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OT/ADVERT/JOB: PHP/MySQL/Google API Ninja programmer needed
by Peter Karunyu 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

A friend asked I spread the word, more details here<http://www.kencall.com/cats/careers/index.php?m=careers&p=showJob&ID=10>: They are looking for someone with actual skills, i repeat, *actual skills*creating mashups with various Google APIs (Google Maps leading the pack) on PHP and MySQL. Applications are only accepted on the aforegiven website, so no emails. quoting: "  Strong skills on PHP, MySQL, Javascript, AJAX and Google APIs  Should be capable to understand, analyze & modifying existing scripts.  Fast learner, strong problem solving skills  Experience in developing mashups using Google Maps is expected.  Appreciations of various GIS and mapping tools and technologies is desirable.  Knowledge in ASP, ASP.Net and MS SQL is an added advantage. "

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Oracle contacts in Kenya
by Mr. Lawi 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

Hi guys, Anyone knows where Oracle offices are in Kenya? Email and/or physical address will be highly appreciated. Secondly, (if you have) where did you/your company purchase Oracle licences? Thanx in advance

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Re: [Skunkworks] Looking for IT Company - Health/health
by Oliver Ndegwa 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

CAD creation has been implementing systems for healthcare for the last like 10 years. Contact Francis Munyeki on munyekif(a)yahoo.com or munyekif(a)gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:24 AM To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 1, Issue 29 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. Looking for IT Company - Health/mHealth (Edward Obiko) 2. Re: Looking for IT Company - Health/mHealth (timrick(a)gmail.com) 3. Applications now open [Internet Society] (Vincent Ngundi) 4. Eric Brewer wins ACM-Infosys Award for contributions to highly scalable Internet services (Brian Longwe) 5. Re: This website you have to look at (Imelda Mueni) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:03 +0300 From: Edward Obiko <edobie(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: [Skunkworks] Looking for IT Company - Health/mHealth Message-ID: <f4e2fbbf1003150920i55cfb527wa7cc0f6e5a3c5683(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 A client of ours is looking for an IT Company with experience in mHealth and Medical Related system deployments. In his words, he is looking for an established outfit and not a 'briefcase company' to involve in a lucrative contract. I apologise for the sketchy post but please forward to me your details or recommendations if interested and I will pass them on. Regards, -- Sent from my mobile device OO Omingo Obiko ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:42:21 +0000 From: timrick(a)gmail.com To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Looking for IT Company - Health/mHealth Message-ID: <737762101-1268714540-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-566599932-@bd a134.bisx.produk.on.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Edward, Talk to Muniu,I think he can do such or also Smart International who are located on International Life house.Get in touch offlist if you need more details. Regards, Sent from my BlackBerry? -----Original Message----- From: Edward Obiko <edobie(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:03 To: <Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] Looking for IT Company - Health/mHealth A client of ours is looking for an IT Company with experience in mHealth and Medical Related system deployments. In his words, he is looking for an established outfit and not a 'briefcase company' to involve in a lucrative contract. I apologise for the sketchy post but please forward to me your details or recommendations if interested and I will pass them on. Regards, -- Sent from my mobile device OO Omingo Obiko _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f bjAwOUE&hl=en ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:09:40 +0300 From: Vincent Ngundi <vngundi(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks List <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] Applications now open [Internet Society] Message-ID: <c553f3be1003152209yed90897h9dd84d561c4d992d(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" [On Behalf of Connie J Kendig, ISOC] Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking applications for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program, part of its Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme (www.isoc.org/leaders) The Fellowship program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings: * IETF 78, 25-30 July, Maastricht, Netherlands * IETF 79, 7-12 November, Beijing, China http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/index.php Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 16 April 2010. Two other components of the NGL are accepting applications: ISOC IGF Ambassadors <http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/> NGL eLearning programme <http://www.isoc.org/leaders/elearning.php> To learn more about the NGL, and each of the three components, please visit: www.isoc.org/leaders Please review each component separately, including the different criteria, to help you decide which component(s) are appropriate for your professional background and future goals. Please note that each component has a different application deadline. I encourage you to pass information about this programme to individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF and/or in Internet governance issues. The Internet Society?s Next Generation Leaders programme is sponsored by Nominet Trust. The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are also sponsored by Afilias, Google, Microsoft, and Intel. If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Connie Kendig < kendig(a)isoc.org <kendig(a)isoc.org%20%20>>. Kind Regards, Connie J Kendig ISOC

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Eric Brewer wins ACM-Infosys Award for contributions to highly scalable Internet services
by Brian Longwe 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

Congrats to Eric! Sent from my "HaiPhone" > > Announcement: http://www.acm.org/news/featured/acm-infosys-09 > > Press Release: http://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/2010/infosys-award-09 > >

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Looking for IT Company - Health/mHealth
by Edward Obiko 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

A client of ours is looking for an IT Company with experience in mHealth and Medical Related system deployments. In his words, he is looking for an established outfit and not a 'briefcase company' to involve in a lucrative contract. I apologise for the sketchy post but please forward to me your details or recommendations if interested and I will pass them on. Regards, -- Sent from my mobile device OO Omingo Obiko

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Radiation protection?
by aki 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/New%20tax%20jolts%20m… I quote " Under the proposed regulations, home and industrial microwave owners and mobile handsets owners will be required to pay Sh3,000 for every microwave or a GSM, CDMA or UTMs enabled mobile phone they own to the board".............

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God of War 3 - game is out..
by ndungu stephen 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UatNNZQASyI Quote:* *Offical PlayStation Magazine UK*, the first review score was given as 9/10. Reviewer Nathan Ditum says "the game is inches away from scoring 10/10, It's definitely the biggest, and if this is the finale, then *God of War III*gives PlayStation's toughest hero the send-off he deserves." Ditum also praised the graphics, stating it was as good if not better than *Killzone 2* and *Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. IGN God of war review: *Set in the realm of Greek mythology, God of War III for the last time puts Kratos at the center of the carnage and destruction as he seeks revenge against the Gods who have betrayed him. A single-player game, this final chapter allows players to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he treads through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hell once more to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. Armed with double-chained blades, Kratos must take on mythology's darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus. Utilizing a new game engine built from the ground up and state-of-the-art visual technologies, the development team behind God of War 3 have made significant strides in giving players the realistic feel of actually being on the battlegrounds. With texture resolutions being quadrupled since God of War 2, God of War 3 will feature fluid, life-like characters, as well as dynamic lighting effects, a robust weapon system, and world-changing scenarios that will truly bring unmistakable realism to Kratos' fateful quest. Players will have a chance to join battles on a grand scale with many more enemies on-screen and be able to interact with levels like never before.

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Re: [Skunkworks] snom IP Phones in Kenya
by Oliver Ndegwa 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

VoIP – more than the right choice! Say goodbye to high costs for conventional telecommunications systems. Don't pay double for telecom and internet services. Say hello to Voice-over-IP telephones by snom! The advantages speak for themselves: Vastly cheaper telephone charges: Save up to 80%! Move your office or change your domicile and make telephone calls immediately without any hassles: With VoIP, the time-consuming switching of telephone connections is a thing of the past, as is the need for external engineers, who are often expensive. Wherever your workstation is located, the registration to the PC network is sufficient, and you can immediately use your personal telephone environment with your personal extension! Know who is available: You can easily recognize who of your colleagues is busy by looking at the signaling on the name keys. Receive calls when absent. You can have these sent to you as a highly compressed e-mail attachment. This means that you can be kept up-to-date any time, any place. Naturally you can also forward your calls. Parallel use possible: There's no need to replace your whole telephone system straightaway. You can integrate snom VoIP components into your existing telecommunications environment. The combination with numerous devices of other established manu- facturers such as Cisco, Siemens or Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 guarantees you the greatest possible independence. Safe, versatile and "green": snom VoIP phones Get yours Today!!!! Migrate to an IP PBX and a snom VoIP Phone...

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telecommunication consultant needed
by david gathu 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

hi We are looking for a telecommunication consultant company. Fixed lines and GSM . reach me via d.gathu(a)yahoo.com -- regards DAVID

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Is Orange data network headed down the trash bin?
by Job Muriuki 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

By the way orange has its 3g gsm network up in the cbd! On 12/03/2010, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Before I went on my trip, things were not bad on the Orange network. Edge > would give upto 20KBytes/Sec data trasnfer rates while 3G+ would sustain > upto 35KBytes/Sec data tranfer rates. Been back for a few days and both > their services are Edge 12-3KBytes/Sec while 3G+ is bursty around > 8-18KBytes/Sec! Now they seem to be playing around with tcp window lengths > and causing data issues. Its impossible to work remotely at these speeds > rates. > > Something is wrong in Kenya, especially with network services and the people > given the responsibilty to maintain them. Why is it impossible for network > operators to sustain data throughputs on reliable services? Why is too > difficult to fix this problem? Why do we need to rant every few months and > something gets done! This is BS...!! Just because Safcom has been operating > data services on trial and experimental basis ever since it went on air does > not mean other operators follow the Monkey See, Monkey Do behaviour. > > Come on telcos... :-( > > -- > "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster > horses." - Henry Ford > -- Sent from my mobile device Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb

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