January 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Hotspot billing software
by Peter Muchemi 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Looking for a hotspot billing software. That can also generate prepaid cards. any idea? Rgds

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Looking for Nokia N7b LCD screen
by Dominic Kifaru 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear Skunks, Anyone who can quote me a price? -- Regards, Kifaru.

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Content Access and ethics
by Dennis Kioko 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Yesterday Mwalimu Mati contacted me about the *temporary* closure of the Mars Group Website. (http://marsgroupkenya.org/new/) . Reports on the internet that the site had been closed due to a developer creating an app that gathered information from the site. Mati says the site was closed 10 days before the developer raised the above concerns. However, the main issue here is that the developer had developed an App that used information from Mars Group, and had not bothered to inform Mars Group that he was working on such an application. The application , would have drawn more traffic from the website. Mati says this would account to higher hosting fees for the 2.3 TB that of information that Mars Group has collected so far. Furthermore, it was odd that the developer then wrongly heaped accusations on Mars Group that it was trying to keep information that belonged to the Kenyan public away from the public. This includes budget items for the last several years that Mars Group has digitised from hard copies. Developers also need to abide by ethics when developing apps that access data from other people's websites, and should have even the slightest courtesy of even informing them. As the developer realised, by informing Mars Group, he would have been aware of their planned changes to their website. -- with Regards: The Chinese are known to be entrepreneurs, and coupled with some imagination, are now playing the role of nature in food and beverage production. http://gramware.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-way-to-become-imaginative.html

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A Keyboard Problem
by Collins Areba 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hello skunks. My keyboard is one of those, actual name is A Chi Bon. :-) but my question is actually generic. The print screen key is right next to the backspace key, it is giving me lots of grief. Is there a way of disabling some keys on Ubuntu? say disable the print screen or use f10 for print screen. Cheers.

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Mercantile New website .....Comment Please
by aki 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

@George, nice site and colours. Though am a bit confused when people ask for opinions, are they asking based on the design ( graphics person ) or the code ( developers ) and functions? I'm working on a catalgue system that can be adapted to almost anything and one of my targets is to get models on it. I'm signed upto various int'l sites that I purchase images with its copyright ratios for web or print. I see you have used images, how do you go about the copyright issues on these if the models are kenyans, which agency did you negotiate the rates with? Rgds.

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iHub statistics.....
by aki 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Firstly, a big congrats on the achievement. According to the main page of the site, there are a total of 2381 Techies: - 976 Developer Techies - 685 Creative Techies - 720 Other Techies These are huge numbers and admirable. My question to the iHub comittee is that it seems now that it has settled, what are the plans to use the potential of talent to do things? I remember reading that iHub was for doers and so far, the ladies with the M-Farm are the only ones to have made a significant step forward. What about the 972 developer techies? Can the iHub Committee also use "If this is 2030, what would be the East African Information Age Icon of Engineering or Design that we will have created?" to start off a long term process? Some thots. Rgds.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Monday - 17th January 2011
by James Muendo 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hi, I believe you day is coming on along well. Monday the 17th Nov 2010 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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KNUT WEBSITE ...OMG
by George m 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

KNUT WEBSITE ...OMG http://www.knut.or.ke

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cool intel ad
by Gichingiri Kuria 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVfn-rkssxc&feature=player_embedded -- Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.website.co.ke / www.sokoletu.co.ke

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Fraud Website - Offering EABL jobs
by Stephen Ndungu 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

> > Njenga Jay January 10 at 5:29pm Reply > > It’s bad enough that there are so many job seekers out there in Keny > a, but now, even fraudsters are using the internet to fleece Kenyans > of money in the promise of jobs. > > My friend had been directed to the following site, http://www.eabl.page4.me/ > that purports to be the Careers Site for EABL. They list vacant > positions along with the amounts of money that one can expect to be > paid; however, the thing that should set off an alarm is the > following; > > Applicants to send their CV's to the Group Human Resource Director, > Washington Akumu (+254 724509033) through this email address; eablinfo(a)eabl.com > Application fees of Kshs: 5,500 refundable during interview period > Application Fees to be paid by M-Pesa - 0727 725 675 or 0724 509 033 > or 0720 992 008 > > I believe that EABL should do something to shut down such > unscrupulous people, but we can also just be careful when looking > out there. > > > > > -- > ''Pack yourself in front of a world of choices in alternate vehicles''

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