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BRAND NEW DESKTOP HP 6000 PRO -SFF
by Alex Kirkpatrick 12 Aug '12

12 Aug '12

Specs: 2GB RAM (DDR3) Core 2 Duo Processor 500GB HDD Light Scribe DVD Writer ....And many more specs Plus: 19 inch TFT Monitor At 37,000/= if interested hola -- *Alex Kirkpatrick* *51010-00100 GPO Nairobi* 0736201379

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hell hath no fury like a programmer scorned
by David Njuguna 12 Aug '12

12 Aug '12

Just curious, how often do programmers in Kenya get shafted (either forced to) by project stakeholders? I would like to hear some stories. I have enough to write 'a Peeling Back the Mask - Njuguna Njuguna.'

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Re: [Skunkworks] [EANOG] The East Africa Internet Exchange Point-- Where are we?
by Stan Ngure 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

Great Riyaz, Guys, keep em coming. On Monday, July 30, 2012, Riyaz Bachani wrote: > People, pls add to this list: > > Ugandan operators present at KIXP include Warid, Roke, MTN ?, Orange? , > others ... ? > Ethopian operators present at KIXP through BCS > > Kenyan operators at UIXP include BCS, Simbanet/Wananchi, KDN, Orange? , > others ... ? > > Kenyan operators at TIX include Simbanet/Wananchi, BCS?, KDN/6telecom ? , > others ... ? > > Rwanda has BSC which gets transit through TZ and should be peered there > shortly, if not already. BCS is peering already in RW. > > The thing is no operator currently runs "one network" when it comes to IP > - so you have to understand what ranges they advertise where etc. > But each of the above can do a regional solution if a customer specified > exactly what they need. > > Incidentally - who runs the SEACOM IP network on here ? They also have a > good chance to achieve regional peering if not already available. > They're present in every country, and had IP POPs they were setting up. > > All the major telcos that have regional networks also have projects to > consolidate their IP networks into "one network". Timeframe unknown. > > R > > > > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Stan Ngure <stanngure(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'stanngure(a)gmail.com');> > > wrote: > >> Thanks Riyaz, >> >> Point 2 is great. Is it possible to share these operators so we explore a >> some working formulae. >> >> On point 3, a small fee to consumer of for this service can always be >> negotiated, the ultimate objective is a wow experience for EA users. >> Pulling in the stakeholders with lamda capacity and techies would be >> great and possibly the regulators. >> >> By the way does the East African Community have an ICT body of some sort? >> >> >> >> On Thursday, July 26, 2012, Riyaz Bachani wrote: >> >> Sorry - the next steps ... >> >> Maybe those who can afford to get to AfPif should have this discussion in >> a forum there & come up with some people willing to take some action points >> on this. >> >> Secondly, as EANOG - we can get together and debate this issue a little >> more as techies. We've missed our July session, and this can make up for >> that - when is a good date for people ? We need to try pull in any key >> stakeholders in this too - it's only going to take a couple of operators >> who see the business case & can execute to get it done. >> >> Finally - there's already people doing this under the radar like I said - >> and we can just wait & they'll soon come knocking on your doors for your >> regional business :) >> >> R >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Riyaz Bachani <bachani(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Stan, >> >> Speaking up a bit late ... some of us had actually tossed this idea >> around on a list a couple of months ago >> >> 1. As it is right now there actually does seem to be a regional exchange >> building up unintentionally - everyone who transits through Kenya & Kenyan >> operators is being peered at KIXP, so that includes UG, RW, Ethiopia ... so >> they're able to access Kenyan content, and vice versa. >> Note this isn't really intentional, and obviously there could be better >> commercial models for this. >> As a consumer right now - you can make sure you're using one of these >> ISPs in both countries I guess ... and this type of model works for >> "content" actually - but I would want more ... >> >> 2. I know there are plans for various operators to peer at more IXPs and >> build "regional networks". Currently some Kenyan operators have started >> peering at UG, TZ, RW exchange points. The UG IXPs already peer in Kenya as >> we see from point 1. If you let this run its course, then slowly you will >> have 3-4 regional operators that have networks covering all countries. >> >> 3. If you ask me - I would advocate still for the same thing I did in the >> other discussion - there needs to be someone who can just light up a lamda >> on fiber between the countries. Or for operators to swap capacity at a >> lamda level. This means that now there is 10G capacity running between the >> countries. It's not just content that uses that capacity - these operators >> can run IP networks & sell IP transit to customers regionally. If they can >> build up scale, the price of bandwidth can start at $10 per MB regionally >> and even come down to $1 per MB. Then we have a model similar to that of >> the rest of the world. >> So it's not just content that can drive this - but also IP Transit. And >> IP is a much better way to be selling our capacities than the STM-1 and >> STM-4 level everyone is doing. >> People already have 10G running from Mombasa to the Kenyan border. Others >> have 10G from Kampala to the UG border. We need to join the dots. There is >> a clear business case. >> >> 4. There are problems with model 3 above - some of these are related to >> some countries that don't just sell dark fiber. So independent operators >> HAVE to buy capacity on a per MB basis from the govt or govt operator - and >> so that price will always remain your base minimum for that country. >> Other problems ... ??? >> >> R >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Stan Ngure <stanngure(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So team, >> >> How can consumers/content providers push this agenda? >> >> >> >> On Monday, July 23, 2012, Kivuva wrote: >> >> As an internet user footing the bill through my wallet, I'm not only >> interested with the speed of access, but also the pricing. I think >> >> _______________________________________________ >> eanog mailing list >> eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke');> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog >> >> > -- Kind Regards, _______________________________________________________ Stan Ngure

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HDMI port problem
by Leonard Kore 11 Aug '12

11 Aug '12

Hi guys, My laptop cant connect to the TV(Samsung series 5) via the hdmi cable. Tried a different laptop with the same cable works perfectly. Could my hdmi port be spoilt?...and how much could it be to replace. Somebody suggested changing the resolutions...tried that no change! -- Leonard Kore @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University

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#EK – ALL IS NOT WELL AT TEAM KENYA CAMP…
by Oliver Ndegwa 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

#EK – ALL IS NOT WELL AT TEAM KENYA CAMP… Kenya came into the London Olympics with high hopes, everyone confident that we would surpass the performance of Beijing four years ago where Team Kenya scooped six gold, four silver and four bronze medals. But the pre-Games tension between the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and Athletics Kenya has thrown Kenya’s campaign to the dogs. It is sad watching our sports officials, with their bloated egos, fighting turf wars at the expense of the country’s respected name and image. Many will wonder just how Vivian Cheruiyot, the double world champion (5,000 and 10,000 metres) faded away badly in the opening day’s 10,000m final and indeed why London Marathon champion Mary Keitany failed to get a medal in the marathon last Sunday. Questions arise from the women’s steeplechase debacle and the fact that we have just Hellen Obiri in Wednesday’s 1,500m semi-finals or how we failed to break the 44-year jinx in the men’s 10,000m. Well the answer to these questions is simple: Our officials have let us down terribly and they must do the honourable thing and take the long walk away from managing sport in the country. Period. Management abandoned officials We raised the flag when a dozen officials from Kenya’s Olympics management team literally abandoned athletes to rush to a pre-season camp in Bristol that meant little in terms of quality preparations, especially for distance runners. We saw Ezekiel Kemboi travel to Bristol, and then flee back home due to the atrocious conditions there, where the recalcitrant NOCK officials set up camp merely to rake in their $300-a-day allowances, totally ignoring the fact that serious competition awaited the team at the Olympic Stadium. The tab was picked by the toiling taxpayer. There was drama as Vivian’s husband and personal coach, along with one of the team’s coaches and doctor were locked out of the Olympic Village by the NOCK team led by executive officer Stephen arap Soi and general team manager James Chacha, leaving Vivian, our red-hot medal hope, in tears. Vivian was shattered and it was hardly surprising that she failed to pick herself up and take the battle to Tirunesh Dibaba. This didn’t bother Soi and his team who have misused the trust bestowed upon them by NOCK chairman, our legend Kipchoge Keino, who, as a respected member of the International Olympic Committee, is playing multiple roles here, delegating the management of Team Kenya to Soi, Chacha and company. Personal wars Vivian’s loss on Day One should have fired a wake-up call, but rather than address the issue, Soi and company continued with their personal wars with Athletics Kenya, declaring the AK chairman, Isaiah Kiplagat, persona non grata at the Olympic Village. As the selfish turf wars continued, we lost the men’s 10,000m, where Wilson Kiprop, winner of the controversial trials in Oregon, pulled out with an injury that the Team Kenya officials knew about at the Kasarani camp but failed to address. What a shame! AK’s decision to hold the trials in Oregon will seriously be questioned, as will Soi’s decision to lock out one of the team’s medics while knowing that some of the athletes, like steeplechaser Lydia Rotich, who is asthmatic, needed round the clock, personal medical attention. Journalists critical of Soi and the NOCK management team have been declared unwanted guests at the Olympic Village, Soi’s team eager to sweep the management rot under the carpet as medals continue to, painfully, slip away from our grasp. Many joyriders The issue of joyriders in Team Kenya hasn’t been addressed, while the rather unprofessional manner in which distribution of training and competition kit has been managed here continues to irk the athletes, with some of them, like swimmers Jason and David Dunford, taking no chances and purchasing their own strip. As things stand here, Kenyans should be prepared for the worst, unless Prime Minister Raila Odinga, here for the final days of the Games, works out wonders to lift the dying Kenyan spirit. Unless this happens, I can only predict just three more gold medals from Pamela Jelimo (800m), David Rudisha (800m) and Wilson Kipsang (marathon). Forget about the women’s 5,000m, men’s 5,000m or even women’s 1,500m where the gold medals belong to Tirunesh Dibaba, Dejen Gebremeskel and Fantou Magiso, all of Ethiopia, respectively. No personalised training Unless the Prime Minister cracks the whip, and unless we see the backs of the NOCK officials who have seriously let the athletes and the country down, we should not expect sporting glory to come any time soon. The issue of pre-Games training, lack of focus by AK’s top management and the absence of personalised training for our athletes are issues we will tackle another day. Meanwhile, we await the report of the Parliamentary team investigating similar mismanagement of the Kenyan team at the last All Africa Games in Maputo where the same officials are implicated. Will we ever learn? Source: Anonymous tweet from London

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[SKUNKWORKS] JKUAT Grad with Oracle training
by Martin Gicheru 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

I am forwarding this request I got from a tweep, so if you respond I forward them to him. A company is looking for a JKUAT graduate who has also done Oracle (preferably a dude), holla at me if that's you. -- Regards, Martin Gicheru|Business Development|Techweez Solutions Email ID: martin(a)techweez.com | Tel:254721906171 | Website: http://www.techweez.com | Skype ID: martingicheru | Twitter ID:martingicheru | Gtalk: martin(a)techweez.com

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Fwd: Smart Products
by martin chege 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Good afternoon, Please use this link for the specs of the HTC Jetstream Tablet ( http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_jetstream-4141.php) We will receive another consinement on 17th August, 2012. The following will be available; 1. HTC Jetstream Tablet (35000/=) 2. HTC Rezound Smartphone (32000/=) 3. Motorolla Atrix Smartphone (Price to be confirmed) 4. Other Smart Phones (to be confirmed on or before 17th) Yuo can use the above website to check out the specs of the other products. Other devices can be made available on demand. Kind Regards, Dennis. 0723404553

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ENGINEERING ATTACHMENT - ELECTRICAL
by Bonny Moses 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Hi guys, anyone with leads where I can get the above attachment, will REALLY appreciate your assistance. Thanks. -- Best regards, Bonny ................................................................................................................................... Please consider the environment before printing this email. <http://www.unhabitat.org/>

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[SKUNKWORKS] Smartphone insurance
by Martin Gicheru 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Hallo Skunks Now that it's standard to have a smartphone and there is so many of us who have spent the 60K to get THE SMARTPHONE. (The smartphone here is Galaxy S III for those of us who may still be confused.) There arises the issue of phone insurance. Who do we know offers the services, costs and how does it work? I wanna review the options. -- Regards, Martin Gicheru|Business Development|Techweez Solutions Email ID: martin(a)techweez.com | Tel:254721906171 | Website: http://www.techweez.com | Skype ID: martingicheru | Twitter ID:martingicheru | Gtalk: martin(a)techweez.com

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[SKUNKWORKS] Intel Ultrabook Giveaway
by Martin Gicheru 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Hallo skunks, This is a lazy Friday, and I thought starting a giveaway at this time would make you lively. Intel gave me this Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook and I made it a giveaway<http://www.techweez.com/2012/08/10/samsung-series-5-intel-ultrabook-giveawa…>for the lucky one who will get their cards right. Just go over at the blog post, log in with your facebook or name and email and you will see the set of steps that could get you a chance to win a Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook. This runs for 3 weeks, you will notice when you are at the site. The picking of the winner will be completely random, so those entries, you can try to get all of them.Boosts your chances. Good luck if you are like me and would love to own an ultrabook. -- Regards, Martin Gicheru|Business Development|Techweez Solutions Email ID: martin(a)techweez.com | Tel:254721906171 | Website: http://www.techweez.com | Skype ID: martingicheru | Twitter ID:martingicheru | Gtalk: martin(a)techweez.com

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