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Tron Legacy pushing the envelope in film making
by Kevin Ouma 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Just read previews on an upcomiong sci-fi by the Name TRON legacy . By the look of the trailers, looks like some visually stunning special effects -pushing the envelope on cinematography like Avatar did. Like many new movies its been done in 3D when there is not a single 3D theatre in Nairobi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcsDc_9LX8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9szn1QQfas

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Investment Group Query and Quick Sale of Mikrotic Equipment
by waihiga mwaura 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Investment Group > I am currently drafting an investment group policy for my investment > group.Does anyone have a sample that i could look at or personal advice.I > would really appreciate. > > Mikrotic Equipment >> I am also selling Mikrotic Wireless equipment if anyone is interested >> kindly inbox. >> >> Regards >> Waihiga Mwaura >> >>

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SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers
by aki 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

The new company is headed up by MySQL's former senior vice president of global services. IDG News Service — MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems. SkySQL plans to offer "enterprise class support & services for the MySQL ecosystem," according to its Web site. Its CEO is Ulf Sandberg, ex-senior vice president of global services at MySQL, and "all core members" of the company have also worked for MySQL. The firm is now hiring in all areas, the site adds. Further information about its plans wasn't immediately available Friday. SkySQL's formation earned a nod of approval from MySQL creator Michael "Monty" Widenius, who now runs Monty Program, a company focused on developing the MariaDB MySQL fork, as well as providing support for it and MySQL. "I am happy to see that there is now another home for MySQL talent being formed where they can continue to do what they do best," Widenius wrote in a blog post Thursday. The trend will also ensure that "in spite of whatever happens with MySQL at Oracle, that there will continue to be high quality support and services around MySQL and MariaDB," he added. http://www.itworld.com/software/112910/skysql-joins-ranks-mysql-support-pro…

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Google App Inventor Opens Android Possibilities
by aki 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Despite the belief of some skeptics that Google's new, free development software, App Inventor, will flood the Android market with useless apps, it's not necessarily true that this product will lower the bar for application development. Admittedly, some of the home-grown applications people create may be frivolous or ineffective, but take a closer look at some of the iPhone apps, such as Tickle Me, which laughs when you fondle the screen, or iBeer, which shows fat lips chugging a beer. Wow, these are useful, quality products. The point is, there is some truth to that old clichÃ©, "Necessity is the mother of invention." Some of the greatest inventions came from average, everyday people with no formal education in the fields they exploited. In other words, you don't have to be a programmer to write programs, which is the thought behind Google App Inventor. That's especially true now that many programming languages have easy, menu-driven user interfaces that are essentially, fill-in-the-blank forms; that is, the "programmer" just clicks options on the screen, and the software generates the code. And that's what Google's App Inventor is built to do. Once you download the application, set up your computer and phone for App Inventor, then skim through the tutorials, you should see another menu driven, point-and-click--or drag-and-drop--program that generates the code for you........................ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/201009/google_app_inventor_op…

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OT: You've got to love some of that CSI nonsense
by Billy 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDD03yeLnU -Billy

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by machariahgerald＠gmail.com 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

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C# JOB
by Sam Nzau 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hey Guys, here is an opportunity for one of you, im not the employer but I work in this company and the said position is vacant, so go ahead and apply! Its urgent though. http://www.bestjobskenya.com/bt-jobd-hans-7148.htm

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Fast and affordable internet
by Raph 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hi pple.. A pal of mine needs info on the best internet offers for a home set-up. The guy wants unlimited reliable internet access with good speeds. Any ideas?

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Microsoft Software Licenses
by Odhiambo Washington 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

I happened to find an original CD media of Windows NT Server 4.0 (plus the three famous floppies it came with then!) and I am tempted to run this somewhere. Don't ask where. Since this is a long discontinued product, do I still need to have CALs for it ama I can run for free? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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Are you ready to rock the list?!! Come on, lets tap with the lyrics.......
by aki 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8wZgTFmh4Y&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FV8e0l4gNI&feature=fvw

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