September 2011 - skunkworks

Nigerian-built satellite acquires first image just days after launch
by John Ndambuki 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

http://www.iq4news.com/yemisi-ogunleye/nigerian-built-satellite-acquires-fi…

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Looking for high perfomance indoor AP's to Lease
by Eunice Wa 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

Hi Michuki, We have the Ruckus Zoneflex 7363 and 1012 controller, concurrent dual band, http://www.ruckuswireless.com/products/zoneflex-indoor/7300-series Available quantities are lower than requested though................ you can talk to me on 0734 531794 > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:18:17 +0300 > From: Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [Skunkworks] Looking for high performance indoor AP's to > lease for temp period > Message-ID: <4E634259.90105(a)swiftkenya.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Folks, > > Anyone with spare Cisco 1100/1200 or Proxim/Orinoco AP8000 with dual > radios (2.4GHz and 5.8GHz) am looking for a good number of them anywhere > for 10 onwards to lease for a temp period. > > If you have an alternative vendors features am looking for are > > 1) Vlan Support in bridge mode > 2) IPv6 enabled > 3) Dual radios (2.4GHz and 5.8Ghz) > 4) Power over Ethernet > 5) Remote management over SNMP, SSH, sylog > > Please contact me offlist. Referrals are also welcome. > > Thanks, > > Michuki. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 08:38:59 +0300 > From: Samuel Mbugua <samuel.mbugua(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] If Nokia Valued The African Consumer, Why > Launch Dumb Phones Here? > Message-ID: > <CAGL5hPn0ZymGK9H1RcyHoOW9r_PA8rUnoL2TNhxS4y8xWSdOwQ(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Clearly this topic engenders quite a bit of emotion. > > Nokia have always adopted a pretty wide marketing approach when it comes to > the market. And the decisions they make are based on numbers on the ground. > So it's all well and good to argue passionately about having 'dumb' phones > pushed to 'ignorant' Africans. The fact remains however that there is a > demand for such devices and Nokia has positioned themselves to address this > demand. > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 6:17 PM, solomon kariri <solomonkariri(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > > > We are ranting about decisions made by foreign firms that are just > > doing what nokia research africa told them is the best model for the > > time. so the problem back fires on our description of what is best for > > us. > > > > On 03/09/2011, James Nzomo <kazikubwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > "So? We are suppose to celebrate for that? They should have been > > > manufactured here then." > > > Our nation is currently incapable of large scale manufacturing to the > > > desired scale...until the following conditions are met:- > > > > > > - CHEAP CONSTANT RELIABLE power supply (currently only nuclear power > > and > > > a *COMPETENT KPLC* can do this ) > > > - Initiation of education programs to foster a new generation > > > of engineers - from an early age. > > > - Hi speed - reliable - mass transport (e.g. bullet trains) to take > > the > > > workforce to where they are most productive > > > - 50% representation in parliament by scientists & engineers (very > > very > > > remote possibility this...but still possible) > > > > > > After that we can start planning on the kind of industrialization > > > that allows for mass manufacture locally > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > *Good judgement comes from Experience.* > > > *Most Experience comes from Bad Judgement > > > * > > > _______________________________________________ > > > * > > > > > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > 2011/9/3 Maux <mauxdatabase(a)gmail.com> > > > > > >> Wow last time I checked Nokia has the widest range of phones of any > > >> manufacturer out there. I think the 100,101 are targeting a specific > > >> market > > >> niche that they have identified. I am sure they have an IDEOS killer > in > > >> the > > >> works which will probably be based on Symbian Anna. > > >> > > >> Don't forget they have tonnes of Kenyan apps in the ovi store... > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 3:48 PM, John Doe <fivepings(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Lest my statements be taken out of context, let me add a few > rejoiners > > >>> here. > > >>> > > >>> The argument as to whether 70% of kenya can afford smartphones or not > > or > > >>> whether someone who's monthly budget is ksh4,000 will choose to allow > > his > > >>> son to utilize 10% of it streaming porn or the latest Fally Ipupa > video > > >>> is > > >>> one I choose not to go into today. Let's save it for another day, or > > >>> better > > >>> yet, let the facts speak for themselves. > > >>> > > >>> I do not mean to say that people in the rural areas have no use for > the > > >>> internet, I mean to say there is little content on the net that is > > >>> directly > > >>> relevant for folks in rural Africa. Sure there are folks like > Mwangi's > > >>> old > > >>> man and apps like mfarm and medkenya but these are the exception, not > > the > > >>> rule. If saying this makes me patronising,then I am patronising. > > >>> > > >>> Now, the heart of the matter is, Nokia looked at the facts and > decided > > to > > >>> launch 'cheap' dumb phones.= dumb strategy in my opinion, and going > > back > > >>> to > > >>> my earlier comparison with google, google looked at the facts and > > decided > > >>> to > > >>> partner with the local organisations to improve access to affordable > > >>> internet and develop relevant content. Their business case being that > > >>> once > > >>> these unreached people come online, the payoff will be worth the > > >>> investment, > > >>> = smart strategy in my opinion. Now expecting Nokia to do the same > just > > >>> because we happen to live in Africa is naive in my opinion. Almost > like > > >>> subconciously expecting some sort of affirmative action. After all, > we > > >>> have > > >>> so many options in the market now. Nokia is here to make money, so is > > >>> google > > >>> and any other company for that matter. How they choose to do it is > what > > >>> makes some companies great and some not so great. > > >>> > > >>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> I find it quite condescending and patronizing to assume a forty year > > >>>> old farmer who has not used a smartphone before has no possible use > > >>>> for it. > > >>>> > > >>>> My old man uses a GPS phone to calculate rough acreage of a Shamba > he > > >>>> has been Contracted to farm or bale hay or whatever. He cares not if > > >>>> it is running android or symbian but it solves a real problem. He > had > > >>>> issues with losing contacts or running out of space to store > numbers. > > >>>> Now they back up online. How it happens is irrelevant to him, but he > > >>>> is happier and more productive as a result. > > >>>> > > >>>> Twinsims are not new tech but it is possible it is true they were > > >>>> refining their tech to serve rural folk. The problem is the sweeping > > >>>> statements of Kenyans being dirt poor and Nokia being the saviour it > > >>>> is has swooped in to save the situation. > > >>>> > > >>>> That being said am sure they have done their research and know > exactly > > >>>> what they are doing. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On 9/3/11, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> > Folks, not everyone surfs facebook and uses twitter and reads > blogs > > on > > >>>> their > > >>>> > phones! Disabuse yourselves of the notion that the usage of mobile > > >>>> telephony > > >>>> > in the yuppie generation is representative of the masses! > > >>>> > > > >>>> > Go up country and find out what folks there are using their phones > > >>>> > for. > > >>>> > Calls. SMS. MPesa. > > >>>> > > > >>>> > This is a HUGE market with unique needs. > > >>>> > > > >>>> > In fact if i were Nokia i would stop fooling around with half > baked > > >>>> > smartphones and concentrate entirely on this sector. > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Regards, > > >>>> > > >>>> Mark Mwangi > > >>>> > > >>>> http://mwangy.posterous.com > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> 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 > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Solomon Kariri, > > > > Software Developer, > > Cell: +254736 729 450 > > Skype: solomonkariri > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your > vocation. - Aristotle >

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INTERNET OPTIONS PROXY CHANGE BATCH FILE
by Memusi 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

Hello Skunks! Hello who can assist with a .bat file for proxy auto change for ie 7.0.? -- Regards Memusi Communication is vital in this century....

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Looking for high performance indoor AP's to lease for temp period
by Michuki Mwangi 04 Sep '11

04 Sep '11

Hi Folks, Anyone with spare Cisco 1100/1200 or Proxim/Orinoco AP8000 with dual radios (2.4GHz and 5.8GHz) am looking for a good number of them anywhere for 10 onwards to lease for a temp period. If you have an alternative vendors features am looking for are 1) Vlan Support in bridge mode 2) IPv6 enabled 3) Dual radios (2.4GHz and 5.8Ghz) 4) Power over Ethernet 5) Remote management over SNMP, SSH, sylog Please contact me offlist. Referrals are also welcome. Thanks, Michuki.

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Running a forced Video to Network users
by Calvin Omari 04 Sep '11

04 Sep '11

Hi Techies, I have been assigned a task of running an advert to all the users in the organization the advert is a video either flv or mpeg4 (whatever video format), at A particular time say 9.00 o'clock in the morning the video should pop up and run or display forcibly I am thinking of using group policy objects but I want to know whetehr theire is a better way to do it We run in entirely Bill gates environment WIth Kind Regards Calvin Omari -- Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. Calvin Omari Systems Software Developer http://www.facebook.com/barongo

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Streaming meetings online
by wallace ngene 03 Sep '11

03 Sep '11

Hi people, for sometime now,we have been streaming our meetings via ustream and watershed to staff in our regions. My concern is on the video output as we normally use webcams hence the video quality is not that good specially on a larger audience. We shall be having a conference very soon and would like to stream preferably using a video camera. what accessories/apps/equipments would i require for streaming using a video camera? cheers! -- WALLACE NGENE TARURU wallacengene(a)gmail.com

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Spss software
by Joe Maina 03 Sep '11

03 Sep '11

HI All Please help me with a list of IT firms that sell spss. Regards; Joe.

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Safaricom Weekly and Monthly Data Bundles
by Jangita Nyagudi 03 Sep '11

03 Sep '11

Hi Guys, Are the safaricom weekly and monthly data bundles unlimited? Are they as fast as the MB and GB based bundles or are they throttled down on speed? Thanks! J

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Office to Sub-let -Westlands
by Rocky Mbithi 03 Sep '11

03 Sep '11

Hi Ladies/Gentlemen, I have small office to sub-let in Westlands, New Rehema House, 1st Floor, Raphta Road. Around 350 square feet. Complete with four desks, chairs and visitors chairs. Internet is also included. The rent is so so attractive!!! Those interested call me on 0721708325 Thanks. Kind regards, Rocky

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Looking for a Core i3 or core i5 Laptop
by Ericko 02 Sep '11

02 Sep '11

suggestions and please and contact me offlist with prices and makes Regards Ericko

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