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GPS TRACKING SYSTEM SERVER
by Brian Mang'oli 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hey im looking for information on how to host a local server for a company dealing with tracking devices. They are currently being hosted for internationally and want to have one locally... pliz help... Thank you

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Touchscreen POS terminals needed
by Ngũgĩ Kĩmani 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hello, I am looking for touchscreen computers suitable for use as point of sale terminals. Someone please get back to me with a quotation for 5 such terminals (15" and 17"). Thanks. -- Ngũgĩ Kĩmani Fundi wa Mitambo

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The PS3 hacked?
by B Lusiola 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Apparently its the same dude who hacked the iphone. Source BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8478764.stm -- Lusiola Brian Everyone has photographic memory, not everyone has film though.

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Hungry for New Content, Google Tries to Grow Its Own in Africa
by saidimu apale 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

> > In e-mail interviews, two of the finalists in the Swahili contest said the > arrival of Google on their campuses changed them from passive users of > Wikipedia to active contributors. Still, they expressed mixed feelings about > receiving material rewards for sharing knowledge. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/technology/25link.html The Swahili Wikipedia still has a long way to go, however, with only 16,000 > articles and nearly 5,000 users. (Even a relatively obscure language like > Albanian has 25,000 articles and more than 17,000 contributors.) Why does a vibrant Kiswahili Wikipedia site not rank as a priority for most of us? I can barely speak fluent Kiswahili, let alone write it well. Saidi

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Calling Developers to Resell and Create Solutions Around Our Payment System
by David Mugo 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Skunkers, You all have been a great inspiration and informative on developments in the ICT industry in Kenya. The payment gateway is here and i can now say that we shall do an official launch on 12th Feb 2010 at a Nairobi hotel that I will update you with details of as soon as its finalized. Thanks to Alex Gakuru, the PS information ministry Dr. Ndemo will officiate the event. The system is open for growth and community involvement will be a great thing. At the launch I would like to list developers that we shall work with and also work hand in hand with them to develop solutions for different industries around the system. We have structures for reseller commissions and we want to use existing networks as opposed to media ads to reach more people and we want to extend the money that would be going to the press ads to the resellers. For us its a definite market and we feel it will achieve more and also work with the people who understand their industry the best. We do not plan to engage in end user integration, we want to allow developers to create opportunities by that. If anyone is interested, please send me an email at mugo(a)nilipe.com with details of what you do and how we can work together in creating a solution for different industries and I will send you details of how our system will work. As of tomorrow, we shall have a pre-launch test period with selected developers and we hope to make a difference. Please get in touch with suggestions and lets move from here together. David Mugo. -- ------------- http://blog.majibu.com

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RESEARCH FINDINGS
by nancy bosire 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Greetings, Anyone know how i can get my hands on the recently completed survey and findings on sex, drugs and substance abuse in Kenyan schools? good week! thank you. -- Sincerely yours, Nancy Bosire Managing Director Blueline Synergy Limited Tel: 020 2317230/29 Mobile: 0721907995 info@bluelinesynergy.com,nancy@bluelinesynergy.com http://www.bluelinesynergy.com Domain Registration.Web Design & Hosting.Software Development.LAN/WAN setup.Maintenance.Projectors. New/Used PCs & Laptops.Computer Accessories.Office Stationary "One cannot simultaneously prepare for war and create peace." "Your consistent thoughts create your consistent results." "Whatever your mind expects and demands, it will find a way to produce it." - Napoleon Hill Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Kenya's next city - a Technopolis
by Brian Munyao Longwe 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hi Skunks, Heads up for the next big thing - a tech city in a place called Malili. Permanent Sec. Dr. Ndemo gave a talk about this to KICTANET members last week. Look at the powerpoint at: http://www.slideshare.net/blongwe/malili-technopolis-concept-paper Mblayo

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Managing Movies - iPod (or Better) Equiv??
by Odhiambo Washington 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hello skunkers, I hope most of you are very avid movie/game fans so I may just get the right advise on what I am endeavoring to do. Take the following situation: 1. You have 1000 or more movies on DVD 2. For safety (scratches, loss, etc) you decide to copy them to a drive large enough to hold them (Terrabytes) A DVD will, in it's original media) give you so many options when you play it. You can choose scenes, etc. Is there a way to achieve the same functionality suppose I transferred all my DVDs to a TB drive? What file system would I use on the TB drive? Is there a restriction to the file system? Why does such restriction exist? How (in what format) should I transfer the DVDs to the TB drive? Is there a software (commercial or free, or even an appliance) that is suited for the above scenario? -- 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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CCNP Curriculum changing
by George Njoroge 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hey Cisco guys Seems the cisco curriculum is changing: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/56413 Regards -- Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried.

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LOOKING FOR Local HRMS Solution
by Joshua Gichuhi Kinuthia 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Hi Skunkers, I am looking for a local company that has built an in-house Human Resource Management System solution. I would appreciate a point in the right direction, if you happen to know of any. Kind Regards, Joshua Kinuthia -- Self-reflection is the school of wisdom

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