February 2014 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

ipad4 lightning to VGA Adapter
by Paul Mbugua 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Hi All, Anyone stocking the above for connecting an ipad to projector? And what are the prices? Let me know Regards, P

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Reminder: 15 Min : EANOG Webinar: Internet Exchange Points & Migration
by Patrick Mithamo 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Frankie Onuonga <frankie.onuonga(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:31:23 +0300 Subject: Reminder: 15 Min : EANOG Webinar: Internet Exchange Points & Migration To: "nairobi-gnu(a)googlegroups.com" <nairobi-gnu(a)googlegroups.com>, eanog(a)lists.my.co.ke, barry(a)tespok.co.ke Hi folks, Kindly Join us for our next webinar on 27th February 2014. In many developing countries, poor connectivity between ISPs often results in the routing of local traffic over expensive international links simply to reach destinations within the country of origin. IXPs offer many advantages, some of them are improving the quality of Internet services in a country by reducing the delays. IXPs also can be a convenient hub for hosting critical infrastructure within countries. Data centre migration offers many challenges. Even more challenging is the Migration and creation of new IXP's . This is an art mastered by few. Join Barry Apundo Macharia as he talks about his experience of setting up and running the Kenya Internet Exchange Point. This virtual training will be on webex (see details below) and was initially targeted at the East African Network Operators Group (EANOG). Please forward the links to friends partners and anyone that might be interested. We expect a varied audience so it will be a great interaction. ------------------------------------- To join the training session ------------------------------------- Date: Thursday, February 27, 2014 Time: 3:00 pm, Nairobi Time (Nairobi, GMT+03:00) (You can join 15 minutes earlier) Session number: 202 958 046 1. Go to: https://www.webex.com/login/attend-a-meeting 2. Enter your name and email address (or registration ID). 3. Enter the session password: eanog 4. Click "Join Now". 5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. Kind Regards, -- Skype: Frankie.Onuonga twitter: Frankieonuonga irc #freenode: Frankieonuonga

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kbo.co.ke
by Laban Mwangi 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

I just came across kbo.co.ke. It's an outlier in every aspect <the colours are seizure inducing...>. Now, this is obviously a sick joke and a scam. It's sad that we'll have people falling for this. The kicker is what whois says: -> Google handled the registration. That's odd, Google isn't a registrar: http://kenic.or.ke/index.php/registrars/registrar-list -> Google is hosting the website (Run traceroute or reverse lookup the domain) : https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/58317?hl=en) -> The billing contact points at Reuters. https://www.markmonitor.com/ Does anyone know what's the minimum bar to get a .ke domain? Does KENIC allow foreigners to purchase .ke domains? --- % whois kbo.co.ke [2014-02-26 19:58:11] % Copyright KENIC % The data below is provided for information purposes % and to assist persons in obtaining information about or % related to domain name registrations. % By submitting a whois query, you agree to use this data % only for lawful purposes. % remarks: Security issues should also be addressed to noc(a)kenic.or.ke % remarks: Mail abuse issues should also be addressed to abuse(a)kenic.or.ke % whois.kenic.or.ke accepts only direct match queries. % Types of queries are: domains (.KE) and POCs. Domain Information Query: kbo.co.ke Status: Active Created: 05 Jul 2011 18:50 EAT Modified: 14 Aug 2013 18:58 EAT Expires: 05 Jul 2016 18:50 EAT Name Servers: ns1.googledomains.com ns2.googledomains.com ns3.googledomains.com ns4.googledomains.com Registrar Information Registrar Name: Afriregister Limited Registrant: Name: DNS Admin Organisation: Google Inc. Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 US Phone Number: +1.6502530000 Admin Contact: Name: DNS Admin Organisation: Google Inc. Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 US Email Address: dns-admin(a)google.com Phone Number: +1.6502530000 Technical Contact: Name: DNS Admin Organisation: Google Inc. Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 US Email Address: dns-admin(a)google.com Phone Number: +1.6502530000 Billing Contact: Name: Domain Administrator Organisation: MarkMonitor Inc. Address: 391 N. Ancestor Place Boise, ID 83704 US Email Address: ccopsbilling(a)markmonitor.com Phone Number: +1.2083895740 Fax Number: +1.2083895771

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High Scalability - The WhatsApp Architecture Facebook Bought For $19 Billion
by Bernard Mwagiru 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

http://highscalability.com/blog/2014/2/26/the-whatsapp-architecture-faceboo… "Interesting to note Facebook Chat was written in Erlang in 2009, but they went away from it because it was hard to find qualified programmers." Same year Brian Barton was turned down. Interesting stats 450 million active users, and reached that number faster than any other company in history. 32 engineers, one developer supports 14 million active users 50 billion messages every day across seven platforms (inbound + outbound) 1+ million people sign up every day $0 invested in advertising $8 million investment Hundreds of nodes >8000 cores Hundreds of terabytes of RAM >70M Erlang messages per second In 2011 WhatsApp achieved 1 million established tcp sessions on a single machine with memory and cpu to spare. In 2012 that was pushed to over 2 million tcp connections. In 2013 WhatsApp tweeted out: On Dec 31st we had a new record day: 7B msgs inbound, 11B msgs outbound = 18 billion total messages processed in one day! Happy 2013!! ./bernard

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Softphones
by wa 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Morning Skunkers, I need to use soft-phones in a call center setup but am in a dilemma. I need help on the best options that have worked for any member in here. Also, if there are any cost involved please feel free to share.

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[ADVERT] Pi Model B revision 2.0 Board
by Lucid Lynx 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Hi, I have a few new RPI boards, selling @6K if interested kindly contact me off-list. -- James.

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D-Link SFP Modules - Multimode
by charles kungu 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Looking for the above. -- Regards, C . K

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Kingston Data Traveler 100 G3
by charles kungu 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Hello guys, Does anyone have the above in stock. -- Regards, C . K

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Microsoft Office 2010 Licence...
by Michael Bullut 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Greetings Listers, A friend of mine *(cc'd herein)* is looking to purchase a Microsoft Office 2010 Licence. Please contact her directly to get a more comprehensive picture of her requirements. Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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Re: [Skunkworks] Job
by janewangu6 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Haha l love the "saintsgeneration" here..... Sent from Samsung MobileSteve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote:Interesting debate, totally true and I hope the "xaxa" generation is reading this. However, I find it disturbing that these same corporates are promoting sheng in their promotions and advertising. I think they need to stop the double standards and send a clear message to the youth - it may be cool to speak that way, but it won't get you anywhere in the corporate world. Regards, Steve On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Thuo Wilson <lixton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Apparently she/he is not alone. > > Someone comes for an interview dressed like going to a gang-meeting, > with-latest-hairdo(mohawk?), worse what comes from their mouth, the slangs > and 'sheigh' is horrible and non-proffessional! (If you want to use those > slangs, go to the music/entertainment industry that's where they entertain > such non-sense. Thats where such xters are embraced but dont be cheated, > such will never come in the mainstream organizations} > > Back in the days when we used to hunt for jobs - we had manners. We even > borrowed suits, tie, shoes and polished our grammer overnight (somehow we > managed) because we knew this will shape us in future. INternet was scanty, > so we would walk to our cousing, uncles, anties to get some headsup on what > to expect!!! > > 10years down the line ---- our so called future generation is heading down > to the dungeons - God help them > Someone need to guide this university/diploma holders in the current age. > Such a disgust. > > </intended> > > Kind Regards, > Wilson./ > > > On 26 February 2014 10:05, Martin Gicheru <martin(a)techweez.com> wrote: >> >> Hae Jane, >> See here what happens as we advised. >> >> https://twitter.com/bobcollymore/status/438532659778568193 >> >> Regards, >> Martin Gicheru, >> Editor Techweez >> >> On 20 Feb 2014 14:36, "Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> One of the best places I have found for IT jobs is iHub jobs board. >>> >>> Some of the JDs there actually make for pretty interesting reading, like >>> this snippet from these guys: >>> >>> They should also be a curious developer - the type that have side >>> projects in Scala / Haskell / Go. >>> >>> Who does side projects in Go? >>> >>> Anyway, @Jane, point your friend to that site, and tell him to apply even >>> if a position has expired. Most IT employers I know seem to be constantly on >>> the lookout for new talent. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Benjamin <anangwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Aki lets help Jane. It was a genuine request. >>>> >>>> Jane a good place to start is online . and job boards. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The WhatsApp generation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Ah, I see the xaxa generation is well represented on this list. >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> From: "Joseph Maina" <mainasoft00(a)gmail.com> >>>>>> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >>>>>> Sent: Jueves, 20 de Febrero 2014 8:26:18 >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Job >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This is getting interesting ... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki(a)gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jane, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What @Isaac means is that sometimes you need to adhere to >>>>>>> professionals especially when you are posting about a job otherwise many >>>>>>> people do not take you serious. I know this kind of text writing and >>>>>>> abbreviation is the in thing now but when it comes to business, just don't >>>>>>> use it. It if frowned upon. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> it is good for your peers and boyfriends out there on Facebook and >>>>>>> WhatsApp. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Isaac Kiplagat >>>>>>> <isaac.kiplagat(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dear Jane, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The first few words made me think you are looking for a boyfriend :) >>>>>>>> ... See, be a little serious for anyone to take your request seriously, >>>>>>>> unless you throwing in a new bogus discussion then spare our precious time. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Professional network made social! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All the best as you look for your job. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rgds, >>>>>>>> Isaac Kiplagat >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 20 February 2014 09:05, janewangu6 <janewangu6(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hae guys........hpe u r all well....l need sme help..l got a friend >>>>>>>>> who is looking for a job.....he has done it and has a also done ccna.... any >>>>>>>>> idea of a place he can apply for a job......thanx in advance >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from Samsung Mobile >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>>>>> ------------ >>>>>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>>>>> http://orion.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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Isaac Kiplagat. KIP® >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>>>> ------------ >>>>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>>>> http://orion.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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>>> ------------ >>>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>>> http://orion.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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>> ------------ >>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>> http://orion.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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>>> ------------ >>>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>>> http://orion.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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>> ------------ >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>> http://orion.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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> ------------ >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>> http://orion.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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Peter Karunyu >>> ------------------- >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://orion.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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://orion.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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.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 -- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.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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