February 2012 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Network Equipment Available
by ben k 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Good Morning All, I have the following stock of network equipment in U.K available. All equipments are U.K ex-corporate and have been pulled from live networks due to upgrades, they have been thoroughly tested are working and neatly packed as new. Quantity WS-C3560-24PS-S Catalyst 3560 24 10/100 PoE + 2 SFP 17 WS-C3560-48PS-E Catalyst 3560 48 10/100 PoE + 4 SFP 2 WS-C3560-48PS-S Catalyst 3560 48 10/100 PoE + 4 SFP 2 WS-C3560-48TS-S Catalyst 3560 48 10/100 + 4 SFP IPB 2 WS-C3560G-24PS-S Catalyst 3560 24 10/100/1000T PoE 1 WS-C3560G-48PS-S Catalyst 3560 48 10/100/1000T PoE 2 WS-C3560V2-24PS-S Catalyst 3560V2 24 10/100 PoE 1 WS-C3750-24PS-S Catalyst 3750 24 10/100 PoE + 2 SFP 7 WS-C3750-24TS-E Catalyst 3750 24 10/100 + 2 SFP + 1 WS-C3750-24TS-S Catalyst 3750 24 10/100 + 2 SFP + 6 WS-C3750-48PS-S Catalyst 3750 48 10/100 PoE + 4 SFP 2 WS-C3750G-16TD-S CATALYST 3750 16 PORT 10/100/1000 3 WS-C3750G-24T-S Catalyst 3750 24 10/100/1000T + IPB 1 WS-C2960-48PST-L Catalyst 2960 48 10/100 PoE + 2 1 CISCO2811 2811 w/ AC 1 CISCO2851 2851 w/ AC 3 CISCO3825 "3825 w/AC PWR, 2GE,1SFP, 2NME," 1 CISCO3845 "3845 w/AC PWR,2GE,1SFP,4NME,4HWIC," 4 ASA5510-AIP10-K9 "ASA 5510 Appliance with AIP-SSM-10," 1 C1861-2B-VSEC/K9 "1861,8-user CME,CUE,Ph" 1 WS-X6748-GE-TX Cat6500 48-port 10/100/1000 GE Mod: 1 MCS-7825 MCS-7825 4 MCS-7835-H2 MCS-7835 10 MCS-7845 MCS-7845 22 The list is not exhaustive, please email for current prices and terms, all prices quoted will include shipping, customs and any relevant taxes. Kind Regards Ben Ngugi U.K Network Systems

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[Advert]: Wanted: VOIP Router/Gateway
by Garr Patronas 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Hi again, I need the above - to terminate VOIP traffic (?) 12 - 24 lines Any pointers - local suppliers, recommended models (links appreciated), useful features to look for, any advice regarding the same, all appreciated. Thanks. GPatronas

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HWIC-2FE Needed,
by Edwin Ngige 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Call if u have, or u can supply. Edwin 254 722 841853

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Can technology enhance musical experience and creativity? free lecture
by Paul Kukubo 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Event Details *[image: Tech on Music with Roger Dannenberg]* * * *Can technology enhance musical experience and creativity? * *Speaker: Roger B. Dannenberg, Associate Research Professor at the Schools of Computer Science, Art, and Music | Carnegie Mellon University speaking at the Micheal Joseph Centre, Safaricom House, Monday 6 Feb at 6pm.* ** *register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/register?orderid=68164151813&ebtv=C&eid=25560532… * Roger's research work in music and technology has earned him three patents. On Monday February 6, he will speak about his experience in using software engineering to create products that make music more accessible and interactive. Tech on Music will also feature Kenyan musicians speaking about their experience and use of technology and, of course, Kenya's best in a lively jam session. Who should attend? - Musicians interested in technology trends - Techies and software developers interested in music - Anyone interested in both music and tech *Join us, Monday February 6, 2012 at the Michael Joseph Centre* 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Just a thought
by Josh Handley 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Do you really want all that information about you to be accessible through one single number? At one point in the US most states would use your social security number as the number on your drivers license number, but they stopped doing that a few years back because anyone who got hold of your drivers license could get all kinds of access to your personal information. Even so a lot of government and private database are still built around the social security number and that causes all kinds of privacy problems, from confidentiality of medical records to identity theft. With the databases of major financial institutions and government agencies worldwide getting hacked on a regular basis I personally would prefer my data to be as decentralized as possible. Josh On 1/29/2012 1:41 PM, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:21:44 +0100 > From: kris njoroge<krsnjo(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks Forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [Skunkworks] Just a thought > Message-ID: > <CAK37A++wLJNwHXD7VpvtS2BZyV43c=Z0FwBG6FOhkYpNe8KDaQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > What would it take to have all persons in Kenya registered and given an id > number same as the one we have then extend the use of this number to > identify you for life.

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Who is Afrisec?
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Just seen this on rupu.co.ke apparently they are offering FTTX. " Description Afrisec has been providing internet solutions to businesses in Kenya for over 4 years. Usher your business into the digital age by getting reliable and fast internet from Afrisec. For any business to prosper it is important to have internet connection that will enable you to communicate with clients from wherever you are through emails, conference calls, Skype calls and many more internet enabled communication avenues. Think of all the work you would get done with a fast, reliable internet connectivity in your office. " Anyone with info on who they are? Regards David K -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] http://www.shutterdiplomacy.com I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. -Jewish proverb

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A quick question to web developers....
by aki 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

I've been looking at this scenario, as part of it falls into the KPLC monitoring project: Suppose I created a website and I'd like the end user to be able to create their own blank web which I can add further components, is this possible? I don''t want to use a CMS to do this because using a CMS takes me away from my framework and would really annoy me. I already knew basics of some platforms but ignored them for frameworks sake. It would be really dumb and stupid to find myself limited once again, as I did on the desktop and game programming last year. Assume this : I have a main page which is the default site. Any end user would like to add their own web page to my site. So the very basic website structure would be this : Main Page > main content Add New Page > for end users to add their own content. Once the end user creates the page, it will be automatically linked to the mainpage. so the main page link info would be this , e.g : www.nokplcpowerexample.whatever and the end user created page would be this , e.g www.nokplcpowerexamaple.whatever/centralarea and another end user created page would be this, e.g www.npkplcpowerexample.whatever/coastalarea Any suggestions? Rgds. :-)

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NYC Mayor Bloomberg Vows to Learn Code in 2012
by Vincent Wayodi 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

http://mashable.com/2012/01/05/bloomberg-codecademy/ http://www.codecademy.com/

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Datepicker on JQuery Dialog
by Samuel Waithaka 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Hi guys, I'm trying to get datepicker to work on JQuery dialog which is always appearing behind the dialog. I've tried checking around and the solution given is to set z-index css property for the datepicker element to a big number.. and some other solutions around that. But none of that has worked at all! Has someone managed to make this work? Please help. -- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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lecture by Randal Bryant, Dean, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
by Paul Kukubo 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

[image: Chipuka Lecture Series 01.2012] *An exclusive lecture by Randal Bryant, Dean, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science at Strathmore University 5th Floor Student Centre Friday Feb 3rd from 5-7pm. * ** *Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2873142647/efblike* For the first time in Africa, software engineer Professor Randal Bryant will give a lecture on computer systems. Bryant will go over the underlying principles by which programs are executed on a computer with broad coverage of processor operation, compilers, operating systems, and networking. Whereas most lectures on computer systems focus on material from the perspective of one who designs or implements part of the system, Bryant will presents the view of a system visible to application programmers. *Participants will learn how, by understanding aspects of the underlying system, they can make their programs faster and more reliable. *This approach provides immediate benefits for all computer science and engineering students and also prepares them for more advanced systems courses. - This lecture is based on the Carnegie Mellon University course '*Introduction to Computer Systems*', which has been taught every semester since Fall, 1998 with enthusiastic responses by the students, the instructors, and the instructors of subsequent systems courses. ------------------------------ *About Randal Bryan * Randal Bryant is an Americancomputer scientist and academic noted for his research on formally verifying digital hardware, and more recently some forms of software. More recently, he has become interested in the opportunities and challenges presented by computer systems working with very large data sets. He is also Dean of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, where he has taught since 1984. *About Carnegie Mellon University* Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 11,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. *About Software in Excellence Lecture Series* This lecture series is hosted by the Kenya ICT Board's softwrare certification initiative that seeks to establish an authentic software developer certification for Kenya. The Certification Project dubbed 'Chipuka', which stands for "to emerge", is being designed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.The certification will help employers to easily identify software developers that have the skills necessary to carry out IT jobs to a professional and world class standard. 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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