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Re: [Skunkworks] Kenya and Ecommerce sites
by amanya 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

how do the layouts impact on their bottom line? and nascent as kenyan e-commerce is, imitation will be the trend for a while On Feb 25, 2011 12:59 PM, "Paul Kevin" <paultitude(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Not ecommerce > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:47 PM, thea maina <theamaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Here's great e-commerce startup in Kenya with a whole "ecosystem" >> surrounding it. And it doesn't run on any common CMS >> >> visit www.goingsafari.com >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Well, i think mos of the sites are just that, a true e-commerce system is >>> more than just a site, one has to be ready to run the ecosystem >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Thea Maina >> Nairobi Kenya >> skype: thea.mnairobi >> >> *Cheapest, Most efficient Email and Web Hosting. >> Access your mails Anywhere* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Help...XAMPP phpMyAdmin isn't working on my Linux (Mint)
by Allan 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Hi all, My XAMPP phpMyAdmin isn't working on Linux (Mint). The warning I get is "Wrong permissions on config file shouldn't be world writable". So I revoked the write permissions for the user groups and others for the config file (my.cnf) but its still not working. Any help on this will be appreciated. *allay*

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CDMA/Wifi
by Jangita Nyagudi 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Hi All, Does orange have those modem's similar to safaricom's 3g/wifi modems? but for their 3g+ (cdma?) Any idea where i can find one? J

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SpamAssassin Under Linux VPS
by Odhiambo Washington 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

I am getting bald with this guys: On a Linux VPS (CentOS), I have setup a mail server (Exim+Dovecot+Clamav+SpamAssassin) but scanning mail for spam using SpamAssassin is proving to be a challenge. I am not a Linux expert, especially when it comes to challenges associated with VPS, but I can pretty much RTFM and succeed. This one is beating me: On my FreeBSD servers, I can easily get the desired results: (15:59:00 <~>) 0 $ sockstat -l | grep 783 root perl 83997 5 tcp4 127.0.0.1:783 *:* root perl 83996 5 tcp4 127.0.0.1:783 *:* root perl 10281 5 tcp4 127.0.0.1:783 *:* (15:57:21 <~>) 0 $ telnet 127.0.0.1 783 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. CONT SPAMD/1.0 76 Bad header line: CONT Connection closed by foreign host. However, on the Linux VPS when I run the same test, it just hangs there ... nothing responds on the port, even though I can see spamd listening on 783: [root@vps exim]# netstat -anp | grep 783 tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:783 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 21602/spamd.pid If any of you runs their servers on VPSes and are able to communicate with spamd, please tell me where to look. Af it might help, I can connect to the POP3 port on this server from remote locations, BUT not from localhost (127.0.0.1)! Since spamd is set to listen on 127.0.0.1, I cannot test it from a remote server, and I don't intend to change it to listen on the public IP for test purposes. Could it be something I need to change on the Linux? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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Dell charger?
by wesley kirinya 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Hey guys, Any place you would recommend I buy a charger for Dell, more specifically Dell Inpiron 1520? 8~)

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Vacancy for Web Developer
by Kevin Kimani 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Hi All, There is a Position Open for a Web Developer with experience in : - PHP and PostgreSQL or MySQL - PostGIS, Map server and open layers - Experience developing web applications - Open Source technologies (Linux systems mainly) - Scalable systems - Web Security Contact me offlist. Thanks -- Regards Kevin

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Re: [Skunkworks] Money Matters
by Humphrey Ngoiya 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

SORRY AKI. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, "let us try to find Kenyan Graphics done for Prime Time viewership. Over to you. :-)" ________________________________ From: aki <aki275(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:50 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Money Matters And while we are at the discussion of next generation of kenyan graphics designers, please let us not compare animations written for BBC Kiddies programs , or adverts that use simple software like Maya to produce a liquid effect from a library and let us try to find Kenyan Graphics done for Prime Time viewership. Over to you. :-) _______________________________________________ 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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Magento Developer
by Bernard Owuor 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Hallo, I have need for someone who works regularly with Magento and knows how to develop packages / plugins. There's some work so please ping me offline. Regards, Bernard

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Local TV streaming
by Haggai Nyang 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

What will it take for local media outlets with free-to-air channels to stream live on Youtube like Al Jazeera does...making use of Google's extensive CDN? I might have heard of some Kenyan-based initiatives elsewhere but most I've seen do not work after some time. A lot of media is consumed online by the local netizens (hands up those who watch more video daily on computer/laptop/ipad etc than on TV), so this is only a logical step to follow. And no, select video uploads to Youtube channels does not count. Suggestions, anyone?

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Need help from Airtel (SMS Con)
by Geoffrey Mimano 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Any one from airtel on the list? I have been trying to get airtel customer care to no avail. The problem is that I am being spammed by a number +254737696833. The have sent me 20 messages right now. I am expecting more but I ned to block them. The msg contents are: NAKUMATT, S/Market has awarded you Ksh 100,000 plus a free shopping voucher of Ksh 10,000. For more details call us on 0737696833. Welcome. Kuna mtu anataka kuni-con!! -- Mimano G. Muthondu, Software Developer skype : gmimano Mobile : +254 723 615 206

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