September 2010 - skunkworks

Kenya's Virtual City Ltd wins $1 million Nokia Investment
by Erik Hersman 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

http://whiteafrican.com/2010/09/15/virtualcitys-mobile-distributor-solution… Congrats to John Waibochi, awesome to see a Kenyan company win on this big stage in London! Erik Hersman www.ushahidi.com www.afrigadget.com | www.whiteafrican.com | @whiteafrican

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What would you buy online follow up: Have you ever bought anything online from a kenyan website?
by [ Brainiac ] 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

This only applies to a Kenyan online business operating in Kenya. If so, which one, if not, any particular reasons? Cheers. -- Regards, Collins Areba. Strategic Operations. Center for Renewable Alternatives Old Ferry Road, off Msa Malindi Rd, Kilifi, Kenya. +254 720 516758 +254 734 696821 skype/gtalk/twitter: arebacollins *Solar *| * Wind *| * Waves * | * Biomass *

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Deposing money to CO-OP account using Mpesa Download
by Job Muriuki 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Has anyone on the list used the coop bank mpesa download service. What is the procedure? -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb

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Unlock for me pls
by Lawrence Kago 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Someone pls unlock this Modem for me... Imei no.is 56635022608841 -- No mountain is too high to keep you from Climbing it.... Lawrence K +254720784912 +254737103681

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SQL Server Restore Error
by Mr. Lawi 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

SQL Server Gurus: SQL Server DB Restore gives this error: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: There is insufficient free space on disk volume 'C:\' to create the database. The database requires 210068836352 additional free bytes, while only 209935310848 bytes are available. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo) I understand the backup file is 121mb and the thing says it requires 195GB to restore. How 195 gig can be compressed into 121mb is beyond me so lets not go there. Question: How can we resolve this? Google suggests shrink the log first (which is the main culprit coz its demanding the 195gb). Shida ni its a backup. I dont think its possible to shrink a log file in a backup file (correction welcome) If the original was available it would be easy to shrink the log file BEFORE taking the backup. Am not physically at the site but I can relay the responses you guys give. Thanx in advance

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UNLOCK YOUR MODEM
by Steve Nyagah 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Are you tired of spending so much on your modem? relax now bcoz i can unlock it for you 2 fit all your sim cards so that you can use the cheapest rates. see this! safaricom; 8/= per mb orange 4/= per mb zain: 3/=per mb yu 1/= per mb

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Networking Ninja experiment
by Kivuva 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Skunks Suppose I take a 3G Modem, say from Safaricom, can I set it up to broadcast Internet to all Wifi enabled computers through a WiFi wireless router (Access Point). Assuming all I have is the 3G modem, a Wireless router(Level one or Cisco linksys), a computer/laptop with WindowsXP, Vista, or Windows7 Can the Access Point broadcast the Internet to all WiFi enabled devices? How would I go about it? Regards Easy Skunking -- ______________________ twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com <http://transworldafrica.com/> | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Safaricom Modem in Linux
by Alex Mwega 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Hi good people, Does the Safaricom Modem work on a linux installation? I installed OpenSUSE 11 at home and tried to plug and play the modem in vain. Kind Regards, Alex Mwega

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Technical Mind Required (M-Commerce & E-Commerce)
by Jared Koyier 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

I am looking for someone with advanced knowledge of design,implementation and running of m-commerce(mobile banking,payment gateways) or e-commerce platforms,payment platforms e.t.c for a short consulting work that will require travel(Africa). If interested, get in touch offlist. No details will be given other than this.

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Huawei E160 unlock
by Steve Muchai 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Hi, Seems I missed the modem unlocking party. My friend needs theirs unlocked, IMEI 351596031754221. Any takers? Regards, Steve -- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head.

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