January 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Steve Jobs taking leave of absence
by Paul Roy 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Breaking news...Apple co-founder Steve Jobs says he is taking leave of absence to "focus on my health" but will stay on as CEO...If you own Apple shares you better get selling! -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience."

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Tax/ Duty on Computers
by Kevin Ouma 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Skunks I wanted to know what are taxes/ duties if one brings computers into the country. The last I checked they are supposed to be zero rated but what does that mean. Regards Kevin Omondi

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BSODs on Vista
by Wanjiru Njoroge 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Hi guys, I've been on Vista Home Premium for a while now but upto until about a month ago, the Blue Screen of Death has become my new screen saver! Literally. Help tafadhali. I can see the text file but i am unable to gather more information on the dump. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The error message after a reboot read as below: Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 2057 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 7f BCP1: 00000000 BCP2: 00000000 BCP3: 00000000 BCP4: 00000000 OS Version: 6_0_6001 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 Files that help describe the problem: C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini011711-01.dmp C:\Users\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-134379-0.sysdata.xml C:\Users\AppData\Local\Temp\WER3439.tmp.version.txt -- Believe: - To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe ----Anatole France

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Part Time Web Tutor needed at Nairobi Institute of Technology
by Alex Wanjohi 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Hey all. Part time web tutor needed at NIT..(Its located in westlands, next to Graffins college.) Interested people send Application letter to principal(a)nit.ac.ke -Alex

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Re: [Skunkworks] Wanted: Huawei IDEOS & Nokia E5
by kevin.ouma＠gmail.com 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Does anyone know where i can buy the ideos at the moment kevin -----Original Message----- From: Roy Michoma Sent: 14/01/2011, 3:05 pm To: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Wanted: Huawei IDEOS & Nokia E5 Here is app for all Android users: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887 gives you worldwide turn-by-turn navigation with voice ....... Too Cool ! On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Claire, > > I got lost driving in the middle of Johannesburg on Wednesday night - at > 2.30am - if it wasn't for the GPS function on the Nokia E5 I would have been > in a real mess. > > I had already been driving around for 2 hours trying to figure my way back > to the house where I'm staying - then I thought to myself, never used this > "Maps" application on the phone, let me try it out - luckily I had been > messing around with it earlier in the day and had saved a petrol station > near the house - it gave me step by step directions: a nice lady voice > saying "after 300metres, turn left; after 2 km keep left and take the exit" > - until I arrived. Turns out I was more than 30km away from my destination - > and headed in the wrong direction! > > So from that experience, GPS is a must for me! > > Mblayo > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Claire Njoki <clairenjoki(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> @Washi >> >> I agree with you...these phones just need to be phones... >> >> We don't even need GPS...If you are going somewhere you just Go! Why >> do you need a GPS? >> >> If Christoper Columbus had a GPS, he wouldn't veered off in the wrong >> direction and consequently he wouldn't have "discovered" America...he >> would have ended up in India (which was his original destination >> BTW)... >> >> Therefore live dangerously...get lost once in a while...you might need >> the exercise and the fresh air... >> >> Claire. >> >> On 1/14/11, Haggai Nyang <haggai.nyang(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > @Collins, yes, but the Korean market only >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Brian Munyao Longwe > e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > cell: + 254 722 518 744 > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.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 >

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TRENDY DESKTOP - HOW KENYANS TWEET: THE TOP TWITTER CLIENTS
by Jacob Ayienda 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

TRENDY DESKTOP - HOW KENYANS TWEET: THE TOP TWITTER CLIENTS I looked at 11,500 tweets and found several ways in which kenyans interact with the Twitter. These is a follow up to a previous analysis 6 months ago. Again, I used the Twittter API to monitor public feeds from the Kenyan locality over a 24hr period. The tweets were cumulatively collected for a 24hr period using Trendy Desktop. On average 1,000 tweets are sent every hour and well over 15, 000 tweets each day The results are attached as images. What is most significant is the rise of Snaptu as the preffered method of tweeting. Snaptu rose from 15% to 42% of all the tweets sent while twitter (including mobile) dropped from 59% to 30% as compared to 6 months ago. Also included is a list of 7 top twitter users in Kenya who happen to contribute over 21% of the volume of tweets sent and the clients they normally use. More analysis of these later.

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urgent!!!!!! locked user account solution
by Nahashon Chelugo 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

I have a user account which keeps on locking out frequently;it takes barely 5 mins.....any solution?

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NEEMA CERTIFICATE FOR SOUND
by Dave Kirirah 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Hi, everyone.. I am intending to make some extreme noise at a birthday party coming up this sunday. Without knowing.. the grounds am hosting the bash claimed that i got to get some freakin certificate i guess they called it NEEMA. Sm say it cost 5k some say 2k.. bt if i hv to pay to make noise i will realy pump it up... !!!! . anywy the question is.. does anyone hv connections with sm1 who can make this for me like on a quick dial... he/she is also welcomed to the party. inform me. -- Direct your attention to the best... http://www.bigbang.co.ke/

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Quick Reminder - Mobile Monday
by James Muendo 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

I believe you day is coming on along well. Monday the 17th Nov 2010(Which is today) we would like to invite you an event that will be at the iHub Nairobi (Directions: Its on the 4th floor, Bishop Magua Centre,Right Opposite Uchumi Hyper,Ngong Road, ),at 6pm, Where the Guest Speakers will be from Pesapal,we will discussing, E-commerce ecosystem in Kenya* *.Bring a friend or 2.To register, http://bit.ly/eFL7v1 Want to know more about Mobile Monday and any Events,visit http://mobilemonday.co.ke/ or follow us on twitter @MobileMondayKe or if you are on LinkedIn we also there http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3503680 -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

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Annoyed Skunker.
by Watchman 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

So, Windows is getting to me now... even 7 Ultimate. I'm on the trial which i got from a good friend and after a suggestion from a fellow skunk regarding Eset antivirus *( this did work quite well ) it ran well for two days before completely annoying me again. I'm looking for people who can help me rewrite this damned operating system. I know it's not open source but i'm pissed off. Anyone on-list who knows how to work on win 7's source and probably help me get a team together regarding this? Watchman. -- ...and I shall shed my light over dark evil. For the dark things cannot stand the light.

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