January 2012 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

local server with Ubuntu Distro's?
by Watchman 11 May '12

11 May '12

Anyone have a location? -- ...and I shall shed my light over dark evil. For the dark things cannot stand the light.

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Free Software Foundation and Open Source..
by aki 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

After reading more, I have more respect for the FSA than Open Source. Seems I owe Freedom Software Foundation an apology for not having read the thin lines that get blurred between FSF and OSS, they have clearly defined their views. Free Software Foundation defines FREE SOFTWARE as FREEDOM and not FREE BEER! Bottomline. Really nice, these people seem to be following ethical lines of why they started out. Is OSS following ethical lines? I'm reading further, things like GPL keep coming into the research. If you practise commerce on Open Source, what are your limitations of licenses that built the OSS? A question to LINUX followers : Why did Linus build a Unix-Like kernel? Was the Unix Kernel not released to public use or what were the restrictions then? *Interesting times ahead......but please share your inputs.* Proprietary software seems is so easy to understand. As easy as our Mobile Developers going to see IP rights lawyers before they go see Telcom Operators? -- **Sent from my Microsoft/Intel based computer. Affordable & reliable computing for Decades**

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Samsung Targeting A More Local Approach to the Region
by King'ori J. Maina 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

Wasup guys, Check out this article on the Business Daily<http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Samsung+targets+rural+folks+with+solar+c…> ; Samsung targets rural folks with solar charged laptop<http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Samsung+targets+rural+folks+with+solar+c…> I didn't even know that Samsung was here locally! Seems like Kenya, thanks to Ushahidi & iHub is quickly becoming the destination of choice for all these tech firms ... they've got a local Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/samsungmobilekenya) and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/#!/SamsungMobileKE) accounts to engage their audience. What do you guys think about this move?

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Institute of Applied Project Management for PMP
by Phoebe Mutua 14 Apr '12

14 Apr '12

Hello guys, I just read a skunk on someone who was asking for a PMI Accredited institute in Kenya. I took my course at http://www.iapm.co.ke/ and just did my PMP exam on Monday 15th August 2011 and guess what, I PASSED :) Anyone who wants to be a PMP I recommend you try IAPM and believe you me you wont regret it. They have PMP trainers who are Subject Matter Experts in the field of Project Management, good study materials and a good learning environment. For quality and excellence, I recommend IAPM Phoebe Mutua.

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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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Reading this felt like being kicked in the face.
by Martin Chiteri 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

A must read if you consider yourself learned / educated AND living in Africa [ http://mindofmalaka.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/you-lazy-intellectual-african-… ], black or not. Martin.

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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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OT - Solar powered Garden lights
by Eric Mugo 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Hi All, Sometime last year i attended a Home Expo event and was astonished at the prices of most of the stuff #was looking for Solar powered Garden lights#.... No wonder the USD went crazy on Kenya since we are simply importing everything.... Anyway....i was wondering whether we have some bright campus dudes/ladies who can come up with soft Garden lights.I do not want to connect them to the House mains (KPLC) but would rather leave it charging during the day and battery powered at night. If you could throw in a motion sensor so that the lights remain off and only switches on when triggered by movement id appreciate. Contact me offlist. Eric

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Looking for Wikipedia DVDs
by Patrick Wayodi 26 Feb '12

26 Feb '12

Hi, I'm looking for DVDs of an offline version of Wikipedia. I'm willing to pay. You can send them to me through post office.

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