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Buying from Amazon
by Eliud Ngugi 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Have seen some good deals on Amazon via logicbuy.com(http://www.logicbuy.com/subcategorydeals/17/Electronics/51/TV_… on LCD TVs, want to know if anyone on list has ever bought such from amazon, how long it took to be delivered and whether it attracted importation tax. Regards, Kings

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Fwd: [afnog] AfNOG 2011 Annoncement - ENGLISH)
by Dorcas Muthoni 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Dotse <nancy(a)ghana.com> Date: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 7:01 PM Subject: [afnog] AfNOG 2011 Annoncement - ENGLISH) To: afnog(a)afnog.org Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 201. Kindly send to various lists. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 25 February, 2011. We sincerely apologise for the late announcement. Regards Nancy Dotse AfNOG Secretariat *AfNOG-12 and AfriNIC-14: Meetings 29 May - 10 June, 2011* The African Network Operators' Group (AfNOG) and the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) are pleased to announce that the 12th AfNOG Workshop & Meeting and the AfriNIC-14 Meeting would be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 30th May to 10 June 2011. *About the Entire Event* AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), several full-day Advanced Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG Meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC Meeting. In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations. *Local Host* The joint Local Host for AfNOG 2011 are Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) and Tanzania Network Information Centre (TzNIC) *Timetable* Unix Boot Camp 29 May 2011 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop CERT Training (AAF/AfREN) 30 May – 3 June 2011 (Monday - Friday) 30 May – 4 June 2011 (Monday – Saturday) AfriNIC IPv6 Workshop 4 – 5 June 2011 (Saturday - Sunday) AfREN Meeting / AAF 4 - 6 June 2011 (Saturday - Monday) AfNOG Tutorials 5 - 6 June 2011 (Sunday - Monday) AfriNIC LIR Workshop 6 June 2011 (Monday) ISOC Day AfNOG-12 Meeting 6 June 2011 (Monday) 7 June 2011 (Tuesday) AfriNIC-14 Meeting 8- 9 June 2011 (Wednesday - Thursday) AfPIF AFGWG 10 June 2011 (Friday) 10 June 2011 (Friday) *Venue & Hotel* Venue & hotel for the event will be announced shortly. *About AfNOG* AfNOG (See <http://www.afnog.org/>) <http://www.afnog.org/> is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG has organized an event like this one every year since 2000. *About AfriNIC* AfriNIC (See <http://www.afrinic.net/>) <http://www.afrinic.net/> is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR), responsible for Internet Number resources Management in the Africa region. AfriNIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see < http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>). *AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology* The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2010 in eleven different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are an international team with many years of experience operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into Six parallel tracks: - SS-E - Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. - SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. - NM – Network Monitoring & Management (English) - AR - Advanced Routing Techniques (English) - CT - CERT Training (English) - SI-F - Infrastructure Reseaux IP (en francais), similar to track SI-E, but given in French. *Workshop application information is at *: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/workshop/online_application_en.php http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/workshop/online_application_fr.php * **Workshop Deadline – 25 February, 2011* * * *AfREN / Africa Asia Forum* The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) and Africa Asia Forum communityl (AAF) will be holding a three-day meetings /turorials from 4 – 6 June 2011. The meeting will discuss issues of interest to the NREN community such as coordination on activites in the region, advocacy, bandwidth consortia, regional RENs etc. Additional information on AfREN /AAF 2011 will be provided shortly. *AfNOG Tutorials* AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2011 Tutorials will be availabe here: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/tutorial/<http://afnog.org/afnog2011/tutorial/> > *12th AfNOG Meeting* The 12th AfNOG meeting will be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 7 June 2011. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2010 conference in Kigali, Rwanda drew over 150 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from national service providers, and members of the research and education community. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/conference/> *AfriNIC-14 Meeting* The AfriNIC-14 meeting will be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for two days from 8 – 9 June, 2011. AfriNIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting. The two day meeting will be preceeded by a two-day IPv6 training. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. There will be an opportunity to discuss the challenges which our region will be facing with IPv4 address space exhaustion. Further information will be available at <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. *ISOC **DAY and AfPIF Conference* The Internet Society will be organizing an ISOC DAY on 6th June and African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) on 10th June 2011 in conjunction with the AfNOG 12 and AfriNIC 14 meetings in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The conference will discuss the situation of Internet Interconnection in Africa, the challenges as well as the solutions, including Internet Exchange Points. The meeting agenda will be available shortly. *Visa Requirements* Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Tanzania. Please check with the Tanzania Embassy or Consulate in your country _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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5 new online threats to avoid
by veronica nderitu 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

according to pc world magazine there are now 5 more new online threats to look out for. i almost fell for the scam on facebook that starts with a message "OMG! Look What this Kid did to his School after being Expelled! After this 11 year old child was expelled from his school he went berserk. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218280/5_new_online_security_…

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Urgently needed, PHP and MySQL developer
by Edwin Nyairo 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Hi Skunks, If you're proficient in PHP, MySQL and interested, contact me off list.

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FXO card
by Oliver Ndegwa 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Hi all, I urgently need an 8 port fxo card digium / sagoma whatever model. Even if it is a second hand. Contact me off list. cheers Oliver

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Mobile Programming Training
by Rose Kisato 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

looking for a place in nairobi that trains on mobile programming any one with an idea and how much does it cost

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MS Exchange alternative
by Patrick Kariuki 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Microsoft Exchange and Zimbra can cost between 2400/= and 9000/= per user, per year, for environments as small as 1500 users. Why pay any license fees this year with the OpenChange-SOGo combo! http://www.openchange.org/ http://www.sogo.nu/

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Urgently needed
by Ruth Were 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hey yall, looking for people who have POS devices and can customize them to read DM barcodes.

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Linux, PHP and MSSQL
by Kago Kagichiri 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

I'm looking at using FreeTDS on Linux to connect PHP to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 because I'm working with a distributed system. Anyone implemented this before (with the mssql function prefix or with ODBC?), I'd like to know the pitfalls if any-the client is very big on stability. Any information about other commercial components/drivers to provide this connectivity will be highly appreciated. I don't want to have to redo the whole thing in C#. Thanks in advance. -- K. K.

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Buy .co.ke Domain
by David Njuki 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi Guys, Who here sells .co.ke domains at a good price? I would like to get one and buy via M-Pesa. -- ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Regards, David Njuki @njukey [Google,Twitter,Yahoo]

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