July 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

"New" KRA website
by Peter Karunyu 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

Word on the wire was KRA has a long list of vacancies, went to their site kra.go.ke to check them out, was met by a nice Apache page, thinking t'was a fluke, i went to revenue.go.ke and there was met by an ugly looking pop up! Kwani these guys cant afford to hire kick ass designers? If they gonna take 30% of my income in taxes, they might as well hire some ninja designers to add some eye candy to their site!

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Re: [Skunkworks] Migration
by [watchman] 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Dearest Skunks, I will be covering a migration of my services from Elite by the end of this month. If there are any queries i may have left half way, please do let me know so that i may complete my systems upgrade seamlessly from Elite to the new Mainframe on a different foundation. -- watchman

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ASP Tutorial
by Eva Kimathi 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Hi all, I wonder if there's anyone out there who can point me to a gud ASP tutorial. Anyone?

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Seacom Down
by Kevin Ouma 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Have been experiencing slow speeds only to learn that Seacom is down. To quote their twitter updates "We note SEACOM services between Mumbai and Mombasa are down since 9:19 GMT/5th July 10. We are still investigating. More updates to follow." My question is :- - Kwani these guys do not have adequate redundancy where they can route traffic through another link - Whatever happened of TEAMS and EASSY cables that were to be fully operational by July - Is anyone experiencing normal speeds ? Rgds Kevin

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Crystal Reports Toolbar
by Calvin Omari 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Hi Guys, I have been making an application with crystal reports in Visual studio 2008 lately but after deploying the web application that has crystalreports using crystalreportsviewer the toolbar does not display..I have endlessly searched for the solutions but could not find one.anybosy using crystal reports with Visual studio 2008 and has a solution for my problem, I will appreciate Regards -- Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. Calvin Omari Systems Developer/Designer http://www.facebook.com/barongo

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SIM Registration - Modems
by Phares Kariuki 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Just thought about it. We may have to register our modem SIM's... They have SIM card's don't they? And the SIM's are activated for voice anyway... -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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A google adsense question
by [ Brainiac ] 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

hello skunks. First and foremost, I have googled this unsuccessfully. The answers i get are either different or do not address the question i have in particular. So here is my dilemma. I run a large network, i have set up a transparent proxy/gateway to enable chaching, load balancing and all that kind of stuff. Most of the clients will thus be served error pages from my squid proxy. I have seen from my logs that traffic on the 404 and two other error pages is quite high, which made me think. What if i were to load a google adsense page, or even a search result page generated from the failed query. I have researched and the technical aspect is in place, now all i need to know is if it violates the TOS for adsense. Anyone know this ? / in google? -- Posted on 100% recycled electrons

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OT : A disappointing trip to Robben Island...
by aki 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Had some time off yesterday so off to Robben Island. The tour lasted about 3 hours and was not sure what to expect once I get there. Upon arriving there via the ferry, a bus takes you on a tour of the various spots and the session is a bit informed. However, for me the main reason of the visit was to try and get a feel or an insight of what Mandela went through, including many others who were labelled terrorists and held here during the aparthied era. What were the prison conditions like, what kind of regime abuses were they subject to etc especially when aparthied resistance was at its climax? Upon reaching the main prison, it is well painted and kept very clean. A former prisoner there leads the tour and takes questions. He was jailed for life because of failed attempt in trying to rpg a fuel convoy. He was arrested immediately and charged. One thing is certain, you cannot have escaped the island and there were various punishments on the groups. The problem I have with Robben Island and esp the prison quarters is that they have painted the cells, courtyards etc. This creates a false impression. Even Mandela's cell seems very live-able. I wish they had retained the original paint, the original feel. It was not easy to understand what really went on there. The courtyard where Mandela and other spent time has a small garden started by Mandela but I almost walked over it, thinking it was weeds etc. Somehow I did not connect to the island nor take in what happened. It's easier to google and learn more than going there. This is why we fail, IMHO. For a start, Robben Island should have hand held audio devices ( found in many sites world wide, even Stone Henge has them..) , properly labelled areas and ofcourse they should have retained the original " decor " as it was many years ago. I kind of left the island disappointed and could hear others on the trip felt the same too. But the island is a worthy trip, you know you cannot escape it if you ended up there......... I have very few images and they are in raw. As soon as I get some time, will upload them. :-) Me thots. Rgds.

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Re: [Skunkworks] KDN Customer Care Line
by [ Brainiac ] 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Hello henry, Your contacts are duly noted too. Kind regards. On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:05 AM, J Henry Mwangi <john.mwangi(a)kdn.co.ke>wrote: > Good Morning David, > > > > Your mail below is acknowledged. I will get in touch with you shortly. > > > > *Kind Regards,* > > * * > > *J Henry Mwangi,* > > *Customer Support Services,* > > *Kenya Data Networks,* > > *P.O Box 62499 - 00200,* > > *Nairobi, Kenya.* > > *Tel: +254 020 5 000 000, 711 060 000* > > *EXT 107* > > *Mobile: +254 752 867 179* > > *Fax: +254 20 5 000 329* > > *URL: www.kdn.co.ke ; www.butterfly.co.ke* > > *msn: gmwazjh(a)hotmail.com* > > *skype: gmwazjjh(a)skype.com* > > *yahoo: gmwaz(a)yahoo.com* > > * * > > *[image: cid:049501ca7f2b$39ac60c0$dd13a8c0@local.kdn.co.ke]*** > > * * > > *Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice > behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it". **Isaiah 30:21* > > > > *From:* skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto: > skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *David Njuguna > *Sent:* 04 July 2010 14:30 > *To:* Skunkworks Mailing List > *Subject:* [Skunkworks] KDN Customer Care Line > > > > Today I have made five calls to KDN, each of these calls goes through but > the line is so bad that the customer care representatives are unable to hear > me clearly. > > > > Does KDN offer email support? I get no replies on support(a)kdn.co.ke or > ispsol(a)kdn.co.ke Anyone know a KDN email address that gets read? > > > > Butterfly WIFI in Kilifi is down again and has been down since Wednesday. > > > > 10.199.0.1 is unreachable. > > > > Thanks D. > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete > this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be > secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, > destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender > therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the > contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If > verification is required please request a hard-copy version. *Kenya Data > Networks,* *Tel: +254(20)5000000,* *www.kdn.co.ke* > > _______________________________________________ > 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-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1… > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Posted on 100% recycled electrons

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RE : Strathmore Innovation Technology Transfer invite to ICT innovators/entreprenuers/students
by Pius Walela 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Strathmore University has in place an ICT incubation initiative called Strathmore Innovation Technology Transfer program, SITT. The program seeks to commercialize ICT innovation locally. The program is interested in working with young Kenyan ICT entrepreneurs /innovators/students. The program will be holding the second pitch session on 16th July 2010 as from 9:30-12:30 p.m. in Room 11 at Strathmore where ICT innovators are invited to present their innovations for possible inclusion in the program, interested ICT innovators are welcome to contact me preferably via e-mail for participation in the pitch. Benefits from joining the program include networking for fledgling organizations, access to capital and investors to aid businesses, technical support to develop projects and business management training. Referrals are welcome. NB: The program is not restricted to Strathmore students and is open to everyone. Participants are to fill the form attached and send it back with concept in summarized business plan format or /concept form and the power point presentation to be used for that particular day. The tentative deadline date for reception of this information is 12th July 2010. Looking forward to working with you. Kind regards Pius W Walela Research Programs /SITT Administrator Faculty of Information Technology Strathmore University Tel : +254 -020- 606155 Ext 2320 Web : www.strathmore.edu/fit<http://www.strathmore.edu/fit> Email : pwalela(a)strathmore.edu<mailto:pwalela@strathmore.edu> ________________________________ Strathmore University provides all-round education in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for use by the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete this email and/or any files attached to it from your computer. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Strathmore University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and/or its attachments. The University warrants neither the integrity of the e-mail nor its freedom from errors, viruses, interception or any other form of interference. ............................................................................ Website: www.strathmore.edu

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