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Factcha gets honorable mention at WB Apps4Dev
by Bernard Owuor 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

http://demo.modernization.co.ke/factcha/rgstr/ News: http://appsfordevelopment.challengepost.com/submissions/665-factcha-stop-sp… Who are behind Factcha?

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300 Computer promise
by martin chege 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Hi all, reading last years budget, the Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta revealed that one of the government plans during the financial year is to buy 300 computers for every constituency. What came of that? Regards, Martin Chege

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SQL Loader
by [db] 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Hi guys, i have been trying to load a .csv file of about 6K on to an Oracle 10g DB. The issue i have is that it keeps giving me a variance of errors that mostly include "SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session ORA-03135: connection lost contact" The error seems so forthright and am frustrated that i cannot find the solution. could it be the connection to the db, and if it is, tnsping seems to disprove that. Running Win 7 Ultimate ORACLE 10g DB

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Re: [Skunkworks] Salamu
by John H Mwangi 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Sorry for the post. Kind Regards, ï¿½ John Hï¿½Mwangi,

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<Vacancy> Urgent VAS Engineers
by lucid lynx 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Hi all, If you are looking for job and have 2-4 years of experience in providing L1/L2 support in Telecom domain and with at least 2-4 years experience in supporting Telecom VAS software products/applications. Networking and UNIX Administration, Job Location : Nairobi. Company : comviva.com Pliz inbox your CV, Its Urgent. Regards, James.

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Extension of the deadline for IGF workshop proposal submissions
by Alice Munyua 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Dear all, Please note deadline for submission of workshop proposals for the IGF taking place in September 27-30 in Nairobi has been extended to April 22nd. best Alice ---------------------- The Sixth Annual IGF Meeting will be held in Nairobi on 27-30 September 2011 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Gigiri. The proposed main theme of the meeting is: '*Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedoms and innovation*'. The call for workshop proposals deadline has now been extended to 22nd April 2011 Steps to submitting proposals see here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011 and below Thank you and looking forward to those proposals. p.s no payment required to propose and organize a workshop during the IGF Best Alice ------------------ *Steps to submitting proposals* * Log in to the IGF Website with your username and password * If you do not have a username and password you can register here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/user/register * Once you have logged in click the menu item: Workshops ---> New Proposal. * Once your proposal is submitted you can edit your proposal by going to the "Manage your proposals" menu item under the Workshops menu The template for submitting can be viewed below. Proposals should respect the organizational principles and criteria for the selection of workshops. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will assess the proposals. The final schedule will be determined in light of the number of proposals submitted. *Organizational Principles* * The guiding organizational principle for holding workshops is the multi-stakeholder approach. Geographical diversity is an equally relevant factor. * All proposals fulfilling the selection criteria and using the template will be posted on the IGF Web site. * Proposals should preferably be submitted in English. *15 April 2011* is set as the final deadline for submitting proposals. * Interested parties are encouraged to submit their proposals as early as possible, as the selection process will take place on an ongoing basis. An early decision will facilitate the planning of workshops. * The rooms reserved for workshops and all equipment, including a screen and a PC or laptop for projections and a projector (XGA/SVGA Data), will be available free of charge. Details related to the logistics will be made available in due course. No Secretariat funding is available for the organization of workshops. * Workshops should have a plan of incorporating remote participation into their sessions and organizers should identify a remote moderator. The workshops will be Web cast and have live transcription. * There will be no interpretation provided for workshops. If interpretation is desired the workshop organizers are free to make their own arrangements in coordination with the IGF Secretariat. The organizers will be responsible for all associated costs. *Selection criteria* * Relevance to the main themes and sub-themes. Priority will be given to proposals related to the main themes and relation to the theme questions. * Demonstratively proposed or organized following the multi-stakeholder principle (e.g. at least three relevant stakeholder groups being represented in the organization of the workshop). * Capacity to improve understanding of the IGF themes and topics. * Proven experience, expertise and capacity to manage the staging of the workshop, including the raising of funds necessary to do so. * Timeliness, completeness and adherence to deadlines. * The provision of background papers. * Developing country support * Gender balance * Balance of speakers to participant discussion in the design of the workshop; that is, the degree of interaction planned * Youth participation * Suitability for remote participation, for example linkages to a hub event. * A name of a remote moderator is also required for each workshop. *Content and format* * They are two general workshop types: *- Feeder workshops:* which will focus on the specific issues relevant to the Nairobi meeting themes and will act as leaders to the relevant main sessions. These workshops should also address themselves in part to one or some of the questions of its main session. As was done in previous years in the relevant main sessions, the moderators of these sessions will call on the feeder workshop rapporteurs to relate the viewpoints expressed in the workshops. Each feeder workshop will be asked to assign a rapporteur whose role will include attending the relevant main session, giving a brief overview of the session's discussions and take part in a one hour round table session that will immediately proceed the main session on that topic. They should also be available to act as a resource to the moderators of the relevant main session. To the extent possible participants from the feeder workshops are also encouraged to attend the main sessions related to the feeder workshops in order to broaden the discussions on the sub-themes of the sessions. * - Other workshops:* Workshops on other topics of relevance to Internet Governance. (More details to both these types of workshops are available in the draft programme paper <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.24.02.11…>.) * Workshops dealing with topics that are addressed in the main meeting will not be scheduled at the same time as the main meeting. * Workshops should explore a theme from different angles and different stakeholders' perspectives. Pure advocacy workshops will not be considered. * All workshops will be Webcast and have realtime transcription. * Workshops should respect the general format of meetings and should be structured to be interactive, allowing a large portion of their time for open discussion and interaction with meeting attendees, such as a Q&A session. They could include keynote presentations, moderated panels and discussions both from the floor and from remote participants. Workshops should be designed with the format that is most appropriate to the particular topic under discussion. * Template for submitting proposals * An online form will be made available shortly for the submission of workshop proposals containing the following questions: *Question 1:* Title of proposed workshop. *Question 2*: Please provide a concise description of the proposed workshop. *Question 3:* Which of the five broad IGF Themes <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/104-general/788-th…> or the Cross-Cutting Priorities does your workshop fall under? *Question 4a:* Have you, or any of your co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? *Question 4b:* If so, please provide the link(s) to the report(s): *Question 5:* Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite. *Question 5b:* Name of Remote Moderator. *Question 6*: Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. (Please note that workshops are expected to adhere to the multistakeholder principle, including geographical and gender diversity and to provide different perspectives on the issues under discussion.) Proposals should not exceed *1000 words*. Workshop organizers are encouraged to read the draft programme paper <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.21.03.11…> before submitting their workshops. *Additional information* * **Contact Person: Contact person's phone number: Contact Person's E-mail Address:* *Reporting*

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Amazing Photography
by Dennis Kioko 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

I am yet to see the Genius photography such as is done at http://www.james-quest.com/ . I wonder what sets the guy apart form the rest since he uses the same cameras they use? -- with Regards: <https://twitter.com/#%21/denniskioko> <http://blog.denniskioko.com> www.denniskioko.com

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POT (partly off-topic): "Beginners" ??
by Timothy Mutugi 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Dear Skunks & Skunkettes, Please put the little Skunklings to bed since this post is Rated Q (i.e. Questionable). First of all, before people get this twisted, I just stumbled upon this via the "Amazing Photography" thread i.e. 1. Went to Amazing photography thread 2. Went to http://benkiruthi.com/ as mentioned in the thread 3. Went to Bamboolah.com (nice name BTW) as indicated in http://benkiruthi.com/ 4. Clicked on chocodildo.com (listed as a "Trusted partner" of Bamboolah) 5. Clicked on "Chocodildo's Magic Beginners Vibrator" OK, now a few questions: A. Kwani these "devices" are legal in Kenya? I thought they were illegal (4 marks) B. How does one graduate from a "Beginners Vibrator" to a more advanced one? (8 marks) C. Why should this device cost Ksh. 4,200 whilst the natural one costs Ksh. Zero? (2 marks) D. Is this the kind of shopping site what will energize eCommerce in Kenya? (1.5 marks) - Questions A, B and C make this post OFF topic - Question D makes this post ON topic - Therefore this post is Partly Off Topic (POT)...but not the kind you smoke. - The devil made me click on the chocodildo site, now I have to go for confession. Timo.

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Re: [Skunkworks] BELATED HACKBATTLE 2010 (Question that have come up)
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi Kictanet members, Skunkworks, and Security members, as always, kindly when replying, do not reply to all, but to your respective mailist, unless your are registered to all. Several questions have come up, and its good that i answer them here so that everyone gets a clear picture of the contest. Are there going to be prizes? Yes there will be, but it will mostly depend on the sponsorship we get. We are currently to struggling to get it. Will there be vulnerabilities that can be exploited? We are currently setting up the infrastructure the way Kenyan Banks do. If you have been involved with most of them like i have, you will see they favor obscurity over real security. So the answer is several vulnerabilities will be there, but it will be hard to find them. So you will have to sweat harder. How do i hack the network? Kindly use the same methodology you use when doing any security pentest except DOS since that will get you banned. How come you don't want to release the IPs to the public? I would love to, but we want maintained order during the contest and also maintain the load since the servers cant handle 60 hackers at the same time messing up kernels etc. What do i do if get to a typo during the test? Here i will just ask you a question. Instead of typing w.x.y.z, and type mod.go.ke, how long will it last before a black van shows at your door? We will not defend you if you attack other networks instead of the contest infrastructure Can i do the tests from ihub floor? Yes, you can, i believe the internet there is pretty fast. Can a Ugandan company sponsor? Yes, the contest is meant for EAC, which means East African Community which Uganda is a part of. For more questions, dont be afraid to ask, publically or privately, i will still answer them. With regards, ./Chucks . -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester jgichuki at inbox d0t com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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Windows Map Network Drive
by John Adams 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hello skunks and skunkettes.... I have a query, why is it that I can mount a hard disk of a node (192.168.* 177*.157) to another node (192.168.*177*.131) and both running on on Windows 7 P easily yet none of those can map to another node of a different subnet, that is, 192.168.*178*.34 or vice versa. Is there a way I *can map network driv*e within separate subnets bila a tussle of any sort? -- --Cursed be the day I was born if I do not learn a new thing today--*Chinese Saying* Regards, Adams John Opiyo.

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