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Chege and Ngengis photo session!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lydiah ndirangu 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

This is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ *Ni kubaya. Christ should come back! AS SOON AS POSSIBLE....* Chege’s former husband David Cleavage,Chege and Ngengi Wedding photo session

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An open letter to Site Admins who require me to log in
by Dennis Kioko 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

I have a bone to pick with site admins that require me to register on their site. I already have a mail account and a facebook account. Why do you require me to give my grandmothers details and other unnecessary information just to use a few features on your site. If you require me to identify myself, please use open ID. I have registered in enough sites for my lifetime. If i find one more that doesnt use open ID, i will probably give it a pass. Remember its about us, not you. -- with Regards: Get your free technology e-magazine in pdf format: Tekniaonline: http://bit.ly/tekniaonline-2

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Zain Kenya Website
by Michuki Mwangi 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Hi, Am getting this error trying to open the www.ke.zain.com website - can anyone else check and advise. Anyone from zain who can fix this? Too many redirects occurred trying to open “http://www.ke.zain.com/opco”. This might occur if you open a page that is redirected to open another page which then is redirected to open the original page. Regards, Mich

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Senior billing engineer
by John Gitau 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=1167 I doubt it hurts to have a look at that link:-) and no just check the link and respond if interested............really no need to feed this thread:-))

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Happy Kenyatta Day good people
by Gakuru Alex 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Guys, Away from all those usual things that make our heads hot:) Like "absent or weak, policy, legal, regulatory framework":) It's Kenyatta Day, a holiday kick off your shoes, relax the feet Brew a hot cup of strong black coffee, tea, chocolate or Milo Need something to go with it? Like freshly baked hot bread? There is of course Uchumi at Aga Khan Walk where to find it. Supermarket smells of bread, hot bread, fresh from the oven. ooh.. their soft loaves bring back the joys of eating bread Robbed from us by all those dry hard stale loaves Slicing which makes sounds of a saws on wood Constantly meeting a particular skunker at that Uchumi. Captured by that brown crust, soft inside, brown outside Breathing warm oily heat through that plastic wrapping So inviting "slice me", "butter me", "taste me", Our of curiosity, do you also sneak there for your loaf? Enjoy your holiday Claimer: This is an original, personal message. No commercial interests have influenced its authoring:-) AG

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OT:Dual Headed PCI VGA cards
by maina 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Am looking for the above said cards. If you ave some or know someone who has or know where i can get some, kindly contact me off-list with pricing. Chipset should be ATI or nVidia(64MB or 128MB max). I urgently need from 10 pieces onward but those with fewer are free to contact me too, through e-mail or call me on 0721-950073. FYI;Dont propose i contact Mullard, i ave already done it! ----------- David Maina. P. O. Box 8310-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA.. Cell:+254-721-950073. Registered Linux User #407239. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread."

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PageRank: It's Official
by Samuel Waithaka 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

You now don't have to worry about PageRank at all. Paying too much attention to it has been futile effort for quite sometime but it appears a number of people did not know this. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/10/15/google-ditches-pagerank-in-web… -- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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REGISTRATION OF SOFTWARE IN KENYA
by Grace Bomu 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Hi, I am seeking to answer the question of intellectual property rights for software in Kenya. Is there anyone, a software developer, a team, a company etc who has actually ever registered their software? How did you register- copyright or patent or any other rights? Is there anyone also who develops software but does not usually register it- why? Any information from your experiences would be really useful. Warm regards, Bomu -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) +254721898732 +254736091242 Kenya

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Re: [Skunkworks] A Kenyan OS
by Martin Mucheke 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

@Rahim. Lets start by collecting views on an os kenyans want via FB, twitter & other social nw sites. @Odhiambo & the rest. An Os whose origin is kenyan will put us on the global map as an Ict hub. It is an indicator of our ambitions. Ur aware of nyayo pioneer & excitement it caused yet it failed. The prjct can serve as a local case study 4 our ict academicians & researchers. I agree it will cost lots of money & many yrs. But I think it is a worthy cause. For funding kenya ict board & kirdi. The latter has an ict r&d dept. But dont let the govt in 2 much lest they think it is a 2012 thing. The time is now 4 kenix. . Regards Martin

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Price of Windows XP
by James Muendo 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Am looking for a licenced copy of Windows XP Professional. If you have a good price contact me Offlist with your quotes. -- James M. Muendo Timsoft Technologies & Solutions Ltd. P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725567508 skype:tim.rick http://rickdeesadvantage.blogspot.com/

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Graphic Designer
by Eric Magutu 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Hi, I am looking for a graphic designer/company to do some work for me. Please contact me off list if you are interested. -- Regards, Eric Magutu

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Re: [Skunkworks] Taesk CMS
by Steve Obbayi 20 Oct '09

20 Oct '09

@Michael I am sure of what i am saying here is a sample of the code from the index.php code i am trying to load assuming its the right piece of code: Notice the legal notice starts with <?php however there is a portion just above the line that says #Not a pretty setup guide - but it works starts with <? (this obviously requires Register Globals to be On. unfortunately that portion looks like it loads configurations and stuff. Correct me if i am wrong <?php /* This legal notice is only available in English. Taesk CMS is Copyright 2001-2009 PLUSPEOPLE Aps - www.pluspeople.dk Taesk CMS is released under the GPLv3 licence, for full information regarding the GPLv3 licence see the included licence file. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. If the GPLv3 licence does not fullfill your (commercial) needs then contact PLUSPEOPLE regarding an alternative licence agreement. If you have any questions about this legal notice, please contact PLUSPEOPLE at the following e-mail address: info(a)pluspeople.dk */ system('touch .htaccess'); ?> <html> <head> <title>TaeskCMS 1.6 installation</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/taesk/template/1/1css/cms-default.css" media="screen"> </head> <body> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td bgcolor='#3D7AC4' width='100%' colspan=2 bgcolor="#3D7AC4"><img src="/taesk/template/1/1image/taeskcms.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="200"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding:20px;"> <font class="taeskheader">TaeskCMS 1.6 installation</font> <? #Not a pretty setup guide - but it works ini_set("include_path", $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/taesk/webroot:" . $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/public_site/include:" . $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/taesk/include:./"); require_once("Configuration.php"); $config = Configuration::instantiate(); $step = (int)$_GET["step"]; $db = Database::instantiate(Database::TYPE_READ); SKYPE: sobbayi US: +1 202 297 6831 +1 202 470 0525 KE: +254 722 627 691 http://blog.sobbayi.com http://sobbayi.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Pedersen" <sku(a)kaal.dk> To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:35:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Taesk CMS Hi Steve (and skunks). I am impressed that you are attempting to install Taesk CMS before I have published a installation guide. However I'm not sure you figured out exactly what your problem is (kind of hard for me to say exactly). Taesk CMS does infact require register globals to be disabled - and have been coded like this for several years - so that is clearly not the problem. Also I think you have something mixed up in your understanding about what register globals is. In short register globals is the option that, if enabled, allows you to use user submitted data directly as variables - and yes this is a major security issue (and generally not recommended in any php development). With register globals enabled you can write code like: $a = $searchInput // provided that you e.g. have a form field called "searchInput" With register globals disabled you instead have to write it like: $a = $_POST["searchInput"]; Further more you mention replacing "<?" with "<?php" this is _not_ register globals, but another php option called "short-tags" (or something close to that), Again I have to tell you that Taesk CMS does not require short-tags to be enabled - in other words all the code blocks should infact already be written as "<?php". I have personally not written code that required that option enabled since...... what ... 10 years ago when working in Icon Medialab... Anyway - end result is that neither of the things you experience as problems should be problems with Taesk, if you can provide a bit more detail about (exactly) what you have done I might be able to help you better... As an alternative wait for the install guide that should be released shortly. Regards Michael Pedersen Steve Obbayi wrote: > @Michael. Hi I'd really like to say good work on this one but unfortunately I am having trouble running this on my development server. The problem is this. For security purposes you may need to alter you code to be able to run on a server that has "Register Globals" disabled. I do not use Globals on my production servers neither do i use it on my development server. i can bet you there are millions of servers out there that have "Register Globals" disabled. Besides it is the default setting for the PHP installation > > So you may need to step through your code and change all instances of "<?" to "<?php" > > otherwise looking forward to be able to run it on my server. > > _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke 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 Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

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Taesk CMS
by aki 20 Oct '09

20 Oct '09

*Michael Pedersen wrote : .......... *>> In the meantime you are more than welcome to post questions regarding Taesk on the support forum, or here on the skunkworks mailling-list if it is of a broader interest. I hope the release of Taesk CMS makes me an "original programmer" by Aki's standards ;-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Michael. :-)) My apology if my earlier posts were judgemental on programmers, developers etc, though this was never my intention. But if the end result is of progress and way forward by the software industry, then I take back my apology and promise to make contributions in future with daggers drawn. Wish you success with your CMS system. ;-) Best.

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Re: [Skunkworks] A Kenyan OS
by David Kago 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Guys, ever heard of easier said than done...? I bet you all have.. Apart from funding which is vital in running such a huge project, an OS is a monster project, which is not something we can do in our spare time, I suggest if anyone has to go in this direction, start small like writing an embedded OS for a small device, only then can the complexity of building a market ready OS be appreciated, otherwise for now, it's a pipe dream, count me OUT :-) ________________________________ From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: 19 October 2009 15:47 To: Skunkworks Forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] A Kenyan OS On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Rahim Kara <skunkingrahim(a)gmail.com> wrote: A note of something that was said. I agree that there is S/Ware out there that does everything. MS, Linux, Mac OS. All are international competitors. Far fetched from what a realist sees, but what about us being real competitors in this rat race? Even that aside, having a localized operating system from ground up, and being able to make applications that are compatible with all "real world" softwares, and build on that to make the operating system a local standard. the incentives are numerous. By me, for now, just getting this done would be a start. @Rahim, Let me be the pessimist here, but I still have to say, like others have already, that an OS Project is such a big monster to manage. Well, I am not in any way doubting your capability to manage a project, but, as nature puts in, you have to crawl before getting on your two feet. The crawling aspect has not been seen in skunkworks as yet. No suggested group "project" has ever taken off, or is there any? The smallest, and perhaps the first one ever, was to get the list archives into a Db. That isn't completed to date. There are others that have been proposed, discussed and "count me in" responses have been many but where are they? Has that been due to the lack of a project manager? Lack on funding? Enthusiasm? Let me throw you a challenge: Pick any three of those already proposed projects and see them to completion as the Project Manager. Please pick the most challenging ones. After that, re-evaluate yourself, and the team, and see if they are ready to handle a project of the magnitude of an OS (even a branch), and take a look at FreeBSD <http://bit.ly/Zfimw> Project. Perhaps it will give you an idea of what you'll ultimately face, if you ever get round to assembling a team for the project. Let me quote McDonald again. "There are many local problems that require our expertise and can make an impact...an OS isnt one of them." -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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Who is the Winner/Loser?
by Odhiambo Washington 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

hello skunks, With the introduction by M$ of their Security Essentials, and free for that matter, I am left wondering who are the winners and the losers in this case? Is the Desktop user truly a winner here? Isn't it like trusting the witch to turn around and offer you treatment? (Where I come from, the theory of bewitching is so strong so allow me to use that analogy, for lack of a better one). Are other Desktop AV vendors likely to become 'lUsers'? Let's see: How many of you have opted to deploy M$ Security Essentials on their Desktops as their AV of choice? A few friends have asked me about a good AV and I've always bent towards Kaspersky, but when they freak at the cost (<2k), I tell them that Microsoft now has a free AV for windows, but I still don't quite trust that advise, yet I really can't justify this mistrust given some reviews I am seeing about Security Essentials. Bail me out! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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The Haiku Operating System.
by Martin Chiteri 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hello, I wanted to bring to your attention some interesting operating system that is coming up. It is called Haiku, perhaps you have heard about it. It is based on (backward compatible with) the BeOS Release 6, another operating system that came up in the early nineties that was written from scratch in C++. What is more interesting about it is that it actually has a Microkernel design - more strictly it is a hybrid kernel - and has been known to have the most responsive GUI ever. It was designed to be primarily a "Multimedia platform" thus fully desktop-oriented. The makers of the system claim it is the "Linux of Desktop operating systems" ...... In fact Apple had keen interests on it (BeOS), they actually wanted to use it as a ground for the Macintosh (Version 8 onwards) but because of the pricing made for the system by Be Inc, they decided to acquire NeXT and base the Mac on its variant of B.S.D UNIX a.k.a Darwin (NB: Sir Tim Berners-Lee wrote the Web and run the first Web server on a NEXTStep Machine [info.cern.ch]). All the same Haiku is POSIX compliant, "pervasively multithreaded", has an advanced database-like (journaling) file-system among other things. I have been partly running the alpha-one version and it really feels snappy, quite usable. It can decompress mp3s and MPEG videos nicely, render images including SVGs beautifully and for those of you with strong geek appeals, it has PERL 5 and Python 2.6 for scripting, subversion 1.6 and C++ compilers + gdb to debug applications in case they crash in mid-execution. You can also dis/engage processors & processing cores on the fly by clicking on a button(s) and the kernel will distribute the loads to the available resources splendidly!! You can have a look at it from its site [ http://www.haiku-os.org/ ], the bootable image is about 389 Mb, 145 Mb compressed, and can also boot to the desktop. I thought I would let individuals in these groups know about it because I believe we have a number of strong developers hanging around. Haiku still needs some bug fixes for it to become fully stable. You can watch a video on the systems demo at google from here [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=236331448076587879#] Have a nice time. I would really like to hear the opinions of those of you who get to use the thing. --- BeOS Part I [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggCODBIfWKY&feature=PlayList&p=17075EF3FA655… ] BeOS Part II [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwqi9HnN17w&feature=PlayList&p=17075EF3FA655…] Regards, Chiteri. P.S: For those of you who want copies of the C.D with Haiku, you can contact me off the list we meet. Am in the City of Nairobi, KENYA.

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Interesting Discovery
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

I applaud any company or entrepreneur who has the courage to create a business out of directory listings. I came across one company and donnow what's your take? http://www.mocality.co.ke/ can you montize directory listings into profitability and are there any successful case studies that we may know of? Aren't the barriers to entry too low and not defensible? Rgds -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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A Kenyan OS
by Martin Mucheke 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hi Skunkers, I was just wondering why we can't make our own OS. Preferably we could call it Kenix. It should be POSIX compliant so that it would get global acceptance. For the shel l BASH would be ok but another shell which is object oriented that can compete with microsofts powershell should be considered.The kernel is what should be 100% kenyan contributed by local developers. The rationale 4 a Kenyan os is one that can give the user a kenyan look & feel thro its gui . Anyway these r just my 2 cents worth of thoughts. Any takes. . Regards, Martin Mucheke

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Digital Media [WDTv HD Media Player]
by James Wachira 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hey guys,Anyone knows where I can get this Device/Box locally - WD TV HD Media Player ( WDAVN00 )<http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=572> ? Follow the link for details about the product. Am sure there are many on this list who would appreciate it!!! Thank You, -- Best Regards James Wachira Nairobi .ke tel:+254 728 024 897 | twitter: jwaciira | yahoo: jwaciira | gtalk: jwaciira

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The East African and Google Chrome
by Gakuru Alex 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hi Chris@google, It don't display right on my browser. What to do? Your early fix awaiting internet consumer :-) Cheers, Alex

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J2ME link problem
by Geoffrey Mimano 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hi all, I am writing a small j2me app to display links to users. Now, some of the links are very long and so I need an API or service that can help me shorten the link from within j2me. Any ideas? -- Mimano G. Muthondu, Software Developer, Datadyne.org skype : gmimano Mobile : +254 723 615 206

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Uruguay becomes first nation to provide a laptop for every primary school student
by Gichingiri Kuria 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/uruguay-becomes-first-nation-to-provide-… -- Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.gichingiri.com / www.sokoletu.co.ke / www.website.co.ke / www.buyanzi.com

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Can i get these on any free to air satellite?
by Areba Collins 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hi guys, with plans to relocate away from nairobi complete, and with virtually no terrestrial tv to have, i am just wondering if i can get any of the following tv stations on any band. Please include dish size and any contact if possible. BBC news. deutsche welle. KTN, NTV, CITIZEN, FAMILY al jazeera. I remember seeing something about family media having something like that but i think it got discontinued. Thanks in advance.

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My Thoughts on A Way Out of The Murky Internet Fiasco
by Mark Mwangi 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hi Skunks, Wrote a few words on what I think is the route out of this whole ''give us cheap internet-we cant lower our prices'' war between kenyans and the ISP's Contributions are welcome. http://wp.me/ppK0J-N -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com

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NSE goes open source?
by Sammy Njoroge 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Considering the London Stock exchange recently opted to go opensource<http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2568>for some pretty compelling reasons i wonder what the NSE will decide to do since on the website there is a tender advert for a broker back office system http://www.nse.co.ke/newsite/. How about skunkworks lobbying the government to go open source and if they refuse we sue them Canadian style for ignoring open source alternatives<http://www.osor.eu/news/quebec-government-sued-for-ignoring-open-source-alt…>

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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO is at UNGIWG
by Mick Wilson 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

I will be out of the office starting 18/10/2009 and will not return until 26/10/2009. It's UNGIWG time again I will be checking this mail less often than you'd like. If you need an intelligent reply before I get back then please contact caroline.mureithi(a)unep.org or, for POW 2010 matters, norberto.fernandez(a)unep.org

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She is looking for a Job
by Humphrey Forum 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Hello people, Please help my sister get a job. She holds a Higher Diploma in IT and has done a bit of Accounts. Any assistance given to her will be highly appreciated. Regards, Humphrey

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Why we should welcome the land policy with a pinch of salt!!!!!!!!!!
by Joseph McDonald 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

Good Day! It is with relief that we welcome the New Land Policy..since as we know land is a very emotive and sensitive issue in Kenya. But even as we are ready do celebrate this new policy which is yet to be discussed in parliament,am sceptical since I have not seen anyway the ministry getting views from the techies the ICT people. You cannot have a land policy without a comprehensive Land Information Systems (LIS) and this is where the good people on the skunkworks can help. Allow me to indulge a little,to explain the problem with the present land ownership scenerio and how they can be solved with an LIS. 1.Legality vs Legitimacy:The present law in Kenya,only looks at the Legality (owning a title deed),whereas it should also look at the legitimacy.For example a person with a title deed,for a land in Mau Forest or Wetland might have a legal document to own that land.But does not have the legitimacy of owning it because it is water catchment area or wetland or school compound.Now with a LIS all land will be document and the information available on a website (with maps).The land will be marked accordingly e.g Wetland,Water Catchment,agricultural land,forest land,road reserve,Industrial development land ,public land and Private Property will also have the lease period and the details of the owner.So in future we will not have a situation where a person buys a land in a water catchment area then asks for compensation.Secondly it will sensitize people when they see people doing funny activities on land that is earmarked for special common good.Even if they go ahead and acquire such land the title can be revoked due to the legitimacy angle.At the moment the Title deed is everything,people can even forge your title deed and once they have it ,its a legal nightmare.Legitimacy issues can also arise when for example a runaway husband sales land that belongs to the family. 2.Ownership Vs Access: The present law in Kenya,give primacy to ownership,but it should also look at access to land.It is alright that you own the land,but is it accessible.What is the point of someone owning 10 of thousands of land while there are squatters as his neighbors.This person should make the land accessible by at least subletting it so that people can at least grow crops.Another example,the somalis can buy the whole of eastleigh if they want...so long as they put the land into projects which will be accessible to all people in terms of shopping mall etc.Tied with the first point then when someone buys land he will be required to state the his intentions.So that we dont have large tracks of land sitting idle.The LIS will make it easier to manage how accessible land is.In all we should have situations where by you can be without land,but you are not landless. Additional Features for the LIS .Search Capabilities.(by function,by person,by institutions,by title number,by unused lands,lease,by location,for sale) .Ability to Pay land rates using mobile payments .Ability to pay tax on land by the amount of acarage etc .Maps Without a transparent LIS then whatever land policy we have is bound to fail. I heard one day...the Lands Minister saying that they require 2 billion to digitize the records.Am sure if we look for a home grown solution most people on this list e.g Alliance Technologies can make such solutions for much less.Secondly isn't that an opportunity for our budding BPOs.?????? NB:Anyway my advise for young people,think about the cyberspace forget land. A good website with monitized content,can cost you less than 200-500k and you can make 200k monthly. A plot in a place in eastlands (forget prime land) will cost you 500K-1million.....then developing it for low income houses will cost you another 4-7 million.Then make what? 70 -100k a month? its not worth it. So lets see guys fighting for cyberspace,lets see more .co.ke website,lets see more local content.Lets see more webprenuers,lets see more solutions,lets see more people leaving their comfortable zones in jobs as sys admins,network admins and all those fancy titles and see guys making really solutions for smes,for government,for homes etc.Lets use ICT to solve agenda 4 ISSUES and 5 and 6 OR ANY OTHER ISSUES whatever the number.

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hi
by steve kyengo 17 Oct '09

17 Oct '09

anybody out there who can help me oput to get an internship. i have just completed campo pursuing a Bachelors in IT if at all you can help me seccure 1 i will be greatful regards steve kyengo 0727049692

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GPS Handheld differential
by henry kamabi 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Hi I am looking for this kind of GPS handheld (differential) system. Some of it salient features include: - Accuracy less that 1M - Rugged and waterproof - Bluetooth/wireless connectivity - Windows mobile 0.5 - 1GB onboard storage Kindly advice where i can source a good label with the above. regards, Henry

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Pfsense vs Mikrotik
by Job Muriuki 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Am torn between this two solutions for a router. based on ease of installation, reformance and features which is recommended. Just to mention the system has to have a captive portal and authenticates users against am external radius server. -- Sent from my mobile device

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Vincent needs attachment
by Areba Collins 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Honestly i dont know him, ive not even met him but a good friend of mine tells me this vincent guy is his bro and needs attacho. He's just about to clear comp sci and maybe join skunkworks inc. Anyone out there that could help him out?

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Radio Streaming ove the Net....
by Walubengo J 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Hi all, My College recently launched a community radio. I would like to stream its content over the web...Plse shoot the me the instructions on how I would do it over a Linux (Ubuntu) platform. regards. walu.

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Facebook Crashing?
by Samuel Waithaka 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Hi Skunk(ette)s, Anybody noticed anything wrong with FB? It has crashed on me several times. -- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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I have a problem i want to advertise prime land for sale in Ruiru but i dont know where to do so on the skunkworks list?
by waihiga mwaura 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Any ideas Waihiga

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Got an Afsat VSAT Dish & Decoder
by benson maina 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Are there any buyers ?

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sms based webpage development
by Omondi douglas 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Anyone out there who knows how to make your website support sms messaging? Id greatly appreciate the info.

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Google maps
by I. Ati 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

hi Guyz, any one who has used google map in there sites , to show location to show location of people registered in there site, let me know how u did it thanks -- God cares!

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Top Posting
by Ukang'a Dickson 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Got this from another mailing list and thought i could share. I never really understood top posting until i saw these: 1. don't top post. 2. don't use "rich formatting" (html). 3. don't leave a huge signature. 4. don't quote in full. these are good summaries of why: http://www.idallen.com/topposting.html http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html (and there are many others.) Regards Ukang'a Dickson Ogden Nash <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/ogden_nash.html> - "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat."

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Internet For 6 Computers
by Peter Osotsi 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

What would you recommend for Internet access to a 6 PC computer lab in Kibera? A friend of mine purchased new PC's for his resource center and wants Internet. Budget no more than 5k/mo. Setup cost? Don't wait for success; hunt it down like there's no tomorrow.

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OT : Adious Amegos for now
by aki 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

It has been interesting times on this list and have learnt much and shared much too. I've been considering a time out for a while now. Though I no longer receive emails to my account, I can follow the postings through the archive. I choose not to drop out completely incase someone on the list was stuck with an issue I felt I could help out on. Today I've known what direction my thots have to go and clearly embarking on that long journey thanks to fellow contributors. I'll still continue with my projects and alert you once something is ready for your views. It was great to see developers and coders come out and make contributions. There is a bigger battle that needs to be looked into and no matter how much patching, firewalling is done, security of sites and code exploits not going to go away that easily. And there is plenty to be learned. So for now, I take leave. Thank you for your valuable contributions and patience. Asante Sana. :-)

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AXIS 215 E
by gachuhi anthony 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Dear all, am urgently looking for this Axis camera has to be exstock. Axis 215 E, any pointers? thanks Tony

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Iframe injection in windows
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi @Solomon, thnks for the fair warning, not to use an infected machine as a development enviroment, though I was wondering why would one do so in the first place. Is there no rules to a production enviroment eg, your friend should also not use the computer for games or internet donwnloads etc :-) Linux, and in common cause of saving development time, after a 3 month wait I just bought Visual Studio 2008 standard as the tool. What would you recommend the time saving, full developed commercial WYSIWYG for linux that is comparable to VS 2008? Why would anyone waste time on typing div tags, table properties etc... Rgds. On 10/15/09, solomon kariri <solomonkariri at gmail.com<http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks>> wrote: >* Hi all, *>* Has anyone had a problem with the iframe injection worm in windows. This is *>* a worm that crawls folders in your computer looking for html documents or *>* any other type of document that can be uploaded to a web server and *>* requested via a browser e.g. index.php and adds(injects) an iframe into the *>* page such that the iframe will be uploaded to the server and every time the *>* page is accessed a script is executed that might compromise your site users *>* security. This is just a word of warning. So before you start using windows *>* as your development environment and before you using filezilla before *>* submitting your files to the server, make sure they have no iframes pointing *>* to some chinese website. Or to make it simple for you, develop on linux. *>* *>* -- *>* Solomon Kariri, *>* *

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Why companies need to listen to their customers
by Paul Roy 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_43/b4152071041302.htm -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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Paypal vc Moneybookers
by solomon kariri 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi all, Has anyone tried MoneyBookers, they seem to be working quite nicely with local banks visa cards unlike Paypal that says no deposit allowed to Kenya. I think they will teach Paypal to respect everyone. -- Solomon Kariri, Software Developer, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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Mechanical Turk app on the iPhone Provides Work for Refugees
by saidimu apale 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/10/mechanical-turk-on-iphone-provides-work-fo… What do you think of this project/idea? I'm curious about the non-tech perspectives. saidi

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Cisco 4500 VLAN ACL
by Cynthia Wahome 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi All, I have 5 VLANs in my network configured in my L3 switch 4500. currently all VLANs can ping and reach each others, means 192.168.3.100 host in my vlan2 can reach 192.168.1.100 which is vlan3. I want to create an ACL in my L3 switch to deny the Vlans to access or ping each other, I just want them to access my servers 172.16.1.10 - 172.16.1.30 which are in the default Vlan1. can someone advise me which the commands and where to apply them in the L3 switch. Thanks interface Vlan2 ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan3 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan4 ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan5 ip address 192.168.6.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan6 ip address 192.168.7.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Looking for GSM thermal printers
by Kevin Ouma 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi Im looking for a GSM thermal printer that can print sms or other messages without necessarily being connected to a computer. Anyone with such details pls PM me Kevin

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MS Access Developer Assignment (short term) - resent
by Timothy Yegon 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi, A friend of mine is looking for an Access developer for a 2-3 days assignment. Please send your CVs detailing previous MS Access work to thomasgabrielle(a)gmail.com if interested. Thanks. Rgds, Tim

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Ubuntu 9.10 Launches
by Paul Gichigi 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Wsup Skunks (ettes) Interesting read this is........Some new and interesting features, me thinks Ubuntu will play a big role in desktop OS... http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=975&tag=nl.e011 -- Paul N. Gichigi. +254 720 788 696 / +254 733 788 641 +254 770 402 942 / +254 752 788 696 P. O. Box 64638 (00620) Nairobi, Kenya Time is of the essence, watching it fade away is consequential.

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MS Access Developer Assignment (short term)
by Timothy Yegon 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi, A friend of mine is looking for an Access developer for a 2-3 days assignment. Please send your CVs detailing previous MS Access work to thomasgabrielle(a)gmail.com if interested. Thanks. Rgds, Tim

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Windows and Internet Banking
by Brian Ngure 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Me thinks Kenyan banks should read this article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=5813&tag=nl.e550 I am yet to find a Kenyan Internet banking site that is fully accessible from any other browser except Internet Explorer. Banks don't seem to realize that there are other operating system out there aside from MS Windows. Anyone on this list had any issues with Internet banking sites and Mozilla or Safari? -- Regards, Brian Ngure

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Nokia is now Calling All Innovators Africa
by I. Ati 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Do you develop for mobile phones? Want to get into Ovi Store? Nokia is now Calling All Innovators Africa Nokia challenges mobile and Web developers to submit their best applications for Nokia devices to the *2009 Calling All Innovators Africa contest<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> *. We have now extended the original competition for apps appealing to South Africans to include the whole of Africa, plus we have made it even easier to submit by welcoming individuals as well as companies, and accepting direct submissions from those developers whose apps cannot currently be uploaded to Ovi Store. We’re also giving you more time, as *the new deadline is 15 November 2009*. The winners for Calling All Innovators Africa will be announced by 10 December 2009. The grand prize winner will receive * * - *A cash prize of USD 85,000.** * - *Premium placement in Nokia’s Ovi Store<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> .** * - *Paid travel to demonstrate the application at an industry event.* There are also *cash prizes of USD 10,000* each for the second to fifth runners up. Do you have a winning idea for a new mobile application or widget? Then don’t delay. Entries for the Calling All Innovators Africa 2009 contest are due before midnight (GMT+4) on 15 November. For more detailed information on the competition, please visit www.callingallinnovators.com/africa<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> . *Ready to enter the Calling All Innovators Africa 2009 contest?* Register now!<https://pro.forum.nokia.com/campaigns/response.do?campaignid=2572&userid=13…> Best Regards, Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators team -- God cares!

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What is this
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

*solomon kariri* solomonkariri at gmail.com <skunkworks%40lists.my.co.ke?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BSkunkworks%5D%20What%20is%20this&In-Reply-To=%3Cd27d6dc20910150112n70e22014haf63c7f5704cd5b4%40mail.gmail.com%3E>: I just run the rewards request MMI for zain and got the following response java.sql.SQLException: Internal error: Invalid index for data access Thought you should know. -- Solomon Kariri, @Solomon, Can it be due to something on Oracle db? Rgds. -- "always a student @ heart...."

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Let's stay in touch on LinkedIn
by Daniel Kamau 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

LinkedIn ------------ Daniel Kamau requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: ------------------------------------------ Mulutu, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Daniel Accept invitation from Daniel Kamau http://www.linkedin.com/e/XqwhZ3Ffzi6Tax09giG2G5ucHu2sPa0/blk/I1507493576_2… View invitation from Daniel Kamau http://www.linkedin.com/e/XqwhZ3Ffzi6Tax09giG2G5ucHu2sPa0/blk/I1507493576_2… ------------------------------------------ Why might connecting with Daniel Kamau be a good idea? People Daniel Kamau knows can discover your profile: Connecting to Daniel Kamau will attract the attention of LinkedIn users. See who's been viewing your profile: http://www.linkedin.com/e/wvp/inv18_wvmp/ ------ (c) 2009, LinkedIn Corporation

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FINAL send - freelance/contract JOBS available. Programming, design, online marketing, etc...
by David Cameron Gikandi 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi, I just wanted to send this for the last time in case anyone interested missed it... We have some freelance/contract job openings in Nairobi. Here are all the details and the application form: http://www.revolutionscape.com/jobs.html A quick summary... At (R)evolutionScape, we thrive on helping people get what they want in life. Via the Internet, we deliver solutions that enable people to design their lifestyles, create wealth, and achieve self-employment or business ownership hinged on their unique strengths. Our mantra is Wholesome Well-being For All. Our mission and meaning that we make is to enable people to have fulfilling lives. We are a young, rapidly growing online business engaged in the latest best-practices, and we live to learn and grow - and have fun! If you love the Internet, if you want to work smarter and not harder, and if you thrive in an environment that enables you to learn new things daily, engage with people worldwide, and work on exciting, fun and challenging new projects, this could be the right place for you. If you like to change the status quo and create value that has long- term impact and rewards, then we definitely must talk. And if you like learning and applying lessons from the best of the best in e-commerce, global leaders of the field, you will love working with us. We are looking for A candidates, people who love the A game. If you feel that is who you are, please, come on in for a chat. At all the jobs below, you will be mentored using the best online marketing professionals materials. We will constantly provide you with web and video-based training acquired from global e-commerce leaders. Every few days, you will go through this training and implement and institutionalize what you learn. These are the open positions: 1. Web Programming Specialist 2. Graphic Design Specialist 3. Online Customer Acquisition Specialists 4. Copywriter & Content Specialist 5. Affiliate & JV Management Specialist Please see this page for more details and to apply: http://www.revolutionscape.com/jobs.html Cheers and enjoy a great day, David Gikandi

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Mobile Platform application developers
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

SDKs are out there. Symbian has one, iPhone has another and Microsoft has its version, including tutorials. I'd guess that at least 50% of the code in form of classes and namespaces has already been done for you. Anyone working on these? Whether commercially or privately or just a hobby? Rgds

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Platform application developers
by David Kago 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

... worked with MS and j2me, what I love about j2me is the ability to hit a wide range of devices, provided they implement midp, however, symbian/ms etc offer more functionality ________________________________ From: aki [mailto:aki275@googlemail.com] Sent: 15 October 2009 07:31 To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] Mobile Platform application developers SDKs are out there. Symbian has one, iPhone has another and Microsoft has its version, including tutorials. I'd guess that at least 50% of the code in form of classes and namespaces has already been done for you. Anyone working on these? Whether commercially or privately or just a hobby? Rgds

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AccessKenya is waking up the dead !!
by TheBigBoss 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Got a call from AccessKenya telling me I own them one month. They are actually going through every single account and waking up the dead. I was one of their first customer @AccessHome and pay through direct debit, so I am really puzzled here. Then they send me an incomplete statement; almost incomprehensible jumping from Dec. 08 to May 09, lot of data missing here. Anyone got a similar call and funny statement ?? Cheers

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What is this
by solomon kariri 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

I just run the rewards request MMI for zain and got the following response java.sql.SQLException: Internal error: Invalid index for data access Thought you should know. -- Solomon Kariri, Software Developer, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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Graduate Software jobs
by JEREMIAH CHUNGE 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hey guys A buddy is looking for graduates to employ mostly on software development & deployment who meet the following criterion: 1. Good programming skills esp. in VB6 and/or VB.NET. 2. Good accounting knowledge in a business environment. 3. Have good presentation skills. 4. Understands business process flow, operations and evaluation. 5. Have relevant experience of atleast 6 months in a business environment on above (Can be waived if 1 & 2 is satisfactory) Send your Cover letter and CV to: SIDDIQUE HARUNANY Director Mars Institute of Computer Technology personal email: siddiqueharunany(a)gmail.com website: www.learnatmict.co.ke Good Luck and best regards. Cheers.

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Iframe injection in windows
by solomon kariri 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hi all, Has anyone had a problem with the iframe injection worm in windows. This is a worm that crawls folders in your computer looking for html documents or any other type of document that can be uploaded to a web server and requested via a browser e.g. index.php and adds(injects) an iframe into the page such that the iframe will be uploaded to the server and every time the page is accessed a script is executed that might compromise your site users security. This is just a word of warning. So before you start using windows as your development environment and before you using filezilla before submitting your files to the server, make sure they have no iframes pointing to some chinese website. Or to make it simple for you, develop on linux. -- Solomon Kariri, Software Developer, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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For those new to, aspiring to or just arriving to the Web Design world
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

*A brief overview : ( from the net )* ** *Web1.0:* The information published on the web in a static manner. It is like your word document on the web with pictures and formatting done neatly. Hyper-linking the web-pages and bookmarking were two of the most important aspect of Web1.0 world. . *Web2.0: *This term was coined by Tim O’Reilly The information published in web2.0 world is very different from web1.0. There is a very high importance given on usability and sharing. The information published in Web2.0 world travels like wild fire, either partially or in full. Web2.0 world has less clutter coupled with easy retrieval of precise information and furthermore building upon that information and sharing it further. Widgets and Tagging are two important features of Web2.0. *Web3.0: *To be honest, there are varied perceptions of what Web3.0 is. It is purely a word coined as the next version of Web2.0. One basic thing that everyone accept is Web3.0 will be a maze / network of application working together homogeneously. The users can do anything and everything they want from a single source on the web. There is yet a lot of time for Web3.0 world to arrive. Corrections, contributions are welcome.

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Ignorance question on Web design..
by aki 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Listers, my apology for the comments if they seem ignorant. ( if you followed my thread on asp hosting, I have a little experience on .asp... ) So I decided to check out some sites and to be amazed by all the developments in the sector, afterall I took a 5 year break and never did a commercial site. So I come across a site that does corporate business web design. Nicely done it is and has all the presentations. I decided to look at source..... and I could not believe it. CSS templates and one can download the templates as a rar files ( usual sites... ) . And source is html.... woaa! I was under the impression that everyone went to .php but seems not. Web design and development is like games development. Needs 2 different talents i.e Web Developer and Graphics artist. So I guess Graphics artist has been replaced by .rar files as templates. My question is : On skunks, are there any web developers / artists and why do they not contribute to the list? As an inspiration to others, where are their works or sites that one can visit and admire? Just wondering... :-)

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Government Webmaster JD
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

The Nation on Page 40 has a very interesting KPI for a webmaster/administrator. No. 5 Keeping records of expiry dates of Software: Mdaemon E-Mail Server ... LOL No. 9 .... Mdaemon server is running (emails are going in and out normally) Surely you don't have to include this in a JD not unless there's a process failure, what in the world are they doing with M-daemon? Who uses nowadays? A linux-based exim or postfix can solve this. If any skunk takes up this job you know what to do ;-) Kiania -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right (in Finland)
by Christopher Kiagiri 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Speaking of "haki yetu" ... http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/1mb_broadband_access_becomes_legal_right…<http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/1mb_broadband_access_becomes_legal_right…> 1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right published today 03:15 PM Image: YLE Keski-Suomi / Petteri Juuti Starting next July, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection, says the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Finland is the world's first country to create laws guaranteeing broadband access. The government had already decided to make a 100 Mb broadband connection a legal right by the end of 2015. On Wednesday, the Ministry announced the new goal as an intermediary step. Some variation will be allowed, if connectivity can be arranged through mobile phone networks. YLE

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wiping out BB
by Dickson Kimathi 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Hi Skunkers,Am trying to wipe out a BB and it seems unable to do so. Its been stuck at a scrubbing stage of wiping for quite sometime now. and keeps restarting the process all over again.Anybody with an idea. Good Day all! -- "Aim for the top. It is less crowded there." www.freewebs.com/dkimathi

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Re: [Skunkworks] la vita e bella
by James Wachira 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

*I Like!!! * On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:36 AM, James Wachira <jwaciira(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I like!!! > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:08 PM, saidimu apale <saidimu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Who knew life could be this bella? >> >> http://www.dna11.com/ >> >> Saidi >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> 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 >> Other lists >> ------------- >> Announce: >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce >> Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science >> kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >> > > > > -- > Best Regards > James Wachira > Nairobi .ke > tel:+254 728 024 897 | twitter: jwaciira | yahoo: jwaciira | gtalk: > jwaciira > -- Best Regards James Wachira Nairobi .ke tel:+254 728 024 897 | twitter: jwaciira | yahoo: jwaciira | gtalk: jwaciira

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FREE PAYROLL - SUGGEST A NAME
by bernard kioko 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

If you read my post the other day, this should not sound new...... So the decision to make a free payroll system (geared towards kenyan market) has been made.....a coding team will be put together soon. We are looking for people with knowledge on payroll processing who are willing to contribute by giving us requirements and testing the same.....mainly on email and chat. Developers interested (we will mainly use PHP and MYSQL).....please email me directly.... But even before we start.......we need a name (or codename)........ Please send in some suggestions......am sure we will credit you in the final product...... Haya..... Regards Kioko

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BAA preparing for Windows 7 take off
by Paul Roy 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

*http://software.silicon.com/os/0%2c39024651%2c39559864%2c00.htm * *BAA preparing for Windows 7 take off* Airport operator BAA is hoping the roll out of Windows 7 will help simplify its IT infrastructure and contribute to a cost-cutting initiative across the company. Speaking at a Microsoft customer event in London this week, BAA CIO Philip Langsdale said the company has been testing Windows 7 and now plans to roll it out across the company. BAA owns and operates seven UK airports, including Heathrow, which handle more than 200 million passengers per year. Langsdale said BAA is planning to invest £60m in IT systems and infrastructure between 2008 and 2012 which will feed into a company-wide effort to reduce operation expenditure by £114m over the same period. [image: BAA's Heathrow airport with Terminal 5 in the foreground] *BAA's Heathrow airport with Terminal 5 in the foreground (Photo credit: BAA)* A new operating system is part of this IT investment and Windows 7 has been chosen to replace BAA's generally Windows Vista environment for a number of reasons. "The main purpose is usability - it's less clunky [than Vista] and it's easier for people to use," Langsdale told silicon.com. He added that so far Windows 7 has proved to be reliable and secure, resulting in a lower number of support requests to his IT team, which also has an impact on cost. "The evidence so far suggests it will reduce costs. We haven't done the maths but early indications are that [the number of] helpdesk calls have gone down," he explained. Bringing the whole company onto Windows 7 is also intended to simplify the technology platform across the business so that it can be better managed and fits with BAA's strict governance requirements. BAA still has a lot of work to do with its Windows 7 roll out as it discovered that 95 per cent of its desktop and laptop estate were below the spec required to run the operating system. Langsdale said the company knew a significant hardware refresh was required and so the Windows 7 implementation will be carried out in a phased fashion to fit with this. Langsdale added the company needs to take a "cautious" approach to the Windows 7 roll out due to financial constraints. "We're going to replace [hardware] over a period of 15 months," he said. Langsdale's team has been testing Windows 7 using virtualisation technology from Citrix, which they found works well, and the team plans to use it for the wider roll out work. Langsdale told delegates at the Microsoft customer event: "Generally is has been a very good and easy migration." -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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Skunkworks-announce
by Samuel Waithaka 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Got this from Skunkworks-announce after posting. What to expect? I think it's much longer that average response times; assuming there's something happening in the first place.. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <skunkworks-announce-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 3:52 PM Subject: Your message to Skunkworks-announce awaits moderator approval To: samwaithaka(a)gmail.com Your mail to 'Skunkworks-announce' with the subject [Subject] Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval. The reason it is being held: Post to moderated list Either the message will get posted to the list, or you will receive notification of the moderator's decision. If you would like to cancel this posting, please visit the following URL: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/confirm/skunkworks-announce/********** -- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

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Internet Access Restriction
by Simon Mbuthia 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Hi guys, I'm looking for an application that I can install on my server to restrict internet access. Something that works kinda like.. users 1-10, except user 9, only access the internet before or after working hours. User 9 only has access to a certain website at all hours. I have tried googling but what I'm getting isn't really helping, so I thought to turn to the list. Any advice? P.S. I have installed AnalogX proxy, but I don't think it has all that capability. Thanks, S. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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Cisco 4500 VLAN ACL
by cwahome＠jambo.co.ke 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Hi All, I have 5 VLANs in my network configured in my L3 switch 4500. currently all VLANs can ping and reach each others, means 192.168.3.100 host in my vlan2 can reach 192.168.1.100 which is vlan3. I want to create an ACL in my L3 switch to deny the Vlans to access or ping each other, I just want them to access my servers 172.16.1.10 - 172.16.1.30 which are in the default Vlan1. can someone advise me which the commands and where to apply them in the L3 switch. Thanks interface Vlan2 ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan3 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan4 ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan5 ip address 192.168.6.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! interface Vlan6 ip address 192.168.7.1 255.255.255.0 ip helper-address 192.168.16.10 ! ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Sidekick failure rumors point fingers at outsourcing, lack of backups
by saidimu apale 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

An ongoing disaster for users. Surely Microsoft and T-Mobile must be singing the blues. http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/sidekick-failure-rumors-point-fingers-at… > Why there weren't any backups -- even older ones -- that could've been used > as a restore point is totally unclear, so we're hoping Microsoft has the > stones to come clean for the benefit of an entire industry that wants to > understand how to make sure this never happens again. Saidi <tongue_in_cheek> With BA's giant software migration (mentioned in another skunks-ke post), would you feel safe flying BA? </tongue_in_cheek>

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SAFARICOM MODEM UNLOCK CODE.
by chege boniface 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Dear All, Does anyone in the room know how to unlock this Safaricom modem to work with other providers?I have tried using YU,Orange,Zein but it keeps requesting for the unlock code. I have tried using DC-Unlocker to unlock the data card but this isn't detecting the card. Is there an alternative Software that I can use to unlock this modem? Please if anyone knows the location, send me the link. Regards, Boniface Maina.

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Zain Data Down
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

I have just confirmed from the Zain Customer Service desk that indeed their data service has been down since 10:45 can you imagine? I saw the E icon disappear from my fone and I have not been able to access any site or services. What's even more surprising is the fact that there's no one on skunks who's raised the red flag on this. Why the double standard, we are keen to jump on Safcom for the shortest downtime and let Zain get away with this? It is apparent that we seriously need another mobile data service. I am willing to put my money on Orange. Grrrrrrrhhhhhh!!!! Kiania -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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la vita e bella
by saidimu apale 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Who knew life could be this bella? http://www.dna11.com/ Saidi

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Camera Access Across WAN
by Odhiambo Washington 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hello Skunks, I have a situation where there are two office locations connected to each other using point-to-point link via a local provider. The point to point link capacity is 1Mbps. The quality of the link (latency) is pretty good: C:\>ping 192.168.3.20 Pinging 192.168.3.20 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.3.20: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=126 Reply from 192.168.3.20: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=126 Reply from 192.168.3.20: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=126 Reply from 192.168.3.20: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=126 Ping statistics for 192.168.3.20: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 19ms, Maximum = 24ms, Average = 21ms Now, I have a camera (D-Link DCS-950G) installed at location A. It's a basic IP camera anyways. It's only accessible via IE (and I hate that, but that's another story). I have a problem with the image when accessing the camera across the WAN - it only gives a black box and no image displays. I am basically at /etc with this one:) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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Microsoft loses customer's Sidekick Data
by Philip Musyoki 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Anyone heard about Microsoft losing customer's Sidekick data? Anyway, just to be safe I think it is high time people start backing up their Hotmail accounts. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10372525-56.html?tag=rtcol;pop.

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Looking For IBM AS 400
by Barrack Otieno 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Listers, I need some advice on where i can obtain the above mentioned as soon as possible, if you have them even if it is a refurb we can talk about it. Blessings -- Barrack O. Otieno Administrative Manager Afriregister Ltd (Ke) P.o.Box 21682 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254721325277 +254733206359 +254202498789 Riara Road, Bamboo Lane www.afriregister.com ICANN accredited registrar.

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Okoa dont Okoa me
by Theus Owicho 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Guys Why is it that when I dial *131# to Okoa jahazi I dont get the credit? Is SafariCom engaging in some congame now And now when I load 100 Ksh it comes to Ksh 99 as the balance Why? Kwanini? naibiwa

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What is going on at Zuku?
by Daudi Were 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Does anybody have any information they can share on what is going on at Zuku? For the whole of Monday and Tuesday (today) the speeds have been terrible. It looks like at some point their phone lines were also affected as yesterday afternoon their customer service phone lines were unreachable. Every time I call I get a different response from the customer service team. The first time I called they said it was problem with the base station, then router integration, now they say that everything should be work as normal but it is clear that sometime is still wrong. Share any information you may have please! Thanks -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] Re: Local Loop: Clarification Needed
by Brian Munyao Longwe 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Re: [Skunkworks] Local Loop: Clarification Needed To: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Cc: Skunk Works <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>, ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Hey Wesly, "Local Loop" is also what is referred to as the "Last Mile" in telecoms/internet terms and mainly came from the days when most telecoms would come from the local exchange - with a mile or so of wire to connect adjacent customers. In todays world of wired/wireless/optical media - the last mile would refer to the link that connects the customer to their local exchange/base station/access point/DSLAM/fiber node etc... As Michuki has rightly pointed out - most ISPs do not differentiate between a service that requires local-only connectivity or one that entails international connectivity - as you can tell from most of their service packages. However, infrastructure providers like KDN, Telkom Kenya, Jamii and others are very familiar with this type of setup and serve a lot of banks, NGOS and other who need branch connectivity - if you're targetting a local "Internet" audience then your best bet would be a link to the KIXP - from where you can peer with the rest of Kenya's Internet and have your content/applications accessible. Best regards, Brian On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:22 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > Alright. So the lady was correct in her explanation. These network stuff > can be a bit confusing 8~) > > Thanks. > > > > > --- On *Mon, 10/12/09, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com>* wrote: > > > From: Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Re: [Skunkworks] Local Loop: Clarification > Needed > To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Cc: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>, "ke-users" < > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 8:51 PM > > > Hi Wesley, > > Local loop = point to point circuit. > > Am not aware of any ISP that provides a LocalNET product/service. > > Your best option would be to buy a local-loop service to the KIXP and > peer with everyone there. At the rate of $75 per MB on KDNs Fiber, it > might be worth it if you are buying more than 1Mb of capacity. 1MB is > the departure point where Peering becomes cheaper than buying Transit > from any provider in Kenya. > > HTH, > > Michuki. > > wesley kirinya wrote: > > Hey ppl, > > > > I need a clarification on what a local loop is. I was at AK some days > back and the lady dealing with this told me that a local loop doesnt really > mean internet that's restricted to Kenya, but a connection between e.g. > branches of a company/organization. Therefore if I wanted to buy bandwidth > to host local content, which would be restricted to Kenyan traffic, then I > would buy at the same rate as international bandwidth. > > > > If that's the case then I think this hurts the budding local content > industry. > > > > So the point: Define local loop? > > > > o_O? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke<http://us.mc1120.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > > 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 > > Other lists > > ------------- > > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net<http://us.mc1120.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH BY MICROSOFT LOCALLY - Don't Miss out !!!
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Aki...My ipaq 914 is that finished....LOL On 10/13/09, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > Agreed, I too have many mistakes.... lakini ya jana, too funny. > Dibai........... and the rest of thread followed with Dincan, Tindo... > :-))))) lol! > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:41 PM, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >> :-))))) @Alvin, spelling mistake in the subject line? >> >> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola(a)gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Book your places now !!!! >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > 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 > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >

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WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH BY MICROSODT LOCALLY - Don't Miss out !!!
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Book your places now !!!! You are cordially invited to attend the Windows 7 Launch at the National Museum of Kenya on the 28th of October 2009. *It's how you can make information available in the office and on the go, across many devices.* At the new efficiency launch event, you'll see how people are using innovations in Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2, and Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 to help meet efficiency challenges head-on. *Time* *Agenda* *Plenary session* 08:00 – 09:00 Registration 09:30 - 10:00 Welcome 10:00 - 10:30 Windows Server 2008 R2 10:30 – 11:00 Exchange 2010 11:00 – 11:30 Windows 7 End of Session Refreshments to be served *You can benefit from the new efficiency.* Start taking the lead, and deliver solutions that help lower costs and put your business on a trajectory for growth. • Get more from your existing systems, with solutions that work together and are interoperable. • Simplify IT infrastructure management to help lower costs and manage compliance demands. • Build on existing skills, with new innovations based on familiar Microsoft processes and interfaces, backed by a huge base of support. • Connect people to information, using products with advanced features. *Entrance is free* *Come See all our exciting new products and learn more about the joint business Efficiency!* *Registration closes on the 25th October 2009* Please rsvp to June Isige Angela Hinga Talk2us(a)microsoft.com Greenline Technology Limited IT Hardware and Software Solutions 2nd Floor, Odyssey Plaza, Mukoma Road. Email :info@greenline.co.ke +254 20 651755 / 552086 +254 20 2425225 / 2429743 +254 20 559841 +254 722-219938/733-610758 Mon-Fri (8-5pm) Print only when necessary

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Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] Re: Local Loop: Clarification Needed
by wesley kirinya 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Thanks y'all With this new info, I'm more enlightened and ready for round 2. I will contact the ISPs, tell them I need to link to KIXP as I would like traffic limited to the local "Internet", tell them I want XXX dedicated and reliable bandwidth and ask for a quote (with no freakin hidden stuff!). They always piss me off when they don't include taxes, kwani they plan to pay it on my behalf! Countries like U.S where VAT is about 7% and more goods are tax excempt may exlcude it but not Kenya, 16% ... 8~) --- On Tue, 10/13/09, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Re: [Skunkworks] Local Loop: Clarification Needed To: "wesley kirinya" <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 12:00 PM Hey Wesly, "Local Loop" is also what is referred to as the "Last Mile" in telecoms/internet terms and mainly came from the days when most telecoms would come from the local exchange - with a mile or so of wire to connect adjacent customers. In todays world of wired/wireless/optical media - the last mile would refer to the link that connects the customer to their local exchange/base station/access point/DSLAM/fiber node etc... As Michuki has rightly pointed out - most ISPs do not differentiate between a service that requires local-only connectivity or one that entails international connectivity - as you can tell from most of their service packages. However, infrastructure providers like KDN, Telkom Kenya, Jamii and others are very familiar with this type of setup and serve a lot of banks, NGOS and other who need branch connectivity - if you're targetting a local "Internet" audience then your best bet would be a link to the KIXP - from where you can peer with the rest of Kenya's Internet and have your content/applications accessible. Best regards, Brian On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:22 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Alright. So the lady was correct in her explanation. These network stuff can be a bit confusing 8~) Thanks. --- On Mon, 10/12/09, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> wrote: From: Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Re: [Skunkworks] Local Loop: Clarification Needed To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Cc: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 8:51 PM Hi Wesley, Local loop = point to point circuit. Am not aware of any ISP that provides a LocalNET product/service. Your best option would be to buy a local-loop service to the KIXP and peer with everyone there. At the rate of $75 per MB on KDNs Fiber, it might be worth it if you are buying more than 1Mb of capacity. 1MB is the departure point where Peering becomes cheaper than buying Transit from any provider in Kenya. HTH, Michuki. wesley kirinya wrote: > Hey ppl, > > I need a clarification on what a local loop is. I was at AK some days back and the lady dealing with this told me that a local loop doesnt really mean internet that's restricted to Kenya, but a connection between e.g. branches of a company/organization. Therefore if I wanted to buy bandwidth to host local content, which would be restricted to Kenyan traffic, then I would buy at the same rate as international bandwidth. > > If that's the case then I think this hurts the budding local content industry. > > So the point: Define local loop? > > o_O? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > 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 > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Free migration to Windows 7 by trading in Vista key
by Mark Mwangi 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hey, am told by a friend that one can get a free copy of the new windows 7 by turning in your valid vista key. . . does anyone have details/website for this/ -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com

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Local Loop: Clarification Needed
by wesley kirinya 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hey ppl, I need a clarification on what a local loop is. I was at AK some days back and the lady dealing with this told me that a local loop doesnt really mean internet that's restricted to Kenya, but a connection between e.g. branches of a company/organization. Therefore if I wanted to buy bandwidth to host local content, which would be restricted to Kenyan traffic, then I would buy at the same rate as international bandwidth. If that's the case then I think this hurts the budding local content industry. So the point: Define local loop? o_O?

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implementing an ISP
by Michael Omondi 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hi guys, a pal of mine wants to setup an ISP in a location for about 200users. Is there an open source billing and badwidth manager that can comfortably manage this setup?the network will be mainly cabled with afew hotspots. Your help will be highly appreciated. On 10/12/09, charles mtawali <cmtawali(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hey, > Is there a facility for streaming of video from an event to the internet or > do i hv to use Skype and other similar facilities. I have a fibre optic > connectivity but i dont know how i ca stream live video across the internet > > Thanks in advance > > > >

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Best innovations in tech sector, year 2009
by aki 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Since we are heading towards end of year soon, what do you think is the best innovation that happened this year? Please let out these : - 10 mail accounts with an internet connection - Mpesa and Zap. Time to get over this old idea. - Any new data services whether fiber or wireless - Ring tone generators - SMS based services I'm unable to find one besides the papers being full of unnecessary tech noise. What do you think? Rgds.

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SAP-FI professionals
by kennedy kariuki 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hi, Anyone on this list or knows someone????? Job opportunity - full time

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Zain Data Down
by Mbugua Njihia 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

I don't think that it's a case of double standards for the simple reason that one would complain on the outage of a service that they used. I cried foul on saf jana coz I use it, just as u did Zain coz you use it. Am sure you wouldn't know if AK had issues if ur not on it.

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My Next Project : Ad Serving.
by Areba Collins 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hello skunk(s)ettes. Im sure every right thinking skunker has something planned for "this big technology" and grand ideas of how they are going to break the barriers by some innovation of sorts. I have been considering setting up an ad server service and would like to know if anyone here has done anything like this. The concept looks easy from my perspective. --> Almost everyone i know has a website they are hoping to monetize someday, catering to some unique market segment. Some big, some small. --> This service collects (pools) these websites, arranged according to the categories. Each webmasters selects a zone where served ads will appear. --> The service approaches advertisers to advertise on a broad spectrum of zones. and pay according to agreed terms. --> the service then pays the webmasters using some mobile money transfer of sorts, from as low as Ksh 100. Check out www.openx.org to get a better picture of this: Id love to hear your comments / critique / suggestions.

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OT: Samsung Official Distributors in Kenya
by Solomon Mburu 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Guys, I'm looking to the official Samsung Official Distributors in Kenya and googling does not help at all. There was a company by the name Perragon (or something like that) which marketed Samsung products in Kenya. This company was based @ Capital Centre and at Upper Hill (can't remember the exact place). Would anyone know where I can get the Official Samsung distributors in Kenya. Thank you! -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://desires-and-dreams.blogspot.com https://smiley2.wordpress.com www.takingitglobal.org/mburu

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Visual Studio 2008
by Mr. Lawi 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Hi guys, Is it too late to ask for the official vs 2008 dvd? Someone was giving the vs, sql server and windows server combo some time back. I want one of those. Thanx

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Re: [Skunkworks] LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
by charles mtawali 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Hey, Is there a facility for streaming of video from an event to the internet or do i hv to use Skype and other similar facilities. I have a fibre optic connectivity but i dont know how i ca stream live video across the internet Thanks in advance

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ASP and hosting in kenya
by aki 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Some background : After almost a 5 year break, I can see many things have advanced in the asp world. Some of the successful projects that I created on asp : - Organization Contacts Database. Front end html including low traffic overhead over slow WAN links. Html database provided add, edit and full search by name, country, city etc. Despite access's 2GB limit, over 7000 contacts were stored into Db. I'm told sharepoint made the DB obsolete 2 year ago but is missed... - Freelancers expenses and budget reporting system. Front end html used to collect form data from various departments that deal with freelancers. Backend Ms Access which I setup with queries to prompt for freelancer name and month, provided detailed cost analysis of payments due and a gross summary of total budgets spent monthly/annual on such. Am told after 3 years of use, a complete HRM system replaced it... - Photo archive system. Full searchable, same concept front html with resize thumbnails and fields. Diffcult system as I still needed to master the thumbnails generator as DB size grew over the 2GB limit very quickly. Okay, moving on : For my future web/data projects, is SilverLight and asp.net the best to go forward with or is Ajax because so much has changed. Things like CSS are now there. And is any kenyan hosting provider able to do asp hosting or should I just use one of the many companies who do it on the net? I'd hate to have to start from scratch on php and mysql, just because of lamps ease. Adv is welcome. :-) Rgds.

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Live box and coverage and boosting signals
by Mbugua Njihia 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Question: My neighbor just got the Live box on 512. Livebox itself is wifi enabled but I living on the next block of apartments 50m aerial distance cant see the signal unless I go out on my balcony and even then it is a poor signal. There is line of sight btw his house and mine. Will plug in a Linksys router to the livebox and placing it on his balcony do any better? Or is there an easy way to boost the signal?

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Anyone Attending LISA 2009?
by Moses Mungai 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Hallo fellow techies, Am attending the prestigious annual Sysadmin conference; USENIX LISA 2009 in Baltimore here http://www.usenix.org/event/lisa09/ I thought it would be nice to ask around so I can have a chance to meet fellow skunks since I've been away from dot ke for a Year and a half now....(am currently in Norway) would be nice to have our own 'Kenyan Skunk-a-thon' in the US... :-D Holla, Moses

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Doing Tech Conferences
by Murigi Muraya 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Why do you think Multi National Tech Conferences in Africa occur in RSA or in North Africa? http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=61283041553&topic=6560 The Norwegian Developers Conference http://www.ndc2009.no/en/tickets/index.aspx?cat=1073&id=1305 (@ USD 1,000 for 1 day pass, USD 1,400 for 2 day pass, USD 1580 for 3 day pass) in June 2009 had ONLY 1000 attendees. They were expecting 2000 attendees but ... http://www.kjetilk.com/2009/06/ndc-2009-highlights.html The Norwegian Java Developers Conference on Sept 9-10, 2009 had 2000 attendees. It was USD 800 for early registration and USD 1000 after that for the two days. http://www.java.no/javazone/2009/cfp.html and http://www.java.no/javazone/2009/registration.html Norway population = 4.8M = Nairobi Population. Kenya Population = 40M. Do we have any major PHP, Java, .Net or Electronics Conferences to speak of? Has poor turn out discouraged organizers and investors? If some in the US have brought their developer conference prices to USD 99.00 per head per day (http://stackoverflow.carsonified.com/ and http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/05/12.html) am sure we Kenyans can pull off good quality tech conferences for about 3-4K per head per day. Lower bandwidth costs will help more of us connect online but we need more. Considering traditional media is so expensive to advertise in we need like 100 web sites we can advertise on - barter trade on.

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