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Julisha National ICT Market and Indicators Survey
by Paul Kukubo 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

*Julisha: National M&E ICT Survey* With the arrival of broadband connectivity through three (3) submarine cable systems, the Kenyan IT market and indeed many business sectors are to grow rapidly; allowing for the introduction of new and advanced services, further setting the stage for the development of ICT as a valid contributor to Kenya’s GDP. Developing ICT skills remains a constant issue to be addressed by end users, vendors, and even governments. Public‐private partnerships between vendors and governments to set up facilities for technology and knowledge transfer continue to gain momentum, especially in view of the Government long-term plans to make ICT a key part of the Kenyan Economy. Rationale for the Proposed Survey Given the dynamic changes happening in the Kenyan IT market and its vision to become the hub for IT in the region; Kenya ICT Board plans to conduct a detailed analysis within the with the aim of understanding the following issues: 1. Understanding the Kenyan ICT Ecosystem, its players, factors for growth and trends in the market; 2. Sizing the ICT Market and its sub segments (hardware, software, services, etc.) in Kenya; 3. Compiling a baseline of key ICT indicators (access, usage, penetration, etc.); 4. Benchmarking key competitive ICT indicators against six countries in emerging markets; and 5. Understanding the ICT Skills availability, demand and gaps among vendors, end users and residents. Beneficiaries of the Proposed Survey The key beneficiaries of this survey's results include the following groups of stakeholders: 1. ICT vendors and their channel partners; 2. Education institutions (Kenya Education Network); 3. Businesses as ICT end users; 4. Residential consumers at large; and 5. Other ICT Stakeholders (MoIC, CCK, e-government directorate, Kenya BPO Society, etc.) Survey Benefits The survey deliverables will engender a range of benefits supporting its objectives. The major benefits are summarized as below: *Level* *Benefit* Benefits to the IT Industry - Understanding the current usage and penetration of the IT within Kenya - Identifying lucrative IT industry opportunities for Kenya and developing a strategy to increase adoption of progressive IT technologies within the country - Contributing to development of information society in specific and Kenya as a hub for ICT in general. Benefits for Kenya ICT Board - Understanding the current state with regards to ICT barometers and growth trends - Understanding major challenges and opportunities for these areas - Understanding Kenya's position with regards to its peer countries - Gaining ownership of key IT topic areas and spearheading the implementation of initiatives in these areas in conjunction with Government empowered and private sector associations - Understanding the current availability of ICT skills and the gaps - Reinforcement of Kenya ICT Board's thought leadership role Benefits for other IT stakeholders - Understanding the state of IT within Kenya - Understanding the key challenges of ICT in Kenya and analyze how to develop Kenya as the ICT Hub in the region - Creation of programmes (based on the results of the study done by IDC) to augment the local Kenyan ICT industry and the ICT skills available. The findings of the research will be used by Kenya ICT Board to analyze the current situation on the Kenyan ICT market and build actionable plans for IT development in the country. They will also benefit the industry and citizens at large. More details will be availed on www.ict.go.ke shortly 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

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 18, Issue 102
by Michelle N. 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

how can i get job alerts (I.C.T) only urgently help pls looking for a job Regards, Michelle ________________________________ From: "skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke" <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2011, 4:19 Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 18, Issue 102 Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: For AC Suppliers Only (Timothy Mutugi) 2. Safaricom Blackberry Question ([ Brainiac ]) 3. Re: Access KE Admin on list? ([ Brainiac ]) 4. Re: Access KE Admin on list? (Gregory Okoth) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 13:47:19 +0300 From: Timothy Mutugi <timothymutugi(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] For AC Suppliers Only Message-ID: <CA+HKb+kF90h77yemghkBj6BZ7X09CTuZeS98JY0WAXgENOiy6Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 OK, Peter, thanks for the clarification. On 8/4/11, Peter Osotsi <peter.osotsi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Its Air Condition, im looking for guys that have one for a server room. > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Timothy Mutugi > <timothymutugi(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> @Peter >> >> Pardon my ignorance, but what is (or who is) an "AC Supplier"... >> > ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:02:01 +0300 From: "[ Brainiac ]" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] Safaricom Blackberry Question Message-ID: <CAFb6RxBhdoTAUNfPyArrT8d+Us6WnD9RuPLNowmF+zh8s2CxSg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hello guys, just wondering from those that may be in the know. Does safaricom place Transfer caps on its blackberry service? or can i install the cnn / aljazeera / bbc apps and watch news on the go. -- *?The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy?* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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Solaris
by nelson kinoti 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Hi gurus I have installed Solaris in s Linux box but it not detect the nic card. Anyhelp how to solve this issue

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Safaricom Wvdial -- No Carrier Why?
by jamo njoroge 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Hello Skunks, Am working on mbuni which requires a ppp connection to safaricom in order to send an MMS however wvdial just keeps responding with NO CARRIER and my wvdial.conf looks in order as shown below, what could be the problem? [Dialer Defaults] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","safaricom" Phone = *99# Password = data Stupid mode = yes Baud = 115200 New PPPD = yes Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 ISDN = 0 Username = saf Carrier check = no Modem Type = Analogue Modem

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Site that lists the whos of the whos in kenya, their worth and what they do?
by Kibui Maina 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Kuna site iko na list ya masonko wa kenya na what they have invested in and their worth? Kibui Kenneth Maina,* * * * *Tel:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *Blog:* Opticom Solutions<http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> *Website*: kit-b.com <http://www.kit-b.com> *Twitter:* @mainakibui<https://twitter.com/#%21/mainakibui> * * *Tools I Use:* Joomla, PHP, MYSQL, Learning Python, Amazon cloud hosting, WHM, Cpanel, Adobe CS4, Dreamweaver, Cent OS, Linux, Windows, Networking, Hardware, VM Ware.

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Get me a Canon PowerShot A480 preferably Black
by Migwi 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

I urgently need someone to get for me a Canon Powershot A480 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.3x Optical Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD, preferably Black in colour. Payment on delivery. -- *J.M. MIGWI* *JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY ICT - INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPT* CELL No: 0722 507887 / 0734 507887 Email: migwijm(a)jkuat.ac.ke <migwijm(a)icsit.jkuat.ac.ke> migwimwangi(a)yahoo.com Blog: www.www.migwimwangi.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/migwijm www.twitter.com/migwimiggs

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Re: [Skunkworks] Google in Kiswahili
by ndungu stephen 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

\ / | | | | / \ / \ | | <---------- The skunkworks vent | | ____| |_____

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Google Please Hire Me
by Philip Musyoki 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Matthew really wants to work for Google. http://googlepleasehire.me/

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Choosing an Intranet solution
by Kibui Maina 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Hi, Skunkers I am having an argument with a few of my colleagues on intranet solutions. A client requires an intranet solution and wants to build his intranet on google sites, this intranet should allow for leave management, document collaboration, mail and all other things you could think of in an intranet. What would you recommend; Options 1. Get cloud hosting and develop their own intranet from scratch? 2. Purchase servers and develop their own intranet from scratch? 3. Purchase one of the ready made already hosted intranet solutions such as http://www.hyperoffice.com/intranet-software-solution/ 4. Use google sites and apps to create the intranet solution 5. Purchase and host a ready made intranet solution *(anyone know any?)* Rgds. Kibui Kenneth Maina,* * * * *Tel:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *Blog:* Opticom Solutions<http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> *Website*: kit-b.com <http://www.kit-b.com> *Twitter:* @mainakibui<https://twitter.com/#%21/mainakibui> * * *Tools I Use:* Joomla, PHP, MYSQL, Learning Python, Amazon cloud hosting, WHM, Cpanel, Adobe CS4, Dreamweaver, Cent OS, Linux, Windows, Networking, Hardware, VM Ware.

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OT <Apple products form Apple store>
by Robert Kuria 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Hi Good people, I would like to buy Ipod shuffle, ipod touch and ipad from online Apple Store. Anyone with an experience / ever bought from this site http://store.apple.com please advise

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Techies and Customer service interns
by Frank Maina 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Hi, Need bright ,inquisitive young techies who want to learn marketing . Intern for 6 weeks and if good get hired . Skills -Developers , Designers Write to me . ' Frank

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ipad 1 connection to a projector
by kimondo Duncan 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

how do i connect ipad to a projector? -- Sent from my mobile device

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RF Engineers..
by Odhiambo Washington 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

For the RF Engineer on board the skunkworks train. please advise me on the following parameters: *WIMAX* : DL SNR - db: 22 DL RSSI- dbm: -74 UL SNR - dB: 21 UL RSSI- dbm: -73 Are they good enough for a link I'd like to get from a certain unnamed ISP? The intention is to get 1Mbps symmetric. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Whats your experience with Unity?
by [ Brainiac ] 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

I know its a while since release, Im sure some of you dove in right away to give it a drive test and some are still waiting... On behalf of those of us that are still uncertain or fearful of change, what is the Unity experience like? or is this where we start looking back at debian or possibly another variant like that green offshoot thing? - -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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Google in Kiswahili
by Paul Kevin 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Ok, who told the peeps for Google Kenya that we want Google in Kiswahili?

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Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom Blackberry Question
by Erick Njenga 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Browsing, Facebook, Twitter and any other app that consumes bandwidth is unlimited. As far as I know, the YouTube app is the only one that consumes your credit. I have a streaming app (DI Radio) that doesn't consume any cash outside the 1K. HTH Sent from my BlackBerry Torch®

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WEBSITE
by James Muendo 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hi, http://www.sprint-interactive.com/ #maoni? -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick<http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

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<OT>Photographers community
by Peter Karunyu 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Good people, Does anyone know if there is a community/mailing list for photographers in .KE?

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Access KE Admin on list?
by Watchman 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Is there an *Access Kenya Admin *on list? i'd like a word. *ON LIST!* *W.* -- “ *In brightest day, in blackest night,**No evil shall escape my sight**Let those who worship evil's might,**Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!* ” —Hal Jordan/Many Current Lanterns

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Airtel Roaming Question
by Peter Osotsi 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

I have a disappointed roaming customer. Any help from the skunkworks army will be appreciated. Simply - while roaming out of the country (and its often), he can't send email, but can receive, and cant call, but can receive sms. Any help guys? Peter -------------------- Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.

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ipo48 finalists chosen!
by Webmaster 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

The following startups from Kenya stand a chance to win 2.5 million shilling investment from HumanIPO: One of the most followed and active startups since the beginning *Ghafla! <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>* promises to be the leading producer of content, digital downloads and web services in East Africa. *M-order <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>* will offer an efficient and quicker way to order, pay and manage your deliveries, via your mobile phone of course. *PesaPay.com <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>* founder claims it is the Future of Mobile Payments. *Baby&Me <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>*'s pitch-phrase "Updates from the womb" is brilliant, we think. *Logistis <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6…>* aims to become a house-hold name in the SME Accounting and Book-keeping. *M-Survey <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6…> *focuses on providing a simple, practical and cost effective solution to the problems inherent with manual method of conducting research. *M-SAVE: AKIBA PAMOJA <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6…> *desires to do what a few us know how to, but would love to master - that is to save money using your mobile phone. *Fooder <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>* asks "Hungry?" and promises to solve your food-cravings by offering a service that lets you order your favorite meals from your favorite eating spots. All of you who got selected, including the four startups from the first round - *Tutabeba <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>*, *6ix Degrees <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6…>*, *Tusqee Systems <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>* and *darasani2 <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>* - should get busy finding all the missing team-members through the IPO48 platform. And rest assured, we will send you more details shortly. We at IPO48 would like to thank all of the amazing and interesting ideas that got uploaded this time! If it would have been possible physically, we would have squeezed more of you into the final event. But not to worry - you still have an alternative. The teams that did not get selected this time can write us and get their idea moved to the HumanIPO <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…> platform where you can continue receiving feedback and developing your idea further. And, to all of you that would like to participate in the event without a startup - keep an eye on your mailbox during the upcoming days, we will inform you whether you can join the event. To see all of the 12 startups who will participate in IPO48 Nairobi, click *here <http://humanipo.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81608fe814a8a04d1f0eaab6c…>*. Now less 10 days left until the event kicks off! Skunks, judging from the applications, which startups will you be rooting for to win the 2.5 million?

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For AC Suppliers Only
by Peter Osotsi 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Contact me offlist. I want a solution. Peter ----------- Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.

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Re: [Skunkworks] The best ISP for my location
by Gregory Okoth 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hi Allan, Am told your dedicated link has been maxing all through the entire duration. Please check your LAN, guys doing *torrents *sites are the most likely cause of the slow link. Do you have tools on your LAN that can monitor traffic type and source at the gateway? This would help to un-earth the problem. On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Allan Ouma <aouma(a)ymail.com> wrote: > Hi Gregory, > I have just been called by some lady at Access Kenya but I will appreciate > all the help I can get. The company name is Wingu Solutions and we are > located at Vision Plaza. I am the contact person so that means they have my > contacts. > > Allan Ouma > P.O. Box 12731 > Nairobi > 00400 > Kenya > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gregory Okoth <gregory.okoth(a)gmail.com> > *To:* Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 4, 2011 10:36 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] The best ISP for my location > > Allan, > What is your company name? I know someone at Access who can sort you ASAP. > Please inbox me offline then I will get in touch and respond to you > immediately. > -- > Regards, > Greg > -------- > Life is not a rehearsal, you only live once! > > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:19 AM, maina <dmaishe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > "Up to now I do not know who my ISP is and nobody has bothered to tell > me who it is as much as I keep calling that office." Am confused by > tht statement,,what exactly do you mean,,coz u said "Access Kenya and > they have already proved to be very very worthless providers since i > keep fighting their technicians over my bandwidth allocation." > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Allan Ouma <aouma(a)ymail.com> wrote: > > I am paying for 1Mb/s dedicated and I used to have a 512Kb/s dedicated > link > > which was much faster than what I have right now. I cannot download a 2GB > > file overnight with this link right now but I could download the same > file > > size in less than 30 minutes with my previous connection yet we had about > 35 > > users at any given time in the office previously and now I only have 4 > > users. > > > > Allan Ouma > > P.O. Box 12731 > > Nairobi > > 00400 > > Kenya > > > > ________________________________ > > From: The Awakening . <txt22ke(a)hotmail.com> > > To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:44 AM > > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] The best ISP for my location > > > > Also from your mail your business involves heavy downloading and > uploading. > > What was your assigned bandwidth? > > > > ________________________________ > > From: gregory.okoth(a)gmail.com > > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 08:40:51 +0300 > > To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] The best ISP for my location > > > > Allan, > > Did you raise the issue with your account manager, if not escalating it > to > > the Technical manager? Am sure they would give you assistance. > > > > I wouldn't want to believe that bandwidth issues could lead to your > > dissatisfaction. I stand corrected though... > > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Lawrence Kago <lawrencekago(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I think KDN are ur neighbours...why not try them,its a walking distance > > incase u want to raise an issue with them. > > > > My thinking. > > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Allan Ouma <aouma(a)ymail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello good people, > > I need some good advice for a good ISP who can give me a reliable fibre > > connection at my office. I am located at Vision Plaza, Mombasa Road and > was > > using Access Kenya and they have already proved to be very very worthless > > providers since i keep fighting their technicians over my bandwidth > > allocation. > > Please provide me with a list of ISPs I can use since my nature of > business > > involves heavy uploading and downloading that needs a very good and > reliable > > connection. > > Please advise. > > Thanks. > > > > Allan Ouma > > P.O. Box 12731 > > Nairobi > > 00400 > > Kenya > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > W/Regards > > Lawrence > > > > Fear Not,For the Lord God is with 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Greg > > -------- > > Life is not a rehearsal, you only live once! > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Regards, Greg -------- Life is not a rehearsal, you only live once!

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The best ISP for my location
by Allan Ouma 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hello good people, I need some good advice for a good ISP who can give me a reliable fibre connection at my office. I am located at Vision Plaza, Mombasa Road and was using Access Kenya and they have already proved to be very very worthless providers since i keep fighting their technicians over my bandwidth allocation. Please provide me with a list of ISPs I can use since my nature of business involves heavy uploading and downloading that needs a very good and reliable connection. Please advise. Thanks. Allan Ouma P.O. Box 12731 Nairobi 00400 Kenya

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Anyone interested in starting an ISP with me?
by Watchman 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Drop a line. -- “ *In brightest day, in blackest night,**No evil shall escape my sight**Let those who worship evil's might,**Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!* ” —Hal Jordan/Many Current Lanterns

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UoN ICT center site : half the links dont work.
by Mark Mwangi 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ICT/ -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.posterous.com

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Wazi Wifi
by Paul Kevin 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hi, So I bought the 50 bob package from the site, and I havent gotten my login details upto now. I called customer care and still havent gotten a reply. Are these guys serious? Regards

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KDN fibre to Home
by alkags＠gmail.com 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

I'm thinking of working with Swift Global to set my house up with a hotspot. They say they have fibre in my estate and so they can plug me right into it. But I hear their customer care and support and stability can be questioned. So I come to the experts - you. What do you think of them? Should I go with them? A Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Kenya

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The social curation opportunity for small and medium sized businesses
by Mbugua Njihia 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

A large percentage of business in Kenya is generated by the small and medium sized enterprise. From most of the business owners that I have had the privilege to interact with, it is evident that a lot of the tech and digital buzz words that may be floating around make no real sense for them. The benefits of social networking, mobile web, mobile applications, software as a service, service as software, cloud computing etc are nonexistent, simply because their real world value is yet to be understood. This value for most of these small and medium sized businesses is pegged to increase in foot traffic. But how can the benefits of the web and mobile revolution be brought closer home? The social curation opportunity for small and medium sized businesses. Leveraging the consumer... http://bit.ly/qlclD5

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Humble request for a google plus invite
by Dan Kwach 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Sorry people, but I missed the rush-hour bus on this one.... Kindly send an invite to dan.kwach(a)gmail.com if you do have any...much thanks in advance... -- Dan O.Kwach This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.

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Fw: Heads-up to the techies at NIC bank
by wesley kirinya 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: NIC BANK <realdeal01(a)freenet.de> To: Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 7:46 PM Subject: URGENT - ACCOUNT IS LOCKED [ DETAILS ] - Dear Valued Customer, URGENT SECURITY NOTIFICATION We are performing a service upgrade. Your account has been disabled for security reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience. Reactivate account now. (INACTIVE ACCOUNTS WILL BE DEACTIVATED TILL FURTHER NOTICE IF NOT ACTIVATED NOW) Once again, we apologise for any inconvenience. Activate Now:- http://www.nic-bank.com/security.html Thank you, NIC BANK

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Mobile app. to read GPS co-ordinates
by hellen masita 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

hi guys/gals, I have a Nokia phone with GPS and running on Symbian OS. My question: Is there an existing Application out there that can be used to take GPS location readings and automatically send this information as a text message. if yes: kindly point me in its direction if not: is there anyone on the list who knows how to make such an application regards, Hellen

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what are they using?
by Evans Ikua 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Anyone with an idea about what the major social networks and other large IT deployments are using? Say, how many Data centres, servers etc is facebook deploying? How about Twitter, Google, Utube? What are they running on the servers? Evans

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Can fibre just be vurutwad (i.e. pulled in)...discretely into my building...?
by Timothy Mutugi 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

I am in a building along Moi Avenue, the landlord is very slow and shallow...I only bear with him because the place is cheap... ...anyway, I wanted to have fiber pulled into the building so that I can sambaza it to other tenants and make some $... ...I know there is fiber nearby because I saw some digging going on several months ago. Someone at on of the local providers told me that I dont even have to talk to the landlord so as to have fiber vurutwad (i.e. pulled in) into the building... My dear skunks/skunkettes/skunklings, is this true? If so, please talk to me OFF LIST or ON LIST if you can vuruta this fiber for me...let's make some $... Timo. p.s. I have 0% knowledge of fiber or is it fibre...all I know is that it is supposed to be super fast...

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Kalahari.co.ke techies
by Peter Karunyu 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

I was minding my own business on ebay, saw an ad from Kalahari.co.ke, I manually typed in the URL in a browser and got an interesting error, i took some screenshots, wouldn't mind sending them to a techie there... SO, anyone know anyone there or do I just post them here?

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Calling Android Beta Testers
by wesley kirinya 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Hi Skunk(ette)s, On behalf of the team involved in My Social Mobile, I would like to invite you to the Beta testing of the My Social Mobile version for Android. With over 5,000 downloads per week on Nokia (Ovi) Store (no marketing/promotions yet), we're even more excited to release the version for Android for Beta testing. As a product that has been built from the ground-up locally, we would like to make it popular locally. If you have ideas on that, please include them in your feedback as well. Visit http://www.tinyurl.com/msmwapsite from your phone for more information and to download the App. You may also visit the main website, http://www.bluewave-systems.com, from your PC. Email your feedback to: msm(a)bluewave-systems.com Regards.

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#Orange #FAIL
by Paul Kevin 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

https://m.orangemoney.co.ke/orange/ This page contains the following errors: error on line 23 at column 327: EntityRef: expecting ';' Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error. [image: MOBEEBANK]

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#FAIL
by Paul Kevin 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

http://www.truelove.co.ke

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Scholarship Opportunity
by Josiah Mugambi 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi, In case any one knows of someone deserving. Please forward to the email address indicat*ed.* -- Josiah Mugambi <---> Imbako Public Health, in collaboration with the Global Impact Project, is happy to announce an opportunity for a scholarship in the field of computer science. The award will be presented to a female, who comes from a financially deserving family, and who has a passion to give back to community. The individual must have sat for and passed KCSE with a grade of B- or higher and gained admission to a university in Kenya to pursue a Bachelors degree in Computer Science . A letter of admission from the University or college and tuition structure will be required at the time of application. ** ** Please forward names, KCSE result slip, CV and personal statement and college/university admission letter to info@ imbakopublichealth.org with the email title- GIP/IMBAKO/COMPUTER SCIENCE by August 10th, 2011 -- ** Josiah Mugambi

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Best Way to Send (Legit) Bulk Emails
by Kelvin 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi, and thanks for looking into this. I eed to send 10,000+ emails in the next few days. I normally use MailChimp for this but I was just wondering whether anyone of you knows another method? Kelvin www.likechapaa.com <http://www.dukapress.com>www.dukapress.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We help make your website a success. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Internet Outage on Monday
by Daudi Were 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Good morning Skunks, Anyone have any more information on the outage that hit the international gateways yesterday afternoon? Thanks D

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Using ThunderBird outside the domain
by Paul Mathu 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi I want to connect to our mail server using thunderbird outside our domain and send mail. At the moment am able to connect and receive mails, but can't get to send. Any pointers on whats missing..? -- Regards Njoroge Mathu http://sojjar.blogspot.com

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ISP Provider Help
by [J'Alego Karuoth Nyakwar Osuma] 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

How do I determine the rates charged for communication equipment installed on a roof top? Also how do I determine rate to be charged for server cabinets? Anyone with an idea on this area please assist. Matt.

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Google Doodle
by Laban Mwangi 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi all, Today's Google doodle is about the wildebeest migration by Samuel Githui! Let's all hail him... and promote local art http://www.africancolours.com/samuelgithui.htm Regards, Laban

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pinless airtime
by geoffrey gitagia 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi Guys Who do i have to call to get pinless - or pin airtime at safaricom ... -- GG

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Wordpress cron
by Paul Kevin 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi, Anyone used the wordpress cron before? http://wpengineer.com/1908/use-wordpress-cron/ Regards

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Zuku: My customer care horror story
by techstuff＠transtech.co.ke 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Zuku: My customer care horror story I shifted offices to the Muthaiga area in July and after asking guys around, I was advice o go for Zuku by a knowledgeable friend working with a Fibre Optic Cable company. I had heard roumours that they have bad support, but I am the person who has faith until proven otherwise. I was told that there were no cables to come and be used in my office (which I found weird) and after alot for pleading, one person assisted and the equipment was installed. I hadnï¿½t been told about a router and I went and looked for cash and paid for them together. I forgave all the previous hurts of waiting and opened another leafï¿½.didnï¿½t know my trouble starts HERE (Tuesday last week) The cashier at Loita Street only told me ï¿½we donï¿½t have Routers hereï¿½ when she had finished keying in my chequeï¿½despite having explained how I have had over 20 days internet less. She told me to talk to the lady at Reception (Loita) , who happily told me that rather than I wait , I can go to westlands Apic Centre and pick up an already configured Modem to go to the office and plug and Play. That was a better option that waits to pick on Thursday the same week. I arrive at Apic and am told ï¿½.sorryï¿½. No routers here and I Plead ( despite that it ainï¿½t a favour)..and that lady was so helpful. She questioned the receptionist at Loita why she sent me without inquiring and the receptionist never replied. She went out of her way and called Mombasa road and asked them to please give me a router. I left westlands for Mombasa road and they took 2 hours to get router and configureï¿½I was promised. Go plug and play. Went jumping up and down to the office, plugged and IT NEVER PLAYED!@#%#$@$ There started my super beef. I have never had 2 hours of internet per day. I almost know everyone at customer service by name and I spend at least 2-4 hours on phone daily with Zuku and these are the only options I have ever been given. ï¿½ Give us your account code = 69589 ï¿½ Restart the Router ï¿½ Remove the power cable from the Indoor unit and put it back after 3 minutes? ï¿½ Have you plugged the cable form the IDU in the right place? ï¿½ Ping ï¿½CMDï¿½. Ipconfig /release /renew ï¿½ Restart your computer. Truly itï¿½s a trial x and trial Y affair here. Last week on Thursday I was promised that someone will come and they have never appeared. Today a senior support staff went abit further and I truly lost it when she told me that the ï¿½engineers have refused to comeï¿½. I thought of eating bees. ï¿½ the best they can is tomorrow before lunchï¿½. In the mean time, this is what it has cost me: 1. A LOT OF STRESS 2. Am ever on phone for at least 2 hours since last Tuesday 3. Sooo much lost business and modem costs (I spend in a week what I spend of Zuku in a month) and we have at least 3 modems and we do website design for heaven sake. 4. We look like fools because we can never host a website in time and some guys will never understand that we donï¿½t have internet. 5. ï¿½The most painful this is how the call centre and ï¿½ I will escalate this to a senior engineersï¿½ and ï¿½ we will call back in 10 minutes 9 which will happen after a reminderï¿½ This is a service company and I have prepaid my internet. Surely you can do better. Our company has 8 staff members and none is a sweeper or receptionistï¿½I wonder if anyone around them would ever allow anyone to make the mistake I did. My 3 questions are simple: 1. Can I get an engineer to my site ï¿½I can wait up to end of day for them 2. Can I get my one week back? I want and extension of this week to my paid bill. 3. Can I be promised that I can enjoy my internet as my neigbour who never has issues? If anyone is interestedï¿½ï¿½ these are my details: Oscar Kimani Maina 0723891015 /0737 891015 oscar@transtech.co.ke/techstuff@transtech.co.ke Client ID : 69589

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<OT>samsung laptop
by Yast Labs 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

hi skunks i got a samsung laptop with the following spects -core i3 ghz -3GB -320GB -webcam -wifi -dvd rw with light scribe -card reader -windows 7 home premium contact me off list. -- Regards, Kenneth Njuguna, Sales Executive, YastLabs Computer Solutions, 0723511949.

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Today's Google Doodle
by Simon Mbuthia 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Nice work Samuel Githui.. whoever you are. Not sure whether he's on skunkworks, but the doodle is awesome.

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invoicing software
by Nicholas Mutinda 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Any recommendations for a good online invoicing software that is free or doesnt cost more than $30 one time? -- Regards, Mutua Nicholas *He owns, I manage.*

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