September 2011 - skunkworks

Japanese used cars
by Muhile Abdulaziz 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Any one with info of a legit site Bette than tradecarview, help please

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web traffic authentication system
by bernard ajwang 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Dear Skunkers, I require a solution to authenticate remote webmasters on a web server that bypasses web application firewall deployed for the public. Reason being, I want to actively filter all sessional traffic inbound from public while I wish to let my webmasters use CMS to update their sites. Any suggestions will be highly appreciated. If you know of a possible source that can be procured, I would be happier to discuss this. Regards, Bernard

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Orange African Social Venture Prize
by Kevin Mutuma 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Hello Skunks, This maybe interesting. *THE CHALLENGE* *Orange** launches the African Social Venture Prize.* The project aims at promoting social innovation for development, thanks to information and communication technologies, through financial and management support to new businesses. *Rewarding ventures using technology for development purposes* The African Social Venture Prize will reward three projects or enterprises addressing needs of the ‘bottom of pyramid’ market in Africa through technology. The digital projects range from e-health and mobile banking to digital and mobile applications for education or agriculture. They therefore represent huge opportunities for social development. *An initiative part of a larger Innovation strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility policy* Orange has commercial operations in 17 countries in Africa. This project is at the crossroads of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy and its Innovation strategy. By promoting social ventures, Orange aims at raising awareness about the role that Information and Communication Technologies can play in development. ------------------------------ *Prizes :* The 3 winners will receive a financial grant (25K€, 15K€, 10K€) and they will also benefit from a 6-month mentoring by management experts. ------------------------------ *How to participate :* Participants, regardless of nationality, must be more than 21 years old, can either be students, entrepreneurs or companies in activity since June 2008. The businesses or projects submitted are required to target at least one of the African countries of Orange’s footprint. Their core business has to use technology in an innovative way to enhance living conditions of local populations. The African countries of Orange's footprint are Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Botswana. ------------------------------ * Application will be possible from :* June 8th to September 30th 2011. Contact : orange.socialventure(a)starafrica.com For more details(rules,tips,prizes and application form,visit http://www.starafrica.com/en/news/orange-african-social-venture-prize/appli…

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OT - I need a HP server for a client to host a document management system.
by James Kagwe 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Preferably *Model: HP ProLiant DL*** (G*) or its equivalent* Type:HP Rack (Rack 2U) ProLiant DL*** G* Processor:Intel Xeon L5520 (At least Quad Core 2.26 GHz) (64 Bit a must) Memory:10GB Scsi:At least Smart Array with a Controller Storage:(6) 600GB (Enterprise Hard Disk Drive - for G6 Server) Cooling:At least Three Hot-plug fans Storage bay:At least 6 x with standard 8-bay hot plug Serial SAS/SATA 2.5"drive cage Networking:At least (2) Gigabit Nics 10/100/1000 Power:At least 1 Redundant power Supply 350/370/380. Others:DVDRW CDROM Ports:At least 6 USB 2.0 ports support. Operating System:Windows 2008 Server 64Bit with 60 CALs OS and Virtualization Software Support:Supports Windows, RHEL, SLES, OEL, Solaris, VMware, and Citrix Essentials for XenServer Form Factor:Rack mountable Warranty:3-Year Parts, 3-Year Labor, 3-Year Onsite support with next business day response What is available in the market?

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Public Lecture for University Students with Dr. Vint Cerf Father of the Internet - September 30, 2011 9 -11 am
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Dear Listers, The 6th IGF Steering Committee in conjunction with KENET invites you to a public lecture at the KICC tomorrow (30th September) starting from 8.30am to noon. The meeting is open to the Public, the theme being Broadband Internet and the New World Wide Web - Opportunities for Student Led innovations and entrepreneurship. Dr vincent Vint Cerf will give a talk on the future of the Internet in Africa - Lessons from the US University Community. The agenda for this lecture can be found here: http://igf.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=… Kind Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Public Lecture at KICC
by Paul M 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Dear listers, The 6th IGF Steering Committee in conjunction with KENET invites you to a public lecture at the KICC tomorrow (30th September) starting from 8.30am to noon. The agenda for this lecture can be found here: http://igf.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=… Regards, Paul M

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Re: [Skunkworks] Any training Institution that offers the following courses locally?
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Skunkworks, Certified Alvarion Installation Technician, Certified Wireless Network Associate. Cheers! -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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need help making an online payment
by Kiti Chigiri 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Hi, Coop has to blocked my card from making online payments. I need to make a $20 payment today for a VPS hosted at linode.com and the beuracracies of getting the card re-enabled will take the better part of the day. If you can assist with this,please send me an email offlist. p.s: thanks Kiti Chigiri.

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Fwd: [Fwd: Systems Engineer.]
by Thuo Wilson 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel Thuku <thuku(a)patapawa.com> Date: 29 September 2011 12:42 Subject: [Fwd: Systems Engineer.] To: lixton(a)gmail.com ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Systems Engineer. From: "Daniel Thuku" <thuku(a)patapawa.com> Date: Thu, September 29, 2011 12:27 pm To: hwaweru(a)gmail.com Cc: agitonga(a)patapawa.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Please find attached document for your perusal. Regards, Thuku.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Amazon Kindle Fire
by Phares Kariuki 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Am I the only one seeing the death of Samsung et al? Samsung is screwed on the tablet front. Lawsuits from Apple and the pricepoint on the Amazon tab mean their product will have a huge reduction in sales. Lack of a datastore is also an issue. Apple has iCloud. On the phone front, it will be a replay of WW1, with Google being the untrustworthy party. Microsoft is going to be tightly integrated with Nokia etc. Speculation really... But worth a thought.... ------Original Message------ From: Josh Handley Sender: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ReplyTo: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Amazon Kindle Fire Sent: 28 Sep 2011 21:24 I think the coolest feature is not the hardware or the price but Silk - the cloud based web browser that uses Amazon EC2 as a giant predictive cache/optimizer. Here is a short video that explains what it does: http://amazonsilk.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/introducing-amazon-silk/ The idea is that since everyone using the browser goes through the Amazon cloud back end Amazon can gather enough data to predict which page you will likely go to next so they can pre-fetch it before you click on the link. Not so sure how I feel about that from a privacy perspective but from a business perspective having all that usage data sets them up to compete with likes of Google in some interesting ways... Josh _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://orion.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, Phares Kaboro Kariuki

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