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unsubscribing from 5562 service
by Imelda Mueni 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hi Everyone, sometime back i subscribed to 5562 service to be receiving quotes from them (what was i thinking ) but after some time they become monotonous and i got bored , so the most logic thing was to unsubscribe so i tried the word STOP and send to 5562 i got a reply u saying "are not subscribed to any group" yet i still receive there quotes tried again STOP QUOTES got another error message "wrong code,to order send CODEWORD CONTENT CODE - EX POLS 1555" so i called safaricom customer service for help 200 , they told me to try the word unsubscribe quote , well did that got the same messages so i was given there customer service number , i tried calling no picks there on the other end . i need to unsubscribe from this service, anyone who can help thanks

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HP 3050 PRESSURE ROLER
by Maingi Chege 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hii, Offline reply pliz anyone with this above....and if so how much . Chege msa

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Digital Literacy project on the African Tech Network: We Need your involvement
by Simeon Oriko 20 May '10

20 May '10

I've had the idea of launching a wiki based website for digital literacy among the upcoming tech generation for a while now after organizing a couple of ICT Literacy drives in Nandi District. I'm happy to announce that I have partnered with the Africa Tech Network to launch this project and make it a reality. Please check the announcement on the Africa Tech Network Blog here: http://www.africantechnetwork.com/atn-blog/?p=20 and on my blog here: http://mtotowajirani.com/2010/05/19/digital-literacy-project-takes-off/. Details of how to get involved are included in the posts. Please let me know what your thoughts are. Simeon.

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Orange 3G+ : Almost 3000 Mbytes disappears from my data account
by aki 20 May '10

20 May '10

Am sharing this, incase you are also affected by this mysterious disease. :- ( Right until saturday, my account had almost 3000 Mbytes available as I usually top up an about 4-6GB per month. I travelled and got back today morning only to log on and be forwarded to the top-up portal that my account contains ZERO Mbytes. Now, no one has access to my modem or account information. I looked at the portal for details and the data log-on shows data usage at odd hours of the night, yet no one could have used it as the only other who can have used it was travelling with me on the trip. I called them today and they will investigate the matter and let me . Hahaha...! It's like a nightmare coming back. I recall many years ago the scams TKL staff used to run on International Calls. You would get billed for these calls yet you would have to prove to them that you never made such calls. Who the heck did I know in eastern europe, middle east etc? Then every month your line would be disconnected and you would send a protest letter and they would reinstate the service. This got resolved after almost 2 years of going back and forth with regional managers and the rest though never read of any arrests made but assume the offenses were covered up with the was it the 2001 or 2002 corruption forgiveness act? I cannot believe that such things are coming back. So now I'll have to prove that I did not use the data services because obviously the system shows the data moving? You know what Orange/TKL, you can stuff the mbytes up yours! Right now I could be least bothered about resolving such petty issues. So far Orange has delivered on services, it would be a disaster if their behaviour would be pushing us to move to other telcos. A patient but disappointed/irate Orange fan. Lets see if they resolve it during this week. Purely my personal views.

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Has YU blocked port 22 (gprs/edge)
by mambo mutua 20 May '10

20 May '10

Skunks I cannot seem to be able to ssh from my Nokia E71 any more since I joined the YU network. I was able to do the same using my Zain and Safcom lines. Any one with a similar experience?

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The Published Draft Download
by Samuel Waithaka 20 May '10

20 May '10

It's quite impressive how easy it is to get the published draft. (here's the link: http://communication.go.ke/documents/published_draft.pdf) My only issue is that the table of contents should hyper-link to the various sections of the document. It's really cumbersome especially for reference the way it is. It's crucial to consider that. Anyone from the GoK on the list? -- Samuel Waithaka Techiepreneur | http://groups.to/techiepreneur http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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Google Adwords
by Ukang'a Dickson 20 May '10

20 May '10

hi, Has any one dealt with google adwords? thots? advice? Regards Ukang'a Dickson

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FTC to Look Into Copy Machine Privacy Breakdown
by Brian Munyao Longwe 20 May '10

20 May '10

http://www.technewsworld.com/edpick/70029.html?wlc=1274300647 FTC to Look Into Copy Machine Privacy Breakdown Print Version<http://www.technewsworld.com/edpick/70029.html?wlc=1274300647#> E-Mail Article <http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/mailit/?id=70029> Reprints <http://www.ectnews.com/about/reprints.xhtml> [image: FTC to Look Into Copy Machine Privacy Breakdown] By Brian T. Horowitz TechNewsWorld 05/19/10 11:15 AM PT Add digital copiers to your list of things to be afraid of. Turns out most of the machines built since 2002 have copies of every image they scanned stored on their hard drives -- and when those machines change hands, they're seldom wiped clean. The FTC has taken steps to inform manufacturers, resellers and office supply stores about the risks, but what is the agency really empowered to do? he Federal Trade Commission <http://www.ftc.gov/> has responded<http://markey.house.gov/docs/markeyftc.pdf> to an April 29 letter from Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., expressing concerns about sensitive data stored on digital copiers' hard drives. Markey's letter followed CBS News' April 19 airing of a report<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC38D5am7go> on its investigation into the matter. The FTC said it was aware of the privacy issues and planned to take steps to inform manufacturers, resellers and office supply stores about the risks associated with digital copying and see that they were taking steps to provide options for secure copying. "We will work with these entities to help ensure that they provide appropriate educational materials on this subject to their clients," wrote FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz. He also directed Markey to educational materials the FTC previously distributed<http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/idtheft/bus54.shtm> on disposing of computer hard drives. "We are also reaching out to government contracting officials to advise them of the risks associated with the use of digital copiers and ensure that the government is taking measures to protect the information we collect from the public," Leibowitz continued. The FTC routinely erases and destroys hard drives when it returns copiers, the chairman said. Leased Copiers Returned The copier industry has failed to inform the public of the privacy risks of using digital copiers, Ed McLaughlin, president of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America <http://www.sharpusa.com/>, admitted in the CBS News report. During its investigation, CBS found a machine used by a police sex crimes division in Buffalo, N.Y., with information on criminal suspects and domestic violence complaints. It also found pay stubs with Social Security numbers and medical records from insurer Affinity Health Plan<https://www.affinityplan.org/>, including names and physician diagnoses. Companies such as Xerox <http://www.xerox.com/> (NYSE: XRX) supply overwrite tools for hard drives, but the public may not have the knowledge to use them. Copiers are leased for fixed periods and then shipped around the world with sensitive data remaining on their hard drives, noted Markey in his letter<http://markey.house.gov/docs/ftccopier_security4-29-10.pdf> to FTC Chairman Leibowitz. "I am concerned that these hard drives represent a treasure trove for thieves," he wrote, "leaving unwitting consumers vulnerable to identity theft as their Social Security numbers, birth certificates, medical records, bank records and other personal information are exposed to individuals who could easily extract the data from the digital copiers' hard drives and use it for criminal purposes." Business and government agencies need to take steps to erase the data before returning the machine or disposing of it, Markey cautioned. The FTC and Rep. Markey's office did not return TechNewsWorld's calls requesting comment. It shouldn't be difficult to apply the same methods of destroying computer data to the data on digital copiers' hard drives, Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group <http://www.enderlegroup.com/>, told TechNewsWorld, but this is not something people have thought about. "A lot of these things could be sitting in landfills and repurposed," he said. "This shouldn't have been news," Enderle continued. "Something was overlooked, because they're not sold as storage devices -- they're sold as copy machines." Educating the Public The FTC will likely set in place automatic purge rules for digital copiers, said Enderle. After a copying, scanning, or printing job is complete, the files would have to be deleted. "With the security [image: FireHost - Affordable Secure Web Hosting for Every Company. Learn more.]<http://www.technewsworld.com/edpick/70029.html?wlc=1274300647> infrastructure aware of the problem, there will be efforts to encrypt data," he added, noting that existing methods for disposing of PC and server data will be extended to copier information. "It shouldn't be particularly hard to use the same processes and rules. I don't see the fixes as particularly onerous," Enderle said. Yet there is doubt as to whether the FTC's efforts will be fruitful. "To me it's going to be a fair amount of waste of time," said Ira Winkler, author of *Spies Among Us* and president of the Internet Security Advisors Group <http://www.isag.com/>, who appeared in the CBS News report that shed light on this problem. "What can the FTC actually do? The FTC has no control over the Buffalo Police. I don't think the FTC has responsibility for medical records," Winkler told TechNewsWorld. "They can write a report and tell Congress we need to pass this [information] along. I mean, this is decades late," he said. "They're going to spend lots and lots of money on something that's glaringly obvious. This is like saying drunk drivers theoretically can kill people. What type of study do you really need done?" Winkler asked. A Major Oversight "We have a surprisingly large exposure here," Enderle said. Digital copiers' hard drives could hold personal medical or banking records, conviction histories or lists of crime suspects. "There are a whole series of regulations that may now come into play as folks look at what appears to be an improper use of information," added Enderle. "There could be some serious problems." Disclosure and accountability laws such as Sarbanes Oxley could come into play, he pointed out. National Security Problem? Imagine the scenario of a digital copier being leased at one time by a U.S. Embassy and then ending up in the office of another country's embassy while still retaining sensitive data on the hard drive, Enderle suggested. "This is just one more example that printing confidential information is a very dangerous practice," he emphasized, noting that the data could be scanned and emailed to a million people. "I'd like to assume it's not related to national security, but it probably was," Winkler said. "But the FTC has no control over federal agencies, so what difference does it make?" CBS News reported that digital copiers dating back to 2002 store data. So think twice the next time you head to the copy machine. You don't really know for whom you're copying those tax forms, medical records and corporate files. -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Wireless AP
by maina 20 May '10

20 May '10

Guys recommend wireless AP to serve a building with 5 floors,the purpose is to service indoor clients who ave rented.

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iPad-controlled blimp is one magical dirigible
by Brian Munyao Longwe 20 May '10

20 May '10

This is pretty cool - especially the fact that they've used an arduino board for the blimp controls. I love innovation! Mblayo -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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