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JCOP smartcards
by Brian Echesa 17 Feb '14

17 Feb '14

Hi Skunks, Where can i get smart card encoders for JCOP cards ? Kind regards, Brian

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Prepaid Power - www.kenyapowertokens.com/
by Agosta Liko 17 Feb '14

17 Feb '14

This is what we learnt when setting up http://www.kenyapowertokens.com/ The API KPLC gives you returns tonnes of info to show how any purchase will be broken down ... its like 6-7 lines ... we removed it from the web ... when you buy ... and token is sent back ... you get the same info ... Something like ... {"status":1,"TotalDebt":"647","vendor":"pesapal","meterNo":"xxxxx","TotalTax":"13386","MonthlyFC":"12000","ForexCharge":"899","stdTokenTax":"0","stdTokenAmt":"34845","REPCharge":"1742","ERCCharge":"553","token":"xxxxxx","stdTokenRctNum":"xxxxxx","units":"69.3","totalAmount":"1000","transactionId":1103721,"FuelIndexCharge":"35928","ref":"xxxxxx","customerName":"xxxxxx"} but we only send the token, mtr number and amount ... Data is there ... Buy a token on www.kenyapowertokens.com , when you get it ... go to check previous tokens... you will see the full breakdown I just advertised without breaking skunkworks rules ... waiting for Washington's wrath ... #ducks

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Re: [Skunkworks] Managing laptops and portable devices
by Kinpro Computers-All IT soutions 16 Feb '14

16 Feb '14

@Karanja You go this way.. 1.Internal Devices can be tracked by RFiD. 2.Device from external can use normal barcode so that once the occasion is over then stickers can be removed. 3. Software behind can be asset management kind with options to check out check in for maintainance,out of office uses etc.. -- Regards, Nicholas Peter.* Kinpro Computers.* *Box:*16954,Arusha. *Tel :*+255 732 972287. *Mobile**:* +255 754 914652 *Email: *kinprocomputers(a)gmail.com =============================================== Products: Software systems for :School management, Point of Sale 1. Re: Managing laptops and portable devices (Josphat Karanja) 2. Re: How Im now getting hulu and netflix in Kenya (John K.) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Josphat Karanja <karanjajf(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:37:27 +0300 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Managing laptops and portable devices Hi all, Thanks for the insightful feedback. I will go through and revert. It is a great need and i believe we can get a solution. Regards ........................................................... Josphat Karanja, Blog: http://mawazoyamkenya.blogspot.com/ On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Nicholas A <niodanga(a)gmail.com> wrote: I mean bar code readers nor bat code On Feb 13, 2014 7:24 AM, "Nicholas A" <niodanga(a)gmail.com> wrote: Have u thought about old technology like Infrared and bat code readers... Tht can work... On Feb 13, 2014 6:02 AM, "Josphat Karanja" <karanjajf(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Thanks for the feedback but may be I need to elaborate. > > What I am looking is a better way to manage recording of laptops (both from staff and visitor) at the entry points. > > Most building now require you register your laptop when going in and check it out when leaving (think KRA/Times Tower). > > I need a better way to manage that rather than using a "black book". > > any ideas? > > Regards > ........................................................... > Josphat Karanja, >

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mdaemon vs Exchange 2013
by William Muriithi 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

> > @William, > > I flatly disagree with you on the cloud intoxication thing. I am not an > expert on exchange/mdaemon but I have seen many corporates in my line of > work (financial services, i.e. banks, etc) go with google apps or office > 365. > > They sat down and realized that maintaining exchange servers, worrying > about upgrades, both hw and sw is not their line of business. So they > subscribe to google/office. Problem solved. > > Same goes for issue tracking s/w, CRMs, ERPs, you name it. > > Were it not for the sensitivity of the data and few other reasons, I am > sure banks would be going to the cloud for their core banking systems > (thereby rendering me jobless). > > So it's not a fad. It's a reality that makes lots of sense. > Nobody said its a fad. Its just that, I have noticed whenever someone asked any question here, your answers are always the same, cloud. Not all thing fit the cloud as you say, so disregarding someone effort in their exercise and pointing them to cloud is a sign the cloud has become a hammer to which you use for any problem that come your way. Muriithi > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:42 PM, William Muriithi < > william.muriithi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > " > > > I'll give my standard answer which is that installing software like this > > is > > > becoming increasingly niche. > > > > > Ah, I see you have been intoxicated by the 'cloud'. Don't blame you, look > > like a lot of people have, but fortunately not majority. > > > > The most funny was HP going with salesforce. That was retarded for two > > good reasons: > > > > 1) How do they expect other people to trust you to provide services if > > they can't even manage their shit? It create a wrong perception in my > > opinion. > > 2) Its financially expensive long run. Think of it for a second. They pay > > per account for thousands of employees annually. I see no way they could > > spend that kind of money if they invested initially to buy hardware and > > necessary software and then have 5 guys run that gig. For a company in > > financial distress, that would be a prudent thing to do. > > > > There are reasons why cloud is not a good solutions always. Security > > being one. If you are in health industry, you better not put you stuff on > > Google etl, since NSA is going to be poking around them. That might be a > > problem if the industry you are in have laws that don't entertain that > > activities. > > > > That being said, cloud is good for small start up business. They don't > > have the skills, or resources to manage their shit. And the cloud is cheap > > if you are small. Okay there is exceptions like google don't charge schools > > however big they are, so financial issues don't factor in for that industry > > . > > > > > Instead, the two best options are Google Apps (which I favor) and Office > > > 365. > > > > > > The only reasons I can think of to not use one of those would be remote > > > > A mail server that's not connected on the internet? Ok, now that I think > > of it again, may be a good idea. You would still need another smtp that's > > well connected and then schedule fetchmail to pick the mails from your > > remote location. > > > > > locations without always-on Internet or for organizations that feel > > > strongly about open source solutions where they have full control. > > > > > 100% agree. And this is where I suggest postfix. Postfix is not a exchange > > replacement, but petty good in cleaning up the junk before forwarding then > > to exchange. There don't seem to be a groupware that match exchange, so if > > users demand those functionality, you are stuck with that beast. > > > > Which make me wonder, isn't it a bit tricky that their is no alternative > > to exchange active sync? That's one place where Microsoft do currently have > > monopoly and kind of worrying. > > > -Adam > > > > > > -- > > > Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > > > > You in cloud business? That could explain your argument. Not that's > > wrong, but I see where you are coming from. > > > > > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > > > > > More Musings: varud.com > > > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > > > > > > William > > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Odhiambo Washington < odhiambo(a)gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Jimmy, > > > > > > > > I believe it all depends on what you want - the features. The last > > time I > > > > used MDaemon is way back, but I have just read the features of the > > newer > > > > versions <http://goo.gl/mRV18P>and I am very impressed. > > > > > > Because most users use Outlook, the real issues you'll be looking at > > > > relate to integration with Outlook - thinks like OOO and Calendering, > > which > > > > I believe still require plugins to work with MDaemon. > > > > I am still tempted to compare the two SxS< > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mail_servers>, > > > > > > but last time I checked, the only annoyance I had with Exchange was the > > > > nature of the message store (or whatever it is called). MDaemon used > > > > Maildir format while Exchange used this funny container like Outlook > > and me > > > > being so much pro-OSS, could not stand that obscurity. Everybody who > > had a > > > > problem with Exchange was always talking about the message store! > > > > > > > > Okay, I think I am the wrong person to comment about this ranking > > > > question. I feel biased:) > > > > I'll say forget the ranking and look at the features you want, how > > easily > > > > it integrates so that you don't spend all your time managing the > > server and > > > > how easily you can recover in case of a disaster. Depends on you > > knowledge, > > > > and environment too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 15 February 2014 08:25, Jimmy Thuo <jimmy.thuo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi Guys > > > >> Can someone compare the above 2 products? Which one would rank higher? > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mdaemon vs Exchange 2013
by William Muriithi 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

" > I'll give my standard answer which is that installing software like this is > becoming increasingly niche. > Ah, I see you have been intoxicated by the 'cloud'. Don't blame you, look like a lot of people have, but fortunately not majority. The most funny was HP going with salesforce. That was retarded for two good reasons: 1) How do they expect other people to trust you to provide services if they can't even manage their shit? It create a wrong perception in my opinion. 2) Its financially expensive long run. Think of it for a second. They pay per account for thousands of employees annually. I see no way they could spend that kind of money if they invested initially to buy hardware and necessary software and then have 5 guys run that gig. For a company in financial distress, that would be a prudent thing to do. There are reasons why cloud is not a good solutions always. Security being one. If you are in health industry, you better not put you stuff on Google etl, since NSA is going to be poking around them. That might be a problem if the industry you are in have laws that don't entertain that activities. That being said, cloud is good for small start up business. They don't have the skills, or resources to manage their shit. And the cloud is cheap if you are small. Okay there is exceptions like google don't charge schools however big they are, so financial issues don't factor in for that industry . > Instead, the two best options are Google Apps (which I favor) and Office > 365. > > The only reasons I can think of to not use one of those would be remote A mail server that's not connected on the internet? Ok, now that I think of it again, may be a good idea. You would still need another smtp that's well connected and then schedule fetchmail to pick the mails from your remote location. > locations without always-on Internet or for organizations that feel > strongly about open source solutions where they have full control. > 100% agree. And this is where I suggest postfix. Postfix is not a exchange replacement, but petty good in cleaning up the junk before forwarding then to exchange. There don't seem to be a groupware that match exchange, so if users demand those functionality, you are stuck with that beast. Which make me wonder, isn't it a bit tricky that their is no alternative to exchange active sync? That's one place where Microsoft do currently have monopoly and kind of worrying. > -Adam > > -- > Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io You in cloud business? That could explain your argument. Not that's wrong, but I see where you are coming from. > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > More Musings: varud.com > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > William > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com >wrote: > > > Hi Jimmy, > > > > I believe it all depends on what you want - the features. The last time I > > used MDaemon is way back, but I have just read the features of the newer > > versions <http://goo.gl/mRV18P>and I am very impressed. > > Because most users use Outlook, the real issues you'll be looking at > > relate to integration with Outlook - thinks like OOO and Calendering, which > > I believe still require plugins to work with MDaemon. > > I am still tempted to compare the two SxS< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mail_servers>, > > but last time I checked, the only annoyance I had with Exchange was the > > nature of the message store (or whatever it is called). MDaemon used > > Maildir format while Exchange used this funny container like Outlook and me > > being so much pro-OSS, could not stand that obscurity. Everybody who had a > > problem with Exchange was always talking about the message store! > > > > Okay, I think I am the wrong person to comment about this ranking > > question. I feel biased:) > > I'll say forget the ranking and look at the features you want, how easily > > it integrates so that you don't spend all your time managing the server and > > how easily you can recover in case of a disaster. Depends on you knowledge, > > and environment too. > > > > > > > > > > On 15 February 2014 08:25, Jimmy Thuo <jimmy.thuo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Guys > >> Can someone compare the above 2 products? Which one would rank higher? > >> > >> _______________________________________

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mdaemon vs Exchange 2013
by edwinngige＠gmail.com 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

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Re: [Skunkworks] Google Apps integration
by William Muriithi 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

> > Can anybody recommend a team that has done Google Apps integrations at > least twice before for organizations with 50+ users? > > I have a friend who might be interested in doing this (from Office 365) so > if there's a recommendation, I'm happy to make an introduction. > Oops, so he is already on "cloud" and plan to move to another "cloud". Wonder what's driving him off 365? Price? Sorry for nosing around a bit, but such details are good to share to help others make good decisions in future. I think you should also say more on what he currently have on office365? Is it just mails? Documents? Active directory? It help you get better response. Will be petty involving if you have your identify infrastructure on cloud. If its just mail, he just need to setup split delivery first and all new mails will go to both office365 and Google apps. Then he need to install 'Google apps migration for exchange' and get used to it by migrating several mail boxes. When he is ready, its just a matter of scheduling a weekend to migrate all mails and adjust the MX record. Keep the slip delivery so that its easy to roll back in case of issues. Do make certain though all your clients applications have been repointed to Google apps else there may be surprise when you pull the plug on office365 Its also prudent to install outlook plugin from Google. Since Google apps no longer use exchange active sync, the plugin allow your users to keep using outlook without loosing any feature because of luck of active sync. Its a pleasant exercise though I have never done identify migration. I just know enough to fuck up active directory . Muriithi > Thanks, > Adam > Muriithi > -- > Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > More Musings: varud.com > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson >

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Freelance
by Ansel Melly 14 Feb '14

14 Feb '14

Seeking for freelance projects, or team up see below *http://www.anselmelly.com <http://www.anselmelly.com>* *Ansel K. Melly* *Software/Web Developer* anselmelly.com <http://www.anselmelly.com> 0723603314

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Safaricom IPN
by Philip Musyoki 14 Feb '14

14 Feb '14

Anyone who has done integration using Safaricom API? I am getting stuck I need some help with the SOAP.

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