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Anybody Using Moodle
by Calvin Omari 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Hi Techies,le I need to know a few things about the moodle e learning module, I have had problems installing it, Thanks -- 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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Google Wave Invites 17 responses, 2 remaining
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Good people, I have sent Google Wave invites to the following: 1. danielmugambi(a)gmail.com 2. ukanga(a)gmail.com 3. edobie(a)gmail.com 4. zackgithinji(a)gmail.com 5. tyegon(a)gmail.com 6. mcdonaldoj(a)gmail.com 7. jaredkoyier(a)gmail.com 8. ochere(a)gmail.com 9. justinmochama(a)googlemail.com 10. mwirigic(a)gmail.com 11. bensonnjonjo08(a)gmail.com 12. martow(a)gmail.com 13. alex.ngatia(a)gmail.com 14. andrewouko(a)gmail.com 15. skmwenda(a)gmail.com 16. njorogekamau(a)gmail.com 17. bmwagiru(a)gmail.com I still need two more emails to complete my cycle of invites. @ mueni0(a)gmail.com, I couldn’t send an invite you because Josiah has already sent an invitation to that email  No hard feelings! Regards, -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com https://smiley2.wordpress.com

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OT: Seeking opinions; MacBook vs. Alienware
by Peter Karunyu 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

Good people, Pls help a hapless techie choose between the 13" MacBook<http://www.apple.com/macbook/>white vs. the Alienware M11x<http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/alienware-m11x?c=u…>!!

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A Small Hospital & Training Centre Looking for Software
by David Kandie 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

I have been mandated by a small hospital with bed capacity of between 50 - 100 beds to look for (1) Hospital Management Software (2) College Management Software Developers/Businessmen with off-the-shelf software to call me on the following lines: 0722 831 259 or 020 2689969. Skype ID: kipkanist Project Implementation: Start of August 2010

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Laptop for sale
by Billy Ayodo 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Hey, Laptop for sale HP Compaq - Presario C700 HDD 160GB , RAM 1 GB , Processor Intel Dual core @ 1.46 Ghz each, Video memory 256MB. Price - 30K, Negotiable If you are interested call 0717-842458 or inbox me. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969

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Anyone with Orange 3G+ Internet Everywhere EVDO on Linux?!
by Mark de Blois 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Hi guys, Just wanted to find out whether someone managed to get the Orange EVDO modem working under Linux. I tried under Ubuntu 9.10 and am nog getting any carrier response, though I am sure it must be possible (I was able to connect under 9.04 I believe). I am hoping to use the Ubuntu box as an internet gateway for my LAN. Orange's deal of 1 KES per 1Mb seems to be one of the better deals. cheers, -- Mark Upande P.O. Box 30439-00100 Nairobi, Kenya www.upande.com linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markdeblois twitter: http://twitter.com/mdeblois

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Kenya IGF 2010, Discussions :Day 7 of 8 Theme:E-Crime, Online Privacy & Data Security- Continuation
by Judy Okite 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

Good Morning, As we near, closing these discussions we, feel free to contribute to the former threads by clicking on the correct subject/title. Today we continue with , - a) E-crime- situation in Kenya - b) E- Voting- where Kenya is @ And today we add c) c) Online privacy and data security i) Sim card registration- on the 21st June 2010 the government through CCK(Communication Commission of Kenya) declared it mandatory for all mobile users to register their Sim cards More info: http://www.cck.go.ke/news/2010/news_21june2010.html “The exercise is aimed at safeguarding the public against acts of insecurity, including the wide spread threats posed by terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, fraud, hate messages, and incitement that are now wide spread throughout the world, “said the Minister for Information and Communication. Currently we have 18million (I stand to be corrected ) mobile users in Kenya, In these forms, one has to give their residential area , their identity card number, their birth information etc… That is a whole lot of data on Kenyans… in short , a grand database! From yesterday’s discussions we saw that currently we have no LAW to guard this database. Q. What will stop the Authority from using my details wrongly? Q. What happens if I don’t register by 31st of July? I will be disconnected? Under what LAW? ii) When I send a SMS to 3007 with an ID card number, it returns with voter details, full names, place of voting and voter card number of the ID card holder, however, 1, the system put in place, does not verify in any way that it’s the real owner of the ID card, that has sent this query? a) Can this data be manipulated? Then what? A question, on top of my head, with all these ongoing, what creates demand for LAW?(if there is anything, like that) Your queries, comments, inputs, corrections are welcome! Kind Regards, -- “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan

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Content Topics - August 2010
by aki 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Dear Listers, Since we did not get enough feedback to decide on the fate of content on whether to post the theads on the website or email, I can safely assume the content remains on the mailing list for now. - What a fanstastic turnout from everyone! Thank you very much. Other contributors are most welcome to add more threads for September and beyond. 1) Windows 7 ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( Obbayi ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) 9) To decide ( Stephen Ndungu ) 10) Debian Sqeezeu ( Amarjit ) 11) ICT in Uganda ( If Alvin has the time, he may contribute ) 12) Zend/PHP Journal ( Peter Karunyu ) 13) DNS/IXPs ( Michuki Mwangi ) 14) Mobile Java ( Frankline Chitwa) 15) SIP/VOIP ( Oliver Ndegwa ) 16) DW/BI ( Mr Lawi ) 17) Java - JSF, JSP and J2EE ( Clement Ongera ) 18) Web-application ( Saidimu Apale ) Pls note members we have for September the following topic threads : 1) Internet and developments ( Riyaz Bachani ) 2) Apple MAC OS ( Glenn Sequeira ) Rgds.

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Wordpress Tweaks
by Isaak Mogetutu 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

Hi, Anyone with knowledge of how i can tweak wordpress to allow me to have posting within pages and allow the user to choose the page on which a posting should land on. Thanks -- m0g3tutu

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Web hosting
by vada dava 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Can anyone guide me on the local prices for hosting a jomla or drupal website with about 300mb capacity and the price for registering a .com site?

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