November 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

11 Nov '11

Anyone on list selling Netgear NAS equipment? Particularly the ReadyNAS range?

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Rich Text Editor
by aki 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

I've already seen a couple online that I can use on my asp.net platform but am looking for inputs from those who may have already used or developed RTE modules in their developments successfully. Care to share thoughts on shortfalls and security holes exposed? What would be the most outstanding RTE and why? ps: I'm not looking for a freesoftware or code just because venture capitalists fund such to ensure their own existance while the ignorant will happily download it and claim to be users and marketeers of such. :-) Adding a rant to this thread: Some of you know the online site I sometimes maintain. I've added an image to the main page, which as a hobbyist photographer, was very impressive when I found it online. The image carries all the lines, tones, textures and depth of what I was looking for. Unfortunatley the ornaments are not East African. The sad part is that while we have such talent locally, both in images and looks, none has made it online. Time for skunks photographers to put up an online modelling agency? I'm even more surprised that well established web graphics and developers have not demanded such a system over the years, which probably means they have a free CD with all the images packs. Shame on the shortcuts! ( Back on skunks for a few days, then over and out for a few months ) Rgds. -- The EL_Diablo is a metaphor...

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Wireless devices
by mwei gideon 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Techies I have a situation of which is the exact choice to make in installation of wireless in a residential building that has five floors and twelve 1 bed rooms per floor! please I welcome your suggestion on the preferred devices to use to accomplish the task. regards Mwei.

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Data Recovery - Urgent
by Mr. Lawi 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Hi guys, Anyone knows a serious data recovery company in TZ? Required like right now. rm -rf by mistake. Linux Data in the range of 50gb

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Safaricom Bundles
by Tusker 21 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Correct me if am wrong. My school of thot tells me 1 GB is equivalent to 1024 MB. Why would safaricom sell data of 1GB as 1000MB instead of 1036MB? Nowanda they are reporting losses. Thieves!! regards, Tusker 21

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Flash is going down...
by Haggai Nyang 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

HTML 5 wins... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15648899

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URGENT - LOOKING FOR CISCO SWITCHES
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Skunks, Urgently require CISCO Switches New as per below specs for a project near completion. Kindly mail me OFFLINE with your offers noting whether they are: 1> PAYMENT TERMS 2> State of the Switches - packaging /age etc 3> Please include your full names and working cellphone / office numbers. 4> How fast are they available for viewing? Cisco WS-C3750G-12S-E - 7 PCS Cisco WS-C2960-48PST-L - 7 PCS Cisco WS-C2960-24PC-L - 7 PCS -- ALVIN OCHOLA 0722-313923

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how to get more than one instance of a threadPool class in a single twisted reactor
by gisho 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

I have been looking for a way to run different processes in a single reactor without having to share the threadpool class and this is what i have come up with. Twisted fans, lemi know if you have another way of doing it. much of the code have been pulled from the reactor base.py from twisted.internet import reactor,threadsfrom time import sleep class Thread: def __init__(self,name="threadpool1"): self.name=name self.threadpool = None def _initThreadPool(self): """ Create the threadpool accessible with callFromThread. """ from twisted.python import threadpool self.threadpool = threadpool.ThreadPool( 0, 10, self.name) self._threadpoolStartupID = reactor.callWhenRunning( self.threadpool.start) self.threadpoolShutdownID = reactor.addSystemEventTrigger( 'during', 'shutdown', self._stopThreadPool) def _stopThreadPool(self): """ Stop the reactor threadpool. This method is only valid if there is currently a threadpool (created by L{_initThreadPool}). It is not intended to be called directly; instead, it will be called by a shutdown trigger created in L{_initThreadPool}. """ triggers = [self._threadpoolStartupID, self.threadpoolShutdownID] for trigger in filter(None, triggers): try: reactor.removeSystemEventTrigger(trigger) except ValueError: pass self._threadpoolStartupID = None self.threadpoolShutdownID = None self.threadpool.stop() self.threadpool = None def getThreadPool(self): """ See L{twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorThreads.getThreadPool}. """ if self.threadpool is None: self._initThreadPool() return self.threadpoolclass Server: def __init__(self): pass def request(self,params): sleep(0.5) print "Server: ",paramsclass Expiry: def __init__(self): pass def request(self,params): sleep(0.5) print "Renewal: ",params if __name__=="__main__": ########################## ##### first threadpool ### ########################## t1=Thread('t1') mainPool=t1.getThreadPool() mainPool.adjustPoolsize(maxthreads=2) ############################# ##### second threadpool ##### ############################# t2=Thread('t2') expiryPool=t2.getThreadPool() expiryPool.adjustPoolsize(maxthreads=10) print mainPool.max,mainPool.name print expiryPool.max,expiryPool.name for i in range(0,10): d=threads.deferToThreadPool(reactor, mainPool,Server().request,{"id":i}) for k in range(0,10): d=threads.deferToThreadPool(reactor, expiryPool,Expiry().request,{"id":k}) reactor.run()

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EVENT: WordCamp is here this weekend
by Maux 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Hey Skunks WordCamp is here this Saturday folks and Whive will be on hand to facilitate the events Social Media. Read More: http://whiv.eu/wordcamp Best, John

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Altech walks away from Symphony Negotiations
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Altech KDN's parent company has decided to terminate negotiations with Symphony http://www.techcentral.co.za/altech-walks-away-from-east-africa-talks/27275/ There's an interesting line in this story: Altech is looking to turn around its troubled East African business, which is dragging down the group’s financial performance. CEO Craig Venter<http://www.techcentral.co.za/tag/craig-venter> recently replaced the management team in the region, appointing Shahab Meshki<http://www.techcentral.co.za/tag/shahab-meshki> as new CEO of subsidiary Kenya Data Networks. Regards Kiania D. -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in war." - Navy SEAL INSTRUCTOR

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