September 2011 - skunkworks

Huawei E1750
by Johnny Tsunami 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Is there anybody who know how to unlock Huawei E1750 modem? -- .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Regards

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Zuku Bad Service
by Dennis Kioko 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Apparently, you do not have to go far to find out how bad Zuku is. Their official Facebook Page is just enough for this purpose: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26197882902&v=wall -- with Regards: The Chinese are known to be entrepreneurs, and coupled with some imagination, are now playing the role of nature in food and beverage production. http://gramware.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-way-to-become-imaginative.html

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Konza Technology City Request for Information & Interest
by Paul Kukubo 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Listers The Kenya ICT Board wishes to make stakeholders aware of that the request for Information and Interest has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications for the services of a Master Developer for Konza Technology City. The advertisement was published in the Economist of this week and in the Daily Nation yesterday and has been posted online, www.konzacity.co.ke and on Scribd http://www.scribd.com/doc/55367200/Konza-Technology-City-Request-for-Inform…<http://scr.bi/iJxj3Z> Please pass on to interested parties. Regards 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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Modem unlocking
by Job Moenga 17 Feb '12

17 Feb '12

can any body unlock my modem or send me the unlock code. E160 IMEI - 351596031683057 -- Job N. Moenga P.O. Box 658 - 00100 +254721641680 Nairobi Kenya.

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WELCOME RICHARD CINDA TO SKUNKWORKS
by Dave Kirirah 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

He,s new ...so be polite and dont bully.. -- Direct your attention to the best... http://www.bigbang.co.ke/

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Using Blackerry Service on Laptop
by David Mugo 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Guys, I have a Blackberry 8310 Curve, I came accross this post: http://www.blackberryforums.com/blackberry-guides/2019-user-howto-use-black… I have tried to configure mine and it doesnt seem to work, anyone successfully used a blackberry connection on a laptop? Advice. David. -- ------------- http://blog.majibu.com

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Biometric clocking
by Simon Wainaina 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

Skunkers, Am in contact with all the good peoples who sent me their details for the POS. Now i'd like a biometric clocking system (thumb/hand) for use by staff when reporting for duty... Regards, Simon

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Open source has all this, yet they cannot build even the most basic of systems!
by aki 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

According to the definition in wikipedia, "Open source code evolves through community cooperation". lol! :-) Open source software <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Open_source_software> is software whose source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees. Open source code evolves through community cooperation. These communities are composed of individual programmers as well as very large companies. Examples of open-source software products are: [19]<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#ci…> - GNU Project <https://mail.google.com/wiki/GNU_Project> — “a sufficient body of free software” - FreeBSD <https://mail.google.com/wiki/FreeBSD> — operating system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Operating_system>derived from Unix <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Unix> - Alfresco <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Alfresco_(software)> — content management system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Content_management_system> - Apache <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server> — HTTP web server - Tomcat web server <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Apache_Tomcat> — web container - Drupal <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Drupal> — content management system <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Content_management_system> - Eclipse <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Eclipse_(software)> — software development environment comprising an integrated development environment<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Integrated_development_environment>(IDE) - Joomla <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Joomla> — content management system <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Content_management_system> - Linux <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Linux> — operating system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Operating_system>based on Unix <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Unix> - Mediawiki <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Mediawiki> — wiki<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Wiki>server software, the software that runs Wikipedia - MongoDB <https://mail.google.com/wiki/MongoDB> — document-oriented, non-relational database - Moodle <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Moodle> — course management system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Course_management_system>or virtual learning environment<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Virtual_learning_environment> - Mozilla Firefox <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox> — web browser - Mozilla Thunderbird <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird>— e-mail client - OpenBSD <https://mail.google.com/wiki/OpenBSD> — operating system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Operating_system>derived from Unix <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Unix> - OpenOffice.org <https://mail.google.com/wiki/OpenOffice.org> — office suite - openSIS <https://mail.google.com/wiki/OpenSIS> — open source Student Information System - OpenSolaris <https://mail.google.com/wiki/OpenSolaris> — Unix Operating System from Sun Microsystems - osCommerce <https://mail.google.com/wiki/OsCommerce> — ecommerce<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Ecommerce> - PeaZip <https://mail.google.com/wiki/PeaZip> — File archiver<https://mail.google.com/wiki/File_archiver> - PHP <https://mail.google.com/wiki/PHP> - Scripting language suited for the web - RenovatioCMS <https://mail.google.com/wiki/RenovatioCMS> — content management system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Content_management_system> - Stockfish <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Stockfish_(chess)> — chess engine <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Chess_engine> series, considered to be one of the strongest chess programs of the world - Symbian <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Symbian> — real-time<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Real-time_operating_system>mobile operating system <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Operating_system> - TYPO3 <https://mail.google.com/wiki/TYPO3> — content management system<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Content_management_system> - WordPress <https://mail.google.com/wiki/WordPress> — blog software<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Blog_software> - 7-Zip <https://mail.google.com/wiki/7-Zip> — File archiver<https://mail.google.com/wiki/File_archiver> - *Many, many more* --- Saidia-Ohh-Saidia Apps Made in KE aka Mkate Nusu---

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https://selfcare.safaricom.co.ke/
by Joe Mayaka 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hey Skunks Some might have already registered with the above portal for safaricom, but if you have not give it a try. It is quite helpful in managing your safcon line and other features. I happened to stumble on it on their Facebook page. Regards Joe

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Never register a domain with a Kenyan ISP
by Daudi Were 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

One reason that Kenyan ISPs lose money, customers and the good will of the technical committee is their backward, dracorian and illegal policies regarding domain names. It has now reached the stage where I believe that NO ONE in the right mind should purchase a domain (.com, .net, .org or .ke) from a Kenyan ISP. Mainly because they make it such a hassle to transfer your domain out. All international reputable domain registrars make it very easy to get your Auth Code/EPP Code to transfer your domain away from them if you wish. With Namecheap for example, have your EPP codes in your domain admin screens so you don't even have to ask anyone for it. For many others you get the code in your email at the click of a button. However, Kenyan ISPs go as far as even lying blatantly to keep hold of a single domain. One person was told that if the get the EPP code they would never be able to use the domain again. Another was told that if they get the EPP code their website and email would go down immediately. Another was told they would have to fill in a detailed form stipulating why they needed the code. In one crazy example last year a ISP wanted me to shuttle between their Mombasa Road and city centre office carrying hard copies of a “letter of authorisation” to get the Auth Code. They did not release the domain until we threatened them with legal action and adverse publicity. They ended up losing the contract to provide internet connectivity as well as domain registration as their aggression/unprofessionalism over a simple USD 10 domain scared one of their big clients away. What nonsense is this? Why not focus on delievering a reliable service rather than attempting to hold people hostage when they realise how useless the service your deliver is? These guys either ignore or have no knowledge of even the most basic ICANN policies: http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/policy-en.htm Considering that Kenyan ISPs are probably the main registrars of .ke domains this unprofessionalism represents a big challenge to increasing .ke domain uptakes. If it were not for the independent .ke registrars and all we had to deal with were Kenyan ISPs then .ke would have died out a long time ago. Yes, I know I have been speaking generally. I challenge you to name one Kenyan ISP where I can ask for my domain Auth Code during business hours and have it within the hour. -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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