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How to create a fallback internet connection
by Kibui Maina 11 Jun '11

11 Jun '11

Hi, anyone know how to create a fallback internet connection? I have two internet connections, Zuku broadband (*Main*) and Safaricom broadband (*Alternate*), I usually connect my Safaricom broadband to the router and disconect the Zuku one when Zuku goes down since its my main connection problem is: users have to change their Gateway when I do this by disconnecting their connections and reconnecting them again. I have been toying with the idea of setting up a server using smoothwall so that when I need to make this change all I do is change the gateway on the server and the clients will not have to mess/change their internet connection settings. Any assistance will be highly appreciated. Rgds, -- Kibui Kenneth Maina, BSC Computer Science. *Tel:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *Website:* Opticom Solutions <http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> -- Kibui Kenneth Maina, BSC Computer Science. *Tel:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *Website:* Opticom Solutions <http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/>

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Skype Outtage
by Paul Njoroge 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Could it be the M$ effect? :). Most of my colleagues experienced a crash earlier today. http://unified.cbronline.com/news/skype-services-crash-across-the-world-260… -- Its all in the <head> Best Regards, Paul Njoroge. Skype: njorogepaul

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SAP ERP
by Robert Ndegwa 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hi all, I wanted to inquire where one can get training for SAP ERP ,specifically SAP ABAP programming. Robert

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Pesa za sumbua roho yani....Through a WorldBank sponsorship programme, court records are now digitized
by aki 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

So all the talk shows about ICT and investments in KE blah, blah have boiled down to this: The above lyric is from Malaika. Kenya has no money for innovation, just lip service and people earning salaries to put forward the wonderful ideas of innovation. Go find yourself an NGO and create your human-life saving app. Watch the pitfalls. :-) >From the KICTB website: *The judiciary leading in ICT adoption *The judiciary is leading other government agencies and ministries in adoption of ICT. This has been achieved through private-public partnerships with Google, Safaricom and other partners. Through a WorldBank sponsorship programme, court records are now digitized. The digitization process employs 200 young Kenyans in a permanent basis and has digitised 35 million records. In addition, the WorldBank donated laptops that has been given to judges. Other initiatives by the judiciary include use of Teleconferencing in the court sittings and judgments. Through a partnership with Safaricom, Judges can now have court sessions between Nairobi and Mombasa law courts without physically being present. This speeds up the process and saves time and money that would have been used travelling. The National Council for Law Reporting,Kenya ICT board, the National Assembly and Government press are now in a public private partnership with Google. The partnership sees Google digitizing all more than 5000 editions of the Kenya Gazette. The digital archive is fully searchable and is available by searching for the “Kenya Gazette” on Google Books. Google’s mission in digitizing the service is to enrich their Kenya search index.

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WD ext Hdd with network
by Yast Labs 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

New stock.you can now get a WD external harddrive with ethernet port at 18k. -- Regards, Kenneth Njuguna, Sales Executive, YastLabs Computer Solutions, 0723511949.

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Airtel 3G - Tunaomba Serikali Itusaidie
by Peter Osotsi 05 Jun '11

05 Jun '11

Tafadhali, tunaomba serikali itusaidie, hii Airtel imekataa kuleta 3G - only flashes of it. Please, nani anasikia? Did pirates hijack the ship carrying the equipment ama "IT is looking into my issue"?. KP -------------------- Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.

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KPLC pre-paid meters
by wesley kirinya 03 Jun '11

03 Jun '11

Hey Skunk(ette)s, For those who've used the KPLC pre-paid meters: When electricity rates change, how is KPLC able to adjust the rates on the pre-paid meters? i.e. If one buys Elec that can last for a couple of months, then KPLC's rate doubles the next month, what happens? In the old system, the monthly bill would show the adjusted rate and payment. o_o?

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Safaricom BlackBerry Service VS Orange Blackberry Service
by Jac 03 Jun '11

03 Jun '11

Hi guys i have been using Safaricom BB service for my users but now i have users in regions where Orange has more coverage. I am planning moving some of my users to Orange BB service but I would like to know the experience others have with Orange BB service. Most of my users are in very remote areas. You assistance will be highly appreciated. -- Jack

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Masaa - A Kenyan Bandwidth Monitoring Software
by Jacob Ayienda 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

Download App - https://sites.google.com/site/jacobayienda/trendy-desktop/MasaaInst.zip?att… View Readme - https://sites.google.com/site/jacobayienda/trendy-desktop/Masaa-Readme.doc?… What is Masaa? Masaa is a tool that tracks your internet usage, whether on per Minute or per MB billing and keeps a history of the data for future reference. Also provide are optional reminders based on cost or time preferences. Masaa is designed for non-technical users and is not appropriate for those who run a home network for file sharing, or as a print server. Why do I need to track my data usage? Data Modems are the most popular way of accessing the internet, unfortunately data providers such as Safaricom , Airtel or Orange Kenya do not provide regular usage data to their clients making it difficult to verify whether you are billed correctly. Also given the different billing packages such as per Minute billing offered by the providers Masaa will come in handy. Masaa also intends to automatically detect and set the current bundle charges straight from your service provider. Best of all its free of charge and given its design can be extended through plugins to provide more advance configurations and functionality. Download App - https://sites.google.com/site/jacobayienda/trendy-desktop/MasaaInst.zip?att… View Readme - https://sites.google.com/site/jacobayienda/trendy-desktop/Masaa-Readme.doc?…

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Did the rain make my 3G+ broadband work faster ?
by Vincent Wayodi 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

Something very strange happened today. I have an Orange Internet everywhere 3G+ modem. The highest download speed that I have ever got in the corner of the house that has got the best reception is around 400kbps to 600Kbps till today. It has been raining heavily tonight and there has been a lot of lightning . My download speeds has shot up to 1.17 Mbps to 1.4Mbps for the last hour thats its been raining. Someone please help me understand this phenomenon .Did the rain make my broadband work faster ? or did all my neighbours who share the same cell tower with me all go to bed? Or have orange just got better overnight in the space that it started raining .

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