March 2012 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Nairobi Stock Exchange live stocks Code
by George Mureithi 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Hi, Guys Any one out there know where i can get a plugin or a code for NSE live stocks ticker.. for a website.

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Rates
by Simon Wainaina 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

What are the current kenya rates for IT personnel e.g. Systems/network/IT administrators and who sets these rates? Is there a table that should be used? Rgds, Simon

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Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom 3G stability
by Bernard Wanyama 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Sometimes, it is not just about the speeds, but the capacity of the end-to-end network and the kind of cash flow you are seeing. 42Mbps to the mast or to Rapidshare? How many users? How much are they paying? What about voice and leased lines? Can our transmission and core keep up? Sustainability is the million-dollar question. Kind regards, Bernard On Mar 1, 2012 8:16 PM, "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Then how come Safaricom have some BTS on 21 Mbps while the rest are on 7? > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > 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 >

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KNEC WEBSITE
by wool row 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

-- Endless

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Udacity - Free Online Courses
by Kelvin 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

I am currently taking the CS101 to learn Python class from Udacity: http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs101 Is anyone else taking it? It is pretty awesome! Here are other upcoming courses (copy-paste from their site): We are excited to announce several new courses. Three of these will follow from cs101: - cs212: The Design of Computer Programs (taught by Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google) - cs253: Web Application Engineering - Building a Blog (taught by Steve Huffman, co-founder of Reddit and Hipmunk) - cs262: Programming Languages - Building a Browser (taught by Wes Weimer, University of Virginia Professor) Kila kitu ni sare! Kelvin www.likechapaa.com <http://www.dukapress.com>www.dukapress.org

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Linux Heavyweights Develop Secure Boot Strategy
by Evans Ikua 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Canonical and Red Hat have issued a joint statement<http://blog.canonical.com/2011/10/28/white-paper-secure-boot-impact-on-linu…>regarding Microsoft’s plan to make UEFI Secure Boot a requirement of Windows 8. Simultaneously, The Linux Foundation has issued a similar statement<http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/making-uefi-secure-boot-work-wi…> . We first covered this issue<http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/microsoft%E2%80%99s-take-uefi-may-imped…>in September. The joint Red Hat and Canonical statement opens with an assessment of the situation: *The UEFI specification for secure boot does not define who controls the boot restrictions on UEFI platforms, leaving the platform implementer in control of the exact security model. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s recommended implementation of secure boot removes control of the system from the hardware owner, and may prevent open source operating systems from functioning. The Windows 8 requirement for secure boot will pressure OEMs to implement secure boot in this fashion. Please read more here<http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-heavyweights-develop-secure-boot-…> *

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To Apple 4S users..
by Collins Areba 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

A quick one: Does it support USB tethering? considering safcom -> 4S-> Ubuntu. Android users please be kind. -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*

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Microsoft Licensing
by Peter Osotsi 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Dear Skunkers; If I bought an old compaq with license sticker, and had a way to legally have the license back to the system, fully activated as was while at the previous users, is it illegal? I know they normally remove the hdd's but the license should be legal, right? I'm about to help a desperate friend but don't want to end up in trouble at some point. Your views? Peter Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.

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Cyber cafe software in KE
by Denis Gikunda 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Hi folks, For those of you in the know - what are the 3 most popular cyber cafe management/billing software in Nairobi? popular = reach/# of internet cafes. And why are they popular (besides being free)? Also, there used to be a cyber cafe association way back in the day. Are they still operational? couldn't find them online.. Thanks, Denis. * *

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ROBERT ALAI
by The sherminator 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

I know this is kinda off-topic in relation to the purpose of what this forum is supposed to be about, but i have an inkling to understand why this guy is so infamous/famous in the tech community. His name elicits A LOT of mixed reactions...granted i just recently started visiting his site techmtaa.com which today posted a controversial article in relations to Ihub ( http://www.techmtaa.com/2012/03/05/what-is-the-true-intention-of-ihub-board…) but i would rather hear from other skunks who may have dealt with the guy if his bad rap-sheet is justified or is it just the work of haters. Some of the points he's arguing about Ihub has some weight but i personally disagree with the areas about the current crop of green members not needing the facility because they can afford to pay for themselves. Speaking as a student and also for my colleagues, the Ihub center has given me a lot of opportunities to enhance my craft so i would beg to differ on that. So my fellow skunks, is this the case of a blogger running his mouth without the full facts to back him up or..is he one of the many misunderstood folks around???

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