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Fw: Opportunity to Train as a Business Systems Consultant
by eric muiruri 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Hi all, I have just received word from a very reliable source about an international new firm in kenya that is planning to kick off training in Enterprise Business systems like Oracle, CRM, etc etc for a pilot group of 30 University Graduates for a period of 3 months, after which they will employ the trainees depending purely on merit. Kindly note that they will have to charge for the training partly which will be met by the training centre - INOORERO UNIVERSITY for the stated period. This will however be discussed later. Any interested parties should send their CV to me as soon as possible so that i can forward them to the right channels. Any successful people will however be contacted by the firm and not by me. Kindly forward this to as many IT interested persons as you can so we can help each other in achievig great results. Happy new year. Thanks & Regards, Eric Kiruthi.

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http://www.kenyapolice.go.ke/ hacked again
by Chips Funga 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

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Global spam e-mail levels suddenly fall
by Daudi Were 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

The amount of junk e-mail being sent across the globe has seen a dramatic fall in recent months. The volume of spam has dropped steadily since August, but the Christmas period saw a precipitous decline<http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/spam-volume-drop-christmas-day> . One security firm detected around 200 billion spam messages being sent each day in August, but just 50 billion in December. Link to full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12126880 (We should let them know that Kenya's number 1 spammer has also been pretty quiet on this list in the last couple of months!) -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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Re: [Skunkworks] XBOX 360 RED LIGHT FIX
by King'ori Gitahi 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Happy gaming mate. �Don't worry bout the heat. �There is a kit he uses to increase the heat sinks capacity . �If i knew where to buy it i would do it myself. �The thing wont happen again once he fixes it, but you need to be careful about the power surges. �Have a good one. Kingz For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela� ----- Original message ----- From: "Ericko‎" <lyricalericko(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List‎" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] XBOX 360 RED LIGHT FIX Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:58:03 +0300 @ Kingz yeah i have a UPS but i need to upgrade it to around 1KVA or higher plus i have a sollatek guard but the prob is i think the heat is too much anyway am thankful sana On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:33 AM, King'ori Gitahi <kingorigitahi(a)ovi.com> wrote: @ Ericko glad you found him, hes a cool guy. �I agree on the graphics part and also ecosystem wise. �Nothing out there beats xbox live at least not yet. �I guess im just tired of baby sitting an xbox. �I mean user experience is brilliant. �But for you not to damage the damn thing u need a UPS, a fan to blow on the heat sinks as well as a solatek guard. If you don't do that you can bet you will have to call Salim or wrap it in a blanket. �My problem is that its delicate. �And I also hate that the powersupply is external makes it hard to carry around. �It should be built into the console. �But on graphics and immersive play you are right! It rocks! �The only thing that beats that are gaming pc's, go figure :-). �I sold mine after i chokad with the TLC required. �I'm now chilling for early adopters to buy the new one with ventilated heat sinks and 250 GB HDD as well as built in wifi. �I will read the reviews and then decide if i want it. Kingz For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela� ----- Original message ----- From: "Ericko‎" <lyricalericko(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List‎" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] XBOX 360 RED LIGHT FIXDate: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:01:19 +0300 @ Kingz ive holad at salim and he semas he can check it out on sato the towell thingy dint work i just love XBOX 360 the Graphics on that machine is just awesome by the way the only good thing about PS3 is that it has blueray OTHERWISE the xbox 360 beats it completely>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Brian L <lusiola(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:29 AM, King'ori Gitahi <kingorigitahi(a)ovi.com> wrote: There is a guy who fixes this for 5K in�Parkland's� His name is Salim 0722708901 of �Almas electronics Diamond plaza. �Its a permanent fix. �I had mine fixed there and haven't had issues since. �The problem with the�x box360�is that the heat sinks are not ventilated and they are also quite small, so this issue is almost guaranteed on every 2nd generation xbox. � It also occurs if you have unstable electricity and well this is Kenya. The new xbox kinect could be better but the one available in Kenya needs too much TLC. What with towel wraps and what not, who has the time? Just buy a ps3 its more robust, or wait for the early adopters of xbox kinect to report that its fine or isn't, then decide whether you want to take the plunge. � Kingz For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela� ----- Original message ----- From: "Brian L‎" <lusiola(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List‎" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] XBOX 360 RED LIGHT FIX Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:31:15 +0300On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Ericko <lyricalericko(a)gmail.com> wrote: the towel is not working but i will try and look for someone who can fix it locally On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Ericko <lyricalericko(a)gmail.com> wrote: Towels OK thats a new one i will most definately try that one tonight if it does not work i guess i will have to buy the correct screws and open it @ Dannis kioko return to microsoft hehehe boss the logistics are just hectic>>On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Justin Mochama <justinmochama(a)googlemail.com> wrote: Hey, I keep on having the same problem, but what has worked for me so far, is actually wrapping the xbox 360 with three towels then put it on and let it run for like 15-20 minutes then unwrap it and let it cool down completely, then just put it on and play. I have no IT solution why this works (beats me) but it is a temporary fix I found from the internet. The red lights will come back again after a few days of play and you have to go through the same cycle again. This is very risky, so if anything goes wrong you are on your own bro. Oh, the other permanent solution was to open up the xbox and apply thermal paste on the processor, but I dint have the right screw drivers to try that. Regards, Justin _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke @Ericko �If you are in Nairobi Area and brave enough to venture into the CBD, there are some Chinese fellows who do repairs and chipping on PS3's (though you really can't chip it) & XBOXs.The building is opposite the rear side of The National Archives and across Tuskys Supermarket on Accra Road. Its a building with blue windows, I don't remember it's name.I had to visit them last year when I had to have the old xbox chipped, they did mine in a couple of hours.There are also many DIY's online, just hunt around, might give you something else to do over the weekend.Cheers and all the best.By the way what games are you playing on the 360?�Regards, -- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\| << 2.dat >> -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke @ Kingori, Just a minor correction, the xbox kinect is an interface just like the game pads. I think what you mean to say is the xbox360S (S�meaning slim in certain circles). I believe you are very right wait and see what problems they will experience first but micro$oft claim that the slim version will not experience a similar problem with heating.The discussion of which console is better is going to go down like which linux distro is better.�Gaming is really not a complex issue. Someone once told me that you get a console because of an exclusive game that interests you. In this scenarios PS3 = God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5, Uncharted, �Xbox360 =�Halo Reach, Mass Effect, Gears Of War, Forza MotorSport 3�The PS3 is better only becoz of 2 things;1. Blueray player out of the box.2. Availability of 3D games.�The 360 was better because of the easily available soft mods and pirated games� �(Sorry game developers).�Just my thoughts.� Regards, -- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\| _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke << 2.dat >> -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke << 2.dat >> -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

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Pound over Tomcat
by Patrick Kariuki 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Anyone successfully replaced Tomcat with Pound on productions servers?

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RPKI launched
by Laban Mwangi 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi All, For the providers in the list, please note that AfriNIC has launched the resource certification service. http://www.afrinic.net/membership/certification.htm http://www.africanbusinessreview.co.za/tags/resource-certification/afrinic-… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrn61MIYhqY This service is aimed at Operators/Owners of number resources/AfriNIC members, though it may be of interest to other techies Regards, Laban

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Position Available -
by Nawaz Bagha 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi Guys, Am looking for a person with technical experience in the field of storage solutions, virtualization, data protection and security. Please reply off-list if interested or know of somebody who might fit the bill. -- Regards, NB...

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Vacancy: Communications Area Manager @ AFRINIC
by Laban Mwangi 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

http://www.afrinic.net/job/jobs2010/afjob-cam201101.htm

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Safaricom
by geoffrey gitagia 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi i have been having an issue with safaricom (seems like the networks is on a safari ..pun intended) i have a full bar and i cant make calls and when i do i can only see to talk for 5 min the "Connection error" , text messages take forever ,service number enquiries "No network Coverage" ..but hey i can surf!! so what is going on? and please dont tell me to move from safaricom -- GG

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Looking for mobile app devs
by James Mutuku 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi, If you do mobile app development, please contact me offlist. -- Best Regards, James Mutuku Ndeti Agile Systems Limited +254722490994 www.agile.co.ke mutuku.wordpress.com Has your organization implemented a customer relationship management (CRM)system? visit http://www.agile.co.ke/crm.php and find out how our CRM can help you achieve better customer satisfaction and sales

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