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Lan Network instalation contract
by Joseph McDonald 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

Good Day I want to draft a contract to a network engineer who is installing the Lan and PABX in one of my clients office. Any one with a sample contract template he has used or been given before,pls assist. Thanks

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Chrome Adds Remote Desktop Function
by maina 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp -- David Maina. P. O. Box 8310-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA.. Cell:+254-721-950073. Registered Linux User #407239. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread."

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KENYA LINUX ADMINS/USERS facebook group.
by maina 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

For those who missed previous post here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259488554086955/ -- David Maina. P. O. Box 8310-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA.. Cell:+254-721-950073. Registered Linux User #407239. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread."

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Choosing the right LCD screen
by wallace ngene 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Hi, Im interested in purchasing an LCD tv screen preferably 32inch. What are the specs to look for among the various models available? Any dealers out there? Cheers! -- WALLACE NGENE TARURU wallacengene(a)gmail.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] Safcom Jobs
by Paul Roy Owino 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Not bad, it depends on how you value your skills and knowledge...if your skills are better off with desktop support well and good go for it. Otherwise roll your sleeves, open your eyes and see endless opportunities out there waiting to tap on your CS skills and apply your skills appropriately... PR ------------------------------ From: John Gitau Sent: 10/18/2011 11:42 AM To: Skunkworks Mailing List Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safcom Jobs Beyond the poetry of the machine, computer science is also immensely practical. Im not sure about this job but most of the work there is technology driven, hence very practical. There's also tendency to throw in a baseline qualification. It should never stop you from applying and seeking an interview if you feel qualified. You just probably need to follow a different process:-) What you learn and what you do at work are really not the same. A lot of you know this. This is why startups are so much fun, you almost always get to do something you love. On the other hand, having 'papers' is a way of filtering that is every popular, sometimes it works. It's the system. Its all part of the journey. I however have to ask that you at some levels learn to separate knowledge from accredition. The interview process in most cases especially for technical jobs tends to focus more on whether you fit in a team and know what you are doing (or can do what you say you can) in that order. Other things come in but being able to actually do the work accounts for more than anything else. Unfortunately that means going through a long process. Its also easy to 'game' the system with papers which as you can imagine can be very frustrating to everyone. So to answer the question "Why can't the quality of the CS course be improved?" i'll dare say that regardless of its limitations, people who go an extra step to learn about the industry they want to be in tend to get 'jobs'; they work harder to get it since they tend to know what they want. And yes some luck is involved and it is not a fair world. Gitau Sent from my iPad On Oct 18, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:38 AM, m mugo <mugo2of3(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What Paul says is that the work and requirements are non-commensurate, even > in these days when the CS course quality in most institutions can be > questioned > Why can't the quality of the CS course be improved? -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 720 406 093 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares | B: http://www.kaboro.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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Siri in iPhone 4S
by Peter Karunyu 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Just came across a news story<http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/siriously-good-apples-new-iphone…>about some of the ridiculous answers that app is giving to certain questions... This one is my favourite: *Q: What are you wearing?* A: You have the wrong personal assistant. A: Why do people keep asking me this? A: Aluminosilicate glass and stainless steel. Nice, huh?

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Taiwan's HTC loses Apple patent infringement case in US
by maina 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has been dealt a big blow in its legal battle with Apple involving patent infringement claims. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15345892 -- David Maina. P. O. Box 8310-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA.. Cell:+254-721-950073. Registered Linux User #407239. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread."

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Quality of Tech Support with Kenyan Telcos
by Odhiambo Washington 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Apologies in advance for cross-posting. I'm somehow very appalled at the level of technical support we get from our Telcos. What surprises me is the fact they they have some of the best brains in the market, yet they simply cannot get these brains to address the consumer problems. A simple problem can take you ages to get solved -- unless you go behind the scenes and contact these techies at a personal level. I've come to the point of thinking that either there is too much bureaucracy introduced between the people we talk to (the CSEs) and the engineers who work in the background or the escalation process simply isn't streamlined. The process of getting a solution from the engineers can take ages (to me, a week is ages!). Then again, the Customer-facing teams simply seem to be robots who don't want to try and reason out. Is thinking out of the box not acceptable for CSEs working in these Telcos?? Take one such problem that I'm facing currently with one these Telcos - ORANGE: I bought their much touted 21Mbps modem. The issue at hand is that I need to share the Internet connectivity with other residents of my house via a WiFi router. My router, a D-Link DIR-825, has a USB port that supports a 3G modem. There is one obstacle that I must overcome with the ZTE modem for me to be able to use it with my D-Link router -- I must find a way to disable the virtual CDROM and card reader from the USB stick/modem. The problem is no technician at ORANGE knows how to do this. Probably there is a technician (I have a feeling Orange must have gotten ZTE to train some technicians, or in the daftest form, ZTE must have seconded some techies to Orange!) but it's not possible to reach him/her/them! My router already works with the Safaricom's Huawei E1820, because I was able to go-ogle and find the AT Command to use to disable the virtual CDROM (AT^U2DIAG=0 does the disabling; AT^U2DIAG=1 re-enables it if I need to), which then enabled my router to recognize the USB modem. Fortunately, after installing the drivers on a computer, I really do not require the virtual CDROM interface anymore. I have not been able to find an equivalent command for ZTE-MF192 USB stick and has called Orange Customer Support (Data+Internet) so many times and they simply don't have a clue as to what I am asking for. I'd have thought they are trained to know that some clients are more demanding than others and as such they are allowed to go the extra mile and reason outside the box to help such customers. I am not sure if I am expecting too much, but because I paid money to get this modem, I'd expect Orange to help me in any way that I'd like to use the modem. They still make their money by allowing me to use it. What I don't seem to be able to wrap my head around is why there is no technician at Orange (whether native or Chinese) who can help me with this problem? Aren't we supposed to expect a better quality support from these Telcos than we are getting now?? I started by generalizing on "Telcos". I have only detailed my problem with Orange, but such problems are not exclusive to Orange. I remember Robert Yawe has detailed his own tribulations with other Telcos on this very forum. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Android/Python Developers Vacancies
by Erick Njenga 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

More details are in the attached document. Email your applications to wezatele(a)gmail.com -- Thanks and Regards, Erick Njenga Nyachwaya, M: +254-725-008-790

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Wireless Access Point Back Up Power
by John Wesonga 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

A colleague of mine needs estimates for how much it would cost to provide backup power to Ubiquiti Nano http://www.ubnt.com/nanostation wireless APs, they run on 12 watts of power. It's for a large scale project, estimated to run over 140 APs. -- John Wesonga

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