December 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

2011 : Bringing together ideas, ISPs, Content Providers and Developers
by aki 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

We are on the final month of this year, I remember the same time last year we had good discussions on DTV and EPG, 2010 developer of the year awards and many more fantastic ideas that never happened. What can we aspire to do next year? >From my side at least two projects will be online ( soho crm & catalogue web app systems ) and hopefully local uptake by providers will not be too difficult, though I now have some other avenues too. I've got a number of other projects lined up but not enough time to complete them. I'd like to list 2 of them, hopefully I will get to them at some point. These ideas are now in the public domain but mandatory credits will be necessary if anyone uses them. 1) A service provider web based Kenyan Driving Test Simulator which will cover online self-tests on the highway code, with a virtual enviroment of the actual test. 2) A service provider web based Robotics game that brings reality of interaction between web visitors and the devices. This can be an annual event. As you may notice, am staying more onto web applications for providers ( at least that's the hope ). Maybe it is time for ISPs, Content Providers to create a wish list for 2011 so that developers can pick what they can do. Or if you have a wish list, you may add it to this thread. Who knows, some ideas may just take off in the right directions. This will be my last posting for a while as have much to catchup on but please do try and make 2011 have some significant steps towards development of software, services or content. Rgds. :-)

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Re: [Skunkworks] IT Support Vacancy - Filled
by Yusuf Tajbhai 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Dear all, Thanks for the valued response from people. Unfortunately the position has been filled. Good luck to the people who dint get recruited. regards, Yusuf. Tajbhai. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:13 PM, <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views > needed (Ken Teyie) > 2. Re: Inside Wananchi's Head End (Riyaz Bachani) > 3. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views > needed (Tony Likhanga) > 4. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views > needed (Solomon Mburu Kamau) > 5. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views > needed (Victor Ngeny) > 6. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views > needed (Odhiambo Washington) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:04:56 +0300 > From: Ken Teyie <kenteyie(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on > Airtel - Views needed > Message-ID: > <AANLkTiky5MCk6b8YOxbRn7D206cjeo05DJSv1UQdQ_F6(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > @Tony, > yes weird charges (SOMETIMES) and when you complain your bill wont > come in on time (to give you time to forget the issue), come next bill > same old same old. > at one point the charged me for calls to customer care which they say > is free!!! and some SMSs to weird numbers. > If you are on blackberry you will find additional charges like 'GPRS > access' whereas you pay an all in one BIS access fee!!! > > > On 12/1/10, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > Anyone with experiences on the Kencell/Celtel/Zain/Airtel post paid > scheme? > > I'm seeking to enroll on a personal post paid plan; primarily for voice > use. > > I occasionally roam and data access is simply for light use browsing. > > > > I have received one nasty evaluation from a colleague on the same; citing > > weird charges & unaccounted for bill items. > > I need a couple more reviews to decide whether to enroll or not. > > > > PS: Limit the discussion to Kencell/Celtel/Zain/Airtel only. > > > > Tony. > > > > > -- > KT, > M: +254 722 28 98 04 > www.mondeas.com > > ?When you are busy making excuses, you are not making money, making > friends, or making the world a better place. Every loser out there has > an excuse as to why they?re not a winner ? but at the end of the day, > they?re still a loser with an excuse.? -Tana Goertz > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:18:53 +0300 (EAT) > From: Riyaz Bachani <riyaz.bachani(a)ke.wananchi.com> > To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Inside Wananchi's Head End > Message-ID: > > <19107122.40.1291207113405.JavaMail.riyaz(a)Riyaz-Bachanis-MacBook-Pro.local > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > it's live in Kile, Kilimani and Lavington > > http://www.zuku.co.ke/fibre > http://www.zuku.co.ke/coverage/ > > > http://www.techweez.com/2010/12/01/zuku-announces-ambitious-mass-market-bus… > > http://www.nairobiliving.com/component/content/article/19-blog/830-zuku-tri… > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "aki" <aki275(a)gmail.com> > To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 2:30:59 PM > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Inside Wananchi's Head End > > > > @Daudi, nice pics of the racks and switches. :-) I see some racks dedicated > to sat/dvb receivers. Maybe @Riyaz would care to comment if the single cable > rollout for triple play has come into the market? > > Rgds. > > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Daudi Were < daudi.were(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > This morning Riyaz let us into the Wananchi Head End at Loita House. > Check out the pics here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mentalacrobatics/sets/72157625380436545/ > > > -- > Pamoja > > e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> > skype: d.were > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:41:04 +0300 > From: Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on > Airtel - Views needed > Message-ID: > <AANLkTinP_dYrGrXrposzwTBL=K_30zV0871MZA0pfQSE(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > *2010/12/1 Ken Teyie <kenteyie(a)gmail.com> > * > > > > *@Tony, > > yes weird charges (SOMETIMES) and when you complain your bill wont > > come in on time (to give you time to forget the issue), come next bill > > same old same old. > > at one point the charged me for calls to customer care which they say > > is free!!! and some SMSs to weird numbers. > > If you are on blackberry you will find additional charges like 'GPRS > > access' whereas you pay an all in one BIS access fee!!! > > * > > > I appreciate the responses so far, keep them coming. > > @Ken, the discrepancies; are they something to make me dash to the nearest > railway line? What's the worst % of the expected bill you've ever > experienced? > > Any nasty surprises like being enrolled to club 20 without consent? Getting > billed for promotional SMS while roaming/on one network? A standing monthly > charge on top of the bill while roaming? Denial of service after some usage > cap, despite being reasonably well below the deposit? >

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OT : Kenya's real estate boom fake or real?
by aki 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

I read various articles on the amount of new construction going on and this sector to me is quite baffling. I think the recent report by the CBK puts home mortgages at around 14,000 kenyans. Our borrowing bank interest rates and repayments are still too high compared to incomes. Where are people getting the money to buy/invest into real estate because everywhere you see, some new construction on residetial types is coming up and also being sold quite fast. Property prices have really shot up while earnings have not increased in comparison. So who is buying these expensive properties? Any economist here in skunks KE to add some insights. :-) Rgds.

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3G for business - Comments??
by Odhiambo Washington 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Folks, This imagination has crossed my mind: Consider this: Cisco 2811 ->Internet <- Huawei 3G Router <- Cisco 2811 <-- IP PBX |________VPN Tunnel_____________| 1. The Huawei connects to Safaricom - speed and reliability not guaranteed? No static IP address. Anyone thinks that, in this current age and time (in Kenya) is this a viable business solution?? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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Huawei e1750 error "only the specified sim/Usim card can be used in this device"
by maina martin 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

hi all, I have tried to unlock my modem and insted of bringing the prompt unlock window code,it gives me the below message error "only the specified sim/Usim card can be used in this device" . how do i go about it. e1750 brings me an error "only the specified sim/Usim card can be used in this device" -- "I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.”

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If you are half as nuts as I am
by David Njuguna 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Check this out, design your database without tables using mongodb<http://www.mongodb.org/>, create a web backend that sends a HTML template and a JSON document then template on the browser using PURE <http://beebole.com/pure> <http://beebole.com/pure>Anyone else looking into heading this direction please spread the gospel. D

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Viewing Youtube clips on Ipod
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

I have youtube clips I would like to copy to my Ipod, I have attempted with no success even after converting them to mpeg4, has anyone successfully done this. Kindly help a brother. Kiania D. -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] "You don't build a business, you build people who build your business for you" - Brad Sugars

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OT Looking for Data Cable
by Brian Ngure 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Hi All, Looking for a data cable for a Nokia 3600 slide. Anyone know where I can get one? -- Regards Brian Ngure

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Understanding VOIP
by aki 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

For those who may be new to the subject, let me take you back to the days when AFOL had dialup units in call bureaus. These dialup units were specifically used on TKL ISDN lines. ISDN standard for voice has been the benchmark for a lot of voip standards. You may google these to get a better idea. In reality, G703/G711 is the only acceptable voice quailty standard however the need for clean internet bandwidth is of utmost importance. ISDN BRI was considered the true mulit-media platform but costs made its acceptance slow. In Voip, your aim is to try and be close to the standard therefore ensure that your network does not suffer from basics like packet drop, jitter. You could use other encoders to compress but the voice quailty cannot be same. Keep this in mind when designing such services or platforms. Over to voip gurus on this list for more inputs. :-) Rgds.

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Re: [Skunkworks] CISCO1841 Series
by charles mtawali 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Hey guys, I bought a cisco router, but apparently the CD takes time to be shipped in and i needed it right now. Does anyone know where i can get one asap The specs are as follows:- CISCO1841 Series IOS Advance Security Feature Pack Specification Part - CD18-ASK9= Key Specification - Cisco Manufacturer No - CD18-ASK9 Software Type - Inernetwork Operating System License Type - Complete Media - CD-ROM Kind Regards, Mtawali Mweni +254 721 498 567 +254 733 47 47 49

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