November 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Vending Machines in KE
by Paul Kevin 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hi, Just a thought, do we have any vending machines in Kenya?

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Cisco Compact flash (MEM2800-64CF)
by Thuo Wilson 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hello, Anyone selling this? Attached is MEM2800-64CF Price? Wilson./

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SQL server 2008 5 user license
by Jimmy Thuo 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hi guys Anyone who can supply the above?

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Interpretation of the KICTB report to an economical meaning : For the C# & ASP.NET group/list/forum
by aki 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

It's a pretty significant report, and there are areas that hold a lot of value for developers. For example, Computer Hardware holds about 78% while software development 6%. For those in the C# and ASP.NET group/list the above 78% represents a segment, assuming 50% are Windows Based PC's, then it would be worthwhile for the community to research and tap into. Combine it with Web technology and the 6% software development will increase. Am still looking at the SMS/Web/Internet figures and will share further. Rgds. -- **--If I ever wrote code on a system for the better of consumer freedoms or choice, I'd rather create the complete system with people who share the same views than give out a single line of code to code thieves who will use it to defeat the principles of freedom and choices---2011--Me--**

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Re: [Skunkworks] <OT>Banks lending rates between 24-31%
by William Muriithi 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

> > Was it the same last time around 1991-1992 around the Goldenberg scam? This > time is it the global economies causing it or just the usual bad > practises... The above rates may mean consumer spending will reduce by at > least 10% of their earnings so we are almost back to the essential > industries that will really do any serious business. This also means watch > out for bad payments and reduce risk. > Hmm, had nothing to do with global economy. In fact, if it was driven by the global economy, where future outlook look bad - some are predicting we may be in the first three year of a 10 year recession - the interest rate should be coming down. Google for interest rate in the so called developed countries. This is purely driven by inflation pressure, which was the same case during the Goldenberg scam - they had effectively printed money by the truck load. Two thing are likely to have triggered it this time: 1) Kenya economy has been producing far less than what it produce for the last couple of years. They could have resulted to Kenya having a horrible high debt and further leading to Kenya now looks very risky. The high interest rate is therefore the premium of what we need to pay to compensate the lenders for taking a high risk to lend to us 2) The scum-burgs in the governments are printing money again to finance their pet personal projects aka scam, in another word, the same thing that triggered the interest in the early 90s Kind of hard to tell what is good now. If you have a lone, lets say 1 million, you are expected to pay 250 K in interest every year and I do not see anything in the market that can produce that kind of return. So in effect, the effectively killed any further investment and growth is bound to go south On the other hard, if they look the other way and let inflation keep going north, that also look horrible to both investors, employees and importers, heck just about everybody. You just have to look to Mugambe land and it does not look rosy too. Its a kind of fucked up situation really and not sure there is any good alternative any way. We will see Muriithi > Some thoughts? >

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Who will own the classifieds space in East Africa
by Mbugua Njihia 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

The recent closure of Kalahari locally and in other African markets put into sharp focus the current state of m and e commerce in Kenya. A number of conversations I had in the past week pointed to the need for a service that "breaks the ice" for consumers to appreciate buying and selling of goods online and on mobile. The service of choice was seen as classifieds. A simple search for classifieds online will bring a whole list of providers, with all, more often than not calling themselves the number one destination. Cutting to the chase, let us look at those I consider major players and what they may or may not be doing right. - bit.ly/u4aeBk

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Re: [Skunkworks] www.ebay.co.ke
by Mash 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Hehe saw that too Sent from My HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Paul Kevin" <paultitude(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] www.ebay.co.ke Date: Thu, Nov 24, 2011 22:14 Nope...they dont even have an about page On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Mash <mashlists(a)gmail.com> wrote: Was searching for a product and then came across www.ebay.co.ke Anyone willing to try buy something? Sent from My HTC _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.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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www.ebay.co.ke
by Mash 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Was searching for a product and then came across www.ebay.co.ke Anyone willing to try buy something? Sent from My HTC

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Survey: which is your favourite website?
by Albert Mucunguzi 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Members, While we discuss top classifieds service providers, we would like to know how you (users) rank websites in your region. From the link below, find a brief survey. http://pctechmagazine.co.ke/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemi… Thanks and regards. -- Albert Mucunguzi PC Tech Magazine (Kenya)

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Safaricom Internet Throttling?
by Dennis Kioko 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

I have noticed that one of my Safaricom lines cannot exceed internet speed of 30 kilobytes per second, or about 256 Kbps. <geektalk> I have even flashed my ZTE blade numerously, upgraded it from Generation 1 to Generation 2 firmware, just to make sure that the ROM I was using was not flawed and even losing my WiFi MAC address in the process (now recovered). </geektalk> Today, I decided to do the test on two devices just to make sure that it wasn't my ZTE Blade. I used the line on a ZTE Blade and Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim tablet. In both devices, the line still maxes out at about 30 KiB/s. An Airtel line on my ZTE Blade hits 124 KiB/s (992 Kbps) while my other Safaricom line goes above 100 KiB/s (800 Kbps) on the tablet. Question: Does this mean that Safaricom has throttled some lines at the speed of their unlimited bundles (256 Kbps)? I have never bought an unlimited bundle. Anyone else experienced the same , or it is just some weird problem limited to my line and devices? -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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