February 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Which devices are these????
by Dominic Munyi 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Peoples, By availing these MAC addresses, can I know which devices they are? 00-1e-90-c3-78-65 00-23-8b-ea-73-e7 -- Warm regards, Dominic Munyi Kariithi Nyavu Solutions

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Articles on the "future" of Flash on the Web
by Joseph Wayodi 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Hey people, Here's an interesting blog post by one Jeff Croft, on the "future" of Flash on the Web: <http://jeffcroft.com/blog/2010/feb/01/flash/>. Here' another one by one Nathan Peretic, that talks about it's "replacement" by HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript: < http://www.fullstopinteractive.com/blog/2010/02/the-withering-away-of-flash/ >. Don't forget to read the comments at the bottom. Joseph.

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Re: [Skunkworks] [kictanet] Local Content: Cost of Local Hosting
by wesley kirinya 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Yeah you're right, KDN's virtual server costs are close to overseas costs. (Open question) In Kenya, what would be the monthly price range for the following dedicated (not virtual/shared) server (no setup costs, no service charge, no bandwidth, no taxes, etc) If the price is at least 3 times compared to what I listed below, what factors lead to the price (high energy costs, ...)?: 8 Core Processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB disk space. Crucual Paradigm: About $470 including 3000GB bandwidth Alentus: About $450 including 1000GB monthly bandwidth Lunar Pages Dedicated; Rough estimate of $350 Mocha Host: Rough estimate of $300 including 'Unlimited' bandwidth. o_O? --- On Sat, 2/6/10, Kai Wulff <kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke> wrote: From: Kai Wulff <kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke> Subject: AW: [kictanet] Local Content: Cost of Local Hosting To: "'wesley kirinya'" <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6:21 AM I guess you have never asked us … Kai Von: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] Im Auftrag von wesley kirinya Gesendet: Friday, February 05, 2010 23:31 An: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Betreff: [kictanet] Local Content: Cost of Local Hosting Bandwidth costs seem to be coming down and that's welcome news. However an important area seems to be largely ignored and that's the cost of hosting locally. A Dedicated server in the U.S/Europe (8 Core Processor, 6GB RAM, 3,000GB Bandwidth, 500GB disk space, ...) costs about $500/month. I believe in Kenya that would cost about 8-10 times more and that's without the 3,000GB bandwidth. With bandwidth becoming cheaper and better quality, it's far cheaper to host the local content internationally, and end-users might not feel a big difference in speed and quality. Factors leading to high hosting cost might be cost of physical space and electricity (highly priced and unstable). If these are the major reasons why hosting costs are high, then we cannot expect the cost to come down any sooner no matter how many fibres are coming to Kenya. Local companies (e.g. BPOs dealing with large volumes of data) and local branches of international companies looking for secure off-site back up might also do it from internationally located servers, where the companies running those servers not only offer lower cost but also more experience which leads to better service. As one of such companies puts it ,"98% of replies within 30 mintues, 99.9% Network Uptime Guarantee, ...". Therefore we are looking at a situation where local content might be hosted internationally. 8~!

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Re: [Skunkworks] iptables & mysql
by Nd'wex Common 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Hi, I have mysql database hosted on a linux server [centos 5.4] and i would like to access the database from another machine from the network i have made the follwing configuration to iptables: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s 202.54.1.50 --sport 1024:65535 -d 202.54.1.20 --dport 3306 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -s 202.54.1.20 --sport 3306 -d 202.54.1.50 --dport 1024:65535 -m state --state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT the ip addresses here are not real. when i try to access the server even by telneting it wont work, where could i be going wrong? all assistance will be highly appreciated Nd'wex

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IP Plan
by Dominic Munyi 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Skunks, I am looking for an IP plan that will help me manage a very large range of IP's (about 4,000), that will have both a databse and a web browser to work from. -- Warm regards, Dominic Munyi Kariithi Nyavu Solutions

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[Job Advert] PHP Developer Wanted
by James Gutu 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Hi. I am looking to hire a Full Time PHP developer. Please find the skill set below: • Ensures that the Content Management System is working properly (continuous development and enhancement to the system) • Clean the data in the database. E.g by removing old or erroneous records, delinked records etc • Adds to the functionality of the website via AJAX, PHP • Maintains the content of the website • Keeps Statistics of the Website, not only hits but times searched, most popular content, and other etc • Implement improvements that need to be made on the site in as short a time as possible • Prepare reports from which the sales team can act upon • Be familiar with versioning tools - Tortoise SVN • Have LAMP experience – Linux Apache Mysql PHP. Qualities: PHP Developer, Joomla Administrator, Designer (Photoshop) would be preferable, Excellent communication skills, including writing, proof reading skills, and speaking, Ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments from a variety of staff, Excellent interpersonal skills both in person and by phone, with high professionalism, High expectations for quality, At least 2 years experience, Strong back end development skills. Because we are a small company, the ideal person for this position will need much more than being a good developer. The person needs to be entrepreneurial and have a burning desire to be part of building something unique. The person needs to be able to work long hours for the next 6 months, at an average of about 70 hours a week. • A detailed and updated CV, indicating nationality, age and gender; • Names and contact details (including e-mail address) of three references; • Portfolio of work done (2 websites / systems with proof) Send CVs to info(a)creafinity.co.ke -- Regards, James Gutu Designer & Developer Creafinity Ltd | Beautiful Functionality www.creafinity.co.ke Mobile: + 254 722 67 66 00 Landline: + 254 20 80026 80

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Local Content: Cost of Local Hosting
by wesley kirinya 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Bandwidth costs seem to be coming down and that's welcome news. However an important area seems to be largely ignored and that's the cost of hosting locally. A Dedicated server in the U.S/Europe (8 Core Processor, 6GB RAM, 3,000GB Bandwidth, 500GB disk space, ...) costs about $500/month. I believe in Kenya that would cost about 8-10 times more and that's without the 3,000GB bandwidth. With bandwidth becoming cheaper and better quality, it's far cheaper to host the local content internationally, and end-users might not feel a big difference in speed and quality. Factors leading to high hosting cost might be cost of physical space and electricity (highly priced and unstable). If these are the major reasons why hosting costs are high, then we cannot expect the cost to come down any sooner no matter how many fibres are coming to Kenya. Local companies (e.g. BPOs dealing with large volumes of data) and local branches of international companies looking for secure off-site back up might also do it from internationally located servers, where the companies running those servers not only offer lower cost but also more experience which leads to better service. As one of such companies puts it ,"98% of replies within 30 mintues, 99.9% Network Uptime Guarantee, ...". Therefore we are looking at a situation where local content might be hosted internationally. 8~!

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Xchat headsup
by NDUNGU STEPHEN MAINA P15/2727/2007 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

the latest Xchat (2.8.7f) does work with both Win 7 (cracked rtm) and linux mint. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S.N.Maina BSc. Comp Sci. UON ExtremeGrafixDesign P.O BOX 193 Ngong Hills +254726489,+254771461638

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Symbian Goes Open Source
by Peter Kip 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

The group behind the world's most popular smartphone operating system - Symbian - is giving away "billions of dollars" worth of code for free. More on the story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8496263.stm -- Nothing’s impossible the impossible just takes a little longer.

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arduino enthusiasts
by [ Brainiac ] 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

hello skunks, im fairly new to this but ive seen the immense potential of this and gotten myself a couple of boards. Im in the process of evaluating these possibly for use for feedback and control in a couple of projects im running. Any users / enthusiasts that have played with these to share projects? Cheers. -- Posted on 100% recycled electrons

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