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Quick Qtn:-Unlocking AT&T Sumsang phone
by Walubengo J 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

Quick qtn, Got some Sumsung phone from the US that I forgot to unlock in US territory. How the hell do I unlock it to work locally here? walu. nb: i presume its legal to do such things - i vaguely recall a clause in the 2009 ICT Act about tampering with phones and I dont want to be served in court as the 1st case example....

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Windows 7 Upgrades
by Glenn Sequeira 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

Now might be the right time to open the Windows support firm :) http://tinyurl.com/lx7t4g ~gms

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Security systems Alarms!
by Martin Muraguri 08 Aug '09

08 Aug '09

So on this cold Saturday am sitting in the office and these two guards from KK security come busting in ... well equipped with helmets, clubs and a backup team outside the office, they ask if there is a problem halfway in the office while looking around in heightened curiosity. After consulting they say they received an alarm from the front desk... How effective ... Anyway my question ... what technology is applied? Do they have gps systems to calculate the shortest route to the source of the alarm, with consideration to traffic, maybe even best escape routes for the could be bugler; that they need to cover. -- Best Regards Martin Maina C: +254726937792 , +254770147485 T: +254 0202465663 E: martinmur87(a)gmail.com W: http://martingeek.110mb.com

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Boson NetSim for CCNP 7.0
by mike oketch 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Boson NetSim for CCNP 7.0 This Product Covers: Certification 640-802 :: CCNA CCNA 640-816 :: ICND2 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2) CCNA 640-822 :: ICND1 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1) CCENT 640-863 :: DESGN (Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions) CCDA 642-901 :: BSCI (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks) BSCI The Boson NetSim simulates both switching bridge tables and routing protocol tables to allow you to go OUTSIDE the labs. The Boson NetSim makes it possible to design and configure a network with 40 different router models and three different Catalyst switch models to choose from. BSCI, ISCW, BCMSN and ONT labs are available in the current version Features included in the Boson NetSim for CCNP IPv6 addressing OSPFv3 using IPv6 addresses Multicasting configuration New command parser Improved command speed Lab compiler application to create your own lab packages New structure for the Lab Navigator New implementation of OSPF, now with Multi-Area Summarization for RIPv2 and EIGRP New implementation of the routing table

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Remember those internet kiosks from AFOL?
by aki 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

It makes sense to have them now, if you build one with gprs/3g/3g+. I wonder what happened to those? ...... Hehehe :-)

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FIRE!
by Jose Ngunjiri 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

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Replacing PIN Cert
by Kevin Ouma 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Does anyone know whether it is possible to replace a lost pin certificate from the KRA site and how to go about it. Regards, Kevin

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sms pull
by I. Ati 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

* *** I have configured my kannel and I actually send messages via kannel hence the smsc group conf is in order so how can I get kannel to receive messages from the smsc, what options do I have?

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Twitter went down coz of DOS attack
by mike oketch 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/basheerakhan/100002811/twitter-unde…

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Twitter Anti-Corruption Authority
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

In 20 years there has not been a single successful corruption case tried in Kenya, with a conviction. The so called '4th Estate' is itself soaked in corruption, stories and features are done on the basis of bribes and dishing out of favours. Truth be told we have no help in the current set of institutions and unless we look at new means and tools we'll be discussing corruption and depleted resources, with no excuse why we did nothing. Hilary Clinton did make a very interesting remark, young people (the real stakeholders of the future) must use tools like twitter to report, and highlight corruption in real-time. Whereas am not big in tweets, can we harness 'ushahidi-like' tools to deal with graft? Initially it has to be name and shame but in the longterm it'll have to be actionable. I will not claim to have the solution but can we mash-up ideas and see what we can do about it. I am so tired of talk-shows and I have participated in them and tele is full of them. Can we DO something tangible? What say you? 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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Router VS *NIX PC
by Joe Murithi Njeru 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Hello Guys n Gals, Question: Have a small network of 5 people. Need to get a router for 2 Internet links, VPN, Firewall, IPS, Content & Application Filtering. Which is a better solution.. purchase a CISCO router or implement a *NIX solution on an old server? -- Regards, Joe Linux User: #361092 SIP: joe.njeru(a)ekiga.net

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WenyeBiashara.biz
by Andrew Kibe 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Hi guys, In the interest of empowering the small business man who wouldn't have the capital to put his foot print on the web, we've come up with * www.wenyebiashara.biz*. With this guys can register and be listed for free on our Listing Service. *WenyeBiashara.biz* is an interactive marketing agency focused on helping small and medium scale organizations leverage the Internet to achieve their business objectives. If you know any one who would be interested, please let them, they woun't regret it. Andrew

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WenyeBiashara.biz
by Andrew Kibe 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

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Zap to other networks
by Michuki Mwangi 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Hi everyone, I got a txt message from Zain that i can now send money from Zap to other networks - anyone with details about the Other networks or does this mean MPESA? regards, Michuki.

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Yahoo's Missed Opportunity: The Social Web
by saidimu 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

<> We know from the history of technology that social functions always top mechanical ones. Alexander Graham Bell expected his phone to be used to broadcast symphonies; remember, the phone came before the radio. Yet simple "talking" won the day. On cell phones, it's still talking and text messages that are the bulk of all revenues. With computers, the killer application has always been email — which was vibrant long before spreadsheets. In large part, computing is social computing, and everything else hangs off the social aspect. <> Sent to you by saidimu via Google Reader: Yahoo's Missed Opportunity: The Social Web via HarvardBusiness.org by John Sviokla on 8/6/09 As far as I can tell, Yahoo did a lease/sale deal with Microsoft, thereby exiting the growing online search business to focus on the fragmented, super-competitive, online media business. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and her advisors said they could not marshal the capital to fight against the billions in R&D that Microsoft and Google were spending and planning to spend on search. Yahoo's mistake is that they want to fight the last war — traditional search and traditional "portal" control. What the Yahoo executives missed is that the hottest part of the internet — the social web — takes tiny amounts of capital and is garnering a lion's share of the incremental growth in attention. Therefore, it can be hugely beneficial to any advertising-driven company — like Yahoo. As my venture capital friends once lamented to me, it took practically no capital to launch Linked-In, Twitter, and even the early days of Facebook. I find the most interesting way to think about the social web comes from my friend, and Diamond Fellow, David Reed of the MIT Media Lab. He says we now have "the third cloud." The first cloud was connection to the internet; the second cloud was resources like Yahoo and Google. The third cloud is social connection. Twitter, Linked-In, and Facebook are all examples of services that comprise the social cloud. We know from the history of technology that social functions always top mechanical ones. Alexander Graham Bell expected his phone to be used to broadcast symphonies; remember, the phone came before the radio. Yet simple "talking" won the day. On cell phones, it's still talking and text messages that are the bulk of all revenues. With computers, the killer application has always been email — which was vibrant long before spreadsheets. In large part, computing is social computing, and everything else hangs off the social aspect. So I think it's a shame that Yahoo decided to sell out at the very time when Google and Microsoft are both vulnerable to a company that can harness the social web to garner even more eyeballs and involvement. How could Yahoo have done it without spending billions? They could have gone back to their roots. Many years ago when I was teaching at Harvard Business School, Tim Brady was a student of mine and he did the early marketing plan for Yahoo as part of our course on "Managing in the Marketspace" — back in the spring of 1994. Tim had been a Stanford roommate of the two Yahoo founders, Filo and Yang. Yahoo was created as the best aggregator of useful content. Today, there is a need for some high-traffic firm to act as a sophisticated aggregator of social content. One outstanding example of this type of aggregator is a little firm called Xobni. Xobni is a simple add-in to your Microsoft Outlook, which does many things including linking to people's Linked-In and Facebook profiles — all from within Outlook. This is a new-fangled version of exactly what Yahoo did at the birth of the Web, but this time it's about social information and it links intimately with the way people already work. I don't know the statistics, but my bet is that corporate users spend more time with Outlook than with any other application — including Facebook. Even if Yahoo could not do the Xobni deal, it would not take billions to create a competitor. Every company can benefit from aggregating social information about their target market or their product/service category. For instance, my colleague Chris Curran started the CIO Dashboard, in which he chronicles all the CIOs who use Twitter, and offers his own sage advice on CIO issues. He now has 145 CIOs on the dashboard across 29 industries and has garnered over 1,200 followers in less than a month. Any company can do this if they are thoughtful about who they want to talk to and the natural, emergent social cloud that already exists. Remember, the social trumps all — so just follow the people. Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to HarvardBusiness.org using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

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HP Touchsmart Desktop PC's AVAILABLE
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

HP TouchSmart IQ522ea Desktop PC!!! Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz ◊ FSB-800MHz ◊ 2 MB L2 cache) Processor; 4096MB DDR2 Memory; 500GB SATA HDD; Super Multi Slimslot DVD Writer DVD+/-R +/-RW; NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS HD with PureVideo HD technology; Touchscreen 22” Diagonal BrightView Widescreen LCD with tilt adjustment; HP Pavilion WEBCAM integrated microphones; High Performance 2.0 speakers; Wireless 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.0 EDR; 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN; TV in, S-video in, stereo audio in, IR blaster out, AVerMedia DVB-T/PAL PCI Express mini-card TV tuner card; HP Vista Media Center Remote Control; 5-in-1 card Reader; Windows Vista Home Premium, 2 years warranty. Bundled Accessories: HP Wireless keyboard & HP wireless mouse optical Bundled Software: HP TouchSmart Music, Video, DVD, Photo, Windows Media Player, Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker, Windows Media Center, Cyberlink DVDSuite, Cyberlink YouCam, Muvee AutoProducer, Microsoft Works, Adobe Reader. I do hope you find this information helpful. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us Alvin Ochieng Corporate Account Manager 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 Print only when necessary Regards,

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Video: Father Kizito Exploiting a Kenyan Orphan
by mike oketch 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4tlb9j3wjA

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Kenyan Birth Certificate Generator
by Gichingiri Kuria 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

In the lines of the Obama story in the Nation<http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/635400/-/ull727/-/index.html> . Check this out - http://kenyanbirthcertificategenerator.com

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Seacom
by ibtisam jamal 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi Guys, Is seacom on SDH or Sonet ? Regards,

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upgrade Dell axim x51v into a mobile phone
by excuseme yespliz 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

hi good people want to convert my dell PDA into a mobile phone. av done a search and there seems to be plenty of softwares to use on it as a phone but lacks the conversion ware. anyone with an idea?

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And now: Action!
by Tech List Kenya 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Skunks have answers. To many local probos. Lets take it to the next level. Therefore I am proposing this, Phares, nice work arranging for Ps. Ndemo talk. However, from now on, lets also consider arranging for "listens" - where we invite the policy makers and have them listen to our proposed solutions. In fact, lets start with inviting someone from the power ministry. And we make THEM listen. We make it a point that at the end of the meeting, a solution is adopted (there is a thread with brilliant ideas). Guys, lets assert our ourselves to these guys. Even if it means forcing the solutions to the govt. There is nothing we can't handle. As someone said, we can not affort to sit back and put our economy, hopes and future in the hands of El Nino. I am very passionate about this because every day am convinced the solutions are in us and it makes me mad that I never do anything about it.

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DOS Attack on Twitter
by Joseph Nzioka 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Looks like "They" caught up with twitter, site's been down for approximately 1 Hr now :-( http://status.twitter.com/ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/twitter-apparently-down/ -- Joseph Nzioka,

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Re: [Skunkworks] Debian
by Prince 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Dear all, I'm in urgent need of Debian installation disk. Whoever can help I'd greatly appreciate. Thanks in advance. Andrew

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ISP's in TZ and Ke
by ibtisam jamal 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi Guys , I need information on ISP's in TZ and Kenya all the corporate services. Anyone help. Regards,

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juniper reseller in Kenya
by ibtisam jamal 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi Guys , Please guide me to a juniper reseller in Ke. Regards,

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Website Donations
by Michael Jones 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Jambo ! I am looking for someone who can help my organization develop our website. The part that is challenging is we want to accept mpesa payments on the website and send pdf acknowledgments Does anyone have experience in this ? Michael

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List of items I need to source ASAP- I prefer to do business with Skunks
by Crystal Watley Kigoni 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

I need to source the following items at a good cost (ie comparable to the cost in the US). I would rather buy them from a Skunk than search around town. So please let me know if you can provide: 1) Digital camera2) Digital video camera 3) Waterproof external speakers 4) GPS unit 5) Terabyte external hard drive 6) Headphones Many blessings, Crystal -- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/ "You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi

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Summary of Meeting with Dr.Ndemo on Tueday at 6pm
by ndungu stephen 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

@ Josiah very good summary of the meeting with Dr. Ndemo on your blog - it sheds light for all those who did not attend. I hear guys asking for summary - mabbe they missed the link. @All skunks/ettes The issues addressed presented alot of opportunities for all of us out there who are looking for areas to concentrate and take advantage of this new highway [fibre] - all one has to do is put a matatu and/or a bus and you have your revenue. See full summary : http://blog.josiahmugambi.com/2009/08/dr-ndemo-skunkworks.html w/r Stephen N.

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JOB VACANCIES
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi listers. Cellulant is a mobile commerce company that manages, delivers and bills for digital content and commerce services actualized over telecom networks. Cellulant has market activities on-going in Tanzania, South-Africa, UK, Ghana, Rwanda, Botswana, Zambia & Ethiopia. Cellulant is currently looking for someone with strong skills: a) Network b) Linux Moderate and good skills: a) MySql b) php c) Java And last but not least, Understanding or experience in software development Cycle. http://cellulant.com ./Chuks -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester infosigmer(a)inbox.com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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viruses {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe}
by Robert Kuria 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi Good people, I have some viruses that are preventing my collogues form accessing the internet. I have tried to install the following; Nod32, it cleaned some but still not able to clean this; {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe} On trying to uninstall the Nod32 to install endpoint it gives an error message that processer does not allow this.... Does anyone there know a better antivirus that I can use to clean this; {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe} Preferably a shareware. -- Regards, Robert.

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Bitange's email
by Davis Waithaka 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi all, Who might have Bitange Ndemo's email address? -- Davis Waithaka <daviswaithaka(a)gmail.com> Systems Kenya Solutions

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Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites
by Richard Bosire 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/04/marines.social.media.ban/index.html

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Power Alernatives
by Kevin Ouma 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

With the current power rationing, what power options are there for someone working from home ( to power a laptop). apart from a generator ? For instance is there a DC to AC convertor that can be linked to a car battery ? Speaking of which I do suspect that as of today someone somewhere has a container full of generators docking at the Mombasa Port. Kevin

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Power adapter - Acer Aspire 5310 Gemstone Laptop
by Gakuru Alex 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Kindly look for power adapter for Acer Aspire 5310 Gemstone Laptop - LX.AH30Y.049 Specifications: Input: 100-240V AC 50-60Hz Output: 19V DC, 3.42A, 65 watts Manufacturer: Delta Electronics or Lite-On Technology http://www.notebooksolutions.ca/zc/bmz_cache/b/be416004ac1fef06db808c8d6a00… (from http://www.notebooksolutions.ca/zc/index.php?main_page=product_info&product…) Please let me know where I can get it and for how much? regards Alex

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[Business Daily] Red Hat story
by Gakuru Alex 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539444/635184/-/item/0/-/h66j7d/-/inde…

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Sorting of comments on nation.co.ke
by Tech List Kenya 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Why do the online news sites insist on sorting comments in a descending order? Its really hard to follow the flow of other readers' comments if you have to scroll all the way down, then up to the next comment, down as u read it, up again, etc. nation.co.ke, and I think capitalfm.co.ke and eastandard.net. Its especially hard for those of us reading from the kawaida gprs fones.

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Replication
by Zack Githinji 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Hi all, I have a situation where a local client's dbase is running on Firebird 2.5, The Corporates main servers are in SA and they run M$ SQL 2005. There is a need to create a web interphase for this dbase. They want specific tables that will be needed for the web interphase to be hosted on M$ SQL, so the need for inter dbase replication comes in place. Anyone with any info on how this can be done. Firebird - M$SQL Replication. -- Regards, Zack K. Githinji Cell:+254 722 649199 "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

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Bulk SMS
by kuriah samuel 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Do we a company that provides bulk SMSes and what would be cost? Thanks in advance -- Regards Samuel Kuriah Get to know Kenya, Mega Travel Offers http://megatraveloffers.com/region.php?id=1

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Digital school curriculum
by Peter Karunyu 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

I just came across this article in the standard where Hon. Sam Ongeri is basically saying that e-learning will get sanctioned by the government; http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144020723&cid=4 However, some of his comments made me wonder if there are any IT savvy people in the ministry of education: "*Ongeri said: 'The use of digital content in teaching and learning is timely... He said all budget allocations to schools for purchase of course books would now be transferred to purchase of diskettes for the curriculum'* ". Diskettes?

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Re: [Skunkworks] Power alternatives
by Jimmy Thuo 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

There was once this gadget (cant remember its name power something) chloride exide were selling at 9k some time ago. It was on offer at that time so the price might be higher now. Well it is to be charged or abt 12 hrs and it can produce power for abt 6 - 8 hrs straight. Depending on the usage. Sorry It was sometime back i cant recall all details. but its worth a look. Jimmy On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:43 AM, <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: viruses {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe} (Steve Obbayi) > 2. Re: Power Alernatives (Richard Bosire) > 3. Crazy Re-writes (Paul Njoroge) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:15:51 +0300 > From: Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] viruses {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe} > Message-ID: <4A7A58F7.5000503(a)sobbayi.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > Get the free version of Malwarebytes www.*malwarebytes*.org it works > extremely well esp on stuff that confuses the usual AV programs > > -- > > SKYPE: sobbayi > US: +1 202 470 0525 > KE: +254 722 627 691 > > > > Paul Roy wrote: >> My friend had a similar problem and used Forefront Security and it >> worked fine, he was able to remove the virus >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:35 AM, Thuo Wilson <lixton(a)gmail.com >> <mailto:lixton@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> The ONLY problem would be if it DOESNT have a name. Use live CD to >> pluck it with your two fingers! >> >> But since it has a name - IT MUST bow! >> >> - Mount the file-system etc. Thats how i pluck them - anti-viruses >> are just a show....(my opinion) >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> >> Thuo Wilson. >> >> >> >> >> 2009/8/5 Robert Kuria <robbydeno(a)googlemail.com >> <mailto:robbydeno@googlemail.com>> >> >> Hi Good people, >> >> I have some viruses that are preventing my collogues form >> accessing >> the internet. >> I have tried to install the following; >> Nod32, it cleaned some but still not able to clean this; >> {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe} >> On trying to uninstall the Nod32 to install endpoint it gives >> an error >> message that processer does not allow this.... >> Does anyone there know a better antivirus that I can use to clean >> this; {m1h5i2y1t4h4.exe} >> Preferably a shareware. >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Robert. >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke <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, >> >> Thuo Wilson >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke <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 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of >> luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." >> >> Roy. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 07:40:26 +0300 > From: Richard Bosire <richard.bosire(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Power Alernatives > Message-ID: > <eb7e745e0908052140i71338572pd86e5604caf07288(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > today's money magazine in the nation daily has an article about solar > powered internet kiosk in the village > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Areba Collins<arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> They vary and depending on make, model and ?how much you are willing >> to cough out, anywhere from 8db to about 60. >> >> On 8/5/09, Thuo Wilson <lixton(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> If @ neighbour has one in Buruburu for example - how much noise is that? >>> >>> //\\ >>> >>> >>> 2009/8/5 Areba Collins <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >>> >>>> Domestic gen sets less than 10kva are no more noisy than a small car, >>>> plus you just dont know how wide an array of liquids you can run them >>>> on exists, including beer! ?Sorry guys, that stuff is meant to be >>>> drank by cars too. >>>> >>>> On 8/5/09, Thuo Wilson <lixton(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > Generator - utapatana na Michuki >>>> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- Noise? >>>> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- Environment-wise? >>>> > >>>> > BR, >>>> > >>>> > Thuo Wilson >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > 2009/8/5 Areba Collins <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >>>> > >>>> >> The solutions are with us, i feel you guys about holding government >>>> >> accountable but anyone that proposes energy saving bulbs as a measure >>>> >> to mitigate shortages falls in my very bad group. The kind that in the >>>> >> face of shortage try to consume less instead of produce more. Trust >>>> >> me, they have no plans for el nino which could very well damage the >>>> >> dams. Way i see it, solution is distributed generation, set up your >>>> >> own power stations, for those living in estates, cost share and get >>>> >> some neat equipment that will power your stuff. For manufacturing >>>> >> industry paying over 1 million a month, get diesel generators. (trust >>>> >> me its cheaper). Then there is micro tri generation, use a diesel >>>> >> generator for elec, its exhaust for steam and youll be surprised how >>>> >> much energy you can save. >>>> >> >>>> >> On 8/5/09, JEREMIAH CHUNGE <jayrehmc(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> > Infact if you can get inverters+batteries then also install solar >>>> >> > panels to be charging the batteries when the weather is favourable >>>> >> > and >>>> >> > main grid elelectricity is out, u'll be a happy guy bila running >>>> >> > expenses of a generator...therefore, u wont need to worry about ur >>>> >> > batteries running out.. but ensure equipments not in use r powered >>>> >> > off >>>> >> > accordingly... >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Either way, if required esp. for heavy consumers, generators might >>>> >> > still be handy with an autostart/stop function. Some have even got an >>>> >> > automatic fuel replenishment facility and / or automatic oil >>>> >> > lubrication device. If output required is single phase or 3 phase, >>>> >> > some have a changeover switch so that u regulate the output u desire. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Before i publish an article here...analyze ur needs / requirements >>>> >> > vis-a-vis products specifications available and be a happy chap!! >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Best Rgds >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Jeremy >>>> >> > >>>> >> > On 8/5/09, Areba Collins <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> >> Good thing with that is your inverter charger acts as your 'default >>>> >> >> gateway' then all people on the output end never experience a black >>>> >> >> out, and to increase back up duration all you need to do is add more >>>> >> >> cells to the battery banks. >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> On 8/5/09, Areba Collins <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> >>> Here is the more expensive option for a fully working office. >>>> >> >>> 10 x 200ah 12v deep cycle batteries at 24k each. >>>> >> >>> 1 x 3kva outback inverter charger for about 200k. >>>> >> >>> With this, energy savers, non crt monitors you can power a 20pc >>>> office >>>> >> >>> continously even on a 2 day blackout. Plus the beauty is when you >>>> >> >>> choose to get a generator, just plug it in . >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >>> On 8/5/09, Gichuki John Chuksjonia <chuksjonia(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> Have they specified which dates are going down on their website or >>>> >> >>>> any >>>> >> >>>> website? Eg which parts and which dates? >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> ./Chuks >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> On 8/5/09, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> >>>>> I was looking for a solar powered laptop adapter, for a prolonged >>>> >> >>>>> off >>>> >> >>>>> grid >>>> >> >>>>> expedition, skunk Thea Maina advised me thus: >>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >> >>>>> *call ongi 0722222727 mention my name {i.e. thea maina :-} for a >>>> >> >>>>> discount* >>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Phares Kariuki < >>>> pkariuki(a)gmail.com> >>>> >> >>>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> Inverters are the best option. You can get Xantrex inverters (a >>>> bit >>>> >> >>>>>> pricey), along with some batteries, and you will have an almost >>>> >> >>>>>> uninterrupted power supply. >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> Thanks >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Riyaz Bachani < >>>> >> >>>>>> riyaz.bachani(a)ke.wananchi.com> wrote: >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> A lot of people are installing inverters - that charge >>>> batteries, >>>> >> and >>>> >> >>>>>>> provide output for a few lights etc. Should work for laptop. >>>> >> >>>>>>> 4-6 >>>> >> >>>>>>> hours. >>>> >> >>>>>>> Check with Kenital, Chloride etc >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >> >>>>>>> From: "Kevin Ouma" <kevin.ouma(a)gmail.com> >>>> >> >>>>>>> To: "skunkworks" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> >>>> >> >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 12:18:31 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq >>>> >> >>>>>>> Subject: [Skunkworks] Power Alernatives >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> With the current power rationing, what power options are there >>>> for >>>> >> >>>>>>> someone >>>> >> >>>>>>> working from home ( to power a laptop). apart from a generator >>>> >> >>>>>>> ? >>>> >> >>>>>>> For instance is there a DC to AC convertor that can be linked >>>> >> >>>>>>> to >>>> a >>>> >> >>>>>>> car >>>> >> >>>>>>> battery ? >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> Speaking of which I do suspect that as of today someone >>>> somewhere >>>> >> has >>>> >> >>>>>>> a >>>> >> >>>>>>> container full of generators docking at the Mombasa Port. >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> Kevin >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >>>>>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> >>>>>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> >>>>>>> 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 >>>> >> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >>>>>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> >>>>>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> >>>>>>> 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 >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> -- >>>> >> >>>>>> With Regards, >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> Phares Kariuki >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro >>>> | >>>> >> >>>>>> Skype: >>>> >> >>>>>> kariukiphares | >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >>>>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> >>>>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> >>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> >>>>>> 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 >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> -- >>>> >> >>>> -- >>>> >> >>>> Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P >>>> >> >>>> I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester >>>> >> >>>> infosigmer(a)inbox.com >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ >>>> >> >>>> http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/ >>>> >> >>>> http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> >>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> >>>> 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 >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >>> -- >>>> >> >>> Its Possible! >>>> >> >>> http://www.itspossible.afraha.com >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >>> Collins Areba Omwoyo >>>> >> >>> +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 >>>> >> >>> arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> -- >>>> >> >> Its Possible! >>>> >> >> http://www.itspossible.afraha.com >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Collins Areba Omwoyo >>>> >> >> +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 >>>> >> >> arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> >> 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 >>>> >> >> >>>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>>> >> > Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> > 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 >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> Its Possible! >>>> >> http://www.itspossible.afraha.com >>>> >> >>>> >> Collins Areba Omwoyo >>>> >> +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 >>>> >> arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >> 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 >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Its Possible! >>>> http://www.itspossible.afraha.com >>>> >>>> Collins Areba Omwoyo >>>> +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 >>>> arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Its Possible! >> http://www.itspossible.afraha.com >> >> Collins Areba Omwoyo >> +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 >> arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:36:32 +0300 > From: Paul Njoroge <njorogekamau(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [Skunkworks] Crazy Re-writes > Message-ID: > <1991d62e0907300236x7ce6953bo55fcfb83d610a5ef(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi good people, > > I'm up about the net and I come across the Unilever website. It loads on my > machine as if its on a localhost i.e > > http://unilever/ > http://unilever/innovation/ > http://unilever/mediacentre/ ..and so on > > all load as is (Ive attached some screenshots). I know of re-write rules but > this one blew me away. Can anyone explain this? Am on an AK link, that could > be a factor too. > > Regards >

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Thanks for organizing skunkworks Meeting
by Mugambi Kimathi 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Alex, Phares, I personally want to thank you for the good job done in organizing last Tuesday Meeting with the PS. I personally found it very insightful especially to know plans for the Government. Keep it up Guys an continue the good work. Mugambi

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Selling Onkyo and Kenwood Subwoofer Speaker Set
by Kevin Ouma 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

All. Am selling a set of Kenwood Subwoofer and 5 Onkyo Sorround speakers complete with stand. For those who know high definition sound, Onkyo is up there in the big leagues with JBL Bose and Harman Kardon in terms of Audio precision.The sub wil give you an earth shattering bass with an adjustable volume knob. All this is am selling for 26k fixed price ( which is a very good deal) as I have aquired another set from the UK. Pls contact me on private mail if u are intereested. PS Im from the lakeside so believe me when I say it is a very good speaker set. LOL

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Squid + url Redirect Solution?
by kihu kibe 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Hi , Scenario 1: Platform: Solaris 10 App: Squid 2.6 Stable ver Problem: Achieving url redirect on proxy clients...i.e guy enters www.xxx.com, proxy receives request and redirects this to www.yyy.com. To be achieved directly without transferring to parent peer since the proxy itself should not reach www.xxx.com. Anyone with syntax on squid.conf on how this is achieved? Much appreciated. Exceptions: NO plugins to be involved i.e squirm , squidguard etc all to be achieved with squid conf file. Thanks.

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KDN Butterfly Service
by Kevin Ouma 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

I read an ad in the paper that KDN is offering the Butterfly service for free fro a week. Question is what is their coverage like. Ive never detected their signal on my laptop. Regards, Kevin

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*I'm behind in the news :(* .go.ke putting up a Tier-5 Datacentre
by Phares Kariuki 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Hi, According to the PS yesterday, .go.ke is putting up a Tier 5 data center. Opps for local entrepreneurs? Supply of hardware (storage, servers, networking devices, A/C, etc). Additionally, work-flow software, virtualisation software, backup software etc? Guys can form some form of enterprise, there are a lot of low lying fruits with this project and even the scraps from the same are quite sizable... Guys can identify additional opportunities. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Vacancies
by Putin Laskinov 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Hey skunks, some vacancies have arisen at some firm. If you guys know of anyone interested, have them send an email to me offlist at putin.laskinov(a)gmail.com 1. 3D Modellers & Animator - Create 3-D animation of stories in children books - Create 3-D animation from a script - Create 3-D animation for documentaries/training - Create 3-D animation for songs - Create 3-D animation given a theme eg. volcano eruption, forest degradation, swine fever epidemic etc - Create flash banners 2. Web Designers Proficiency in LAMP and proficient Able to work individually 3. Telemarketers Fluent in English and willing to work late hours. Have a great day. *Putin.*

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Ubuntu DVD
by Andrew Kibe 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Hi guys, I am new to Ubuntu and I was wondering if there is anyone who might help me get the *Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop DVD. Regards Andrew *

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A wake up call......
by Judy Okite 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

this is a very big and positive step...like my country men would say "mkono wa sheria siyo mfupi." NJ man is first to be charged with Web name theft By VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press Writer - Mon Aug 3, 2009 6:04PM EDT UNION, N.J. - A northern New Jersey man is charged with stealing a prime piece of Internet real estate and reselling it to basketball player Mark Madsen in one of the nation's first prosecutions of a suspected domain name thief. Daniel Goncalves, 25, of Union, hacked into an online account belonging to one of the owners of the P2P.com<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_hi_te/storytext/us_tec_domain_nam…>domain name, New Jersey State Police said Monday. He allegedly shifted ownership to himself and resold the Web site address on eBay to Madsen, a Los Angeles Clippersforward who did not know the name was stolen. http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090803/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_domain_name_theft Kind Regards, -- "Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us." James Harvey Robinson

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AccessKenya moving to Seacom
by Kevin Ouma 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Is it just me or AccessKenya are slowly migrating to Seacom. Their speeds are beginning to be acceptable. Kevin

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RingBacks - Personalized
by Clement Ongera 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Hello All, Now that we have support for ringbacks in almost all networks, and seeing the adverts on the roads("Your wife is not your plumber..."). Can anyone please tell me how I can advertise my business through the same? What I mean is that, can I have a ring back that says " I'm Omesa , a Plumber in Nairobi"? instead of having some boring song? How much will this cost? Have a good one! Regards, Clement Ongera

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SolarNetOne:
by Erik Hersman 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

This is ridiculously cool. IBM came up with an off-the-grid internet hotspot. I have visions of this running cyber cafes in shags somewhere... :) http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-solarnetone/ Summary: In many parts of the world, the power grid is shoddy, computers are scarce, and connectivity is even rarer. Thus, as with many other modern practices and technologies, populations are increasingly bifurcated into the "computing haves" and the "computing have-nots." But many are addressing the divide. SolarNetOne is a turnkey Internet hotspot—power, computers, and satellite uplink—you can install virtually anywhere, for less than the cost of a subcompact car. Erik Hersman www.AfriGadget.com www.WhiteAfrican.com

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some humor
by Evans Ikua 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Eventually, Bill croaks and Satan is there to greet him. "Welcome Mr. Gates, we've been waiting for you. This will be your home for all eternity. You've been selfish, greedy and a big liar all your life. Now, since you've got me in a good mood, I'll be generous and give you a choice of three places in which you'll be locked up forever." Satan takes Bill to a huge lake of fire in which millions of poor souls are tormented and tortured. He then takes him to a massive coliseum where thousands of people are chased about and devoured by starving lions. Finally, he takes Bill to a tiny room in which there is a beautiful young blonde with an alluring look on her face, sitting at a table on which there is a bottle of the finest wine. To Bill's delight, he sees a PC in the corner. Without hesitation, Bill says "I'll take this option." "Fine," says Satan, allowing Bill to enter the room. Satan locks the room after Bill. As he turns around, he bumps into Lucifer. "That was Bill Gates!" cried Lucifer. "Why did you give him the best place of all!" "That's what everyone thinks" snickered Satan. "The bottle has a hole in it and the girl hasn't!" "What about the PC?" "It's got Windows XP!" laughed Satan. "And it's missing three keys," "Which three?" "Control, Alt and Delete."

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Torrents - What is the Secret?
by Odhiambo ワシントン 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi folks, I am not the type that is quite enthusiastic about torrents but looks like I have to learn - and I think it's better to hear the diversity of reasons on this forum. What makes torrents a better/attractive way to download/share files? How can I speed up a torrent download? I mean, can I trick the app/system into downloading faster? I have to download a 2.7GB file over a 128/256Kbps link. This is normally not a problem if it's a regular file as I can get it down in a day or so using Download Accelerator. Now, with the torrent system, this thing is telling me about 22 years ETA (to get the file) :-) There is no viable alternative to the download at the moment since I don't want to register for their spam. -- 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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Meeting Reminder; PS Bitange Ndemo; Today, 6pm
by Phares Kariuki 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi, Meeting Reminder; PS Ndemo giving a talk. Refreshments to be served. Teleposta Tower's 4th Floor. Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Microsoft sees end of Windows era
by Dominic Munyi 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7540282.stm -- Warm regards, Dominic Munyi Kariithi Nyavu Solutions

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Dell Laptop Battery Sellers?
by wesley kiriinya 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Anyone know a shop that sells original and quality Dell Laptop batteries? And the Cost? O_O

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Epson dealers in Kenya
by ashok+skunkworks＠parliaments.info 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

I am looking for dealers for Epson scanners in Kenya. thanks in advance, Ashok

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STARTUP CYBER
by ANTONY NDUNG'U 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

We're starting a cyber in Jericho mkt, initially 5 pcs to be expanded later. Looking for help on the best connectivity to go for esp in terms of costs and perhaps reliability. thanks. Anto.

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Matatu route maps?
by Luke Davenport 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi Skunks, Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever put together a map of all the matatu routes in Nairobi, or outside Nairobi for that matter? Could be an interesting project if no one has done it... Cheers, Luke Luke Davenport Kenya: +254-716-086600 US: +1-347-466-1034 Skype: luke_dport

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Beta Now Available
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

The most exciting new capability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Beta is the incorporation of KVM-based virtualization, in addition to existing Xen-based virtualization. Customers will also benefit from advances in performance, security and developer tools to benefit both virtual and physical environments. All subscribing Red Hat customers can download the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 beta via Red Hat Network. I do hope you find this information helpful. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us Alvin Ochieng Corporate Account Manager 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 Print only when necessary

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ISP for your office
by ibtisam jamal 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi Guys, I this new era of Service Providers promising everything. What should drive us to move to these new ISP's. What should we look at ????besides speeds and price. regards,

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MPESA HACKED ????
by richard muteru 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Hi skunks, Rumors are there that the MPESA system has been hacked...its been down the whole weekend.

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Microsoft sees end of Windows era
by James Mutuku 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7540282.stm -- Best Regards, James Mutuku Ndeti Agile Systems Limited +254722490994 www.agile.co.ke mutuku.wordpress.com Has your organization implemented a customer relationship management (CRM)system? visit http://www.agile.co.ke/crm.php and find out how our CRM can help you achieve better customer satisfaction and sales

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Safaricom BUT
by info＠compulinekenya.com 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Hii all safaricom users, bet we all appricatiate the good high speeds of safaricom ...BUT why do I hv a feeling that their rates has increased ...the rate at which credit is getting drained is unbelieveble...dont know maybe am alone on this ... advice from skunk members.. 1.BEFORE U ANSWER I DO BANDLE.. 2.DONT DO DOWNLOADS. 3.UPDATES LOCKED WHICHEVER. regards chege

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Dukawala
by Joseph McDonald 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Found this website for e-commerce. It is quite good plus it has variety of products www.dukawala.com

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PC, 8gb RAM support, for home use
by Richard Bosire 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Any ideas where i can find this in town, the more RAM support the merrier.

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Zuku Internet Service
by Kevin Ouma 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Guys, How is the Zuku Internet service. I got some very bad vibe on their service on this forum a few months ago. Have they improved. I called their office and they claim to be on Seacom ? Are they lying. I need an honest and objective opinion from people who are customers - If its crap say it as it is ..if it is good let me know. I want a connection tommorow. Kevin PS I stay in Buru Buru

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Fw: [kictanet] Looking for a Savvy Web Project Manager.
by Walubengo J 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Moses, Your advert would be more succesfull on the Skunkworks list (copied). KICTAnet has mostly jamaaz in their comfort zone (i.e. not actively seeking to going anywhere anytime soon :-). walu. --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Moses Kemibaro <moses(a)dotsavvyafrica.com> wrote: > From: Moses Kemibaro <moses(a)dotsavvyafrica.com> > Subject: [kictanet] Looking for a Savvy Web Project Manager. > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 4:18 PM > > The Web Project Manager will lead all phases of projects > including requirements analysis, planning, design, web > development, quality assurance, and deployment of revenue > supporting products and services: > > · Manage the timeline and project > plan for all content, programming, design, and web > development > > · Collaborate closely with the > Technical Team for managing system dependencies > > · Collaborate closely with the > Business Development and Production Team to ensure > requirements are sufficiently outlined and executed > > · Engage with cross-functional > teams to help identify and execute the company's strategic > vision and business objectives related to the co-brand > > · Communicate ongoing status for > projects > > · Escalate and lead the resolution > of issues impacting an on-time, successful launch > > · Manage appropriate dependencies > with partners and other third-parties to ensure timely > completion > > · Manage and raise appropriate > awareness to risks impacting the timeline or the quality of > deliverables > > · Lead the creation of and > adherence to the production workflows for the maintenance of > products > > · Oversee and lead the planning > for the implementation of all phases of products > > · Facilitate appropriate ongoing > product and functionality updates > > Key Measurements: > > · On-time delivery of projects > > · Alignment of products at launch > with PRDs > > · Number of website with quality > assurance issues past and present discovered after launch > > · Escalation and coordination of > issues and key decisions when appropriate > > · Effective utilization of > resources > > Skills: > > · Ability to excel in a constantly > evolving environment > > · Ability to quickly grasp the > objectives and direction of the products > > · Ability to operate in a product > management capacity when needed > > · Interest in creating, supporting > and executing the operational guidelines necessary for > ensuring the utmost efficiency of all resources > > · Ability to develop and implement > processes and procedures > > · Capable of multi-tasking in a > fast-paced environment > > · Ability to collaborate with > executive management and help execute the company's > strategic vision > > · Ability to be responsible, > accountable and result driven > > · Excellent communication skills > > · Excellent organization and > documentation skills > > · Strong people skills with a > relationship-building, problem-solving approach > > > Experience: > > · At least 5 years of related work > experience > > · International Project Management > experience a plus > > · Strong familiarity with the Web > and comfort level working in the technical medium > > · Experience working in a > fast-paced Web environment > > · At least a basic understanding > of Internet technical protocols such as HTML, Javascript, > XML, web publishing, and database structure > > NOTE: Applicants must have a proven track record in > delivering projects from the requirements analysis phase > through the implementation cycle and be able to provide > performance measures of success > > Education: > > 4-year Bachelors degree in a related field > > Where you will work: > > We have a great office in one of Nairobi's quieter suburbs > near the city centre with lots of windows and a very open > floor plan. We dress down most of the time, but are always > at our best in front of clients. We are professional and > the management team is very hands on and engaged with the > work that is done. > > We try very hard not to require more hours that are > required of anyone and we strive to work 8.30 to 5.00 pm > every day with a one hour lunch break. That said, > we're flexible and recognize that we all have lives outside > of the office - and we also know that sometimes, especially > when deadlines demand it, normal working hours just won't > get the job done. When it doesn't, we act > accordingly - and we show our appreciation when people > step-up. We use our leave days and so will you, for > your sanity and ours. > > If think that your that special talent we may be looking > for, kindly send us your CV on jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com > by the 10th August 2009. > --- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >

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Sms through the web
by Omondi douglas 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

can anybody help. How do i go about making my site be able to send sms. What do i need to have.

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Taxation rate on CDs and DVDs
by Kevin Ouma 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Does anyone know what the KRA taxation rates on cds and dvds from the US are. Someone told me 100% which I find outrageous. Kevin

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SAFARICOM MODEM
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Hi guys, Isn't the Safcom modem supposed to offer connectivity country wide? I'm in thika and i can not connect to the internet with my safcom modem. What could be the issue? Is there a way i can break the thing to take zain, yu and orange lines? Regards, Samuel. http://edsamich.blogspot.com

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Safaricom on Seacom already??
by Sammy Njoroge 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

>From somewhere in Europe am getting a round trip time of about 210ms on any safaricom IP while the usual 620ms remains for all other kenyan ISP IPs. Traceroute results below (18 hops to accesskenya!!!) Tracing route to wap.safaricom.com [196.201.208.27] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * 1 ms 1 ms AolynkDslRouter.local.lan [192.168.1.1] 2 21 ms 21 ms 22 ms 84-203-64-1.mysmart.ie [84.203.64.1] 3 22 ms 21 ms 20 ms ge0-2-0-100.core1.ixn.dub.stisp.net [84.203.130.157] 4 23 ms 20 ms 22 ms te1-3.221.ccr01.dub01.atlas.cogentco.com [149.6.4.109] 5 32 ms 30 ms 29 ms te9-5.ccr01.lon01.atlas.cogentco.com [130.117.0.129] 6 37 ms 35 ms 35 ms linx1.teleglobe.net [195.66.224.51] 7 33 ms 32 ms 31 ms if-4-1-0-463.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net [195.219.195.37] 8 211 ms 210 ms 212 ms 195.219.195.118 9 210 ms 211 ms 209 ms 196.201.208.27 Tracing route to my.co.ke [62.8.88.72] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * 1 ms 2 ms AolynkDslRouter.local.lan [192.168.1.1] 2 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms 84-203-64-1.mysmart.ie [84.203.64.1] 3 23 ms 21 ms 21 ms ge0-2-0-100.core1.ixn.dub.stisp.net [84.203.130.157] 4 90 ms 22 ms 21 ms ge1-3-0-98.core1.tcy.dub.stisp.net [84.203.130.2] 5 81 ms 62 ms 62 ms linx-aon.highway.telekom.at [195.66.224.211] 6 79 ms 62 ms 62 ms AUX11-IIX11.highway.telekom.at [195.3.70.221] 7 64 ms 65 ms 66 ms 195.3.118.186 8 67 ms 65 ms 66 ms 80.120.208.130 9 604 ms 599 ms 603 ms 213.255.248.73 10 611 ms 614 ms 617 ms 213.255.211.46 11 599 ms 597 ms 599 ms 41.212.1.43 12 619 ms 605 ms 604 ms 41.212.1.46 13 622 ms 620 ms 615 ms my.co.ke [62.8.88.72] Tracing route to accesskenya.com [196.200.16.20]over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms AolynkDslRouter.local.lan [192.168.1.1] 2 25 ms 21 ms 21 ms 84-203-64-1.mysmart.ie [84.203.64.1] 3 53 ms 21 ms 20 ms ge0-2-0-100.core1.ixn.dub.stisp.net [84.203.130.157] 4 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms te1-3.206.ccr01.dub01.atlas.cogentco.com [149.6.4.21] 5 32 ms 31 ms 31 ms te9-5.ccr01.lon01.atlas.cogentco.com [130.117.0.129] 6 30 ms 30 ms 31 ms te3-3.mpd01.lon02.atlas.cogentco.com [130.117.0.226] 7 32 ms 30 ms 30 ms verio.lon02.atlas.cogentco.com [130.117.14.102] 8 48 ms 45 ms 44 ms as-0.r20.frnkge03.de.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.227] 9 48 ms 47 ms 47 ms xe-4-3.r01.frnkge03.de.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.222] 10 47 ms 47 ms 44 ms skyvision-0.r00.frnkge03.de.bb.gin.ntt.net [213.198.72.186] 11 131 ms * 128 ms PO2-0.gw2.dcm.sky-vision.net [213.255.197.25] 12 125 ms 126 ms 631 ms 196.207.31.122.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.122] 13 630 ms 647 ms 646 ms 196.207.31.121.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.121] 14 648 ms 641 ms 644 ms 196.207.31.121.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.121] 15 642 ms 640 ms 644 ms bp-core-rt01.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.1] 16 640 ms 637 ms 641 ms TenGE-2-1-BP_CORE01.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.146] 17 632 ms 640 ms 644 ms bp-cr-core-datacenter.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.70] 18 626 ms 634 ms 626 ms accesskenya.co.ke [196.200.16.20] Trace complete.

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Skunkworks Meeting; Tuesday 4th August 2009
by Phares Kariuki 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks Meeting, this Tuesday, 4th August at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, MMU. The we are honored to have the Information and Communication PS, Bitange Ndemo, giving the talk. The talk will cover the following topics: - ICT Entrepreneurship in Kenya - Fibre; What it can do for Kenya - The one million laptop's project. Meeting starts at 6pm. Refreshments will be served. Thanks -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Local language online translation
by Rebecca Wanjiku 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Hi, www.maneno.org is the home of Barcamp Africa and a multilingual blogging platform for sub saharan Africa, currently available in Lingala, Bambara, Fula, French, Eng. Portuguese and Spanish Maneno needs help with translation tools, if you are interested in reading online articles/blogs/rants/etc in your local language please help. There are many languages in Kenya, maybe its easier to start with the widest spoken, I am in the process of translating the files to Gikuyu, but some words have escaped me, so if you can help with that, I will be very happy. Whatever the language, if you want people to access it online, it can be on Maneno -- Best regards, Becky 254 720318925 beckyit.blogspot.com twitter; @wanjiku

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for the geo lovers
by jude mwenda 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

this is interesting. One of the many reasons to choose cloudmade over google maps you gives you direction from capetown to ethiopia.. http://bit.ly/UcsuO -- Regards Jude Mwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Windows mobile
by Michael Omondi 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Hi guys, I have this windows mobile phone wm6.1 I have been trying to surf from my comp using the phone 3g connection but to no avail.. If any1 has been able to do this, please assist Thanx in advance

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Looking for a Savvy Web Project Manager.
by Moses Kemibaro 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

The Web Project Manager will lead all phases of projects including requirements analysis, planning, design, web development, quality assurance, and deployment of revenue supporting products and services: · Manage the timeline and project plan for all content, programming, design, and web development · Collaborate closely with the Technical Team for managing system dependencies · Collaborate closely with the Business Development and Production Team to ensure requirements are sufficiently outlined and executed · Engage with cross-functional teams to help identify and execute the company's strategic vision and business objectives related to the co-brand · Communicate ongoing status for projects · Escalate and lead the resolution of issues impacting an on-time, successful launch · Manage appropriate dependencies with partners and other third- parties to ensure timely completion · Manage and raise appropriate awareness to risks impacting the timeline or the quality of deliverables · Lead the creation of and adherence to the production workflows for the maintenance of products · Oversee and lead the planning for the implementation of all phases of products · Facilitate appropriate ongoing product and functionality updates Key Measurements: · On-time delivery of projects · Alignment of products at launch with PRDs · Number of website with quality assurance issues past and present discovered after launch · Escalation and coordination of issues and key decisions when appropriate · Effective utilization of resources Skills: · Ability to excel in a constantly evolving environment · Ability to quickly grasp the objectives and direction of the products · Ability to operate in a product management capacity when needed · Interest in creating, supporting and executing the operational guidelines necessary for ensuring the utmost efficiency of all resources · Ability to develop and implement processes and procedures · Capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment · Ability to collaborate with executive management and help execute the company's strategic vision · Ability to be responsible, accountable and result driven · Excellent communication skills · Excellent organization and documentation skills · Strong people skills with a relationship-building, problem- solving approach Experience: · At least 5 years of related work experience · International Project Management experience a plus · Strong familiarity with the Web and comfort level working in the technical medium · Experience working in a fast-paced Web environment · At least a basic understanding of Internet technical protocols such as HTML, Javascript, XML, web publishing, and database structure NOTE: Applicants must have a proven track record in delivering projects from the requirements analysis phase through the implementation cycle and be able to provide performance measures of success Education: 4-year Bachelors degree in a related field Where you will work: We have a great office in one of Nairobi's quieter suburbs near the city centre with lots of windows and a very open floor plan. We dress down most of the time, but are always at our best in front of clients. We are professional and the management team is very hands on and engaged with the work that is done. We try very hard not to require more hours that are required of anyone and we strive to work 8.30 to 5.00 pm every day with a one hour lunch break. That said, we're flexible and recognize that we all have lives outside of the office - and we also know that sometimes, especially when deadlines demand it, normal working hours just won't get the job done. When it doesn't, we act accordingly - and we show our appreciation when people step-up. We use our leave days and so will you, for your sanity and ours. If think that your that special talent we may be looking for, kindly send us your CV on jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com by the 10th of August 2009. ---

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OFF TOPIC:- HIGHRISE PLANE CRASH
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Today in the afternoon a small plane with two passengers, an engineer and a pilot crashed in a residential area. Well it missed a house by inches but that doesn't make us naive to the risks exposed to the residents of highrise and other similar residential areas and the passengers of flights in the kenyan airs because it is not the first time it is happening. survivors are hard to come by in a plane accident. The question is, who is to blame? and what should be done? http://edsamich.blogspot.com

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Sharepoint training institution wanted
by Martin Njuguna-Digital Vision 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Dear Skunks, A client wants to get training and certification in sharepoint. Kindly get in touch with him directly on saksar200(a)yahoo.com . Send him the details on the next class available , course etc He wants to receive the training within the month of August. Thanks Martin S. Njuguna Digital Vision www.digitalvision.co.ke

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Is Zain the better option
by Perminus Njiiri 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Hi,i am using the 3G safaricom modem bu find it expensive and has a no of issues connecting in the evening,am just wondering if anyone knows the details about the zain internet option,is it 3G,is it fast as compared to safaricom especially for a heavy user like me who needs internet 24-7.Feedback is highly appreciated. -- Njiiri Kiiru P.O.BOX 12676-00400 Nairobi,Kenya 0724361371 Skype:pnkraymond IT Consultant,Freelance Blogger,Writer: Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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USCAN -USB Disk Integrity Checker with added features
by Jacob Ayienda 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

USCAN is a USB Disk Integrity Checker used to verify the amount of disk space that is available on a removable disk. This tool may come in handy to sellers and buyers of USB and THUMB DRIVES to establish the quality and size of the disk before purchase. The tool can only be used on disks which are not currently in-use and has an accuracy of upto 96%. Added Features ------------------------ >Added scan to restore changes done by viruses to UBS disks (restores hidden files and deletes autorun entries and prevents creation of the autorun file later) >Added startup manager to edit programs that startup when the system starts >Added task manager to view / terminate selected programs that are running in memory ***Still making major changes especially on smart detection of malware. Any ideas especially source code or compiled dll (c, c++, pascal, asm only) welcome. Also pseudo code is acceptable****

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Latest scam
by Mbugua Njihia 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Got this today from this number: +243990446321 SAFARICOM BONGA POINTS REWARDS-dear subscriber top up 100/=today & dial *140*090*726245475#then press okey button to get ksh 5,000 m-pesa reward. Any other guys get it?

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if you were to vote...
by Gakuru Alex 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Where would you choose majority of skunkers 'belonged'? Quadrant 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the Johari Window? see video at http://www.metacafe.com/watch/883486/the_johari_window/ Thanks for your vote~) [one of those interesting vids Rahim Kara asked be posted]

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Teams IRU, costs of local bandwidth costs from Mombasa to Nairobi
by aki 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Eassy have already talked about their IRU for next year at around 26usd per Mbit. So is it okay to say we should WAIT another year until the cheapest IRUs hit mainland and then decide on the best service provider? Because there is much talk of WAIT for a few months and I cannot find any more information about teams, no website, no info, no nothing except this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEAMS_(cable_system)#Capacity Ok, to wait is good but what excatly for? Anyone have solid figures on what is to be expected? Also, anyone know the monthly cost of an STM local circuit from Mombasa to Nairobi on KDN and TKL? If there are network gurus and others with any insights or info on the list, hope they will respond. Cheers.

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Re: [Skunkworks] zain huawei e220 modem wvdial.conf settings on ubuntu 8.04
by Gakuru Alex 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Folks, I am trying to help a friend on Zain... Their customer care IVR assumes I have all day to listen to their ads :( Below,,, what has changed since? I am getting "no valid password" when I use "blanks" asante, Alex On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 9:12 PM, James Nzomo<skunkworks(a)mnada.biz> wrote: > Copy paste the following into your /etc/wvdial.conf file. Then dial by > typing "wvdial zain" at the terminal. > > [dialer zain] > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","ke.celtel.com","",0,0 > Modem Type = USB Modem > Baud = 460800 > New PPPD = yes > Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 ; i think this is ok if its the only usb device > connected > ISDN = 0 > Phone = *99# > Password = "blank" > Username = "blank" > Stupid Mode = 1 > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ >

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Network Techies in Arusha
by Odhiambo ワシントン 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Hello everyone, Does anyone know any good networking techies in Arusha. A friend of mine would like to setup a Cyber Café there so I'm doing some groundwork. Please link me up. Kuna malipo since one of them will have to do the setup anyway :-) -- 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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Open source Database Breakthrough: 10-80 times faster
by Gakuru Alex 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

July 30, 2009, "VectorWise next-generation database technology is based on a novel query processing architecture that allows modern microprocessors and memory architectures to reach their full potential. This is a unique achievement: in detail studies that compare common computing tasks such as scientific calculation, multi-media authoring, games, and databases have consistently shown that typical database engines do not benefit from new processor performance features such as SSE, out of order execution, chip multithreading, and increasingly larger L2/L3 caches due to their large, complex legacy code structure. The computational power that database systems provide is known to be lower than the performance realized by hand-coding the same task in a (e.g. C++) program. However, the actual performance difference can be surprisingly large: a factor 100. VectorWise has created the first database system to revert that situation, with dramatic efficiency improvements as a result" http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/07/open-source-database-breakthrough-10-80.ht…

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Tony and LED light advancement
by aki 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Samsung LED TV , 100,000 hrs lifespan. This thing looks like a Photo frame hung on a wall. BD, page 19. -- ..when the birds become dinosaurs once more, wake me up..

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Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again
by wesley kiriinya 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Finally got in HURRAAYY! I thought you were stretching a bit about the user friendliness, but ALAS you were correct. Normaly I try to give the benefit of the doubt and ignore this lakini hapa KRA deserves a proper thrashing. A few issues: 1. What does Area mean in Section 2 of The Personal Infomation Page? 2. Try finding GPO Postal Code? 3. The main Business Activity list doesn't seem to be a good choice for what it does. Atleast a Combobox where one can type and the nearest result in brought up. 4. Last but not least the message after clicking send in the page is mind boggling: "Your form doesn't present mistakes, please review the information before send it!" (That's exactly how it is). All in all this site gets about 3/10 (and I'm being good coz it's Friday). 3 Coz it's technically faulty (load times) and that indicates poor design which likely means there could be other technical issues, Not user friendly, Not elegant (it's a public website, make it attractive, appealing, ...). All the best to the dev team. I know one or some of you will curse me for this email. What you feel when you curse me is what 1000s of Kenyans feel when they access the website 8~). Now imagine 1000s of curses! Lovely weekend. --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Nicholus Nderi <mwaniki_nderi(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Nicholus Nderi <mwaniki_nderi(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again To: "wesley kiriinya" <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com>, ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 2:14 PM Thats very true. I was helping someone print their PIN certificates and it took ages to open. Very frustrating! I also find it abit unfriendly to use, and I am IT. I wonder how basic users are supposed to use that site. Links that do not work, pages that seem to open and then freeze! Mbaya sana! I wonder who did that system??? --- On Fri, 7/31/09, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again To: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> Cc: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 1:23 PM Any KRA peeps in the house? KRA website is unbelievably slow, it's like the server is in Jupiter. I once asked someone at an internet cafe whether that has been the case and he said YES. Infact guys give up and let the cafe attendant login for them and print PIN certificates. That definately doesn't sound good for the KRA system. I've tried in IE 7 and Firefox 3. The following link is especially a KILLER https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms Being a very important online resource, please ... 8~( -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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KDN on seacom?
by Jamal Mohamed 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

A little bit confused here, this is traceroute log from one linux box, traceroute to 4.2.2.1 (4.2.2.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 172.16.20.1 (172.16.20.1) 4.417 ms 6.483 ms 7.175 ms 2 * * * 3 41.220.236.33 (41.220.236.33) 10.065 ms 10.766 ms 13.191 ms 4 PO1-2.lon-001-access-2.interoute.net (84.233.134.101) 667.116 ms 667.982 ms 668.952 ms 5 xe-2-3-0-0.lon-001-score-1-re0.interoute.net (84.233.218.161) 728.678 ms 729.505 ms 730.638 ms 6 212.113.16.109 (212.113.16.109) 663.840 ms 662.335 ms 674.782 ms 7 vnsc-pri.sys.gtei.net (4.2.2.1) 689.668 ms 668.866 ms * The other log from a totally different ip, traceroute to 4.2.2.1 (4.2.2.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 0.124 ms 0.097 ms 0.124 ms 2 * * * 3 41.220.236.33 (41.220.236.33) 59.076 ms 55.156 ms 65.619 ms 4 PO1-2.lon-001-access-2.interoute.net (84.233.134.101) 438.410 ms 434.382 ms 430.250 ms 5 xe-2-3-0-0.lon-001-score-1-re0.interoute.net (84.233.218.161) 426.467 ms 422.556 ms 418.549 ms 6 212.113.16.109 (212.113.16.109) 438.014 ms 433.990 ms 429.978 ms 7 * * * 8 vnsc-pri.sys.gtei.net (4.2.2.1) 400.000 ms * * Funny thing is the first one is >600 while the second is little bit >400ms and it is using the same route.

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Re: [Skunkworks] kixp down?
by nurkey.hussein＠gmail.com 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

They got power related issues ------Original Message------ From: Richard Bosire Sender: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke To: skunkworks Works ReplyTo: Skunkworks forum Sent: 31 Jul 2009 12:36 Subject: [Skunkworks] kixp down? anyone from kixp on the list _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks 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 Sent from my BlackBerry®

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Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again
by wesley kiriinya 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

GIVEN UP. Atleast for today. I would contact Customer Care but ... If one of you would be so kind as to help: I want my PIN certificate. I've gone thru the registration. KRA has sent me the email with PIN, password and security code. I tried entering this in the https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms page but the page keeps refreshing itself. It's as if it's ignoring me! I'm I doing the right thing? --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Nicholus Nderi <mwaniki_nderi(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Nicholus Nderi <mwaniki_nderi(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again To: "wesley kiriinya" <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com>, ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 6:08 PM Not at all! I totally dont like it! You told it like it is! Nice weekend to you too. --- On Fri, 7/31/09, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again To: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net>, "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 5:38 PM Finally got in HURRAAYY! I thought you were stretching a bit about the user friendliness, but ALAS you were correct. Normaly I try to give the benefit of the doubt and ignore this lakini hapa KRA deserves a proper thrashing. A few issues: 1. What does Area mean in Section 2 of The Personal Infomation Page? 2. Try finding GPO Postal Code? 3. The main Business Activity list doesn't seem to be a good choice for what it does. Atleast a Combobox where one can type and the nearest result in brought up. 4. Last but not least the message after clicking send in the page is mind boggling: "Your form doesn't present mistakes, please review the information before send it!" (That's exactly how it is). All in all this site gets about 3/10 (and I'm being good coz it's Friday). 3 Coz it's technically faulty (load times) and that indicates poor design which likely means there could be other technical issues, Not user friendly, Not elegant (it's a public website, make it attractive, appealing, ...). All the best to the dev team. I know one or some of you will curse me for this email. What you feel when you curse me is what 1000s of Kenyans feel when they access the website 8~). Now imagine 1000s of curses! Lovely weekend. --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Nicholus Nderi <mwaniki_nderi(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Nicholus Nderi <mwaniki_nderi(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again To: "wesley kiriinya" <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com>, ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 2:14 PM Thats very true. I was helping someone print their PIN certificates and it took ages to open. Very frustrating! I also find it abit unfriendly to use, and I am IT. I wonder how basic users are supposed to use that site. Links that do not work, pages that seem to open and then freeze! Mbaya sana! I wonder who did that system??? --- On Fri, 7/31/09, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [ke-internetusers] KRA website TOO SLOW - Again To: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> Cc: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 1:23 PM Any KRA peeps in the house? KRA website is unbelievably slow, it's like the server is in Jupiter. I once asked someone at an internet cafe whether that has been the case and he said YES. Infact guys give up and let the cafe attendant login for them and print PIN certificates. That definately doesn't sound good for the KRA system. I've tried in IE 7 and Firefox 3. The following link is especially a KILLER https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms Being a very important online resource, please ... 8~( -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Crazy Re-writes
by Paul Njoroge 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Hi good people, I'm up about the net and I come across the Unilever website. It loads on my machine as if its on a localhost i.e http://unilever/ http://unilever/innovation/ http://unilever/mediacentre/ ..and so on all load as is. I know of re-write rules but this one blew me away. Can anyone explain this? Am on an AK link, that could be a factor too. Regards

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KRA website TOO SLOW - Again
by wesley kiriinya 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Any KRA peeps in the house? KRA website is unbelievably slow, it's like the server is in Jupiter. I once asked someone at an internet cafe whether that has been the case and he said YES. Infact guys give up and let the cafe attendant login for them and print PIN certificates. That definately doesn't sound good for the KRA system. I've tried in IE 7 and Firefox 3. The following link is especially a KILLER https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms Being a very important online resource, please ... 8~(

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Skunkettes Imelda and Kui
by Peter Karunyu 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Is it just me or has someone else noticed that Imelda Mueni has been conspicuously MIA? I think at the time of her disappearance, she was working on a mobile phone app, soon after that Nokia announced a new product... Also, Kui Kinyanjui seems to have gone underground... Just thinking out loud.

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Happy SysAdmin day!
by Alex Nderitu 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Today is that day when you show appreciation to your SysAdmin. http://www.sysadminday.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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System Administrator Day
by Sammy Njoroge 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Happy http://www.sysadminday.com/ to all system admins out there and check out the following videos while you are it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N38a5ja26xY http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7193470719293309352

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Join me on Jumuika
by Mwangy＠gmail.com 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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Developer Attitudes
by Murigi Muraya 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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WEBHOSTING again
by Jonah Tech 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Am looking for a webhosting company for a .or.ke since the prices dropped..........

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Join me on Jumuika
by Mwangy＠gmail.com 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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Re: [Skunkworks] kixp down?
by nurkey.hussein＠gmail.com 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Yeah,us,access,kdn down ------Original Message------ From: Richard Bosire Sender: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke To: skunkworks Works ReplyTo: Skunkworks forum Sent: 31 Jul 2009 12:36 Subject: [Skunkworks] kixp down? anyone from kixp on the list _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks 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 Sent from my BlackBerry®

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Join me on Jumuika
by fgesora＠gmail.com 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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kixp down?
by Richard Bosire 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

anyone from kixp on the list

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Safaricom leads the pack : Invitation to cyber owners in Nakuru
by aki 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Nation Page 22, Safaricom invites cyber owners/operators in nakuru. Merica Hotel : 1st August. 10:00am to noon.

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If you read Business Daily and EASSY comments........
by aki 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

BD, Page 1 and Internet pricing. ( Good to see BD going deep into things now ) :-) I would have stirred up a hornets nest ( but took a stand on SPs and lack of delivery ) and am now quite sure it would have not been positive. What EASSY is saying is correct. Teams needs to watch out for what EASSY says. If you want an idea of what really is going on, read BD yesterday and comments from providers ( besides comments from Hon PS Ndemo and Safaricom ). Here's a comparison price ( amatuer info ) : Seacom 1 Mbit Duplex to Service Provider = 600USD ( landed Nairobi via operators ) Satellite 1 Mbit Duplex to Service Provider = 2500USD ( landed nairobi via operators ) Safaricom, in my opinion, is the cheapest it will ever get until its recoups some BTS and infrastructure costs. I suspect in its plan to get clients onto broadband 3g earlier than the cable , it was subsidizing bandwidth to cater for growth. And I also suspect Safaricom have some very smart decison makers and it paid off big time! :-) And if CCK is going to help spur more development in Internet Industry, I think time has come for VISP, a new generation that have no links with the satellite past, ( say License fee of Kshs 10,000/- ) who own partial infrastructure but depend on others. Eg, So in an estate where SPs' have not gone, an individual as an VISP can bring the access, do the billing etc. Virgin is a success story. ( on a different scale as an MVNO ) Corrections are welcome. Rgds.

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Do you know VB?
by Gichingiri Kuria 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

If you know VB, please get in touch with Deviant Design < info(a)thedeviantco.com> Regards -- Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.gichingiri.com / www.sokoletu.co.ke / www.website.co.ke / www.buyanzi.com

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Open Source Inventory Management System
by Edward Obiko 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Please Recommend? -- OO Omingo Obiko

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TCP/IP help!
by Thomas Odol | Amalvin Limited 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Hi Skunks, i have Satellite link and Kenstream link both connecting via a router A. Router Aconnects Network B and network C. I would like to configure a gateway such that the link from the satellite goes directly to network C where as the link from Kenstreme routes directly to network B. Can someone show me the best TCP/IP configuration for this? Regards, thomas.

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Im told 3g has done move to Seacom?
by aki 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

latencies are 400-600ms. If true, a big congrats to Safcom 3g on being the first GSM operator to bring seacom to kenyans via mobile networks. ( anyone pls confirm ? ). We are now + 29 hours into undersea cable going live.

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Cable fault cuts off West Africa
by Alex Nderitu 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

Why its not time to drop satellite yet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8176014.stm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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talk about 1 million laptops?
by Gakuru Alex 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Hi guys, Could I try and get PS Ndemo to talk to us on "how-to" get one of those 1 million laptops stimulus? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x… just an interest gauge here.... regards, Alex

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computer virus which shows that Hard disk is full
by saich 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

I have a virus in my comp which makes the HD full..has anyone experienced it

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Building a server farm
by Tech List Kenya 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

With the new fiber networks in place, shouldn't we planning to build a (superdome) server farm? For any of the following reasons: A central portal for Kenya online content. Real public/private webservice servers Public/private data warehouse Cheap local hosting Kenyan mirrors for all sorts of s/w etc. What would be the challenges in building one? It could be a collabo between/among big telcos, gava, individuals, the works.

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Wireless device does not exist?
by Tuma Barua 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Salut, I am unable to get a solution from the Internet. I wish to invite you to help. *Problem*: E220 Wireless 3G modem, from Safaricom does not connect. It asks for a PIN, and every time this is submitted, it disconnects immediately, asking for the PIN. The Error message I get after the modem is detected is "Wireless device does not exist or unavailable" *Analysis*: Following some investigation, it appears that the same modem works on another laptop. I have even upgraded the firmware. and still the same errors. I feel that I have exhausted all the little skills I have in fixing this problem. Please advise. Tuma Barua.

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Sharepoint designer wanted!
by Martin Njuguna 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Dear Skunks, There is job for an* EXPERIENCED* MS office share point *designer*. If you are such a person and you are *AVAILABLE* for the work, send your work profile to careers(a)digitalvision.co.ke. Martin

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Crazy Re-writes
by Paul Njoroge 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Hi good people, I'm up about the net and I come across the Unilever website. It loads on my machine as if its on a localhost i.e http://unilever/ http://unilever/innovation/ http://unilever/mediacentre/ ..and so on all load as is (Ive attached some screenshots). I know of re-write rules but this one blew me away. Can anyone explain this? Am on an AK link, that could be a factor too. Regards

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Cool
by John H Mwangi 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

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A graphic designer available
by Lennox Moshe 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Hi, Everyone any one in need of a graphic designer , or knows an opening somewhere please let me , i have two years experience in this field thanks

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DSTV on Matatus
by David Njuki 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Hey Guys, Been hearing that Matatus plying the Eastlands route have DSTV installed on them, just curious on how they got it working since the Mat shifts in different directions? -- Δαβίδ Pablo Picasso<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pablo_picasso.html> - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

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WebHosting
by Edwin Wambua 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Is there someone on this list who is part of,knows or has done business with these guyz? http://www.webaukhosting.net/ They seem very affordable but I cant be sure that they are reliable if I don't know much about them. Regards, Edwin Wambua

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Open Source and Free Web Apps you might like
by David Mugo 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

[image: opensource_logo] Open Source We expect internet usage in Africa to double in the next few months and that gets us thinking of a few things we need to work on to tap some profitability before the Internet becomes another way of taking the African resources to the west because they already have systems in use. I have had my share of life on the web and I am in a position to advice on open source and free systems that may be profitable to the community and business minded African if well implemented. I will go through a few here. Magento <http://www.magentocommerce.com/> The launch of Magento Open Source last year changed the e-commerce software industry, with magento coming out as one of the biggest and the most well structured software even when compared to most commercial scripts. Magento is built on the Zend Framework and is stable, user friendly and open source, meaning there is more to it coming. OS-Commerce is also a good system. Laconica <http://laconi.ca/> With this age of micro-blogging, this free software comes in handy, its a tweeter clone built on PHP. Just so you know, tweeter is built on Ruby on Rails. While researching on this, I found this list as a top 10 for free micro-blogging software from Honeytechblog<http://www.honeytechblog.com/top-10-open-source-micro-blogging-services/> 1. http://chyrp.net/ 2. http://twoorl.com/** <http://code.google.com/p/twoorl/> 3. http://www.revou.com/ 4. http://www.folkstr.com/ 5. http://www.gelatocms.com/ 6. http://smob.sioc-project.org/ 7. http://sweetter.net/ 8. http://laconi.ca/ 9. http://jisko.net 10. http://www.floopo.com/ OS-Date <http://www.tufat.com/s_free_dating_system.htm> I dont know how much online dating works these days but this is a good free system by Darren Gates. The best thing is the 5 dollar shop that offers plugins, themes and components of this system at only $5. Dolphin Social Networking <http://www.boonex.com/products/dolphin/> This group of free software is the most amazing thing I ever came across. It offers more than a social networking website and all for free! Joomla <http://joomla.org/> So far this is the largest free CMS and I guess the most widely used in Kenya. It offers a host of modules and plugins and it can get quite professional. Give it a try if you havent. Joomla geeks you can also leave a comment with a link to a Joomla site you have made. You may know a host of others that I havent meantioned, this blog post allows comments so please extend it! Leave a comment at http://blog.majibu.com/2009/07/29/open-source-and-free-web-applications-you… David. -- ------------- http://blog.majibu.com

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anyone in Uganda used the Google SMS services?
by saidimu apale 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

http://www.google.co.ug/sms Any comments from users? Saidi

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Microsoft - Yahoo Deal
by Mworia Wilfred Mutua 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc. - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_microsoft_yahoo

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Solar powered laptop charger
by Peter Karunyu 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Greetings good people, Anyone know where any of the following chargers can be acquired locally? http://www.earthtechproducts.com/p2563.html - $499 http://www.voltaicsystems.com/bag_generator.shtml $ ?? http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/7-portable-solar-laptop-chargers-wo…

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Looking for retailer of fingerprint readers in nairobi
by John Wesonga 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Hi, Looking for a local retailer of fingerprint readers in Nairobi, anybody know where I can purchase some of the devices? -- John Wesonga http://www.multiplechoices.biz http://wesonga.peupe.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwesonga http://www.twitter.com/jwesonga

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Collection of commonly used PHP functions
by Peter Karunyu 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Hi skunks, I've been working with PHP for a little while now and in that time, I've collected some of the functions I've written which I use in almost all of the projects I work on. I've cleaned them a bit and made them a more developer friendly, with generous comments. Maybe they can save someone a few hours of writing code, as they have for me. Any comments, criticisms, additions, modifications etc are welcome. Regards, Peter.

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Now that we have fibre
by ndungu stephen 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

<see attached image> Is this true ? Study estimates that we may have only 80k home users - and that 3 fibre optic cables may be an over supply.. But then again - we can sell...

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Anyone using Bacula?
by Evans Ikua 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

I am looking for someone with some experience on Bacula. Please get in touch with me offlist. Thank you. Ikua

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Bind issue - Upgrade
by Laban Mwangi 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Hi, If you are running bind, please upgrade -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Hari Kurup <kurup(a)afrinic.net> Reply-To: kurup(a)afrinic.net To: AFNOG <afnog(a)afnog.org> Subject: [afnog] Urgent - please upgrade immediately Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:26:12 +0200 News just in. Receipt of a specially-crafted dynamic update message may cause BIND 9 servers to exit. This vulnerability affects all servers. For more info, see https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2009-July/004315.html -- Hari _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog

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Safaricom is currently the fastest ISP in Kenya
by Kevin Ouma 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

I must say that Safaricom 3g is now the fastest internet service in Kenya at the moment for home users. Anyone working for any other ISP who is on this list is frre to prove me wrong. Kevin

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Largest Wind Farm in Africa
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Am back again with my pet subject, renewable energy, I came across this interesting article in the Guardian, and where will it be based ; Kenya. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/27/kenya-wind-farm in a location we have discussed before Lake Turkana. It had to take foreigners, this makes me mad. 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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Why Mobile Operators Can’t Make Services That You Like
by Gakuru Alex 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Great post Hash, http://whiteafrican.com/2009/07/28/why-mobile-operators-cant-make-services-… I like liked “company town“ best:-) Alex

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Challenge: Time to Get Creative, Fiber is Here
by David Mugo 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Hi guys, Here is a challenge to you all: http://blog.majibu.com/2009/07/29/time-to-get-creative-fiber-is-here/ David. -- ------------- http://blog.majibu.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] Urgent assistance
by michael nyangweso 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

check if autorun is disabled on that particular machine ******************************************** *nix is user friendly. It's just very particular about who it's friends are. --- On Tue, 7/28/09, Al Kags <alkags(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Al Kags <alkags(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Skunkworks] Urgent assistance > To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 3:28 PM > I have set up a web page to run as > the main page of a CD from which one can download some docs. > I want to set up autorun so the page is opened the moment > the cd is opened. > > I placed an autorun app and set it up but it has refused to > work on another machine. > > Is there a script or something I can use that's easy for a > non techie like me? > > Kags > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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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Urgent assistance
by Al Kags 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

I have set up a web page to run as the main page of a CD from which one can download some docs. I want to set up autorun so the page is opened the moment the cd is opened. I placed an autorun app and set it up but it has refused to work on another machine. Is there a script or something I can use that's easy for a non techie like me? Kags

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Nice P3 laptop on Sale
by Sam Nzau 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Quick sale on a Hp pavilion P3, 128,40gb,dvdrom+bag 0723 206 839

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Re: [Skunkworks] Battery for Acer Travel mate 2000
by Barrack Otieno 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Hi anyone on the list with an idea of where i can get this? Regards 2009/7/28 mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> > David > Most of them dont work but I know one which worked for sometime. Its on the > Kayole route. But basically you know that DSTV now rely on Ku band which > doesnt reply so much on the Line of sight but its so much on the near line > of sight of teh satellites and they can point to many satellites. SO as > longs as there are not much blockage, they will work. > > If you have been to the big ships which dock at the coast, you will realise > that they have the satellite TV. I think that such terrestial antena can > work well in Mats > > 2009/7/28 David Njuki <njukey(a)gmail.com> > >> Hey Guys, >> >> >> Been hearing that Matatus plying the Eastlands route have DSTV installed >> on them, just curious on how they got it working since the Mat shifts in >> different directions? >> >> -- >> Δαβίδ >> Pablo Picasso<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pablo_picasso.html> - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 > -- Barrack O. Otieno Administrative Manager Afriregister Ltd (Ke) P.o.Box 21682 Nairobi 00100 Tel: +254721325277 +254733206359 Riara Road, Bamboo Lane www.afriregister.com ICANN accredited registrar.

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WEBHOSTING
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

I need to host a website. I need some information on webhosting The cost of hosting the site and the procedure. It must be local hosting. The site is already designed and ready to host. Regards, Samuel. http://edsamich.blogspot.com

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service bidiiafrika --help
by Dennis Kioko 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Platform: skunkworks start - this starts a very lengthy thread where names and insults are traded and dirty linen washed in public. Amongst other things, your professional qualifications may also be subject to doubt. stop - this attempts to stop a lengthy thread. several attempts have to be made before the service stops. For more usage, run man bidiiafrika. * you do not have to install any daemon to run the above service. the daemon will install and start itself.... -- with Regards: Find out how you can own your own TFT T.V. at a fraction of the cost on my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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Twestival Nairobi
by mike oketch 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

guys check nairobi.twestival.com -- Sent from my mobile device

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TV Audio Broadcast Technology
by Kevin Ouma 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

If there are any broadcast engineers in this Forum just wanted to know as a matter of curiosity how come there is no station in Kenya ( including Quarcoos Kiss TV) that broadcasts its audio in stereo..e.g Nicam A2 . I know that is possible even for analogue broadcasts having been out of the country and experienced it. ( including Dolby ProLogic) Is it a cost issue, technology issue or most of the Broadcast Equipment sold to us are old and obsolete. Kevin

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Tool to extract and delete Duplicate emails in Outlook.
by Martin Muraguri 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Hi I have been googling for this the last few days ... there are some pretty nice apps but only come in trial ware. Anyone with a better tool, they can recommend? Any help is highly appreciated. -- Best Regards Martin Maina C: +254726937792 , +254770147485 T: +254 0202465663 E: martinmur87(a)gmail.com W: http://martingeek.110mb.com

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POS QUOTATION(S)
by James Muendo 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Hi guys, If you deal with these stuff send me a quotation of the above.Its a totally new bar and restaurant. -- 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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facebook desktop chat application
by saich 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Appart from Pidgin and Digsby is there any other facebook desktop chat application that any of you skunkers have experienced out there

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 4, Issue 284
by bosire 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Pp Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:09:39 To: <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 4, Issue 284 Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Waks (Dominic Munyi) 2. Re: Waks (Mark Mwangi) 3. Re: Waks (David Mugo) 4. Re: Now that we have fibre (Philip Musyoki) 5. Re: Waks (dennis moshu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:40:36 +0300 From: Dominic Munyi <nyavusolutions(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Waks Message-ID: <6cdb64360907272240p51b4ed54t63e10c20ede5a124(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Try Amiran, send your CV there. I heard they are looking to employ. Good luck. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Omondi douglas <ombokdouglas(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Anyone know of any company taking telecommunication engineers? hola > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 > -- Warm regards, Dominic Munyi Kariithi Managing Director Nyavu Solutions Ltd -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I heard they are looking to employ. > > Good luck. > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Omondi douglas <ombokdouglas(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Anyone know of any company taking telecommunication engineers? hola >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> 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 > > > > -- > Warm regards, > Dominic Munyi Kariithi > Managing Director > Nyavu Solutions Ltd > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 > -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:52:13 +0300 From: David Mugo <raidarmax(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Waks Message-ID: <e137e0fa0907272252u5282dd60g2272d45863954915(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Guys, I think its really hard to find a job especially if its not advertised, I know that i have never found a job in my life, 6 years after I graduated. I may have never seriously looked but I think the best way usually would be references by people who already know you or advertisement. David. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > or yu. . .or is it essar. . .. > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Dominic Munyi<nyavusolutions(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Try Amiran, send your CV there. I heard they are looking to employ. > > > > Good luck. > > > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Omondi douglas <ombokdouglas(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Anyone know of any company taking telecommunication engineers? hola > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Skunkworks mailing list > >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >> 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > Warm regards, > > Dominic Munyi Kariithi > > Managing Director > > Nyavu Solutions Ltd > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > http://mwangy.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 > -- ------------- http://blog.majibu.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/attachments/20090728/e78e4ed1/at…> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:59:38 +0300 From: Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Now that we have fibre Message-ID: <fc49d2000907272259v13aa51f8g7015dd02b9b6e671(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" "Killed a million?" I always thought there were lesser casualties that a million. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Nuclear energy is quite unsafe, especially with the impunity and neglect > that we have in the country. Reminds me of that Indian Bhopal chemical blast > that killed a million. > 2009/7/27 Njoroge Tito <titonjoroge(a)gmail.com> > > My thoughts... >> >> Coal,diesel, water.. not the future. >> >> i always ask myself this though - what would it take to have nuclear power >> in Kenya? Do we have enough demand? Do we have enough capacity to manage >> without creating "hiroshima"s? Do we have the funds/funding to get it? Dont >> we have uranium deposits somewhere? Egypt will always beat us at >> manufacturing due to low power prices. We cannot constantly rely on poor >> rains for power. >> >> Anyway, future is in renewable sources. i.e solar esp with global warming, >> wind. I like the Ngong Hills wind thing + the one in Turkana. I always hope >> that we shall frog jump the "nuclear" stage to renewable sources, same way >> we jumped the landlines and credit cards to mobile phones and Mpesa. >> >> Tito. >> >> 2009/7/27 Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> >> >> we dont have to rely on coal, or diesel or any other fossil fuel. . . >>> .. there is currently alot of untapped wind energy that is free, clean >>> and renewable. . . .all the coal and diesel is used to produce power >>> anyway so we might as well use wind, tidal and solar as energy >>> sources. .. . . the technology is there what isn't is the profit that >>> goes into maintanance and thats why the goverment is armtwisted by >>> multinationals not to develop alternative sources. . . . . >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Phares Kariuki<pkariuki(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I agree, think of the environment. However. Look at this practically. >>> > China, India, US etc, are currently burning loads of coal. Its cheap. >>> > We have no energy. We are burning diesel. We are still polluting, >>> > while driving up global energy pricing and paying a premium for the >>> > energy. Sad thing is that you need to have a large scale economy to >>> > consider nuclear. We cant get there without enough energy. There is >>> > clean coal technology. Reduces the footprint. We can plant trees. The >>> > situation though is untenable... >>> > >>> > On 7/27/09, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> still it doesnt beat burning down the mau and other forests. And >>> according >>> >> to xkcd.com , everything else is getting cooler, except the >>> environment >>> >> which we completely f*ed up. 2009/7/27 Peter Karunyu < >>> pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> >>> >> >>> >>> ? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com >>> >wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> In the same vein... KDN have moved to solar >>> >>>> >>> http://afromusing.com/2009/07/26/kenya-data-networks-opts-for-solar-energy/ >>> >>>> >>> >>>> We may have our first undersea fibre optic cable, but we should now >>> be >>> >>>> praying that .go.ke starts up a coal plant which is (one of, if not >>> the) >>> >>>> cheapest sources of electricity. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Bernard Mwagiru >>> >>>> <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>>> 80,000?!!! >>> >>>>> The fiber that landed will be used as backhaul to ISPs that had >>> relied >>> >>>>> on VSAT. >>> >>>>> Calculate the number of internet users (including GPRS/EDGE/3G >>> mobile >>> >>>>> users) and you should find a huge number.... >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM, ndungu stephen < >>> >>>>> ndungustephen(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>> <see attached image> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> Is this true ? >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> Study estimates that we may have only 80k home users - and that 3 >>> fibre >>> >>>>>> optic cables may be an over supply.. >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> But then again - we can sell... >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> >>>>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> >>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>>>>> 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 >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> >>>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>>>> 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 >>> >>>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> With Regards, >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Phares Kariuki >>> >>>> >>> >>>> | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | >>> Skype: >>> >>>> kariukiphares | >>> >>>> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> >>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>>> 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 >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> >>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> with Regards: >>> >> Owning an iphone in Kenya is a bargain. Find out how at my blog:. >>> >> http://gramware.blogspot.com >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > With Regards, >>> > >>> > Phares Kariuki >>> > >>> > | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | >>> > Skype: kariukiphares | >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Skunkworks mailing list >>> > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> > 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 >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mark Mwangi >>> >>> http://mwangy.wordpress.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> 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 >> > > > > -- > with Regards: > Owning an iphone in Kenya is a bargain. Find out how at my blog:. > http://gramware.blogspot.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/attachments/20090728/a5f3993e/at…> ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:09:16 +0100 From: dennis moshu <de2moshu(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Waks Message-ID: <e6d8645e0907272309q382a659dt4367bdf99112aa35(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 hey, cracking a telecoms engineering job is not easy and not hard at the same time only if you know how and where to look for the open positions. networking and persistence in your search will really go an extra mile in securing a position. starting out as an intern or grad trainee is a very good start. i recently learned the hard way that you have to take an opportunity by all means, nobody is really going to hand to you on a sliver platter... and some favor from ABOVE. On 7/28/09, David Mugo <raidarmax(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Guys, > > I think its really hard to find a job especially if its not advertised, I > know that i have never found a job in my life, 6 years after I graduated. I > may have never seriously looked but I think the best way usually would be > references by people who already know you or advertisement. > > David. > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> or yu. . .or is it essar. . .. >> >> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Dominic Munyi<nyavusolutions(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Try Amiran, send your CV there. I heard they are looking to employ. >> > >> > Good luck. >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Omondi douglas <ombokdouglas(a)gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Anyone know of any company taking telecommunication engineers? hola >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Skunkworks mailing list >> >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Warm regards, >> > Dominic Munyi Kariithi >> > Managing Director >> > Nyavu Solutions Ltd >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Skunkworks mailing list >> > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> > 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 >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Mark Mwangi >> >> http://mwangy.wordpress.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> 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 >> > > > > -- > ------------- > http://blog.majibu.com > -- Dennis M. Isoe cell: 0713 067 062 It's about making connections. Meeting new people. Opportunity always begins with a relationship. mobile world conference, Barcelona ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks End of Skunkworks Digest, Vol 4, Issue 284 ****************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fibre Optic Test
by Tuma Barua 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Respond if you are on fibre on the next hop.

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Waks
by Omondi douglas 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

Anyone know of any company taking telecommunication engineers? hola

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Windows 2000 source code
by Dennis Kioko 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Forwarded from a friend. /* Source Code to Windows 2000 */ #include "win31.h" #include "win95.h" #include "win98.h" #include "workst~1.h" #include "evenmore.h" #include "oldstuff.h" #include "billrulz.h" #include "monopoly.h" #define INSTALL = HARD char make_prog_look_big[1600000]; void main() { while(!CRASHED) { display_copyright_message(); display_bill_rules_message(); do_nothing_loop(); if (first_time_installation) { make_50_megabyte_swapfile(); do_nothing_loop(); totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system(); search_and_destroy_the_rest_of_OS/2(); make_futile_attempt_to_damage_Linux(); disable_Netscape(); disable_RealPlayer(); disable_Lotus_Products(); hang_system(); } write_something(anything); display_copyright_message(); do_nothing_loop(); do_some_stuff(); if (still_not_crashed) { display_copyright_message(); do_nothing_loop(); basically_run_windows_3.1(); do_nothing_loop(); do_nothing_loop(); } } if (detect_cache()) disable_cache(); if (fast_cpu()) { set_wait_states(lots); set_mouse(speed, very_slow); set_mouse(action, jumpy); set_mouse(reaction, sometimes); } /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.1"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 95"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 3.0"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 98"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 4.0"); */ printf("Welcome to Windows 2000"); if (system_ok()) crash(to_dos_prompt) else system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp", O_CREATE); while(something) { sleep(5); get_user_input(); sleep(5); act_on_user_input(); sleep(5); } create_general_protection_fault(); } -- with Regards: Owning an iphone in Kenya is a bargain. Find out how at my blog:. http://gramware.blogspot.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] HOOK A BROTHER
by David Kago 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Yeah tab control in vb6 forced you to play with the visible property of controls (groupbox etc). The easiest way out is .Net(vb.net/c#, managed c++) .... But honestly, vb6....eww!! ________________________________ From: kevin gichuhi [mailto:kevzdegich@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 2:55 PM To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Subject: [Skunkworks] HOOK A BROTHER Hi guys, Am working on a certain school project using VB 6.0 and am finding it hard to create tabs forms(tabstrips) that work..Need help please

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HOOK A BROTHER
by kevin gichuhi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Hi guys, Am working on a certain school project using VB 6.0 and am finding it hard to create tabs forms(tabstrips) that work..Need help please

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High-frequency Trading
by Glenn Sequeira 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Interesting use of computing resources on the stock market: http://tinyurl.com/ngvqt8

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Looking for a reliable Home internet connection
by Kevin Ouma 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Hi All I am looking for a fast Internet connection for Home use. I right now have the Safaricom USB Modem which is excellent performing even better that my office connection ( AccessKenya). It is however turining out to be expensive as I have to fork out 1000 shs to recharge every 3 or 4 days. Im considering taking the Broadband Nyumbani from Orange and wanted opinions from fellow skunkers on how its performance is and are they on Seacom yet like Safcom. Cheers Kevin

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What 7k can buy you in a day
by David Mugo 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Everyone, Just thinking, I want to play a role in the internet revolution in Kenya and also make some small dime. We all most likely have blogs running on either wordpress, blogspot or self hosted. I am offering to register a domain name of your choice (.co.ke, has to be available), offer you hosting and install a blog and customize it to your looks at only Kshs. 7000. From this, 4500 will reccur yearly to take care of the domain renewal and hosting. Domain prices might go down if kenic decides to offer the fiber advantage to Kenyans. Please see my new blog at http://blog.majibu.com just as an example of what can be done. All the above is achievable within 6 hours. David. -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] Looking for a reliable Home internet connection
by Kevin Ouma 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Thats fine for me Are you on the unlimited package . im looking at getting the 2999 package with the livenox. Kevin On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Areba Collins <arebacollins(a)gmail.com>wrote: > niko na orange, performs good but they also raised the charges. > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Kevin Ouma<kevin.ouma(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All > > > > I am looking for a fast Internet connection for Home use. I right now > have > > the Safaricom USB Modem which is excellent performing even better > > that my office connection ( AccessKenya). It is however turining out to > be > > expensive as I have to fork out 1000 shs to recharge every 3 or 4 days. > > > > Im considering taking the Broadband Nyumbani from Orange and wanted > opinions > > from fellow skunkers on how its performance is and are they on Seacom yet > > like Safcom. > > > > > > Cheers > > Kevin > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Its Possible! > http://www.itspossible.afraha.com > > Collins Areba Omwoyo > +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 > arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com >

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Im running crazy with this.... Samba PDC
by Areba Collins 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

For my whole life, i have never had problems setting up samba as a PDC. I have installed ubuntu 9. 64bit, set up dhcp flawlessly, set up webmin and apache, mysql and php. The only problem im having issues with is joining users to the domain. Im getting a "bad user or password" error that i just cannot figure out the problem. Anyone know whats the issue, or better still, anyone w -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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Im running crazy with this.... Samba PDC
by Areba Collins 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

For my whole life, i have never had problems setting up samba as a PDC. I have installed ubuntu 9. 64bit, set up dhcp flawlessly, set up webmin and apache, mysql and php. The only problem im having issues with is joining users to the domain. Im getting a "bad user or password" error that i just cannot figure out the problem. Anyone know whats the issue, or better still, anyone with a working ubuntu 9.X PDC to share their smb.conf file? would make things a lot easier. Regards, -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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aki - my wild impression of you :-)
by Gakuru Alex 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Provoking you because you denied us haki yetu kujua 'aki' ni nani? (Take it easy...) -identity -undercover (agent pseudonym 'aki') -male -white -affluent -modest -less than 2 years in Kenya -telecommunications expert -major telecom co. affiliate -studying 'market' psychics -well funded/endowed -publicity strategist correct me if I am wrong... :-)

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To inland Seacom Pioneers Safaricom and KDN : DON'T BE SHY! BLOW THOSE VUVUZELAS!
by aki 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

*I can only cheer you on* and urge you to bring Real Broadband to kenyans! The rest will make their own history. Incase your marketing depts are lacking ideas on how to make much noise, here's some novice ideas : ( One month campaign - THE BROADBAND MONSTER IS HERE TODAY, RIGHT NOW! ) : - Media awareness using videos to demonstrate the old and new network age - Fly those planes, helicopters with banners. - Get interviews with clients who have made the moves and play through media, print and seminars - Create positive awareness through better services Use every resource available for marketing. Kenyans will listen. Good Luck. Over and Out!

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Port forwarding on Ubuntu
by Daudi Were 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Good morning people, I am trying to forward a port in Ubuntu 9.04 (desktop) with no luck. For example - if I want to open 36850 how would I do so? I have tried: ufw allow 36850 and sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 36850 -j ACCEPT When I run netstat -l i see: tcp 0 0 *:36850 *:* LISTEN but according to port scans the port is still closed. The router is already configured for this port. so is this port open or what? (oh and for the clowns out there yes I have JFGI already!) -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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registration of mobile phone users - the legal implications
by Michael Murungi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

dear skunkworkers I would like to share with you a piece i just prepared on the implications of the president's directive on the registration of mobile phone subscribers: reade it on: http://michaelmurungi.blogspot.com/2009/07/registration-of-mobile-phone-use… kind regeards -- Michael M. Murungi http://michaelmurungi.blogspot.com

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

[with attachment] Dear All, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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have you ever tried deleting an application, or data, from Google AppEngine?
by saidimu apale 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

... well, the short answer is you can't. That's right. The good folks at Google have decided you are not allowed to delete any applications you launched in AppEngine, or any data you created in the AppEngine's datastores. Sure, there are workarounds that may "work around" the problem, but they aren't solutions. Amazing that so long after AppEngine's launch you still can't do this. And with a limit of 10 free app IDs per user, you can run out of IDs real fast. Saidi

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Weather updates Data
by Paul Mathu 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Hi ANyone with details where i can get live feeds on this? -- Regards Mathu http://sojjar.blogspot.com

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear All, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Better Service on Vodacom/Safaricom Roaming
by David Mugo 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi Guys, I dont know if its my last complaint that got somewhere or its the fiber, I am getting true 3g service on my safaricom line in dar! Keep up the good work whoever is responsible. David. -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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Seacom. Could it have been just been...??
by Gakuru Alex 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

ok, this is just a gut feeling.. "SEACOM has completed and commissioned its 1,28 terabits per second (Tb/s), 17, 000 kilometres" yet at launch "Attendees at all launch events experienced the high-speed capabalities took place through a one-gigabit-per-second live international connection at all locations." http://www.seacom.socialmediarelease.co.za/ see also: http://whiteafrican.com/2009/07/23/reactions-to-seacom-going-live-today/ Questions: 1) Why was it that only 1 GB/s at all launch location if they had 1.28 Tb/s capacity? 2) Could they have just purchased some temporary 1 GB/s from satellites, pumped it to completed segments for the launch? 3) Were we taken for a ride thus you guys that stayed up all night pinging... pinging.. and pinging... you were fell for it? oh no, I hope I am wrong... Alex

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Re: [Skunkworks] [Security Forum] Writing Professional Engagement Contracts
by Arthur Simiyu 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi Thomas, Thanks for the info, its all very enlightening. Not many freelancers like us understand how important the contract is. Do you have a sample contract doc that we can use to tailor our own? been researching about it for some time now. Simiyu --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Thomas Kibui <thomas.kibui(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Thomas Kibui <thomas.kibui(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Security Forum] Writing Professional Engagement Contracts To: security(a)lists.my.co.ke, skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 6:48 AM Hello People, 2 cents ... For quite some time now I have come across technical proposal contracts, consultancy engagement contracts, Service level agreements and Statement of Works documents that are very poorly written. They normally leave the the provider or consultant or consultancy firm in a massive material and/or financial exposure because of the unlimited liability that is created in the agreement on the document. Badly written contracts can also result in one having his or her professional indemnity insurance policy getting nullified. First, let me talk about some of the legal buzz words that appear on contract documents ... “Damages” – are compensation for loss suffered owing to a breach of contract, a tort (civil wrong as opposed to a criminal wrong), or breach of some duty or responsibility that is mandated by a statute or act of parliament (e.g. product liability to a consumer) committed by some person or company. Different points of view may arise as to how much damages for a certain case can be but generally the principle is to put the innocent party, to the extent that money can achieve it, in the position as if it had not been subjected to the loss. Damages can also be general, nominal, special or exemplary (as a punishment) depending on jurisdiction.. (geographical , functional etc etc) “Warranties, conditions, obligations, liabilities and covenants” are simply provisions which when breached give rise to a claim for damages or compensation. These are normally subject to legal rules relating to damages such as mitigating (reducing) your losses “Indemnities and guarantees” – are promises to do something (usually pay money) on the happening of a specified event.These are meant to hold a party harmless from all risk associated with the specified event. Indemnities are therefore much wider and involve more risk for the consultant. "Direct v/s Indirect losses" - We often hear talk about direct and indirect or consequential losses or damages. These are widely misunderstood (even among our learned friends - the lawyers cum politicians) and have different meanings in different jurisdictions. Commonly (but incorrectly), there is a tendency to differentiate the two types in terms of the cost of re-instatement or fixing the part that has failed as against purely financial losses such as lost revenues or profits that the customer could have earned had, if for example, the defective software continued to work properly. However, this is often not the correct distinction legally. Under Common law, which was adapted in Kenya, for example, purely financial losses (such as lost profits) can still be classed as “direct” losses so long as they result or “flow” directly from the breach”. Having said that ... a professional should try to limit his /her liability as much as possible. Many jurisdictions prohibit the total exclusion of certain types of liability on the grounds of public policy (e.g. liability for death or personal injury which is as a result of the professional's negligence). It is usual to acknowledge liability for these injuries ... BUT liability for loss of profits, revenue, business and data (“indirect”) should be excluded in the contracts at all times. This is because large claims/losses are very possible here. The customer can always mitigate against such losses by for example paying for redundancy or backing -up or seeking alternative services.Including indirect liability is almost like underwriting/insuring the customer’s business. All remaining liability (“direct”) should be capped. eg.. capping the losses to the value of the consultancy fees or a % of it.The amount of the cap is normally a variable for negotiation. I am not a lawyer but I believe that a professionally written agreement document should follow the below basic principles.. Cover Page .. with a clear title that indicates what the document is all about, customer name, provider's name , logos are optional, Date is optional, one could include a professional picture to make it colorful.. General Information .. Here put in customer details, the customer SPOC contact details, the provider's SPOC contact details, date, document version, contract reference number or codeFinancial Proposal .. here include the prices, clearly indicating the currency, the assumed exchange rate and the payment model, eg One time payment, recurring payment, payment by milestone, or whatever mode u want. Always separate the professional fees from the other charges that are incurred in the engagement. EG "Security consultancy fees = 200,000 ,, Internet access fees = 12,000, travel and accommodation = 30,000. Consultants who incur travel and accommodation expenses should always include a clause indicating that any unforeseen extra expenses that may be incurred in the cause of engagement will be charged to the customer .. something like The foregoing travel and accommodation fees reflects an estimate of activities required to perform the work under this contract, which may vary from the actual time spent, and travel expenses incurred . Unless expressly agreed otherwise, charges shall be incurred on the basis of actual time spent and travel and will be charged to the customer at cost. Description of Product / Service.. Here start with an executive summary of what the deal is all about then describe the product or service as you normally do.Contractual Terms and Conditions .. this is where most of us get a D minus ... This section is the "legal" part of the document if you could call it so .. This section should have the following... A general section with clauses that talk about how payment will be done, the effective date of the contract (eg this contact is effective upon signature), change management and its impact on charges, , assumptions and references to other binding documents if they exist... a previous contract A section on limited liability that completely absolves the provider from liability from in-direct losses and capping liability from direct losses.A confidentiality clause that protects both parties from disclosure of confidential information to third parties .. this is self explanatory .. A clause stating the governing law, the language to be used and the place of arbitration that will be used in case of a dispute This becomes important when u are doing a deal in a foreign country ..eg lets say you were contracted to inspect the UN firewalls in Addis Ababa .. and somehow y'all disagreed .. you will be in more trouble if you had not on the onset argued that you would sign the agreement in Kenya, use Kenya laws, use the English language in a Kenyan court to resolve the dispute ... Can you imagine a Kenyan trying to describe an exploit in Amharic .... :-) (no offense to the Ethiopians) Lastly a signature section saying something like "by signing below, Customer confirms that Provider may commence the work detailed in this agreement and that all its internal requirements for authorizations have been complied with" __________ (customer name, date etc) ___________________ (provider name, date). Thats my 2 cents .. i hope it helps .. feel free to add your thoughts too .. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Security mailing list Security(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security

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HP PRO BOOK 4510S
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

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Re: [Skunkworks] make your own broadband building solution orestate network
by nurkey.hussein＠gmail.com 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

I think that would mean having regional POPs with alternative path into each POP and build MPLS solution ------Original Message------ From: Gakuru Alex To: nurkey.hussein(a)gmail.com To: Skunkworks forum Sent: 25 Jul 2009 15:18 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] make your own broadband building solution orestate network They do not have *the infrastructure* - that's what we intend to build.. our own, we lease it to them and they *pay us* the commissions:-) On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 3:19 PM, <nurkey.hussein(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I would advice you to enter some kind of dealership with leadin ISP's. > > That way you will ride on their infrastructure and u get commisions. > > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> > > Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:46:37 > To: Skunkworks forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] make your own broadband building solution or > estate network > > >_______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 >_______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > 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 > Sent from my BlackBerry®

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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO is on mission
by Mick Wilson 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

I will be out of the office starting Fri 07/24/2009 and will not return until Fri 07/31/2009. I am away on mission to Nigeria and will rarely be checking this mail. 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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make your own broadband building solution or estate network
by aki 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

Create you own broadband network. Did you know you can connect the WAN port of a broadband router to the another? Its too simple........... domestic solution........... ( INTERNET on WIRELESS Eth port ) ! ! ! Port1LAN ETH Port !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ETH ! WAN !----------------------! Client 1 ! PORT ! Router ! ----- !ROUTER !-------------------CLIENT1 LAN ( private ips ) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Port2 LAN ! ! !-------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Client 2 !------------------CLIENT2 LAN ( private ips ) ! Router ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Subnet addressing : On WAN Router Public ethernet port 41.0.0.1 etc Public ethernet ports ( LAN side ) subnet 41.1.0.1 to 41.1.0.4 etc On Client 1 Router Public ethernet port port ( pick 1 ip address from Wan router lan ip block 41.1.0.1 ) On Client 2 Router Public ethernet port port ( pick 1 ip address from Wan router lan ip block 41.1.0.2 ) Simply remember WAN router can allow stub networks and allow static/dynamic routing. Enjoy. :-)

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AutoCAD / AutoDesk Inventor
by Areba Collins 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

Any skunk with this nice piece of software? Not genuine for evaluation and educational purposes only. -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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If we have any Business Daily writer on the list
by aki 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

If we do and it seems to me there is a big story to be told about the Seacom aftermath , my points to you are these : - Take it from me, there is nothing like " it takes time ". Networks simply do not operate in this manner. Contact Seacom office and find out how long does it take to connect a provider. Contact the national fiber operator eg TKL, KDN and see how long it takes to deliver the connection from mombasa to say Nairobi. The assumption is that Seacom would already have notified providers, fiber operators of its intended launch date ( including earlier tests ). So all network operators, providers must have been aware atleast 14 days prior to date of launch. Network operators, service providers do not need any special interface equipment to terminate into Seacom network. The chain of connections is as follows : *Seacom station : National Fiber operator : Network Operator : Service provider : End User*. So a service provider like an ISP does not need to lay their own network to mombasa. - Service providers, network operators must be queried as to why they have not switched over. - Do a survey of public cyber operators and see what they have been told about the fiber and its service availability? Most of them I assume are on TKL connections. I've putting this info on this list for anyone to take it deeper. Sorry, the gravity of this event cannot cannot be left to speculations and assumptions. facts would correct everything. Over and Out!

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Benchmarking Seacom
by aki 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Whoever will be first lucky to get the first low latency network, pls share you download and upload benchmarks and latencies. Eg, Currently via vsat 1Mbyte file takes upto 5 minutes to download and vice versa. Many thanks in advance. :-)

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visual studio service pack 1
by brian Rioba 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Anyone with this?tried to download on safaricon live to no avail.i will appreciate any help

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Kenya Airport Tracker & Weather Application
by Mugambi Kimathi 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Checkout a simple Desktop Widget to track live Airport Flight Times and Weather - Still in Beta http://www.vststudios.com/labs/Kenya-Airport-Tracker.html Google Code Project Page http://kenya-airport-tracker.googlecode.com Mugambi Kimathi Jahazi

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Skunkworks Tuesday Meetings
by Phares Kariuki 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Hi, Another series of Tuesday meetings is being organised. If you have any topics you would like covered, or speakers you want to see, kindly give me a shout offlist. Thanks -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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After yesterday's disappointment, im inclined to think this way.....
by Areba Collins 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Now that the "internet" is still not thaat fast, and it looks like local telcos will continue to let us down, maybe we seriously need to rethink the term "local content". Here is why. The Internet, really is an inter connection of computers. it does not reside on the other side of the seacom fiber. We are just anxious because most of the stuff we need is on that other side. (Which is why some bright gurus here are pinging servers in the UK, US or India and complaining about latencies. 1: What if we decided to get a local server farm and host most of the stuff here. (After all the knowledgebase is here). In particular, what if gmail, yahoo and the top 100 sites on alexa were "encouraged" to host something local which then they would tunnel to their wonderful server farms through SEACOM. 2: What if all the sites that the IT guys are talking about were hosted locally, then uploading files would be more an issue of KIEXP than international. Im inclined to think that if we got our act right and hosted a website locally, it would appeal to the "that website is fast!" blokes that know nothing about seacom or VSAT. my 0.002 cents. -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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seacom launch due today...what about teams??
by benson orina 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Hi, just seen on twitter that there is to be a launch in a few hours. What about teams, I remember reading somewhere, can't remember where right now that the flagging off by the president was fake(as in there was no actual cable). any news, corrections concerning teams??

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Power Adapters - Where is the Expert Shop?
by Odhiambo ワシントン 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Which shop in town is renowned for expertise on power adapters? I have some IP DECT units whose power dapter has an RJ-11 type plug. Ignore the rating of the adapter for now. I just need to know if there is a shop in town that has experts to handle this. If not, then I need to get replacements from the manufacturer (Avaya). -- 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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Re: [Skunkworks] visual studio.NET service pack 1
by brian Rioba 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:49 PM, brian Rioba <rriobs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone with this?tried to download on safaricon live to no avail.i will > appreciate any help.This is to resolve .net 2005 on vista issues

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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO is on family leave
by Mick Wilson 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

I will be out of the office starting 24/07/2009 and will not return until 31/07/2009. I am away on mission to Nigeria and will rarely be checking this mail. 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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Swali
by mbugua＠symbiotic.co.ke 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

If i can access a link from Zain, Orange,Access kenya etc but not from safaricom, what does that mean? Ni swali tuu! -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint

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Re: [Skunkworks] Benchmarking Seacom
by Riyaz Bachani 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Aki, So should we also expect a whole flurry of new software developers with new apps by the weekend ? ;) How many new developers do you think this will bring ? e-commerce sites ? I wait ... as I have been for the past several years. During which time BTW - the price of a 256k has fallen from 25000 shs to 3000shs. Is that still beyond the reach of techies ? Every once in a while you get pleasantly surprised, but where is the revolution ? Seacom just turned on the capacity yesterday. Circuits on the fiber couldn't be mapped before yesterday, and they are still doing that slowly. Testing has also not been completed fully, and most of it begins from yesterday. Interconnect points are just getting ready. IP routes take time to propagate as well, so expect some days for that. It's really a media launch, and over the next week you should expect people to slowly start turning on the capacity. Even the guys who have it, are testing before they plug it straight into their networks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "aki" <aki275(a)googlemail.com> To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 7:35:20 AM GMT +03:00 Iraq Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Benchmarking Seacom @ Hi David and all, I appreciate all the comments and with all due kind respect to everyone, I'm sorry to tell you that I see things much more differently. The issue of speeds, latencies, jitter, bandwidth etc is irrelevant, that comes with the fiber naturally. What I see is a terrible failure on our part. What I'm surprised though is that we accept this failure as a norm and for people who are understand networks etc to see other professionals accept the norm is terribly disturbing. However, what we should be asking ourselves is this " What did we NOT expect? ". For whatever reasons that entire community of telcos, network operators , service providers choose not to go simulatenous with the launch is upto them. For me, the writing is on the wall, clear. " DAY 2 of international fiber launch and 99% of kenya is still in the dark ages of the satellite era! " An excellent start and with plenty of excuses to back it up. Anway, Im on a timeout so will leave it there................................... Best Rgds, Aki. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks 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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Hacker Says iPhone 3GS Encryption Is ‘Useless’ for Businesses
by Okechukwu 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Interesting read - http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/iphone-encryption/ ./Ok3ch

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while idling around...
by amanya 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

call it payback :p -- (+254) 722 74 84 55 | 737 74 84 55 | 752 74 84 55 they must find it difficult ... those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority /gerald massey

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CNET Broadband Routers
by Odhiambo ワシントン 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Hello List, Does anyone have in mind a local vendor for CNET Broadband routers? I am looking for something like the CWR-901. If anyone has played with this hardware as a VPN endpoint, I'd really love to know how many VPN users it can handle. For the networking experts - can I use this as a substitute for Cisco ASA in a SMB environment? -- 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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[Security Forum] [Tool] crack.pl
by sendai＠hushmail.com 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have had of crack before and i doubt it will erase hard drives but caution should prevail if you dont understand the code.Its mainly used when testing password strength for user accounts esp in linux machines.Any sysop on the list can support that. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 3.0 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wpwEAQECAAYFAkppZF0ACgkQxiyAAh3k6wh3oQP+PIFyjmSPVe2VTat5bphKZDPadFVP OVsqAIMurWCkq4RKRgqs7ePs1jVfGWpCIquCr4knHUiABOKzgbBD66OD229Scgy20UEw IvAhUfDkN6ss1f9m2SeoolGz9J3gE5NviEzUW56rLUcxKTIi3f5mHXPK/ikng5uFrdXv DRAJhOI= =3K0q -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Advice on job change...
by Simon Mbuthia 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

Hi guys, I got this job last month in a certain financial institution which is not so big. There are two of us in the IT department, and my partner is not so experienced (I can tell he has limited knowledge in IT, with all due respect to him). I joined as a management trainee, but there is nothing I am learning from my partner. All I have learnt is to do End of Day and Start of Day procedures on the core banking system. On windows administration, I can do a better job that what's been done here. Anyway, I don't mean to crioticize my employer, but I just feel that this job isn't challenging enough. I have sought advice from a few friends, some tell me to move on and others tell me to wait until my probation is over, which sounds logical, but I feel like waiting for my probation to be over would be a waste of time because I am not really building on any experience and besides, I had to stop attending classes for CCNA that I had registered for because I leave work at about 6:30 PM. We'll soon be moving to Westlands, which would mean taking longer to get home, or less time for my studies and stuff like that. So now what do the skunks have to say? Thanks in advance :) Me. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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Orange edge , Yu not yet on Seacom
by aki 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

I checked both edge services, none are on Seacom yet. Anyone checked safcom? Or for that matter has any ISP done the move. From a network world, this is a major disappointment. ( This is delayed network justice, how long does it take a packet to travel from mombasa to nairobi ).

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Seacom goes live?
by Walubengo J 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS? Tunajivunia? walu.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Apple News Updates
by Rahim Kara 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

The new version of Logic Studio introduced today offers major upgrades to Logic Pro and Mainstage and more than 200 new features that simplify tasks. “The new Logic Studio is ideal for professional musicians, live performers and GarageBand enthusiasts who want to take their music to the next level,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Available today, Logic Studio sells for $499. Current Logic Studio and Logic Pro users can upgrade for $199. Read more… Apple today announced a significant update to Final Cut Studio, offering more than 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, and Compressor. Final Cut Pro 7 expands Apple’s ProRes codec family to support virtually any workflow and includes Easy Export for one step output to a variety of formats. At $999, the new Final Cut Studio is $300 less than the previous release and is also available as an upgrade for just $299. Read more…

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Fellowship reminder
by Dorcas Muthoni 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

****************************** ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking applications for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program, part of its Future Internet Leaders program (www.isoc.org/leaders) The program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings: * IETF 76 being held in Hiroshima, Japan, 8-13 November 2009 * IETF 77 being held in Anaheim, USA, 21-26 March 2010 Up to six fellowships will be awarded for each IETF meeting. Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including how to apply, are located on the ISOC website at : http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by *31 July 2009*. The Internet Society formally launched the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program in January 2007 after successfully piloting the program during 2006 at IETF 66 in Montreal and IETF 67 in San Diego. Forty seven individuals from 29 countries have participated in the program since its inception. I encourage you to pass information about this program to individuals involved in your regional operators' groups that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF. You also may consider being a reference for the applicant. If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Connie Kendig<kendig(a)isoc.org> <kendig(a)isoc.org> or Mirjam Kuehne <mir(a)isoc.org> <mir(a)isoc.org>.

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Cool ! ! ! ! ! Google Search trick
by Benjamin 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

*Hey skunkers try these found it somewhere.* 1 ) go to www.google.com 2 ) Click on images and search for any image of your choice " cat,mouse,baby,house " 3 ) after the search is complete 4 ) copy and paste the script below in the address bar and click enter -------------------------------------------------- javascript:R= 0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI= document.images ; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i<DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=Math. sin(R*x1+ i*x2+x3)* x4+x5; DIS.top=Math. cos(R*y1+ i*y2+y3)* y4+y5}R++ }setInterval('A()',5); void(0) ---------------------------------------------------------

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Joomla Developers
by Areba Collins 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

Hi guys, If you consider yourself a joomla developer, or have done stuff on joomla, or are interested in working on a couple of joomla projects, or want to be part of a local joomla developer team (if anyone knows of such a team contact me ASAP), kindly contact me offlist (or just add yourself to this list: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=t7NABRQ-9R6SLq8hvRNR9-g ) Cheers. -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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Reminder: ISOC Fellowship to the IETF
by Vincent Ngundi 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

[on behalf of Connie J Kendig, ISOC] ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking applications for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program, part of its Future Internet Leaders program (www.isoc.org/leaders) The program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings: * IETF 76 being held in Hiroshima, Japan, 8-13 November 2009 * IETF 77 being held in Anaheim, USA, 21-26 March 2010 Up to six fellowships will be awarded for each IETF meeting. Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including how to apply, are located on the ISOC website at : http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by *31 July 2009*. The Internet Society formally launched the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program in January 2007 after successfully piloting the program during 2006 at IETF 66 in Montreal and IETF 67 in San Diego. Forty seven individuals from 29 countries have participated in the program since its inception. I encourage you to pass information about this program to individuals involved in your regional operators' groups that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF. You also may consider being a reference for the applicant. If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Connie Kendig <kendig(a)isoc.org> or Mirjam Kuehne <mir(a)isoc.org>. Kind Regards, Connie J Kendig ISOC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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while idling around...
by amanya 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

call it payback :p -- (+254) 722 74 84 55 | 737 74 84 55 | 752 74 84 55 they must find it difficult ... those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority /gerald massey

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ke.archive.ubuntu
by Areba Collins 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

Anyone know where the servers hosting the ubuntu repos in kenya are hosted? better still, anyone know the webmaster nimpelkee external hdd i get the updates? im having too many installs in places where downloading updates is crazy. -- Its Possible! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com Collins Areba Omwoyo +254 735 824872 / +254 720 516758 arebacollins[at]gmail[dot]com

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The reason behind Microsoft's Linux code drop...
by Glenn Sequeira 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

http://tinyurl.com/l75mt5

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