September 2009 - skunkworks

BBC Digital Planet wants views on Africa internet
by wesley kirinya 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

I was listening to Digital Planet, a BBC radio program, a few minutes ago and they are inviting views from Africa about the internet (quality), fibre optic, opportunities and anything related to that. Details at www.bbcworldservice.com/digitalplanet Listen to the lattest episode, at the end of the episode. 8~)

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Origin of Numbers
by wesley kirinya 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

For those fascinated by numbers, BBC radio will have a documentary @ 9.32am and 4.32pm (repeated) local time 8~)

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CCTV over wifi
by Areba Collins 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Hi guys. I told someone that this can be done, i just need confirmation. Here is the scenario. Someone needs to monitor his shop across the road via cctv from his house, so no cables will work. Is there a way wifi can be used? Any dealers in the group to send a quote off list? -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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Telkom Kenya
by jude mwenda 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Hi, anyone from telkom kenya IT depeartment on this mailing list? -- Regards Jude Mwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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MPESA
by Mose Kate 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

I need to develop a MPESA ecommerce site for my project... anyone with an idea of how to integrate the mpesa payment system with my project. Your ideas will be highly appreciated Best Regards Katembu

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lightening-fast downloads on Safcom
by Evans Ikua 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

I think we are finally getting somewhere. Am downloading 7mb files in under 1 minute on the Safaricom modem, with speeds averaging 400 KB/s. I have lately noticed the improvement on speeds but I think it keeps getting better. This is is getting interesting! Now they should just work on prices. Ikua

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SEACOM again??
by Odhiambo ワシントン 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Access Kenya clients have been down since about 1610hrs today. Now it is 1640HRS as I write and still down. It's blamed on SEACOM having gone down and their CS Rep "says engineers are currently working on diverting all links onto the satellite backup". Question is: Does it have to take this long? Aren't routers are intelligent enough to do this without human intervention? Sounds like manual redundancy - someone has to watch traffic and change configurations? :-) So Wananchi are yet to go to SEACOM, or how comes their links are up? -- 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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Google Code Jam registration deadline
by Sammy Njoroge 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Just a reminder the deadline is on the 3rd of september (2 days away) Do you enjoy solving tough problems and grappling with technical challenges? Then enter Google Code Jam<http://code.google.com/codejam/contest/registration> ! Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language and development environment of your choice. Google Code Jam starts in September, when you will compete in online rounds against contestants from around the world. From the ranks of those contestants will be chosen the 25 best, who will travel to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. There, on *Friday, November 13*, they will compete for ACRush's title of Code Jam Champion, and the grand prize of $5,000. Regards sammy

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Android Experiment
by Phares Kariuki 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Hi, I have a HP 514 phone I want to experiment with. It has a standard 10-key pad. I want to install Android for fun's sake. Anyone tried this on a phone that was not released with android? Thanks, -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
by Vincent Ngundi 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Dear Colleagues, The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) in collaboration with other organisations are pleased to invite you to the second East African Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF 2009) to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from 7th to 9th September 2009. The programme and programme summary are available from the EA-IGF website: www.eaigf.or.ke. The forums theme is: Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in East Africa: ³Thinking Globally; Acting Locally². The 2009 EA-IGF is a follow up to the inaugural EA-IGF that was held in November 2008 in Nairobi, which aimed at catalysing the internet governance debate in the East African sub region. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The national and regional EA-IGF¹s will help prepare East African stakeholders to address the opportunities, strengths and challenges that arise, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. This year¹s EAIGF therefore seeks to continue to strengthen the national and regional dialogues on Internet Governance as well as; * Increase awareness of Internet Governance issues, including but not limited to local content and cyber security; * Continue to develop capacity and skills of various stakeholders and build regional consensus IG issues; and * Begin to discuss the development of a regional East African Communication policy, among others. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the East Africa Regulatory, Postal and Telecommunications Organization (EARPTO), the African Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN), as well as, the fourth United Nations Internet Governance Forum (UNIGF) taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The EA-IGF will also set the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting at http://www.eaigf.or.ke or send an email to meeting(a)eaigf.or.ke confirming your attendance; by 2nd September 2009. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² ################

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