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OT - ENTRY LEVEL HP DESKTOPS @ 23K BRAND NEW
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

DESKTOP - SBSO RANGE Part Number - XF915EA - See full spec on www.hp.com/africa Compaq 100eu SFF Intel® Atom™ Processor Pineview D410 (1.66 GHz, 512K Cache), 1024MB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM (1x1GB) Memory, 160GB SATA HDD, SuperMulti LightScribe DVD-RW, Realtek High Definition Audio, 10/100 Ethernet controller, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, USB Keyboard, Optical Scroll mouse, Free DOS, 1-1-0 Year Warranty @ 23,000.00 Instock Terms Negotiable Contact OFFLIST For further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks & Kind Regards, Alvin Ochola Corporate Account Manager Personal Cell: +254 733 313923 / +254 722 313923 Skype: alvinochola | MSN : a_ochola | Yahoo : alvin.ochola(a)yahoo.co.uk | Googletalk : ajochola Email: info(a)greenline.co.ke

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Kommonwealth Beta Testers Required
by Jayeesh Bhalla 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

We require private beta testers for our soon to launch platform Kommonwealth (www.kommonwealth.com) If you are a web designer and would like an account please contact me off list so that we can set you up with an account. Feedback on the platform can be left on the site. Thanks

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Reseller hosting
by Muhile Abdulaziz 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Halo people I need to know how do you become a reseller hoster and what is VPS hosting, which is the best company that offers great resell hosting packages and able to host .co.tz and .co.ke domains inclusive in the packege. Good webhost space and bandwith -- regards AA.Muhile Abdul *Address* Plot 145, Kijitonyama Area, P.O.Box 71387 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Cell: +255 783 018998

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MySQL High Availability
by Peter Karunyu 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Has anyone implemented MySQL replication for a mission critical application? I seek opinions of skunks who have "trode" this path, no need to make the same mistake twice. My goal is to make a certain LAMP app be available to offices in 10 different towns even when the network is non-existent. My chosen solution is a master-master replication of the database in all the 10 offices. (This takes care of the network going down). So each office users access the app in hosted in their local network, the app works with the local replica, thus making it "seem" faster. For each office, I am thinking of using DRDB and Heartbeat to have redudant instances of the replicas on standby, in an active/passive configuration. (This creates redudancy in each office). And since budget is non-existent, I will be using normal PCs with a bit more RAM. My primary concern is the master-master replication, will it work in real life as it does in theory especially when the network is unavailable for extendend periods of time?

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Backdoored
by ty 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

So sadly someone was on to them. http://mobile.osnews.com/story.php/24136/FBI-Added-Secret-Backdoors-to-Open… -tyrus

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[skunkworks] usbdev* instead of ttyUSB Help
by joe mwirigi 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Hi skunks(ettes), While @debian, I was used to ttyUSB0...9 wherever i plug in a modem to the usb ports, Now @centos I get a parade of all these devices with none of them showimg any responsibility usbdev1.1_ep81 usbdev2.1_ep00 usbdev2.1_ep81 usbdev2.2_ep00 usbdev2.2_ep04 usbdev2.2_ep83 usbdev3.1_ep00 usbdev3.1_ep81 usbdev4.1_ep00 usbdev4.1_ep81 usbdev5.1_ep00 usbdev5.1_ep81 usbdev5.3_ep00 usbdev5.3_ep01 usbdev5.3_ep81 No *Responsibility* in that if I cat /dev/usbdev* All i get is *[ocampo@(Hague dev]# cat usbdev* cat: usbdev1.1_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev1.1_ep81: No such device or address cat: usbdev2.1_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev2.1_ep81: No such device or address cat: usbdev2.2_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev2.2_ep04: No such device or address cat: usbdev2.2_ep83: No such device or address cat: usbdev3.1_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev3.1_ep81: No such device or address cat: usbdev4.1_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev4.1_ep81: No such device or address cat: usbdev5.1_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev5.1_ep81: No such device or address cat: usbdev5.3_ep00: No such device or address cat: usbdev5.3_ep01: No such device or address cat: usbdev5.3_ep81: No such device or address * my lsusb gives Bus 002 Device 002: ID 12d1:1003 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 005 Device 003: ID 12d1:1003 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 I tried to look at udev i.e ruels.d (50-rules.d) and it was too much for me to handle How do i get my usbmodems to be read as serial or the ttyUSB way, are there software converters or has anyone come across this challenge? please help... I've sat here too long... @erick njenga ... may be you could pass me a script to train my udev .... Even a clever google phrase is welcome Thanks all in advance. *_______________________________________________________________ its ok child, He's heard you *

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Very OT : The "List"
by aki 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Generally I'm not into politics and avoid it because it's more like an endless loop or a infinite counter, however after yesterday's list ICC announcement I got wondering a few things. It seems that the delicate balance found in many developing countries is still being played out day in and day out. While many other countries in Africa are almost trashed and failed states literally, I wonder what the future holds for KE. I also wonder why award winning applications like Ushaidi play no real part in the displaced kenyans scenario where almost 650,000 kenyans were made homeless or rooted from their homes. I've also not seen any developer applications or web applications that may or would help such a situation while there are such camps in many places, the problems of resettlement and compensation. The human toll and displacement of the violence was not smaller than any war though kenya was not at war with any country. At the same time, I also read a summary of the online KACA report that they have already recovered at least Ksh 7 billion and it seems we may finally have some serious people who are going to make changes. I've also not seen any applications that would make KACA's life much easier. So web and mobile developers out there, I see an oppurtunity to bring out the screaming facts of the kenyan situation and hope that while the net is littered with many kenyan blog sites on politics and views which is a passion for many, there can be some concrete ideas on implemeting tools to better serve our situations. Some amatuer thots from me. Rgds.

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Former contractor says FBI put back door in OpenBSD
by Dennis Kioko 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

http://www.cio.co.ke/World-news/former-contractor-says-fbi-put-back-door-in… A hit for Open Source now that it looks like no one audits the code and spies have found a way to safely spy. -- with Regards: Vote Julius Assange as Time 2010 Person of the Year http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2028733,…

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OT: Beware of Hunkar gas
by wesley kirinya 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Yeah, the thing leaks faster than Assange. Got one from Uchumi Langata (only gas available), had to return it and they gave me my money back. I was using the universal gas regulator which is supposed to work. In the interest of your safety, I thot it's worth sharing. 8~|

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The Gawker Fiasco
by Dennis Kioko 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

For those not aware, a Gossip blogging site committed a mistake that most of us are bound to commit, calling a few hackers "script kiddies". This apparently was in response to fialure of Operation Payback to take any major sites down, Well, for their trouble, Gawker's servers were picked in a manner that makes it look like child play! Here is what went down http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/gawker-hack-release-notes.html -- with Regards: Vote Julius Assange as Time 2010 Person of the Year http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2028733,…

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