August 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

OT : Iceman calling @Saidi......over?
by The Ice Man 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Uko wapi? ......crackle.....crackle....crackle..... teeet...teeet....teeet....crackle.....crackle.....crackle...

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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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Content Thread : Learning Windows 7 is now at http://blog.my.co.ke/
by The Ice Man 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Gentlemen, Ladies. The above thread has been posted to the skunkworks KE blog site. I'll be posting updates here on the mailing list when the thread data is updated. Pls bookmark http://blog.my.co.ke/ and visit frequentlly. Pass on the link to others who may feel the content is helpful to them. This I feel is the beginning that we were looking for. At least we will be able to build on online knowledgebase and I want to thank @Phares and others whose efforts made the process possible. I'm sure it will evolve further in due time. Asanteni. :-)

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KPLC Wamelala
by Samuel Wachira 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Isn't it funny.. I cannot query the KPLC for my electricity bill at 5 A.M -electronically- 24 hour economy? Sam

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External HDD Problems
by James Wachira 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Hallo skunks, I have a 500Gig WD laptop HDD - SATA which I use with a usb powered external casing. Problems is, the HDD keeps disconnecting when in use. This has become very annoying. Or sometime it disconnects when I have plugged it into my PC and leave it idle for a while and resume using it. What can I do to stop this? What could be the problem? Thanks, //James

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The best books offers online
by Axe Labs 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Check out www.bookworm.co.ke They have the cheapest books available online

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Application Frameworks: Explained
by Billy 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

For those of you that are ready to gouge their eyes out and pluck every last strand of hair on their heads when they realize they have to learn to work with a new framework (or worse still develop one) :) http://bit.ly/3Hu8gy -Billy

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tcpdf error
by julianne anyim 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Hi, I just started using this php class to generate pdf documents. Anyone used it before? I keep getting the error "TCPDF ERROR: Could not include font definition file" Could anyone assist on how to get around this? I have all the files in place and i don't understand why it won't work Thanks

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SMS in PDU
by Zack Githinji 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Dear All, I have a problem with receiving SMS into my application, am receiving them in PDU and then converting to TEXT, the issue is in PDU its truncating the sent text, eg 'My email is test(a)test.test' i only get 'My email is test' Please help. -- Regards, Zack K. Githinji Technical Officer, Cell:+254 722 649199 E-mail:zachgithinji@gmail.com <E-mail%3Azachgithinji(a)gmail.com> "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

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Adobe Thread. #3. Weekly Update and Info.
by [watchman] 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

Topics. News. Suggested ups Q&A. *News *A few weeks ago, i got a mail from Adobe Systems regarding their' updates. One that caught my eye was the e-learning suite. *Here's some info about it. * Develop professional eLearning content with just one integrated toolset Adobeï¿½ eLearning Suite 2 software is the complete toolbox for creating professional eLearning courseware end to end. Accelerate development with the smart aggregation capabilities of Adobe Captivateï¿½ 5, new roundtripping features, value-added functionalities, and improved collaboration workflows. TOP NEW FEATURES Roundtripping between Adobe Captivate 5 and Adobe Soundboothï¿½ CS5 Roundtripping between Adobe Captivate 5 and Adobe Flashï¿½ Professional CS5 Roundtripping between Adobe Captivate 5 and Adobe Photoshopï¿½ CS5 Extended Application capture in Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Reinforced traditional authoring workflow Domain-specific HTML templates DID YOU KNOW... With the new roundtripping features in eLearning Suite 2, you can now enhance project audio up to 34% faster, edit animations up to 36% faster, and update graphics in 21% less time compared to doing these tasks within the individual products, according to the findings by an independent research firm. Weblink: http://www.adobe.com/products/elearningsuite/?promoid=EHEEC *Suggested Ups* Was thinking about hosting an info session either online or at the iHub, whichever you'd consider more interactive, let me know. * Q&A* -- watchman

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