May 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Question
by Brian Ngure 26 May '11

26 May '11

Just a simple trick question to see if guys are on their toes [?] public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { int n = 0; for (int m = 0; m < 5; m++) { n = n++; System.out.println(n); } } } Output: 0 0 0 0 0 Why? Who will be first to answer correctly? -- Regards Brian Ngure

2 4

Safaricom Sued...
by Peter Karunyu 26 May '11

26 May '11

For ye all who were wondering where Alex Gakuru went to, well, here<http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/-/539550/1168808/-/rojned…>he is. Goes to show that some people talk, and others walk the talk.

3 2

Leading Magazine names Ushahidi's David Kobia among most creative in 2011
by Paul Kukubo 26 May '11

26 May '11

Listers Congratulations are in order to Ushahidi's David Kobia for being named 14th in the leading magazine Fast Company's annual Creative 100 for 2011. http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2011/david-kobia-ushahidi#p… We must celebrate these gains being made by individuals who are putting Kenya on the global ICT map on the back of their intellectual and entrepreneurial ability. Fast Company is a leading publication on business, technology, creativity and entrepreneurship which is widely read globally and is considered staple reading in Silicon Valley Circles and is available here at certain bookshops. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

5 4

PIVOT25: East Africa's Biggest Mobile Tech Event
by Jayeesh Bhalla 26 May '11

26 May '11

Official Video for PIVOT 25 - East Africa's Biggest Mobile Tech Event - http://vimeo.com/24254256

1 0

300m x 2 UG cables available at 680/- meter negotiable
by benson maina 26 May '11

26 May '11

Contact me offlist if interested

1 0

Location information to unlock more value for mobile services - http://bit.ly/iAIJFt
by Mbugua Njihia 26 May '11

26 May '11

Life is mobile, and with that mobility comes the tricky element of relevance in service delivery to a mobile consumer. While content has been said to be king, context and relevance must be taken into account, otherwise that content is useless data. Location on mobile can be tapped into via different ways; CellId, GPS, Agps and lastly user generated. For you to use mobile services, your mobile phone must communicate with a mast and these masts have known locations. The mast with which your mobile communicates changes as you move and by triangulating data from these interactions we can determine your location. GPS stands for global positioning system and this uses a series of satellites to derive location information. User generated location is subjective entry of one's location onto a system. There are many services that can be taken to the next level once location information is appended. Take directory services for example, and assume you were looking for a Chinese restaurant. With your location plugged into the service, you will receive particulars of restaurants that are close by, as it makes no sense to get a listing of a restaurant in Kisumu, yet you are in Nairobi. Location information to unlock more value for mobile services - http://bit.ly/iAIJFt

1 0

IP Developments in Kenya
by Oliver Ndegwa 26 May '11

26 May '11

It is indeed a great move and an impression to see the milestones we have made the last couple of years. Techies embracing change and keeping with the changing fortunes of time. Especially of importance is amount of knowledge and hunger for SIP integration which I know everyone is getting involved in, including the technology giants though they are doing it silently. This is important for us the Open Source/ open standards people who believe that open systems and interoperability is a life style and is the future of communication. I believe we have done well... 1. Terrestrial and marine fiber opening the opportunity for broadband and VOIP 2. Cloud business with Telcos now looking at opportunities in hosted services 3. IP CENTREX, the next big buzzword in Kenya for the next one year or so [Voice as a Service] 4. Technocrats getting ready for *Internet Protocol version 6* *5. Asterisk coming of age and corporates starting to think outside the box. The solution works and has the right support. This means opportunities for developers to now improve on Unified communication. what more can we do? Apps for asterisk like what Android has done. We are the next silicon valley if not better.* * * *I must admit that the SIP evangelists have done well, their *resilience* and consistency over time has created the right attitude and confidence in the market for custom solutions for UC.* * * For developers in this forum, i guess we are posed with an opportunity to develop Apps around the IVR, USSD, UC, CRM, Onnet and offnet Billing solutions, Social networks for corporates, Shared services systems both video and data. Systems that integrate with Open standards systems out there. Not to mention that companies like snom and Polycom have done so much already in support of the same. This of course has seen companies like microsoft moving in to certify these products in readiness for microsoft UC [OCS and Lync} there is definitely something special about SIP people. Cisco developing the TIP protocol to allow interoperability for telepresence implementors. I believe there is much happening on IP and I believe there is no better forum to open up these opportunities than on skunkworks. My 1 cent, any one who has more info on SIP, IPV6, VOIP, IPcentrex, Session border control etc. Please share.... regards Oliver SIP Evangelist - _________________________________________ Experience SIP - Today’s Hottest Communications Protocol Comes of Age

1 0

(no subject)
by John Doe Smith Kamau KipNg'etich Jones 26 May '11

26 May '11

please add steve.kim41(a)gmail.com to the mailing list

4 3

ICT Association of Kenya and KEMU University Confrence
by PATRICK WAIRAGU 26 May '11

26 May '11

Skunks There is a Banner advert on Nation Media website http://www.nation.co.ke , 4th banner from the left, about an ICT conference that is organised by ICT association of Kenya and KEMU University. Check it Out.

1 0

Django Pre-select Radio Button
by Ndungi Kyalo 26 May '11

26 May '11

Am trying to pre-select a radio button created with the django.forms library : choices = forms.ChoiceField( widget = forms.RadioSelect(), choices = [ ['a', 'i liked it'], ['b', 'i did not like it'] ], required=True ) How would I go about getting the 'a' choice pre-selected on a freshly loaded unbound form ?

2 2