September 2012 - skunkworks

iPad2 Microsim
by Allan Ouma 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hello Skunks, I just bought an iPad2 from Europe and I was wondering if anyone may know where I can purchase a microSIM card to use with the device. I want a microSIM that can be used on the Safaricom network. Any assstance would be greatly appreciated. Allan Ouma P.O. Box 12731 Nairobi 00400 Kenya

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maddog blogs about his experience celebrating software freedom in Kenya
by Evans Ikua 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Into Africa: A visit to Kenya on Software Freedom Day, 2012 The first thing you notice about Kenya is that everyone wants to know your name. When you first meet a person from Kenya you ask their name, and you tell them your name. You shake their hand and ask them how they are doing. You ask about their family, and they ask about your family. Then they smile. I was in Kenya at the invitation of Evans Ikua, the coordinator for LPI in East Africa <http://www.lpi-eastafrica.org/>. I had met Evans several times due to FOSSFA (Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa<http://www.fossfa.net/>) meetings, and meetings of ict@innovation, a capacity building program funded mostly by the Government of Germany. Evans was coordinating Software Freedom Day (SFD) in Kenya, and wanted me as a speaker. Evans was also the Chairman of the Linux Professional Association of Kenya<http://www.lpakenya.org>. To sweeten the invitation, he promised to take me to a national wildlife preserve to watch the wildebeest (also known as GNU) migration. Please read more in his blog here<http://www.lpi.org/blog/africa-visit-kenya-software-freedom-day-2012> -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* lanetconsulting.com, lpi-eastafrica.org, ict-innovation.fossfa.net, Skype: @ikuae Cell: +254-722-955831

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[SKUNKWORKS] Galaxy Nexus vs HTC One x
by Martin Gicheru 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

I am advising a friend here about device choice, he tells me his brother and mom have the Galaxy S 3 so he wont be buying that. What other options would you suggest for him? An average phone user. I was of the opinion he opts for either Galaxy Nexus or HTC One x which I understand are selling at 50 and 65k respectively at Fonexpress. Question I wanna ask. 1. How is customer service handled locally for HTC and Galaxy Nexus? 2. Updates story about HTC?\ I know Google is my friend, but Skunkworks is my best friend. -- 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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BULK SMS SOFTWARE
by Moses Muya 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Good Geeks, This has probably been answered before... Does anyone know of a desktop or web-based application I could use to group contacts and send SMS to about 30 people? Sending from my(now VERY old iPhone) is not something I want to do often! I'd like it to be as easy as: Download/Login to Application > Buy credit > Type text > Select Group to send to > SEND! > Go back to more important stuff, like watching paint drying on the wall! N.B : That last part is NOT a requirement! :) -- Kind Regards, Moses Muya.

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Contribute photos to Wikipedia and Win!
by Wanjau 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hello listers, Hope this finds you well. Most of you might have noticed the banners on Wikipedia pages displaying info about an on going international photography competition. Well, in case anyone here is interested in competing they can go to [1] below and if they encounter any difficulty entering the competition they can contact \ me via this thread or offlist. The grand prize will be a photo trip to Hong Kong, connected to a visit to Wikimania <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>, the annual meeting where Wikipedians from all over the world meet each other, with a maximum value of 2000 euro! (feel free to forward this to friends, lists who would be interested) Yours Wikipedia volunteer, Stephen. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Kenya

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Contribute to Wikipedia and Win!
by Wanjau 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hello listers, Hope this finds you well. Most of you might have noticed the banners on Wikipedia pages displaying info about an on going international photography competition. Well, in case anyone here is interested in competing they can go to [1] below and if they encounter any difficulty they can contact me via this thread or offlist. The main prize will be a photo trip to Hong Kong, connected to a visit to Wikimania <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>, the annual meeting where Wikipedians from all over the world meet each other, with a maximum value of 2000 euro! (feel free to forward this to friends, lists who would be interested) Yours Wikipedia volunteer, Stephen. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Kenya

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Looking for someone with good Linux and shell scripting skills
by ashok+skunkworks＠parliaments.info 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

The scope of work for the consultant would be to create a Ubuntu debian package project for an application composed of different components (some of which are built from source). If someone is interested in taking this up, please get in touch with me off-list, Ashok

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 31, Issue 106
by William Muriithi 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

> arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > HHO is a farce, does not make sense and flies in the way of Physics.... I > > can argue with equations if you want, but im guessing you want to go all > > out and try it yourself, right? > > Gitagia, agree with Colins, you are wasting you money going in this direction. I know you will actually do it either way, but try looking online if anyone else disagree with your article The article has a lot of technical issues but I will just go along and ask, why would you think hydrogen would help if it Burns faster that petrol? That already a problem and would actually DECREASE your engine efficiency. Hydrogen would be pushing the cylinder in the opposite direction. That imply more maintenance for your engine. Just do the proven stuff, drive on tires with right air pressure, change your air filter often, change your spark plugs often, close your windows on highway to keep the car stream lined, don't accelerate like your life is on the line, don't drive above 110 km/h and don't idle William > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:18 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia(a)gmail.com >wrote: > > > >> anything local , heard there was a guy in kenya doing it > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Humphrey Ngunjiri < hngunjiri(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> > >>> Check this out > >>> http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-assemble-a-HHO-Generator-and-why-it-… > >>> > >>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:52 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia(a)gmail.com >wrote: > >>> > >>>> Sorry for cross posting > >>>> i want to biuld a HHO Generator and also a Low pressure Sodium > >>>> lamps, Kindly help an ambitious brother out > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> GG > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "Farming in East Africa" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to farming-ea(a)googlegroups.com. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> farming-ea+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/farming-ea?hl=en. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> Humphrey Ngunjiri, > >>> P.O Box 13778 00100, > >>> C:254 714 636614 > >>> T:254 20 210 0978 > >>> Nairobi, Kenya > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Farming in East Africa" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to farming-ea(a)googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> farming-ea+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/farming-ea?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> GG > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *?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?* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > GG >

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Re: [Skunkworks] Apple Unveils the iPhone 5 with 4-inch Display and LTE
by William Muriithi 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

> Just note that the iPhone business is bigger that the total sum of both > Google and Microsoft and I think these facts speak for themselves. > Could Apple be so wrong then? Think you missed to clarify it has the biggest profit share, not market size. And that could be a turnoff to some people as it means they are over charging their customers William >

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Re: [Skunkworks] [SKUNKWORKS] Galaxy Nexus vs HTC One x
by Martin Gicheru 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

By average user, i mean someone who has previously used Xperia X 10 and likes android, feels like he wants to match the sibling without buying the SGS3. HTC feels nice but it's a geek's device, i dont know about customer service on the phone locally, just incase anything happens. iphone price is abit prohibitive. -----Original Message----- From: Odhiambo Washington Sent: 13-09-2012, 14:22 To: Skunkworks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] [SKUNKWORKS] Galaxy Nexus vs HTC One x Why does an "average phone user" even require a smart phone? Si mulika mwizi is good enough for making calls or sending sms?? Is it only me who feels that the description of the person betrays his needs. For show off purposes, I feel he should buy the iPhone 5 - Elite Digital will support him in any case! On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Martin Gicheru <martin(a)techweez.com>wrote: > I am advising a friend here about device choice, he tells me his brother > and mom have the Galaxy S 3 so he wont be buying that. What other options > would you suggest for him? An average phone user. > > I was of the opinion he opts for either Galaxy Nexus or HTC One x which I > understand are selling at 50 and 65k respectively at Fonexpress. > Question I wanna ask. > > 1. How is customer service handled locally for HTC and Galaxy Nexus? > 2. Updates story about HTC?\ > > I know Google is my friend, but Skunkworks is my best friend. > > -- > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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