it outside my door. That wil suffice, no?

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Kenya District Boundaries GIS Layer
by jude mwenda 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Hi all, I am looking for a shapefile or any other form of GIS layer, GML,KML e.t.c , that represents Kenya's districts reflecting the new districts created. Or if you know where i can get such data please gimme the details. by the way, does google maps represent the districts and has the geo team at google have district boundaries data? -- Regards Jude Mwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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FTP issues
by Kevin Kimani 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

Hi all, Am having a squid proxy server in a CentOS environment. Am trying to configure it to allow FTP access to be allowed but to no avail. I have set the folowing acls' "acl ftp_port port 20 21, l ftp proto FTP HTTP, http_access allow ftp_port, http_access allow ftp" Any help would be highly appreciated. Regards Kevin

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