February 2012 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Re: [Skunkworks] SMART TV shut down
by georgekamotho＠drivehq.com 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

i dnt know,bt i hear rumoursd that sky is onm the way to kenya,any 1 heard that? --From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke --To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke --Date: 2/9/2012 11:48:15 PM --Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] SMART TV shut down @Brian, You are clearly in the bundus! Smart Tv was shut down last week. Went down with loads of client cash - decoders and subscription fees! Makes the 'Cheap is expensive' sound so real. Now stuck with a MultiChoice monopoly. Its everyone's guess how digital TV migration will play out. Me thinks it is an issue of experience in running digital TV. Ps: KBC had a stake in Smart TV and still does in Multichoice East Africa. Smart TV's death came after the launch of GOTv - KBC is in both. On 2/10/12, Brian L ------------------------- Online Storage & Sharing, Online Backup, FTP / Email Server Hosting and More. Drive Headquarters. Top quality services designed for business! Sign up free at: www.DriveHQ.com .

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Karma bitting Apple .... Hard
by geoffrey gitagia 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

Did apple think this was not going to happen?? http://www.techspot.com/news/47309-motorola-blocks-some-apple-devices-in-ge… -- GG

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Re: [Skunkworks] EA DID
by georgekamotho＠drivehq.com 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

TG, Yea, i offer them to some of my clients where i work. We can give you a DID range of numbers as you wish. For more information,Get intouch with me ,or you can come to the office we talk some more. Your Response will be much appreciated. George --From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke --To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke --Date: 2/9/2012 12:25:27 AM --Subject: [Skunkworks] EA DID know of anyone who can offer DDI ingress numbers in East Africa to a guy in Europe? TG. ---- Thanks and Regards George kamotho Account Manager, 6th Floor Embankment Plaza, Upperhill,Nairobi, Cell Phone Number:0734925346, E-Mail:george.kamotho@swiftglobal.co.ke Direct Line:020-6921000 ------------------------- Online Storage & Sharing, Online Backup, FTP / Email Server Hosting and More. Drive Headquarters. Top quality services designed for business! Sign up free at: www.DriveHQ.com .

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Creating a wiki from scratch....
by aki 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

Still on the same topic and the struggle continues. I did more research and cannot believe 18 years later since the first wiki was created, am at a handicap of either a generation or knowledge gap. I've totally refused to RE and still working creating my very own wiki but no solid break through as yet. Does any face such problems or am I just making it difficult for myself? The wiki battle continues.... Rgds.

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SPSS SOFTWARE
by mabeya conseray 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

someone quote for me the price for SPSS v20

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Microsoft Gives Details On Windows 8 Running On ARM-Based Chips
by Vincent Wayodi 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/dow-jones/news-detail.html… By Shara Tibken Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Thursday provided more details about how its newest operating system will work with chips using ARM Holdings PLC (ARMH, ARM.LN) architecture, saying the product will "look and feel just like you would expect." Steven Sinofsky, the head of Microsoft's Windows business, said in a blog post Thursday PCs using ARM chips should hit the market the same time as those using processors from Intel Corp. (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD). That echoes previous comments from ARM-based chip makers such as Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM). In addition, ARM-based machines will include certain Office desktop apps, such as Word and Excel and codenamed "Office 15," that have been created to use touch and consume less power, he said. Windows on ARM also will support all new Metro-style apps, Sinofsky said. Metro is Microsoft's interface that presents information in small squares of moving images and text called tiles. Microsoft sent shock waves through the tech sector a year ago with a radical shift in strategy, a plan to develop its next generation of Windows software that relies less exclusively on 30-year partner Intel. Windows 8's biggest departure from Microsoft's past is that it works on cellphone-style chips, based on designs licensed by ARM, as well as the x86 chips Intel and AMD sell for computers. Microsoft, which once held unchallenged sway over software developers, has largely missed out on increasing opportunities in the smartphone and tablet markets. Hardware and operating systems from Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG) exploit ARM-based chips, whose low power consumption extends the battery life of mobile devices. Microsoft hopes its partnership with ARM-based chip makers--including Qualcomm, Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) and Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)--will help it gain traction in mobile devices. The semiconductor companies hope to profit from an expanded market for their chips, namely PCs. For Intel and AMD, the use of ARM-based processors presents the threat of new competition that could potentially chip away their market share and profits. Thursday, Sinofsky said Microsoft is working with ARM-based chip suppliers to enable a new class of PC that have unique capabilities and look different from current notebooks and desktops. "Windows on ARM enables creativity in PC design that, in combination with newly architected features of the Windows OS, will bring to customers new, no-compromise PCs," he said. At the same time, Sinofsky said Microsoft has had "a deeper level of collaboration with Intel and AMD on the full breadth of PC offerings than in any past release." He noted Windows 8 will work on new low-power processors like those Intel demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show last month. "We could not be more excited or supportive of the new products from Intel and AMD that will be part of Windows 8," Sinovsky said. Sinovsky added a beta version of Windows 8 on x86 chips will be available for download by the end of February. A "limited number" of ARM-based Windows 8 PCs will be made available to developers and hardware partners in a closed, invitation-only program at a later time, which Sinovsky said would be "around the next milestone release" of Windows 8 on x86. -By Shara Tibken, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2189; shara.tibken(a)dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires February 09, 2012 14:32 ET (19:32 GMT) Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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wireless access point
by wa 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

hi guys,i got this linksys access point WAP54G,i want to change its configurations but cant figure my way out. i have tried the default 192.168.1.1 but it aint working....need help to get around it and figure out its IP.Have tried to reset it but aint working. -- Walter Nyamweya

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Digital storage on lease
by Moses Ekbote 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

I am looking for a company who provide storage on lease either hosted or on-site. Any company around in Kenya? It should also include support.. If required.

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responsive web design
by Gichingiri Kuria 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Hi all, Showing off my responsive web design project and blog post on the same. www.sokoletu.co.ke - Maoni? Anyone else attempted it? -- Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.website.co.ke / www.sokoletu.co.ke

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Calling East Africa.
by Gate Keeper 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Skunks, I noticed that calling Tanzania from safaricom is 18 per minute and from Zain is Kshs. 20 per minute. Any reason for such high rates when China, India is 3/- gate Keeper.

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