January 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Kenyan Software Joins Export List as IT Sector grows
by aki 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

( And a congrats to Ken Kasina! ) >From BD article , Jan 6th. Kenya’s rising profile as a software developing nation is set to place the commodity on the country’s list of exports this year as companies and governments continue the search for effective cost-cutting tools. Figures from the Ministry of Information reveal the sector raked in over Sh500 million in revenues last year, and that figure is projected to double as the country’s profile rises around the world. Currently, Kenya biggest exports are tangible goods such as horticultural exports, tea and soda ash. A shift to virtual software exports would position the country to compete in the same class as India, which makes upwards of Sh4 billion per annum in software exports. Local software manufacturers say they are experiencing an upswing in interest from foreign companies, who are drawn to Kenyan developers due to their ability to churn out cheap but innovative solutions. The recent international recognition of local developer Ken Kasina has boosted the country’s profile. Mr Kasina was presented with the Global Achievement Award for Open Source award last year for his work on open source platforms. Last year, local software developer CompuLynx raked in Sh400 million in software development, with a portion gained from exporting solutions. The company is now targeting Sh1 billion over the next year on the back of increased interest from foreign companies and countries.......................

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Powerline - Any Future Prospects?
by Odhiambo Washington 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Sometimes back, there were rumors that we could get Internet via KPLC powerlines. I wonder how that went? Was just googling and came across this: http://www.linksysbycisco.com/UK/en/promo/Promotion-Powerline-UK <http://www.linksysbycisco.com/UK/en/promo/Promotion-Powerline-UK>..which has reminded me, although I feel the uptake would not be as good as anyone might think, given the blackouts record that we have in the country - oh, and the reliance on rainfall to get power;) -- 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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Free sms sites a.k.a sasanet and co.
by Mark Mwangi 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

hey people, I remember some time back just when the mobile phone craze was hitting home and sms's used to cost a fortune to send (especially for young guys when the cheapest card was like 100/-), There were several sites that let you send sms's to any Kenyan no. and they were very popular in cyber café's . the most popular was sasanet.co.ke which I now understand to be defunct. . . anyway they all shutdown at the same time just when they were really getting a strong following and i thot their business case was good because of the advert bit at the end. . . . .my thots are that there was a change in regulations that simply put them out of business. . or does anyone know what happened? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com Skype : mark.mwangy

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HR INTERNS REQIURED URGENTLY!!!
by rocky mbithi 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Dear All, We urgently require HR interns. Kindly submit your CV to careers.realpeople(a)gmail.com The deadline is Tommorow. It's a first come, first serve basis. Kind regards, Rocky Mbithi

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M-PESA Balance-Check costs money?
by Tuma Barua 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

hi, Is it that M-PESA charges KES 1.00 for every balance check? I just noted that my balance decreases by a bob every time I do a query. What if the balance is ZERO ? Regards, T. Barua.

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Avoid Nairobi
by Lawrence kago 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Nairobi is Mambo mbaya at the moment,guys if u can avoid it. I have just been told that but am not there in person. I have no details.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Ubuntu VPN with remote XP Clients
by Odhiambo Washington 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey, > > a quick one. We have set up an Ubunut 8.x VPN server that is succesfully > registering remote XP Clients. Unfortunately, these remote clients are > unable to access services beyond the Ubuntu server i.e. the LAN > services/servers. Cant ping beyond the Ubuntu server into the LAN. > > Any insight on what we are missing? > Does the VPN server route the subnet assigned to the VPN clients? Let's see what you have for `route print` on a connected client. -- 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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Double layered dvd{DVD+R DL }\Blu ray dvd
by vada dava 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

where can i get the above in town ,i need to write some ISO[7.8gb].

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Top Level EA Domain
by Dennis Kioko 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

now that East Africa is a common market, and for those who operate region-wise, shouldn't be a good Idea to have atop level East African Domain e.g. .*ea (.co.ea)? * **And still on the region , since East Africa is a duty free market, why are phone calls to UG and TZ not charged as local Inter-operator calls, but as international ones (ama the customs union was only on the ground?) * *-- with Regards: Why you should not mind your own business, Find out at: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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OFF TOPIC: master in computer science at Nairobi university
by Imelda Mueni 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

*Hi Everyone, *Sorry its really off topic , am from nairobi uni to find out if they advertised for masters in computer science ,,one of the admin is telling me not yet yet i understand they advertised in december any one with concrete details please let me know . or a phone number of some one i can ask thanks * I *

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