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Compaq 100eu
by Odhiambo Washington 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Hiya, 1. Does anyone know of a local supplier/vendor for http://lix.in/-af5e70? 2. Who is the local vendor/Support for Lenovo? I need a replacement battery for T61. -- 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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░░OT: Portable DC 12V mini car air compressor Quick sale
by Ti Dave 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Hey Skunktacular persons, Imagine walking up in the morning, just right after having breakfast and wasting a few minutes to complete that movie you were watching yesterday but slept in the middle, then u realize "oh shit.. Need to get going" by hun. BUT just before u pop into the car "SON OF A B***'' your tyre is flat.from a slow puncture.. U cannot afford to start jacking ur car up to start changing the spare tyre.. with ur clean suit that was just from the dry cleaner. .. so wat do u do.. ? U think.... "WHAT WOULD DAVE HAVE DONE.. " AND IT OCCURS TO YOU.. I should have bought that damn machine that Dave is selling at a very low price of 15K.. check it out below... oh! and wait a minute.. all i have to do is to plug it in to my cigarette lighter power *socket* in my car .. and place the pressure nozzle on the wheel.. and BAZAAM!!! my tyre starts to inflate" http://bit.ly/rAgUpp Thea u hv it.. Call me on 0720 816 546...ask for Dave.. only 3 units remaining..

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Mobile payments enabled ecommerce
by Watchman 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

is there a platform i can use for ecomm in Kenya that allows usage of MPESA, ZAP et al. for payments? W -- get to know more about me. *http://about.me/rahiminkara * this list is being *watched.*

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Biometrics control access system
by Maq Tim 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Hi Skunks, Anyone who can recommend reputable companies that offer biometrics door access control systems? I know of Securex....would love to check out a few more and what they offer. Will appreciate some leads/contacts. Thanks guys. maq.

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<OT> : testing stage : dotnetKE mailing list group created, share any inputs to further improve the group etc..
by aki 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

I've created the Kenyan C# & ASP NET group mailing list : The address is dotnetke(a)googlegroups.com , and will be testing for features, inputs etc. The final completion date will be in January. You are welcome to join up and help in testing or recommending changes etc. Rgds. :-)

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Martin Kihuha via LinkedIn 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

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Preventing Land Ownership Fraud by "Crowd-Sourcing" information
by Thomas Kibui 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Dear Listers, I am not sure if this has been discussed here or better still if it has been implemented somewhere but I will go ahead and talk abt it.... We have a constitution and land laws that are being flouted by corrupt officials entrusted with enforcing them for material gain. For instance if you do a search for a piece of registered land, and you get a search results duly signed and stamped by the registrar of lands at that office then the information there is in binding and should also BIND the government who is the final authority in land governance because the buyer commits his/her funds to a purchase based on the information given at the registry. We have very MANUAL registries where documents are stored in files in a library like setup and the core of those registries is a binder that holds the so called "green cards". One could liken the green card to the primary key in a DB. Due to the physical / manual methods used to change information on these paper documents and the fact that they have to be "physically" accessed, removed, edited and returned, they create a loop-hole for unscrupulous lands officials to change the content thus destroying the written history associated with a parcel of land and consequently depriving the real owners of their property / inheritance. A simple solution would be to digitize the registry .. but as you can imagine there would be a lot of resistance from the Lands officials because that completely takes away their source of corrupt funds. I know it will eventually be digitized BUT what can we do in the interim ... between now and the time that the registries will eventually be digitized ... ? Land does not move... its is people who do the moving... One can never fail to get the history of a piece of land from the surrounding neighbourhood and this is one of the "social" searches that one is advised to do when considering the purchase of a parcel somewhere. So why can't we tap into this free source of information as a way of counter checking the already tampered information which exists in local land registries I was thinking that using the technology available today we could create a free online database or use one of the existing social media sites to create an online "Land Search" resource where everyday ordinary Kenyans can check the "social" status and history of a parcel , correlate it with the information from the registry before making a decision to purchase.. The information from this DB or Social Media site will not be "legally" binding BUT it will raise red flags prevent the fraud considerably given that most land fraud cartels use deception and mis-information of "Government held information" to convince their victims. To populate it, I am thinking in the lines of "crowd-sourcing" this information and if possible tie it in on Google maps just like in www.ushahidi.com. This way , the database can show a piece of land as Red, Amber or Green depending its social history eg, - who initially owned it, - was it inherited properly, - was there a dispute, - are there wives or children who were dis-inherited who might come out of the wood-work after the purchase . Mapping it directly on google maps will alow the would be buyer to do a GPS search of sorts when he or she is "viewing" physically on the ground . This will also prevent the other form of fraud where the victim is shown a parcel which is not the one on the purported papers. There are other uses for such a database .. If YOU owns a piece of land somewhere, you can also flag it as RED to prevent fraudsters selling it with out your knowledge and fleecing an innocent victim out there. Look at it like putting a legal Caution of Caveat Emptor on a registered property etc etc This idea has its CONS .. Malicious relatives, mpango was kando husbands/wives, neighbours etc can stop you from selling or getting a bank loan from your genuine land by flagging it red or mis-informing the public about it. etc Now I am basically a Network / Security guy and I have never written a line of code so I can't tell you how this can be implemented "technically" otherwise it would be online as we speak .... But having seen the destruction peoples dreams and hard earned money in the demolition of structures in Syokimau and Eastleigh .. I can't just sympathize with the victims and stop there ... They were conned yet some were holding "genuine" papers from the government they trusted as the most trusted land ownership authority. I believe that there is something that can be done to prevent it and I am throwing this to the listers to build on and if possible .. IMPLEMENT it.. I am open to contribute wherever I can. PS: Since the framework for Ushahidi.com. already exists, maybe Ory and his team could assist .. karibu ...

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C# and ASP.NET group/list ( formal/informal? ) : Final call?
by aki 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

We are almost into 3 weeks now since the first request, so far there's no progress or updates. So I'll not ask this question again as it seems to me as pretty immature to be asking such things. Come January, I'll proceed with a simple list on Google. We have to start somewhere... And thank you very much for your lack of communication. This had been noted. Rgds.

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Arcserve local dealers
by george 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Hi All, Does anyone know of local dealers for arcserve backup software? Will appreciate any info. Thanks

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Host Credentials
by kitur mark 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Am using oracle 10g as my database but every time i try to Perform Recovery it is asking for host credentials that is UserName and Password? now what is this Host Credentials and how can i find it?

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