January 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Webcast: Media Piracy in Emerging Economies
by saidimu apale 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard Univ.) has a webcast coming up next Tuesday. Given the discussions on this list surrounding piracy in Kenya, it will be interesting to see empirical data from similar developing countries. Highly recommended. Saidi PS There are other great videos on their site, Kenya's own Calestous (sp?) Juma also has a presentation there. *Tuesday, February 2, 12:30 pm * *Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor * *RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu) * *This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site > shortly after. * * * Joe Karaganis will discuss findings from a forthcoming six-country study of > media piracy, including work on Russia, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South > Africa. The study provides a rare empirical look at the organization of > piracy and enforcement in developing countries, and explores the > transformation of both as the optical disk economy give way to digital > distribution.

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Business Opportunity!!!
by Lucas benz 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

We have been contracted by a firm in United Kingdom to get *spaces on website* of various businesses- *Not *ones dealing in *pornographic, illegal * business but Normal licensed businesses in various sectors: Farming,I.T, Banking, Agriculture, Printing…. You name it. We will get a script and will place on each website – one or two words . Not taking any space – with the link. Immediately the link is created, we will send notice to our Principals in UK who will pay *USD 10 dollars (Or Kshs 800/=) per link per annum* We only need a sign off from the website owners that they will not intentionally or accidentally remove the link once they get the pay. If you are interested to participate in the program. Please write for forms at mail address:-

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What do you do if the below were to happen.
by Job Muriuki 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Is it possible for mpesa/zap/yucash agents to reverse transactions without your consent?

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KENIC KENYA ANYONE?
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Anyone from Kenic on this forum? I do hope you find this information helpful. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us Alvin Ochieng Corporate Account Manager Greenline Technology Limited IT Hardware and Software Solutions 2nd Floor, Odyssey Plaza, Mukoma Road. Email :info@greenline.co.ke +254 20 651755 / 552086 +254 20 2405225 / 2429743 +254 20 559841 +254 722-219938/733-610758 Mon-Fri (8-5pm) Print only when necessary

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hp dv6000 battery
by Peter Muchemi 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

My DV6000 is just a desktop that looks like a laptop. Tried several battery replacements and none seems to work. Anyone with a reliable battery that can last at least 2 hours when new? How Much? -- Regards http://www.software.co.ke ------------------------------------------------------------------

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Business Opportunity!!!-sample of script
by Lucas benz 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

For those worried about the security of their websites, below is an example of the script you will be required to insert: <a href="http://www.oursponsorwebsite.com<http://www.oursponsorwebsite.com/images/468an.gif>"><img src="http://www.oursponsorwebsite.com/images/468an.gif"></a> The website owner will be responsible for inserting the link.

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Business Opportunity!! - Simpler explanation
by Lucas benz 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

If you have a website and need to make some cash out of it, you will tell us the website we look at it and determine if it is favourable i.e no pornography or illegal businesses. Then we will identify where we would like you (website owner) to put our catch word(s) -one or two and link the word to our sponsors. You will be required to leave the links for a period of one year from the date you are paid. Just that and we will pay you Kshs. 800 per link per year. For those wondering what the catch is: there is none- just genuine web marketing strategy. We will not ask you for access to your website or anything all we need is you insert the link we send as is and you receive your payment within 72 hrs.

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Online Selling in Kenya - uzanunua.com
by julianne anyim 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Hello Skunks, Maybe you have discussed this before, sorry if am taking you back but does anyone know about http://www.uzanunua.com/? Does it actually work? Best Regards, Julie. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969

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HP 550 Keyboard
by Charles Mwangi 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Anyone knows where i can get a keyboard for a HP 550 laptop? There was an accidental coffee spillage and the next thing i know, severals keys "asdf, shift, enter etc are not working" If there is anyone in the list who repairs keyboards or knows someone who does, will be very grateful otherwise direct me where i can buy a new one. Thanks.

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Meeting Announcement, iHub Discussion, 2nd February 2010
by Phares Kariuki 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

There will be a Skunkworks Meetup on the 2nd of February 2010. This will be the first meeting this year, and it's an honor that we will be discussing iHub, Nairobi's new Tech Innovation Hub... http://whiteafrican.com/2010/01/25/ihub-nairobis-tech-innovation-hub-is-here The meeting will be coordinated by Erik Hersman, who is a co-founder at Ushahidi (www.ushahidi.com) who is also behind the concept of iHub. Meeting starts at 6pm, Teleposta Tower's, 4th Floor, Multimedia University... Profound gratitude to Multimedia University, who have hosted the Skunkworks meetings for the last year and have been more than gracious hosts over the period.

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