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<OT> : Of Angry Birds and Management
by Tony Likhanga 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Lolest! The things men do; and their justifications [?][?][?] http://www.cio-asia.com/mgmt/leadership-and-mgmt/10-lessons-from-angry-bird…

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Google Adwords 2
by David Kandie 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

How will a title like "PK Mwangi" entice one to click when advertising a Management Consultancy? The rant continues. ------------------------------------------------------- Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Modeling Training - www.opencastlabs.com

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Google Adwords
by David Kandie 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

I am a regular advertiser with Google Adwords... I am thinking Safaricom's recent ad on google did not capture my attention as expected. Anyone who does Adwords? We need a good bootcamp for techs/sales/marketing guys to learn how to select catching adword headings & key words.

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Compaq nc6400 screen replacement
by amanya 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Hi Anyone know where i can get a replacement screen for a Compaq nc6400 laptop? regards amanya -- i have not always been right, but i have always been sincere ~w.e.b. du bois

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High Cost of Internet Connectivity blamed on poor policy really?
by Barrack Otieno 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000031766&cid=14&j=&m=&d= Someone tell me where we went wrong, are we changing the tune of the song? -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Paypal Developer Challenge for Android
by Chris Kiagiri 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

May be of interest, especially to devs who've already integrated Paypal on web and have been thinking of mobile as well ... https://www.x.com/community/ppx/devchallenge PayPal X Developer Challenge > for Android > Getting Started<https://www.x.com/community/ppx/devchallenge/getting_started> > | Judging <https://www.x.com/community/ppx/devchallenge/judging> | Terms<https://www.x.com/docs/DOC-3281> > | Forum <https://www.x.com/community/ppx/devchallenge?view=discussions> > | Edit My Entries<https://www.x.com/community/ppx/devchallenge?view=idea&numResults=15> > > > You could win $25,000 for your Android App > > Use PayPal to integrate secure payments into your Android app and you could > win $25,000, or $15,000, or $10,000. In fact, there are no losers in this > contest. There are people that don’t win money, but really, what’s the worst > thing that can happen? You end up with payments in your Android app? > Prizes > > - *Grand Prize* is $25,000 > - *2nd prize* is $15,000, not too shabby > - *And 3rd prize* is $10,000, which is not to be sneezed at > > In addition to the cold hard PayPal account deposit, the top 3 applications > will receive marketing and PR support from PayPal to help build awareness of > their application. > Requirements > > We’re looking for something new, something surprising, something with > business potential, something that integrates PayPal payments. > The winning application will make us say, “Wow!” > > - Also accepted: > - > - “Cool!” > - “Awesome!” > - “I’m totally downloading this” > - or “Check this out” > > In addition to its wow-ness, your final submission needs to include: > > - Idea name > - Idea description > - 2 minute video > - link to the app > > Add PayPal payments to your Android application > > PayPal offers options for adding payments on mobile devices. You can check > them out athttps://www.x.com/community/ppx/xspaces/mobile > Important Dates > > - *May 14* – Deadline to submit your application for approval > - *June 3rd* – Deadline for making changes > - *June 7th* – Application live in any Android Marketplace > - *June 29th* – Winners announced > >

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Project Management and ITIL Foundation Training
by Mr. Lawi 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hello good people, Some time in January there was a thread about PM training and many people expressed interest in signing up for a certification course. I also promised to get back to the group on the said PM training schedule for the year. The company is called Prometrics Associates Kenya. Below is the forwarded introduction letter the company sent to me: RE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ITIL FOUNDATION TRAINING We write to introduce our training and consulting firm Procept Associates with presence in Canada, Nigeria and now Kenya. Procept has formally entered the East African market this year looking to elevate the regions training and consulting experience. Procept is recognized as a market leader in its core capability areas within its geographies of operation. We have previously delivered courses in Kenya (under local partnership arrangements) to delegates from K-Rep Bank and Sofgen, and in Nigeria to delegates from Central Bank of Kenya. Procept is running a 3-day Project Management Essentials course from March 7-9, and ITIL Foundation V3 course, from March 14-16, 2011. The course brochures for these two courses as well as the Instructor Biography are attached. To promote this first public offering in Nairobi, Procept is offering one free space for every 3 fully paid candidates from your organization - this excludes exam fees. Kindly complete the attached Registration Form, and forward via email to Ms Jane Njeru at info(a)proceptkenya.com or call her on +254 722 958 637 for further enquiries. Yours truly, Sola Oduko Website www.procept.com Premier Training and Strategic Consulting in PM, BA, IT Service Management and Business Continuity Management Encl: Course Brochures, Registration Forms and Biography of Instructor.

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Digital TV
by geoffrey gitagia 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hi guys i was looking to shop for an digital receiver online (i think its cheaper) but are there any specifications i should be looking for , i am so green in this field , but i think there are different standards around the world like i cant use the SA digital receiver in maybe Europe , so for the Kenyan system what kind of device specification am i looking for . Thanks in advance -- GG

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Blacklist issues with my mail host.
by m mugo 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hello skunks. Allow me to rant about email blacklists, and particularly the Uceprotect Network; http://www.uceprotect.net/en Last week, I had a spamming incidence and was listed in 3 lists. After correcting the problem, two of the lists de-listed me after 1-2 days. On the other hand, Uceprotect level one want me to wait 7 days or pay $109 to get my IP de-listed. Seems to me like a heavy price to pay for a spamming fault. Luckily, very few servers in the world use this list to actually block mail so my users will have to contend without being able to send mail to some domains for a few more days because I'm not ready to part with around KES 10,000 to get de-listed. And this Uceprotect; how do they appoint themselves as email police and then ask for money on the same? I think they are in cahoots with the service providers that use them. They should devise other methods of income apart from arm-twisting server owners. That's what proper blacklists like *Spamhaus *do despite the fact that they have stringent rules about the frequency and/or recurrence of Spamming from the same hosts.

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Truncated input: (Delphi related)
by Eva Kimathi 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hi, I have a piece of code designed to pick information (a name) from one table in my database and input that string into another table on user action. My code picks the string from the first table but only enters a truncated version of the string into the second table. On compilation, I get the warning '[DCC Warning] Main.pas(229): W1058 Implicit string cast with potential data loss from 'string' to 'AnsiString' ' I googled this but didnt get anything I could use . Any help out there? -- Eva Kimathi

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