September 2011 - skunkworks

C/C++ tone sequence / screensaver in Linux
by Mike Muraguri 15 Sep '11

15 Sep '11

Hi, I'm looking for a way of playing a tone sequence in C/C++ on a Linux operating system. There's an easy way of going this for J2ME devices where a tone sequence is defined as in this<http://download.oracle.com/javame/config/cldc/opt-pkgs/api/mm/jsr135/javax/…> case. However, in my case, I want this in C/C++. I've tried projects like beep but without much success. Second one, what's the best way to detect "idle time" in C/C++ using pwrap/pwrap2 as the GUI library, how can you start an event if a user not interacting with the particular program say for 5 minutes? Somewhat like what you would do to activate a screensaver prefferably without using hooks and working in Linux. Please give me any leads on this. Thanks. -- Regards, Mike Muraguri Skype: mickie.mic M: + 254 722 799445

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Free IPv6 training
by Laban Mwangi 15 Sep '11

15 Sep '11

Hi all, There is a free IPV6 training going on at the Stanley hotel courtesy of AfriNIC. Schedule: * Wed: LIR training: http://www.afrinic.net/docs/lir/afsup-lir200503.htm * Thu: V6 background/theory * Fri: V6 practice Labs There's another freebie in there.... Find out what it is :)

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Airtel in Rwanda
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

As predicted Airtel have been granted a GSM and 3G License in Rwanda. This is the worst kept secret and was in line with expectation. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50833.php?s=h This means by and large that East Africa is bound to become one big happy family ;-) (I think) Let's see how things pan out. Kiania D. -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in war." - Navy SEAL INSTRUCTOR

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Wordcamp Kenya 2011 Early bird tickets
by David Mugo 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

Guys, Anyone interested in attending WordCamp Kenya 2011 in November can buy tickets at 3,000 shillings. This caters for Transport (Nairobi-Naivasha-Nairobi), 2 day conference, meals, camping and more. See details at http://2011.kenya.wordcamp.org We are also still looking for speakers and sponsors. Remember WordCamp is a conference about Wordpress. -- ------------- David Mugo, ICT & E-Commerce Consultant, http://majibu.com Twitter: @raidarmax

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Download Windows 8 Developer Preview
by Paul Kevin 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

http://blog.gsmarena.com/download-windows-8-developer-preview-right-here-ba…

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(OT) Windows XP
by gachuhi anthony 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

Hey Skunks Am looking for 10 Windows xp oem SP3 cd's , With genuine license. Please contact me offline with the quotes , Disti 's are saying its out of life thus no longer in stock. Thanks Anto

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Power of inovation: Android Developer Challenge, Kenya Winners
by Kevin Mutuma 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

This should give the young upcoming developers motivation to keep at it. Kenya ranked among the top three (if not the first) African countries with creativity in development.<http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2011/09/13/android-developer-challenge-sub-sah…> Congrats to Kibugi and Leimayan. On more about the competition,click here<http://code.google.com/android/adcafrica/>

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Business Card Readers
by Jared Koyier 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

Any leads on who stocks Business Card readers locally preferably DYMO Cardscan brand>> Regards Jared Koyier

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Next level web designs
by Kevin Mutuma 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

I found this interesting. 1)Go to Google <http://www.google.com>,and type 'Google Gravity'. 2) Click on the 1st result that appears i.e. Google Gravity<http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google_gravity/> 3) On opening the page, Wait 2 seconds. Something cool will happen! 4) Play with it for a while. Like what you see? 5) Then write any word in the Google search bar and press Enter. 6) Wait and see. Something even cooler will happen.Awesome. Yet more insane work by mr doob. <http://mrdoob.com/>

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Help with CodeIgniter, paid
by Peter Karunyu 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

Good people, I am willing to pay someone to help me with some CRUD code on CI for like 15 tables, to be done by the end of the day. More details on the CI-Kenya group; https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/codeigniter-kenya

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