August 2013 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

domain hosting
by caroline mungai 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Hi, Anyone out there who could recommend the best guyz to host with domains . pliz revert -- carol........ Make a habit of raising your standards so that you work towards them...........it will always keep you on your toes.

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Working with the new M-Pesa API
by John Doe Smith Kamau KipNg'etich Jones 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Hi guys, I'm sure y'all have received the attached resources from safcom. Now, I can normally parse the wsdl files with php, and get a list of methods described in those wsdl files. Its normally a two line thing as follows: <?php $client = new *SoapClient*('QueueTimeoutNofication_1_0.wsdl'); *var_dump*($client->__getFunctions()); ... it aint working though. If anyone has better tools, please dump the methods detailed by the wsdl file here for all to see and admire (as opposed to giving me a link to http://lmgtfy.com/ :-D ... that won't help spread the knowledge). It may help to note that one has to be within safaricom's (or mpesa's) VPN to actually make the soap calls. It may also help to note that they probably use that microsoft WCF (windows communication foundation) web-services thingy, I've found that the web-service infrastructure can be easily set to run on two ports: one port for the modern WCF web service, and another port for "backwards-compatibility" with older standards like soap.... and I hope it already runs in this manner. I need the list of methods to develop some code and apps "by faith", and ask to be joined into the VPN to test them out. Cheers y'all

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OT: Jamii Telcom VPN Charges
by Anthony Tai 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Good day, We cannot seem to get any jamii telcom person to give us the rates of their VPN. Anyone on the list who would give me an inclination of what they pay. Thank you. Regards -- Anthony Tai "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

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Re: [Skunkworks] Steve Ballmer steps down as C.E.O of Microsoft
by William Muriithi 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

> Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes > a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies > to avoid this curse in IT. > http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innovator's_Dilemma Muriithi > On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote: > > > Some people think that this is a move which came ten years too late < > > http://www.wired.com/business/2013/08/steve-ballmer-steps-down/ > > > > > Martin. > > ______________________________________

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OT: iPad 1 Wi-Fi only
by Okechukwu 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

All, I have an iPad 1 Wi-Fi only which I need to dispose - if interested give me an offer. Am not expecting much, just enough cash to fuel my guzzler to Nakuru rugby sevens & to drink expensive whiskey :-) ./Ok3ch

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<O.T> Prize-winning Scientist brings African teachers to CERN
by Martin Akolo Chiteri 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

The scientist involved is actually Prof. Jim Verdee, the former spokesperson and principal designer of the giant super-conducting magnets that make up L.H.C's C.M.S experiment. Had absolutely no idea that he is originally from Kenya: < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23809234 > He is also an inductee of the Royal Academy of Sciences < http://cms.web.cern.ch/news/royal-society-makes-jim-virdee-fellow > Martin.

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Re: [Skunkworks] HELB Site - By far the worst in the Planet
by steve wanaswa 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

I have had some luck accessing it via tor browser.At least i get to fill a category or two then it timeout.

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Re: [Skunkworks] HELB Site - By far the worst in the Planet
by Fredrick Ochola 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Look at the positive side of it;a good excuse not to pay back helb.

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Powered USB Hub wanted
by Peter Karunyu 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Anyone know where I can acquire a USB hub with its own external power? Like this D-Link DUB-H7 7 - Port USB 2.0 Hub External<http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DUB-H7-Port-USB-External/dp/B0002AFZVM/ref=s…> . I have checked the usual suspects (Yast, Starcom, Jumuia), and none seem to have it

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IP conflict on KVM Hypervisor
by Alex Nyalita 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

skunks, I have a /27 to assign to my list of linux VMs hosted under KVM hypervisor. Challenge is, they are all throwing the error " Error, some other host already uses address xx.xx.xx.xx" whenever I assign an IP to a host. None of this IPs is assigned anywhere in the network. Any one experienced this before? How did u resolve? There is no much info on google. ---- Kind Regards, Alex Nyalita

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