March 2012 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

$25 ARM Powered Desktop
by Vincent Wayodi 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

http://armdevices.net/2011/05/06/25-arm-powered-desktop-presented-by-raspbe…

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Drupal 7 + Safaricom hosting service
by Patrick Kariuki 14 May '12

14 May '12

Anyone managed to install Drupal 7 using the Safaricom web hosting service? Tried to create a custom php.ini file with the required settings but I still get the PHP extensions disabled and Database support disabled errors. <?php phpinfo();?> displays the WSOD

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FUSION 100/220 GSM Interfaces
by henry kamabi 11 May '12

11 May '12

hi, we have these available serial based-fusion 100..good interface for PABX to GSM interface as well as for sms modem. Usb based fusion 220..good for sms modem and pabx gsm interface. Talk to us hkabogo(a)kafsoft.co.ke 0738193081 thanks, Henry On 9/12/11, wambugu esther <essiekui(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey guys, > Any good professional Oracle dba please contact me offlist > > Best regards > Esther Wambugu >

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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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Science Hack Day, Nairobi [April 13-15, 2012]
by Morris Mwanga 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Guys, We have the Science Hack Day [ http://www.sciencehackday.com/ ] coming to Kenya. Here's the site http://www.sciencehackday.or.ke/ It's a hack-a-thon with cool prizes for either winning individuals or teams. Free food and beer(beer at the end only). Hack ideas can be added here [ http://www.sciencehackday.or.ke/post/2012/jan/23/add-hack-ideas/ ] The event is all booked but am holding on to about 30 tickets just for Skunkworks. Email me at mmwanga.kennesaw.edu if you don't have a ticket yet and would like to reserve one. We also have the awesome Ariel Waldman [ https://twitter.com/#!/arielwaldman] from San Francisco coming to speak at the event. Thanks! -- Morris

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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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Managing Safaricom data bundles on the iPad
by Okechukwu 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Hi All, Is it just me or anyone experiences the headaches of buying, checking, & managing data bundles on Safaricom on the iPad. For one, getting the website www.safaricom.com/bundles to detect the iPad is a pain - for some time, I only get the message that they are unable to detect my modem number. After talking to the care team on twitter, at first they were clueless and one even had the audacity to ask me to remove my battery and return it back - SMH. Then at long last, I was given very good instructions, add an APN: Safaricom with Username/Password: saf. And then make sure you take your device to Airplane mode if the site doesn't detect it - This worked perfectly, now my device is detected. And I managed once to load a 1.5Gb bundle since I wanted to stay for as long as possible to go through this. I did a skype video session which lasted more than an hour, the quality of both video & voice was perfect, and I had no regrets even with the huge consumption of the bundle. Now, I needed to do another session today and just checking how much bundle I have remaining was a pain. The device & number is detected perfectly, but the website stays stuck on 'Wait while we retrieve your details' It has been retrieving my details since 6:30am till now about 9:45am - Got tired and had to remove SIm card and buy the bundle on my phone before returning it to the iPad. I just cannot live with this - My question is, is there a provider who has a better way of bundles being managed on the iPad? I dont care even if the speed crawl, but at leaste I will be in peace with the process! if none, do I really have to live with this? what is the alternative since am not into the daily auto-renewal bundles on the iPad. frustrated ./Ok3ch

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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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if you've lost your iphone recently... then this might your lucky day
by Laban Mwangi 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

http://mteja.org/loast-and-found-iphone-4/

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