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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan
by Gakuru Alex 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM Subject: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Folks, I was at this meeting- a very good initiative. Proposed loan maximum 50,000/=. I requested that they be supplied unbundled - i.e. without Operating System or other software. Microsoft Windows costs 10,000/= Microsoft Office 17,000/= total cost 27,000/= (more than half the loan amount!!). That would mean that you would have to buy a low-spec laptop to accommodate proprietary software costs within 50K limit. Costs that would be done away with thus enable owners get highest specs laptops, if choose FOSS operating systems (such as www.ubuntu.com, www.pcbsd.org (Ken Kasina developed installer!!), www.fedoraproject.org, en.opensuse.org, www.redhat.com, etc). that all come with free OpenOffice. Give local IT youths installation contracts for these and MORE FOSS applicatications, at, say, 7,000/= per laptop. 1 million x 7,000 =????? :) talk about national software cost savings, youth empowerment, promoting local innovation, and taxes retentions... Obviously, not to exclude them, Microsoft are entitle to pitch sales too,, we see which makes business and national sense? Companies, organisations, associations can also get the interest-free the laptops loans for their employees, staff, members. Will keep you updated as events unfold. Enjoy, Alex ----- [Business Daily] State to guarantee loans for laptops By Okuttah Mark Thursday, July 23 2009 Organisations or individuals seeking to take advantage of this year’s budget stimulus package on laptops are free to negotiate with any banking institution, computer vendors or the telecommunication companies. This follows the announcement by the government through the Permanent Secretary for Information, Dr Bitange Ndemo. that the government will only facilitate the process but the negotiations will be done by interested parties on their own. The incentive was offered by Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta during this year’s budget and aims at accelerating computer access in the country. In the one million computer campaign, the government will guarantee money borrowed either by individuals or organisations to buy the laptop between now and June, next year. The government will also pay the interest on the loan. ... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x… _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Looking for a Dell Inspiron
by Alex Wanjohi 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

Anyone knows where I can get this, or close to it? - *Dell Inspiron 1545* - *core 2 Duo ~ 2GHZ* - *320 GB* - *4 GB* Thanks -Alex

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Voip Solution..
by Watson Kambo 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

Hello, Now that broad band is here, I have some few thoughts about communicating with my family, My Parents are in nyahururu, my brother is in Mombasa and am based in Nairobi. I was thinking skype, yahoo, due to the Video and Voice thing, my parents would def prefer this other than chat they do not know how to use, LOL, LMFAO Blah blah.. and again typing is not in them at all, but again if I go Skype then there will be a delay coz am thinking the traffic would be international ( I could be wrong) am thinking if I make a call it will go all the way to the USA and then back again so I have a couple of ms delay, so my question is is there any other solution you would advice one that would know the IP am calling is not very far? Am also thinking Video confrencing is much better than normal mobile phone call.... I know most of you might differ ... -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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Optics Fibre ugly under-belly revealed?
by Gakuru Alex 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

Hold your speeds horses... a disturbing paragraph on today's Business Daily. '...warned end users not to expect a massive price cuts but anticipate faster internet connection and bigger bandwidth capacity at current costs or slightly lower...satellite connectivity that charges them Sh399, 360 ($5,000) per megabyte per month, but this is expected to be reduced to Sh15,974 ($ 200) for the same capacity' http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539552/627720/-/item/2/-/goopo/-/index… What's got into them? Reminded me of an old email (24 October, 2006) from 'prophetic' ( and very angry) consumer read, in part, "..there will be no such thing as cheaper technology in Kenya (everything new seems to cost more than the last piece of technology we had…) " Watchfully,,,

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If you thought the fiber landing was going to bring prices down, wait till you try recharging your Orange wireless Internet.
by Areba Collins 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

This is the rude shock i got when i tried to reload my Orange internet this evening. Hoping to get my 2000MB for Ksh 2000, here is what i got from the menu. 25-> 150 => Ksh 6 per MB 50 -> 250 => Ksh 5 per MB 100 -> 450 => Ksh 4.50 Per MB 250 -> 850 => Ksh 3.40 per MB 1000-> 2200 => Ksh 2.20 Per MB 2000 -> 3900=> Ksh 1.95 Per MB -- 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 you thought the fiber landing was going to bring prices down, wait till you try recharging your Orange wireless Internet.
by Areba Collins 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

This is the rude shock i got when i tried to reload my Orange internet this evening. Hoping to get my 2000MB for Ksh 2000, here is what i got from the menu. 25-> 150 => Ksh 6 per MB 50 -> 250 => Ksh 5 per MB 100 -> 450 => Ksh 4.50 Per MB 250 -> 850 => Ksh 3.40 per MB 1000-> 2200 => Ksh 2.20 Per MB 2000 -> 3900=> Ksh 1.95 Per MB -- 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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Squid as a transparent proxy on windows
by Peter Nyakirungo 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hi all Please help me set squid NT as a transparent proxy on windows 2000 server . Such that i do not have to configure proxy settings for all clients machines Peter.

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HP COMPAQ ENTRY LEVEL DESKTOP -
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

New dx2390!! HP Compaq dx1000 MT Intel Dual Core E5200H (2.50-GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB), 1024MB (1x1GB) PC2-6400 Memory, 160GB SATA HDD, DVDRW, 22-in-1 Media Card Reader, NIC, FreeDos, 1-1-0 Year Warranty @ 29,750/= QTY Discount Available. KV087EA HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Intel Xeon E5405 Quad Core 2.0 GHz, 12MB L2 Cache, 1333-FSB, 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMMs DDR2-667MHz Memory, DVD-RW Drive, 2x146GB SAS HDD, E200i-128MB BBWC, Mouse, Keyboard, Tower (5U) . 165,000/= NEGOTIABLE Regards, 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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What happened to Nyaga Stock brokers? they promised to pay this year!
by peris wangui 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

*Hey all, Just following up on my mums shares that were illegally sold by Nyaga stock brokers just before they closed down. How long longer are we supposed to wait till they pay/refund the shares.... especially after filling all those claim forms and queuing for days! Anyone with an update on current developments???? Peris.*

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SA cell phone law- good or bad thing?
by Gituma Nturibi 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

As of the 1st of this month anybody buying a pre-paid line in South Africa will have to provide proof of address- even tourists buying one for the short stay. Existing subscribers will have to register too or risk disconnection but the deadline has not been set. They say it's to control organised crime and now your phone can be tapped if a court order is given. Opinion is divided but is this a good or bad thing? On the outside they look justified but it's can lead to invation of privacy. One of the selling points of prepaid is ease of connection and annonymity. Any plans for the same in Kenya, Maoni?

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Pigs Do Fly
by Rad! 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Microsoft contributes 20,000 lines of code to the Linux kernel http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3403

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testing Local area performance!
by Thomas Odol | Amalvin Limited 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hi Skunkers, Can someone help me get a software or tool that can test LAN performance effectively. Thanks alot in advance. Regards, Thomas.

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VLANs and FreeBSD
by aki 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

" Calling washington, and FreeBSD gurus, OVER " @Wash, I've not had time to work on FreeBSD and VLANs for a long while though I read thru and it seems very do-able. What do you think, with all the fiber circuits on VLANS and some on proprietory tagging, is freebsd vlans a worthwile to look at? Say eg, buy a 4 port eth card, use 2 ports for fiber circuits while use 2 others for gateway segmentation or possible load balancing. I know Cisco and the rest do it, but FreeBSD is king at networks. Then possibly run mrtg etc for graphs. ( my opinion ) What say you?

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Re: [Skunkworks] New Web Typography from ADOBE
by Rahim Kara 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Two new Flash-related open source projects were released by Adobe this week: The Text Layout Framework which promises to deliver advanced, easy-to-integrate text and typography layout features for more sophisticated and innovative typography on the Web, and the Open Source Media Framework (formerly known as “Strobe”) which can be used for building robust, feature rich video players and applications based on the Adobe® Flash® Platform. For Full Article : Read it at the external site... Article from http://www.dmxzone.com/go?16871 Rahim.

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Chinese engineer kills self over lost '4G' iPhone...R.I.P Brother
by mike oketch 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/07/a-chinese-worker-has-killed-hi… A Chinese worker killed himself after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for disappeared. The 25-year-old engineer, Sun Danyong, who worked for Foxconn, jumped from a 12-story building last week. A Chinese newspaper reported<http://shanghaiist.com/2009/07/21/foxconn_employee_committed_suicide_1.php> that his property had been seized and that he was held in solitary confinement, where he faced "unbearable interrogation techniques" for having lost one of 16 "4G" prototypes. Foxconn apologized, but questioned reports that police beat Sun. Apple issued a statement<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10291701-37.html> this afternoon in response to a report by CNET<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10291701-37.html>. A spokeswoman said the Silicon Valley firm is "saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death. We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect." VentureBeat<http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/07/21/iphone-prototype-goes-missing-chi…> , AppleInsider<http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/21/worker_commits_suicide_after_…> and *The Register*<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/fixconn_suicide/> are among the tech sites covering this story. AppleInsider notes that it's the second piece of bad news for the company recently. Last week an investigation found<http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/14/apples_image_may_be_tarnished…> that 45 of the 83 factories that built iPhones and iPods in 2008 weren't paying valid overtime rates, and that 23 weren't even paying some of their workers China's minimum wage.

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Etisalat new buyer .. Zain...
by Watson Kambo 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

I just heard that Etisalat is the next buyer since Vivendi pulled out.... Sky news... -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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Seacom: Single Point of Failure
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Neither Telkom nor KDN have their fiber connections to Mombasa in Ring formation but rather are bus, this means that should either cable break for any reason, the entire Nairobi, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi stand disconnected, so much for "The Promise". This is rather puzzling and implies that should you require a redundant link to SEACOM/TEAMS you need to purchase capacity from both TKL and KDN. The same applies to the NOFBI (National Optic Fiber Backbone Initiative) which runs "countrywide". (sic) I find this design rather strange if not outright curious, does anyone know why? It's tough enough that we have to deal with Power Crisis which have similar repercussions but technical design??? inexcusable. Kiania D. -- [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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Re: [Skunkworks] How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it)
by mary kariuki 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hello Skunks, I recently subcribed to an sms dating tip i heard on easy FM. I typed Dating and sent it to 5004. I keep getting tips but now i want to put a stop to it. Ive tried texting (Dating stop) to 5004 but it hasnt worked so far. Does somebody know how these things work? Kelly

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Web Caching
by Big Quark 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Good people, For a week or two now I keep updating my site through FTP, but the changes dont take effect unless I rename the file(s) in question. Is it possible that my ISP (Access Kenya) is caching my pages? Regards

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Orange ADSL Nyumbani - Pulling a Fast One
by Murigi Muraya 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

The Orange Nyumbani packages are active = good to go. They are using expensive satellite connectivity which explains the poor pricing - thus far. Not wanting to get caught flat footed in the next 2 weeks (when others like AccessKenya begin to sell bandwidth purchased on Seacom) Orange is trying to be shrewd. Personally do not think it will hurt or help them much. For the 1 Mbs package, there is a download limit of 8 Gb - fair use policy. Thereafter one is downgraded to 512 kbs for another 4 Gb of downloads, is then downgraded to 256 kbs for nother 2 Gb pf downloads and is then downgraded again to 151 kbs. Was not told if what happens after 1 Gb @ 151 kbs. The deal breaker for these NYUMBANI packages is that only one person can browse or download stuff at a time. This means that 2++ people cannot connect to the router / modem for Internet access. Not even via wi-fi. Am passing for now ... Keeping my ears and eyes open for other offers ...

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seacom live
by Riyaz Bachani 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

a little bird tells me that testing is complete, and seacom is live tomorrow. they have a launch in Mombasa, and an experience center as well at their site. i know though that some providers are still completing their setup/connectivity. start posting those 100mbps speed tests :) R

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 4, Issue 226
by bosire 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

C Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:35:40 To: <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 4, Issue 226 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: How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) (Paul Gichigi) 2. Data on internet and mobile use in Kenya (mwirigi kinagwi) 3. Re: How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) (Dennis Kioko) 4. Re: Pigs Do Fly (Gichingiri Kuria) 5. Re: How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) (George Njoroge) 6. Re: How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) (Dennis Kioko) 7. ODD-SEARCH: Rankine Engine (Areba Collins) 8. Re: SA cell phone law- good or bad thing? (Tony Likhanga) 9. Re: Going to the moon (christiano kwena) 10. Re: Web Caching (Lmwangi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:21:22 +0300 From: Paul Gichigi <paulgichigi(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) Message-ID: <66033a8d0907210721t6c724bc1i6ec8174e8d798ac5(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" So how do you stop these idiots from sending you the unneccesary 1kb? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/attachments/20090721/87ac4342/at…> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:33:49 +0000 (GMT) From: mwirigi kinagwi <mkinagwi(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: [Skunkworks] Data on internet and mobile use in Kenya Message-ID: <527076.92415.qm(a)web24201.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi, I was looking for any sources of information regarding internet use in kenya or East Africa whether on desktop or mobile form. Is therre any one with such information? how do people make decisions to run an ICT company in Kenya based on available data? Migx ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:34:46 +0300 From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) Message-ID: <2f1649800907210734t7468771dkbbbefa876d70983b(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" apparently you reply KEYWORD STOP 2009/7/21 Paul Gichigi <paulgichigi(a)gmail.com> > So how do you stop these idiots from sending you the unneccesary 1kb? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: News that is never is: Ocampo's enevelope opening and what the local media saw. Al at my blog. http://gramware.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/attachments/20090721/07553d63/at…> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:35:36 +0300 From: Gichingiri Kuria <gmail(a)gichingiri.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Pigs Do Fly Message-ID: <63a110760907210735r520cfc80hd7532345fe044977(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If pigs fly, is the past tense swine flew? On 7/21/09, Mworia Wilfred Mutua <wmworia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > ... that definitely shocked me to life... i was dozing off :) > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Microsoft contributes 20,000 lines of code to the Linux kernel >> >> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3403 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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, > > Mworia Wilfred Mutua > > http://www.afrinnovator.com/ > > Resume: http://www.visualcv.com/wmworia > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wmworia > Facebook: http://facebook.com/wmworia > Twitter: http://twitter.com/wmworia > googletalk: wmworia > Yahoo IM: wilfred.mworia > > > ---- > -- Sent from my mobile device Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.gichingiri.com / www.sokoletu.co.ke / www.website.co.ke / www.buyanzi.com ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:58:22 +0300 From: George Njoroge <themburu(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) Message-ID: <c3b699630907210758p2f58d829x74dae9d65c96d2e1(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Seriously guys whats the short code these service are on? I can tell u who runs the service from that. Cheerz Themburu On 7/21/09, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > apparently you reply KEYWORD STOP > 2009/7/21 Paul Gichigi <paulgichigi(a)gmail.com> > >> So how do you stop these idiots from sending you the unneccesary 1kb? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: > News that is never is: Ocampo's enevelope opening and what the local media > saw. Al at my blog. > http://gramware.blogspot.com > -- Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:05:24 +0300 From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it) Message-ID: <2f1649800907210805r4fdc9727occ8348368ab3342c(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 5004, to stop it send DARLING STOP to 5004 2009/7/21 George Njoroge <themburu(a)gmail.com> > Seriously guys whats the short code these service are on? I can tell u > who runs the service from that. > > Cheerz > Themburu > > > > On 7/21/09, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > apparently you reply KEYWORD STOP > > 2009/7/21 Paul Gichigi <paulgichigi(a)gmail.com> > > > >> So how do you stop these idiots from sending you the unneccesary 1kb? > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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: > > News that is never is: Ocampo's enevelope opening and what the local > media > > saw. Al at my blog. > > http://gramware.blogspot.com > > > > > -- > Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried. > _______________________________________________ > 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: News that is never is: Ocampo's enevelope opening and what the local media saw. Al at my blog. http://gramware.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: <http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/attachments/20090721/27f8f69a/at…> ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:16:03 +0230 From: christiano kwena <christianokwena(a)googlemail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Going to the moon Message-ID: <e931fced0907211146t7877b8b2v246190fc596baf5(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Fear by the power to be -- christiano kwena +254722243459 ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:35:26 +0400 From: Lmwangi <lmwangi(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Web Caching Message-ID: <cc973d960907211335p25436f49ia8ca9b7ac7cb00be(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" A simple solution is to bypass your isp cache by using tor. It works! :) On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Sam Oduor <sam.oduor(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I am glad to say a solution was find on this issue. Let this be the spirit > of skunkers .. it will change the tradition of many techies in the country > to the better > > Ashok am waiting for your email so that I can test from my office & pick > it up with the provider or we sort it within ourselves. I am sure we can get > to the bottom of your case too ? > > > Great Evening. > > > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Big Quark <thebigquark(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> @Kahugu, >> >> WOW Ctrl+F5 DID WORK!!, but I cant tell my clients to do that :( , most >> would have no idea! So its really an ISP issue, over to you AK >> >> I think am going downstairs for a beer... >> >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Kahugu Isaac <ikahugu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Had a similar issue some time back when using an Access Kenya link. >>> >>> If you use firefox, you can override the cache by pressing >>> >>> Ctrl-F5 or Ctrl-Shift-R >>> >>> You might be forced to do this a number of times. >>> >>> Hope this works. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Sam Oduor <sam.oduor(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks , >>>> I am checking it via different connections like 4 of them including one >>>> off-shore. Will get back to you. I am also raising this issue up with the >>>> provider. Ashok could you pls do the same if possible. Pls raise it with any >>>> provider based in Africa , I will try my best to get the right person >>>> involved. >>>> >>>> Many Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Big Quark <thebigquark(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Sam >>>>> >>>>> I have sent you a direct email with all the details. I cannot paste the >>>>> URL here. Read through and get back to me offlist >>>>> >>>>> Rgds >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:18 PM, <ashok+skunkworks(a)parliaments.info<ashok%2Bskunkworks(a)parliaments.info> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Sam Oduor<sam.oduor(a)gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > Had to paste this, ashok as you advice people that no-cache at all >>>>>> is a bad >>>>>> > practice you might need to communicate with yahoo, cnn & various >>>>>> news site. >>>>>> > The lecturer who said that must know that technology changes as soon >>>>>> as >>>>>> > first years finish campus :-)) ... see below from yahoo , I could hv >>>>>> bored >>>>>> > you with more from cnn & bbc but for the list be warned that not all >>>>>> stuff >>>>>> > lecturers & experts say are true .. internet is all about invention >>>>>> it has >>>>>> > not formula thats why a best practice is put in place. >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It makes sense on news sites, web mail sites, banking sites etc. where >>>>>> you dont want to expire content between visits as it may have changed >>>>>> or for security reasons (banking sites for instance...). >>>>>> >>>>>> If you are serving up half a dozen pages with static content, which >>>>>> is what most sites do, you shouldnt be setting those flags. >>>>>> >>>>>> the problem with the caching at accesskenya is their caching does not >>>>>> recognize when a page has changed intelligently, -- since the problem >>>>>> is not present with other isps.. >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Samson Oduor >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Samson Oduor > > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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Going to the moon
by Alex Wanjohi 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

How true are the allegations that the first moon visit by the US was a lie ..? According to some literature its all a coverup and that no one could have managed to land on the moon and back during those days. I tend to believe them. Here's one of them - (though this site gives the impression of gutter :( ) -Alex

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ODD-SEARCH: Rankine Engine
by Areba Collins 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Hello skunks, As odd as this sounds, I am looking for a small thermal engine, preferably Rankine cycle (something like 5hp). Does anyone know of a manufacturer in Kenya or do I have to go on ebay? Regards. -- Its Possible ! http://www.itspossible.afraha.com .

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Data on internet and mobile use in Kenya
by mwirigi kinagwi 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Hi, I was looking for any sources of information regarding internet use in kenya or East Africa whether on desktop or mobile form. Is therre any one with such information? how do people make decisions to run an ICT company in Kenya based on available data? Migx

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100 W BUC
by Space Engineering NOC 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Hey list A friend of mine is looking for a 100 Watt BUC urgently If you have kindly reply to this mail direct Space Engineering.

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Serial ATA RAID PCI Controller Card
by Jamal Mohamed 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Anybody know where i can get a Serial ATA RAID PCI Controller Card, especially one with VIA VT6421A chipset.Thanks in advance

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Top 10 help desk calls
by Nicholas Loki 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Another day at the help desk: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=871 "Excellent people exceed expectations".

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Bureau of Standards seeking ICT panelist
by Michael Murungi 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Dear Skunkworkers I thought i share this with you.Interested persons may contact mr. siganga or the CSK directly. Dear Colleagues, The Kenya Bureau of standards has formed a local chapter to the International Electro-Technical Commission (www.iec.ch) The IEC is the world's leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies — collectively known as [image: Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.] "electrotechnology". <http://www.iec.ch/naturalpassion/you-IEC/iecworld.htm> KEBS requires an ICT person to sit on this commission. Please contact me if you are willing and available. Kind Regards, Dr. Waudo Siganga - COmputer Society of Kenya csk(a)nbi.ispkenya.com -- Michael M. Murungi http://michaelmurungi.blogspot.com

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Fwd: are we really ready for fiber??
by benson orina 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

In my personal experience in life the times i've realized that progress does not come just by havin more but from what is done with what one has. For example back in the days of "software from diamond plaza" i had all the "latest" pirated software for design, 3d, music, video and long story short i actually had virtually no progress. Since i formated my computer slapped on linux on it i can actually say i am now making loads more progress in learning, work and business. So copy paste concept to the fiber debate, will i really do anything more with a "faster link" if all i used to do on the "slower" satellite link was email, facebook and download series and movies for sale on dvd? I remember back when i was on campus the student body made alot of noise about poor internet facilities, alot of noise later a vsat link under some education program is implemented and for the fast two weeks the pages are loading "chua chuaa!!" (description copied from earlier post) two weeks later the speeds were back to "normal" as some "enterprising" students had discovered torrents for movies and series thus hogging all the bandwidth. So to the point, how much will we gain as compared to increase in bandwidth brought about by cheaper faster bandwidth? I do realize there are those who really made great strides with existing resources as many skunks can testify but what about the general masses?

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Mobile Apps 'to be bigger than internet'
by James Mutuku 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Having read this(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8157043.stm), I am thinking of going into mobile development. what would be your recommendations on where to start? -- Best Regards, James Mutuku Ndeti Agile Systems Limited +254722490994 www.agile.co.ke mutuku.wordpress.com

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pidgin crashes everytime i start it
by saich 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

I have just installed pidgin chat client on my computer which is running on windows XP SP3 and everytime start it it crashes with an error "pidgin encountered a problem and needs to close"...my antivirus is Kaspersky 6

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Linux Job /Internship
by sendai＠hushmail.com 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi guys, I recently cleared my university education pursuing a degree in Computer Science and i have a budding interest in Linux systems administration, networking and penetration testing.Some of my comptencies are as follows: .Intermediate skills in Linux systems deployment and administration skills, shell scripting (bash), MySQL database setup, security and optimization. · Network security competencies; Penetration testing using various open source tools.Intrusion Detection System deployment (Snort) and also general IT security procedures awareness. · Linux server configuration including but not limited to Apache web server, Samba server, Squid proxy server, BIND DNS server and NFS server. .Progressive knowledge in TCP/IP networks administration, network monitoring experience using Nagios, Bandwidth management using Squid. Anyone on the list who can offer a job/internship opportunity can contact me off the list. Regards Joseph. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Version: Hush 3.0 wpwEAQECAAYFAkplW7QACgkQxiyAAh3k6wj7eAP9HyeU2AK9fP8CNjs9HAW4OxUzFYEg 0N72C42664gCgbjBy+GyfbfnhfNByn1yXUHtM1KSrzO9HvXBgZLzMLgmsOR1Ep4b/GpF VlzgUMjSEd7Y4vrBxf8t95/iXmTK5YbV9/uCw2nzXHYc/gTyABbOOTRnXFgjJopy+Fi8 YgKtpas= =0W/Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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ok, seacom officially goes live next week. Time to start moving away from wireless?
by aki 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

( pls remove human factors like CS from this ). I think we will start moving away from wireless networks and onto copper, fiber. One problem with wireless will be base station capacity so max throughputs will be for domestic packages and experience similar to 3g, not exceeding 30-50KBps at peak times/ 100-120Kbps off peak while egde 10-20KBps at peak times/ 32-48KBps off peak . Wireless for those on frame relay DLCI type of ccts will not be an issue though max capacity is 8Mbit/s Interesting times ahead, Orange had an advert today for its ADSL service and its coverage areas. Most ISPs am sure are already geared up and revving to go. Who takes the convergence pioneer prize as internet is no longer a subject to talk about in the next 12 months? Voice, Data, Video? IPTV and setup top boxes? DTSV, local channels should be considering using fiber to push their content. Example : For news coverage of events from parliament, uhuru park and such, get fiber pops with streaming encoders equipment with AV outputs. What about services like hosted services, I hope improve there will be improvement ( if not, expect competition down the long road 12-36 months eg : VOIP hosted and billing, exchange, mail, document design & printing, data warehousing, remote services, photo developing all done online. )? Now the real thing takes off and we should start pushing the envelope! :-)

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Windows Copy XKCD
by Phares Kariuki 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

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asterisk fxo cards in stock
by James Mutuku 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Hello, anyone with these in STOCK? -- 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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OFFTOPIC: My Dumb Questions
by Areba Collins 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Q1: Will we ever manage to transmit power wirelessly? (think of a mobile phone like socket you plug in your laptop and get mains power wirelessly. Q2: Is the shorthand for a Terrabyte TB? and what will 100 TB's be called? Q3: Will we ever reach a dangerous state of security on the Internet that there shall be need for Internet Police, complete with warrants and courts? In which country will crimes commited on the Internet be tried? Q4: WHY DOES'NT KENIC SELL DOMAINS ONLINE? for $9.99 complete with online ordering? b) Why do i have to buy domains from a third party? Q5: Is the Opposite of Open Source "Closed source"? ^>alex$ Q6: If Nyayo pioneer had taken off, would Jeremy clarkson have a kind word to say about Kenyan Engineering? Q7: Will the next land rover discovery be called LandRover TATA? Q8: is data Matter? does a byte of data have molar weight? is a server who'se hard disk is full of data heavier than one whose drive has empty drives? -- If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. George Bernard Shaw

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Publishing your geographic LOCATION on Google maps
by Tuma Barua 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Hi, Depending on your preferred level of details (hse no, street, city, county, continent), you could publish your location on maps such as Google maps. How to use this information (positively) depends on the viewers. For now, you may opt to try Google Latitude, which looks now perfected. Try it out. Let us discuss possible applications of your location. Enter your imaginable/valid application(s) below. 1. Finding what time your kid get and leaves school (assuming your kid carry the phone) 2. 3. Tuma Barua.

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Local Mikrotik Dealer
by Odhiambo ワシントン 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Hi guys, In a recent newspaper I recall seeing an Ad of a company dealing in Mikrotik, advertising as the local dealer. I am unable to remember on which date this ad appeared and on which paper. If anyone has this information, could they kindly share it with me? -- 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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netbean issues
by I. Ati 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

i have some wierd netneans issues am using version 6.5 windows every time i try to create new project and choose the project mobility on reaching step three default platform selection the next button would disable itself i have uninstalled even tried to install a different version am still getting the same error .... but if i choose n other project i.e java, web, enterprise etc it creates the porjects without issues, and yes i have sun_java_wireless_toolkit-2.5.2_01-win installed in my computer any ideas will appreciate -- Q: Why are politicians proof of reincarnation? A: You just can't get that screwed up in one lifetime.

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Any SAP FI Guru in the house,
by peris wangui 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Hello all, Is there any SAP FI Guru in the house, i need to discuss standard reports in FI and where to get a list of these reports in the system. Please contact me back. Peris.

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Adoption of Linux in engineering
by Tech List Kenya 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Funny that Engineering (at least in CAD and CAM software) are the slowest in adopting linux. We have open source software for many other fields, including accounting! but when it comes to engineering and design, all flagship products are built for Windows. For instance CATIA, a software used by the who-is-who in aerospace, automotive and ship manufacturers has announced it has dropped support for all other OSes apart from Windows with their ver. 6.

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Flash Disk Error
by daniel mwangi 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

I have an Imation Flash disk with a capacity of 2gb.It had a lock software called Imationlock. The other day it was ok but after i gave it to a friend it came back showing a capacity of 1.98mb.The Imation lock software was reading that the secure partition was locked. On formatting it this,problem of capacity has not ceased and when i try to copy back the imationlock software,its tells me that its out of space. Looking forward to your assistance . Good day and God bless

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MCSE resources
by david gathu 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

hey i got some stuff for Microsoft students pdf & ppt & tutorials and dump on the above get me via -- use my yahoo email dtzgathu(a)yahoo.com gathu

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youtube in mp3
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

Have you ever watched a youtube clip and wished you had them in mp3. Try this it works like magic. 1) Go to http://www.downloadconvertvideo.com/youtube/index.php 2) Open the youtube clip you want to convert and copy the url. 3) Paste it on downloadconvertvideo and hit download. When it's done hit get video. Viola you through. Hope this helps someone get rid of those hideous ringtones :-) 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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solid waste management programme
by Ruth Kipaty 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

there was talk of the above. What came of it?

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HP Proliant ML110 Server.Anyone interested?
by Collins Emadau 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

The following model of HP ProLiant ML110 G5 Server series are available for sale. Below are the specifications Processor: E2160 (1.80 GHz, 65W, 800MHz FSB, 1MB); Intel Dual Core Processor.Intel® 3200 Chipset RAM: 1 GB RAM Expandable to 8GB PC2-6400 unbuffered DDR2 ECC 800MHz HDD and RAID: 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm Hard Drive with Internal SATA (Non-hot plug): 3.0 TB (4 x 750 GB) capability.SATA Models: Integrated 6 port SATA controller with embedded RAID (4 available for Hard Disks) ROM Drive: SATA DVD-ROM Drive Expansion Slots: Slot 1: PCI 32-bit/33MHz at 3.3V; Slot 2: PCI-Express x8 connector with x1 link; Slot 3: PCI-Express x8 connector with x1 link; Slot 4: PCI-Express X8 connector with x8 link Network Card: Embedded NC105i PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter Operating Systems: Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® Server; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL); SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES); Netware and others Form Factor: Micro ATX Tower (4U) The server(s) is available for delivery within 2hrs, if you are based in Nairobi and 24hrs if out of Nairobi for Kshs 47K negotiable. Get in touch with me off-list on this address: emadauidewa(a)gmail.com or 0723542064. Best Regards Collins Idewa Emadau P.O.BOX 62689 - 00200, City Square,Nairobi. KENYA. emadauidewa(a)gmail.com +254723542064 Do what you can,with what you have,where you are-Roosvelt

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chekelea.com
by aki 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Gd morning, I've setup a Tech Knowledge Base page for quick references. Want to add skunks links or links to bb on it. Permission granted? Cheers.

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Broadband users reach their limit
by Murigi Muraya 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/techno… Broadband users reach their limit * One million UK consumers have exceeded or come close to exceeding their broadband usage limit, research from consumer group uSwitch has found. * So-called usage caps, where internet service providers limit the amount of bandwidth users can have in any given month, are standard practice...... ____________ http://themediaguru.blogspot.com/2008/05/orange-fair-usage-policy-update.ht… http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/05/23/orange-faq-updated-more-details-… http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2009/02/27/orange-mauritus-adsl-myt-prices-… http://www.orange.mu/internet/faqs.php 1.8 what are the available speed for surfing? ADSL is available at 256kbps, 512kbps, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps. 1.13 can my family and I surf simultaneously on more than one PC/laptop? Yes, you can have internet access simultaneously on more than 1 PC and laptop. However, your surf experience ie. speed on each PC will depend on the ADSL package you have subscribed to.

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Orange UK
by Murigi Muraya 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

http://www.orange.co.uk/time/broadbandstarter/ http://www.orange.co.uk/time/broadbandselect/ http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/home-and-mobile-broadband

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Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Non-Commercial Users in Internet Policy Development Process
by Gakuru Alex 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Dear All, This message is very important to every user. Please forward it as widely as possible to all end-users of the internet. Help steer ICANN away from it a path that threatens users online presence, globally. Send your comments to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org today to remind ICANN who they work for. Act Now!! Deadline is next Tuesday 21 July, 2009 Regards, Alex Gakuru NCUC - Kenya --------- Below is a blog post on the tragedy of the ICANN NCSG charter situation. See numerous hyperlinks for further background reading at: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCUC-ICANN-Injustices.html ________________________ Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Non-Commercial Users in Internet Policy Development Process By Robin D. Gross, IP Justice 13 July 2009 ----------------------------------------- Everyone is a Noncommercial User of the Internet NCUC logoThe Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home to noncommercial users in ICANN's GNSO policy development process. NCUC represents 109 members from more than 40 countries, and includes large organizations, small nonprofits and individuals committed to developing Internet policy that protects the rights of noncommercial users. NCUC is concerned with a broad range of issues including human rights such as freedom of expression and privacy protections, educational needs such as those of libraries or academic institutions, and concerns from community and religious organizations, consumer rights groups, and other noncommercial interests related to Internet governance. In today's world, everyone is a noncommercial user of the Internet at one point of their day or another. This noncommercial interest, is an important interest which we all share, regardless of what we do for a living or the fact that we also use the Internet for commercial purposes. We are also noncommercial users and want our ability and right to use the Internet for noncommercial purposes to be protected in ICANN policy negotiations. This objective is in everyone's interest, so it should be respected throughout ICANN's policy development process and governance structures. Restructuring ICANN's GNSO Policy Development Framework ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organizations (GNSO) is the supposedly "bottom-up" process that allegedly provides ICANN with legitimacy to make and enforce Internet policy decisions. ICANN's GNSO is responsible for making policy recommendations to ICANN's Board of Directors regarding policies covering all generic top-level domains (such as .com, .edu, .org, .net). Presently GNSO policy recommendations are negotiated among competing interests or 6 distinct "constituencies". However, the GNSO is the process of restructuring and reforming its membership away from 6 arbitrary and out-dated "constituencies" and into 4 distinct "stakeholder groups": i) noncommercial users; ii) commercial users; iii) registrar companies; and iv) registry companies. Board Appointed (top-down) vs. Elected (bottom-up) Represent ion on GNSO Council Noncommercial users have been fighting for years to obtain parity with commercial users in the GNSO policy development process at ICANN. A 2006 report by the London School of Economics found ICANN undervalues noncommercial interests in the policy development process (5 specialized commercial constituencies vs. 1 noncommercial constituency to represent all noncommercial interests). In February 2008 the Board Governance Committee Report also recognized this imbalance and the need to address it in order to protect noncommercial interests in ICANN policy development. As a result, the ICANN Board approved a major shift for ICANN's GNSO by deciding noncommercial users should finally be given parity with commercial users in the GNSO policy development process. Specifically, beginning with the Seoul ICANN Meeting in October 2009, noncommercial users and commercial users are each supposed to have elected 6 representatives to the GNSO Council. However, as a result of back channel lobbying by the commercial constituencies who lost the advantage in numbers of councilors, the 3 new GNSO Council seats that should have gone up for election to noncommercial users, will instead become board appointments. Despite the lack of any support from ICANN, NCUC's membership has grown by more than 125% since 2008 when parity between commercial and noncommercial interests was established by the Board Governance Committee. Yet despite the significant increase in participation from noncommercial users, the "parity principle" has lost support from the board, who now may deny the new noncommercial membership elected representation on the GNSO Council. Development of Consensus for Charter for Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) In April 2009 noncommercial users responded to ICANN's call for public comment on how to design a stakeholder group charter to maximize the effectiveness of noncommercial users in policy development and encourage the broadest range of participation from the most diverse viewpoints. The answer was clear: noncommercial users overwhelmingly supported a stakeholder group charter that encourages cooperation between constituencies, the charter proposed by the NCUC. NCUC's charter was developed by a multi-stakeholder process that involved months of open consultations, dozens of participants, numerous discussions with ICANN board and staff, At-Large members, existing noncommercial participants at ICANN and prospective noncommercial participants. NCUC's charter went through significant modifications in response to public feedback, including more than half a dozen distinct public drafts, before reaching a consensus on the final charter submitted for a Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). In addition to NCUC's membership, ICANN's public comment period on the stakeholder group charters brought additional support to the NCUC charter, including support from over 63 organizations and dozens of individuals from all corners of the globe. Public Comment Against a Charter that Would Stranglehold Noncommercial Users Two competing proposals, vastly different in their substance and effect, were submitted to ICANN to charter the new Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). In addition to the charter supported by civil society from NCUC, another proposal was submitted from CP80, an Internet pro-censorship group led by Cheryl Preston, Ralph Yarro III (SCO Chairman), and Debra Peck out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Outside from the drafters of the CP80 petition, not a single public comment argued in support of the CP80 proposal or its governance model during ICANN's Public Comment Period. The lack of public support for the CP80 "constituency-based" voting model is not surprising since its provisions would stranglehold noncommercial users in endless competition among factionalized constituencies, constantly fighting over scarce resources and representation on ICANN's GNSO Council. NCUC's charter encourages noncommercial users to work together toward shared goals, while the CP80 model keeps noncommercial users constantly fighting over their differences, and ultimately ineffective at influencing policy decisions at ICANN. Noncommercial Organizations Unanimous in Favor of Joint Civil Society Proposal During ICANN's April 2009 Public Comment period, a total of 23 distinct comments from organizations and individuals were submitted on the topic of stakeholder group charters. Several of these comments were signed by dozens of noncommercial organizations and individuals, increasing public participation by much more than 23 comments would initially imply. However of these 23 comments, the only 2 to argue in favor of the CP80 proposal to hard-wire GNSO Council Seats to constituencies were the drafters of the proposal themselves. No one else. As many commentators noted, CP80's proposed "constituency-based" structure would stranglehold noncommercial users and discourage consensus building and cooperation among competing constituencies. The "constituency-based" voting it proposes creates a constant zero-sum struggle between noncommercial constituencies, rendering the entire Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ineffective in ICANN policy development. In stark contrast to the lack of any support for the CP80 model, more than 63 organizations and 55 individuals submitted comments in favor of the joint civil society charter that provides for a democratic vote of all its membership to elect representatives to serve on the GNSO Council. Every single noncommercial organization who submitted a public comment on the topic argued against the stranglehold charter model proposed by CP80 and in favor of the cooperation charter submitted by noncommercial users and created through a consensus process. ICANN Defies Public Comment and Imposes Stranglehold Charter Model What did ICANN do in response to the public comment it received and the global consensus against the stranglehold charter model proposed by CP80? ICANN adopted the stranglehold charter model for noncommercial users, defying the unanimous public support expressed for the charter drafted by noncommercial users that was created through a consensus process. Welcome to "bottom-up" policy making at ICANN: where participants are invited to build a "consensus" among a broad range of interests, only to have that consensus discarded by ICANN as a result of relentless insider back-channel lobbying from special interests. Apparently we noncommercial users wasted our time building consensus among global civil society and participating in a public discussion forum, when we should have been lobbying ICANN board members and ICANN executive staffers -- since that seems to be the only channel of public input ICANN feels accountable to. Obviously, noncommercial users will never be able to effectively participate in a policy development forum that is predicated on and dominated by insider lobbying from entrenched commercial interests. ICANN's Board of Directors has a responsibility to the global public interest to ensure noncommercial interests can play a meaningful role in ICANN policy development despite its lack of economic backing. Unfortunately protection for noncommercial interests is systematically being squeezed-out of ICANN's policy development process by commercial interests. ICANN's Sneaky Move to Keep Plans Hidden On 23 June 2009, when ICANN finally released its proposed charter to noncommercial users, in addition to the charter being an entirely different different structure than the one created by the consensus process, ICANN's charter also omitted to include the most important section 5 which deals with management of the NCSG and in particular, representation on the GNSO Policy Council. Only after explicitly requesting to see the omitted section, was NCUC provided section 5 from ICANN with the understanding that it is staff's proposal for governing the NCSG. One will not find ICANN's proposed section 5 in its NCSG charter published on the ICANN website, but it can read be read here -- and it must be read together with the ICANN-drafted NCSG charter for it be clear what sneakiness is at play. Exactly the stranglehold governance structure that noncommercial users uniformly rejected in April, ICANN intends to march ahead with at full steam and impose on noncommercial users. But not transparently and not in a manner that conveys its clear intentions to the public so those effected may provide feedback. When asked at the 23 June 2009 ICANN meeting why didn't staff listen to non-commercial users in the public comment period about how they want to elect their GNSO Council Representatives, ICANN spokesman Ken Bour frankly said that ICANN staff adopted the constituency-based charter "because it is what staff wanted all along". Tell ICANN to Listen to Noncommercial Users and Protect the Public Interest The message is clear. ICANN has forgotten who it works for - us - Internet users - including noncommercial users. Now is the time to remind ICANN that it must be accountable to the global public interest or it has no business in Internet governance. Tell ICANN to listen to noncommercial users and not to impose the stranglehold charter on noncommercial users against our will. Send an email to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org (until 21 July 2009) and ask that noncommercial voices be heard in Internet policy decisions. Send a copy of your comment to your local Congressman or Member of Parliament to keep them informed about ICANN injustices to noncommercial users. You can also file a complaint over ICANN injustices with the ombudsman, who is supposed to keep the organization accountable to the public. Thomas Jefferson noted that the exercise of political power without the consent of the governed is illegitimate. ICANN's attempt to impose a governance structure on noncommercial users against their will calls into question ICANN's legitimacy to govern; it undermines confidence in ICANN's commitment to democratic values; and it appears ICANN is unable to protect the broader public interest against commercial pressures. We must remind ICANN to protect the public interest and the rights of noncommercial users - all of us. Send a quick email to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org today to remind ICANN who they work for. IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: robin(a)ipjustice.org _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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HELP! MSFT expert. Outlook 2007 + Server 2003 for small businesses
by Al Kags 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

So my new laptop has Vista and Outlook 2007. i was trying to set my email up and when it came to defining server, I went ahead and placed the info that I have - server name and my name... Error comes: "The name cannot be resolved. The microsoft exchange server is unavailable. Outlook must be connected or online to complete this action." - OK. Then it says "cannot open your default mail folders. the file c:\users\Al Kags\Appdata\Local\microsoft\outlook\outlook.pst" is not an offline folder file." Then it closes. When I reopen outlook, I go through the same. Tried to follow the instructions for a workaround as per this MSFT site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913843 problem is, in my registry there is no RPC in here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\RPC !!!! At my wits end. Who knows what to do? Al Kags ----------------------- Founder, The Desturi Trust http://www.alkags.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] Bandwidth
by Rahim Kara 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Does anyone really provide 128KB/s in Kenya or is it all just a load of Bull? Were just testing the new service from a provider ( NO Names given ) who claim to hand us a 128KB/S Fibre connection and i'm downloading at 10Kb/s. I've trying understanding what the logic of this situation is. I've also tried to figure out whether there's a contention here that i should be considering but i called the support line and got this as an answer. You are on the 128 KiloByte Fiber Line. I can relate if this is being referred to as the connection between me and the service provider. I explained this to him as well. I also asked him whether we were connected to him with a 128 KB line and thereafter having to share the connection with a multitude of users. His response was one and one alone. You're on a one to one contention, we don't allow sharing between you and us. I again tried to explain to him that with a one to one contention between him and me, it wouldn't make a difference if after getting to his server / router, my bandwidth was being rationed. He stood firm in his argument. I ran a bandwidth test on CNET, got a 109 kb/s which i would like to believe is Kilo Bits / s not KiloBytes. If someone ( I Believe alot of people do ) has a clearer view on this, please shed some light. I am a lost sheep at the moment. Rahim Kara, Pro App's Specialist, Elite Digital Solutions Ltd.  Apple Premium Reseller Sarit Centre P.O.Box 75289, Nairobi – 00200 KENYA +254 (20) 374 5550 PHONE +254 (20) 375 3509 FAX +254 721 875 042 Safaricom MOBILE +254 734 334 074 Zain MOBILE +254 773 104 250 Orange MOBILE iChat rahim.kara(a)me.com Mailing List Subscription http://mail.wananchi.com/mailman/listinfo/elitedigitalsolutions

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AccessKenya upgrades its internet core network
by aki 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

AccessKenya Group has upgraded its internet core network by ten times as it gears to handle the huge bandwidth capacity upon the arrival of the Seacom and Teams submarine cables. AceesKenya increased the internet core network from1000mb to 10000mb at a cost of Sh60 million. It is scaled to handle and best manage the large capacities of the international fibre cables and to ensure the core internet network is upgrade proofed for a number of years into the future. Additionally, the company has purchased 2500mb of capacity on the Seacom fibre optic cable, which together with a similar amount procured on the TEAMS cable will give it a total of 5000mb of capacity to offer significantly faster speeds to its customers. Currently, the entire country currently purchases 1,200mb on satellite. AccessKenya will therefore have more than 4 times the capacity that the whole of Kenya currently uses, and will retain its place as the largest bandwidth buyer in Kenya http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/624928/-/u90…

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Periodic table: Element number 107 is finally named...
by Areba Collins 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

and with a very "lord of the rings"-ish. name: Corpenicum. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8153596.stm Was hoping "areba-ium" sounds deadlier..... guess ill have to wait for 113. Areba. -- If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. George Bernard Shaw

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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO is on family leave
by Mick Wilson 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

I will be out of the office starting 17/07/2009 and will not return until 22/07/2009. I am away seeing family 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, johannes.akiwumi(a)unep.org or norberto.fernandez(a)unep.org

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DOCS SYS N BUTCHERY SYS
by Joshua Mwendwa 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Hallo Good people, I am looking for a a simple document management system and a butchery system urgently. I can be contacted me on 0721,418801, 0732, 418801 and ptheswa(a)yahoo.com. JTMwendwa

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MJ’s Online Memorial Pushes Internet’s to its Limits - 548 Gbps
by Steve 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

http://bit.ly/xUy0P 2 terabits per second during the memorial service 800,000 facebook status updates 3,924,370 visitors per minute facebook page with 7 million fans ......a million more than obama's page 2.2 million video streams during the memorial service 5 percent of the total tweets on Twitter and on and on.....

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MYSQL SQL Statements HIstory Tracker
by Esther Shayo 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Hi , Is there a tool that can be used to retrieve all the past sql statements executed on a MYSQL database assuming no logs were stored. Regards,

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KRA website: Miserably slow
by wesley kiriinya 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Is the KRA website always slow ama it's coz it's Friday? 8~)

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Source Control for Java App
by Daniel Ndeti 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

I'm looking for a source control thats compatible with net beans. Any pointers will be appreciated.

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Jamii Telkom
by aki 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

*GPON Services *JTL has deployed a Fiber to the Home/Business (FTTH/B) infrastructure that enables it to provide bandwidth intensive video, voice and data (triple play) applications to homes and businesses. The service is based on Gigabit Passive Optics Network (GPO *Bilawaya Broadband Services (WiMAX) *Bilawaya is the branded WiMAX Internet service powered by JTL. WiMAX is the leading technology for delivering fixed, nomadic and mobile high speed wireless broadband to business and home user. Bilawaya Broadband Home is the ideal Internet service http://www.jamii.co.ke/jtl.php?brief=services&section=services

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uunet kenya
by aki 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

60% bought out by MTN SA. Details from website : As you are aware, four marine fibre optic cables namely SEACOM, TEAMS,EASSY and LION are expected to be in Mombasa and operational between August 2009 and June 2010. Being your Business Solutions Provider, we believe it is our job to give you our customer the most cost-effective fibre solution for your business. Overall, expect an improved service with less than 200ms and zero packet loss. We have developed a host of solutions for our customers which are categorized as Communication solutions, Network solutions, Security solutions, IT solutions and Professional services. On the attached E-shot we have indicated what products we are offering under each solution. As part of our fibre readiness, we have spent over US $10MN to upgrade our core network, routing, transmission and security infrastructure as well as training,research and development aimed at delivering these solutions to our customers in a smooth and cost effective manner. http://www.ics.uunet.co.ke/

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Orange Edge : They are now offering the ksh 1/Mbyte bundle - fyi
by aki 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Sharing... I called Orange today for another issue and got talking about the Ksh 2000/2000Mbytes service. A CS lady called Beth, after a brief discussion with her supervisor, confirmed that the above package was available, to my surprise as last week it wasn't after talking to another CS person and also unable to buy that bundle. She was apologetic about the misinformation I had received last week. I loaded ksh 2000, bought the bundle and it works.

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1.5 billion Apple App Store downloads achieved in a year
by aki 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Today Apple<http://www.gsmarena.com/15_billion_apple_app_store_downloads_achieved_in_a_…>announced that the number of downloaded applications from their App Store has just exceeded 1.5 billion. Just one short year after the launch of the online application store the figures unequivocally suggest that this is one of the most successful projects in the mobile industry history. What's even better for Apple is that the download rate is increasing - it was less than 3 months ago when the counter on the company's website flipped over the one billion mark. This suggests that since that moment an average of more than 6 million apps have been downloaded every day. With more than 65,000 apps available to 40 million iPhone and iPod touch consumers in 77 countries those numbers aren't really surprising but they are a success nonetheless. We are only hoping the quantity will improve quality and the percentage of actually useful apps will be too be on the rise in the future. http://www.gsmarena.com/15_billion_apple_app_store_downloads_achieved_in_a_…

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Solaris 10 troubles
by nyarotho kennedy 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Happy people, once again hope you are all ok. Now, am running Solaris 10(+OEM) on a pc workstation with plans to use it as a server(jus not yet). Thing is the machine had a small partition with OpenSUSE 11 installed which naturally 'disappeared' after the Sun installation. Unfortunately when i tried to mount and even force mount, it failed miserably with this error message 'hal-fixed-all-mount-options refused-uuuid 999'. Help needed here, am using the command line a lot so all manner of help appreciated. Two, i need to use 'ssh' and probably ftp for remote users in a Sol10 server environment. Which works best, more efficient and user friendly? Thanks and God bless y'all. -- People should know when they are conquered.

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Bad science
by Lmwangi 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

I am reading the horizon magazine in today's daily nation and David Njagi says "Further, this means that 11,375 pounds of carbon would find their way to the ozone layer every day". Err what has carbon got to do with the ozone layer? And what's with the imperial units? Am I the only person who get's totally ticked off by bad science in articles? I mean, there's wikipedia and google or maybe hire a science advisor. Let's not go over today's headline. My eyes just glazed:( -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com

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ICT regulation - How it would affect the future.
by Martin Muraguri 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Hi, Sorry if u were expecting a well researched long read; Anyway I was just thinking how our future would change if CCK... now celebrating another successful anniversary... were to.. - Ban all phones without internet access, - Make computers and computing a compulsury course / subject, - And others u may add... Would this not be the beginning of a very bright future. Me Maina.

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Brain robot control
by Watson Kambo 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Ok while we keep on wondering if man really landed on Moon, some guys have been working on this, http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Robochip-A-New-Microchip-Implanted-I… -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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KPLC’s fibre network deal stirs TV market
by aki 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Multi-media firm, the Wananchi Group, is using the national electricity transmission network to build a fibre optic platform expected to open a new front in the bruising battle for control of Kenya’s lucrative media market. The platform – a product of an agreement between the media firm and Kenya Power and Lighting Company — puts Wananchi on a converged media highway that enables it to compete in television content, internet provision, data and voice transmission markets. “We are deploying the “design unseen” network in key urban areas that enables us to install our fibre network on KPLC’s electricity poles,” said Suhayl Esmailjeee, the chief operating officer at Wananchi Group. A national fibre optic network running on KPLC’s power transmission system offers Wananchi the potential to play in TV broadcasting and telecoms markets and a chance to compete in the internet service providers (ISPs). Replicating KPLCs power transmission network gives Wananchi access to the more than one million electricity customers and substantially reduces the cost of cable TV transmission that is currently only possible with the expensive infrastructure support involving the digging of trenches to lay terrestrial cables. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/624684/-/u90…

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Testing Life outside Earth
by Davis Waithaka 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

If you receive this email from outside the earth, please reply to save us from wondering whether you exist. If you are half-machine and half-organic, then you are more advanced than us, we mean no harm. If you cannot read or write, then you are less advanced than us, we want to make you civilised. Regards, -- Davis

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Website usability evaluation checklist
by Peter Karunyu 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

I came across an Excel file with 247 metrics against which one can rate the usability of a website. It can even be used by non techsavvy users. http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/guidelines.html Anyone who has used this before and what are your opinions?

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Does this qualify as a foreign attack on kenya's cyberspace?
by Areba Collins 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

someone keeps editing this post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migingo_Island and its hard not to imagine who sent him. Shouldnt the Kenyan cyber Army do something? -- If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. George Bernard Shaw

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Mail server
by Zack Githinji 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Hi People, Problem with mail server running, Postfix version 2.4.5 Redhat Linux Fedora 8 Amavis Host name : mail.organization.net server hosted by client MX:mail.isp.com Scenario organization.net hosted by godaddy.com organization.net expired and after 2days its renewed again. Since then server cannot send nor receive mail. Service provider says its an issue with the server settings, but nothing has changed in the server. issue 2: Organization had a public ip A it was blacklisted, changed to B which has been in use all this time. when the server is set to B it cannot ping outside (out of local LAN). and it cannot be accessed. if u send mail u get the error "Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name= smtp.isp.com type=MX: Host not found, try again" if i set it to use A it delivers mail but cant Receive, it can ping outside and can also be accessed. Please let me know your Views. -- Regards, Zack K. Githinji Technician 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds.
by wesley kiriinya 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

@Alex, Frankline, ... Thanks a lot. I have Ubuntu 8.04. I gave up on using the USB dongles, however that knowledge might come in handy. I connect through my mobile phone. Is there a way to use that in Ubuntu? Phone model is Nokia N81. Just an update with my YU experience: So far so good. Seems like I spend about 60 bob a full day connected to net, surfing pages, chatting and downloading a couple of files around 5 MB. $afcom was around 150. Haven't got the Orange yet, but will do soon. 8~) --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Job Njogu <jnjogu(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Job Njogu <jnjogu(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 10:22 PM Try https://forge.betavine.net/projects/vodafonemobilec. works like the mobile connect/partner found on windows. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: @Wesley Sorry for taking such a long time to answer. Remember the modem is Huawei, not safaricom. Therefore it is a universal USB dongle. Ubuntu 8.1 and > connect without any special configuration (they have safcom and zain configs). Ubuntu 8.04 is not auto but easy to configure although on some machines it may be hectic. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: @Wesley (and another) You will find 'drivers' dependency culture absent on Linux:-) just type 'wvdial' at terminal or 'sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp' for fancier blinking two-connected computers icons... On an earlier thread I mentioned (on upgrade to Ubuntu 9.04) forced to boot from an older kernel to successfully run " modprobe usbserial vendor=(HEX) product=(HEX) ('HEX' representing wireless usb device's vendor and product hexadecimals). I found a solution on how to load usb device through new 'submodules' way here: <https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/65281> (Philip Muskovac said on 2009-04-02:) Please that note: ----- kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=f2441938-7359-49d7-95eb-81f36a166757 ro quiet splash usbserial.vendor=(HEX) usbserial.product=(HEX) --------- is all on one line... (nearly pinched myself when I realised that I had them on separate lines and thus did not work:) That said, you realise mobicos are supplying Windows drivers (firmware) pre-loaded on the devices usb themselves. When plug it in computer reads device as 'mass storage' media. oh no! but not to worry! Have not tried it yet ( time..) but this should work.... <http://forum.linux.or.id/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=19108> oops! dunno those guys language? http://translate.google.com/translate_t?sl=en&tl=es#auto|en| Wesley, any helpful? cheers, On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 5:52 PM, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > How? Are there drivers for Ubuntu? And do u use the App that comes with the modem? If so, I thot that app is windows only. > > > --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds. > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 3:38 PM > > Yes > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:32 PM, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> BTW: Are u using the $afcom modem on Ubuntu? >> >> >> >> --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> From: Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds. >> To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 1:40 PM >> >> Wesley >> I think safcom's (1GB bundle) price(2.50/MB) is second only to telkoms 1/MB. And I have surfed on safcom for 200kbps on ubuntu so.... at the moment, I have these funny feelings for safcon...... >> >> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > and create multi-link PPP. >>> 2 bundled L2TP tunnels from each SIM with IPSec - a perfect VPN solution! >>> Someone should bring in 3G routers with dual sim support, the failsafe >>> mechanism makes the whole setup perfect!, especially once the ofc is >>> up and running. >>> >>> On 7/6/09, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >>> > @Wash and Brian. will mail you offlist later on the changes I made. :-) >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> ------------- >>> Skunkworks 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> www.dealcent.com - Your electronics shop >> www.golavish.com - The travel and leisure >> www.raccuddasys.com - code Development issues >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> ------------- >> Skunkworks 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 >> ------------- >> Skunkworks 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 >> > > > > -- > www.dealcent.com - Your electronics shop > www.golavish.com - The travel and leisure > www.raccuddasys.com - code Development issues > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- www.dealcent.com - Your electronics shop www.golavish.com - The travel and leisure www.raccuddasys.com - code Development issues _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: +254736333075, +254202360107 Address: 42665 00100 Nrb -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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India to Issue Biometric ID cards to its 1.2 Billion countrymen.
by Areba Collins 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Hi skunks, here is an interesting one: SUMMARY: It is surely the biggest Big Brother project yet conceived. India is to issue each of its 1.2 billion citizens, millions of whom live in remote villages and possess no documentary proof of existence, with cyber-age biometric identity cards. If the cards were piled on top of each other they would be 150 times as high as Mount Everest — 1,200 kilometres. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6710764.ece#cid=OTC… ------------------ and slashdot commentary http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1755246/India-To-Issue-Over-a-Billio… -- If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. George Bernard Shaw

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Re: [Skunkworks] Going to the moon
by fyodor 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

If you think Zeitgeist has cracked it...ill advice watching The Esoteric Agenda. This documentary reveals alot of info including the WHO and FAO involvement in Codex Alimentarius. Other documentaries to watch include...The Corporation which has insights on how American coorporates make money without an iota of humanity in them. Any interested parties can collected these clips....ofcourse after filling in a non-disclosure agreement and a non-refundable fee of Ksh 5000 thereof! :-) -tyrus _IEEE Member

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50 mbps Braodband at kshs. 5000? Only at the UK
by Dennis Kioko 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Virgin drops 50Mbits/sec broadband to £28 11:51AM, Wednesday 15th July 2009 Virgin Media is knocking the price of its 50Mbits/sec broadband service down to £28 per month. The £28 offer will be available to new and existing customers who take a phone line with the service from 1 September. Those that want the broadband on its own will be paying £38. Virgin says the price cuts are due to the completion of its DOCSIS 3 network, which triples the bandwith available to the company. "The synergies and cost efficiencies of completing work on the entire network means we can pass these savings onto our customers," a Virgin spokesperson claims. "It's not an introductory offer or anything like that." Virgin Media says that its 50Mbits/sec service is available to around 12 million UK customers, and the price drop looks set to put pressure on BT, which is rolling out its 40Mbits/sec service to 40% of the country. Alongside the price drop, Virgin also announced that it would be trialling a 10Mbits/sec upload service in the North East and Midlands area with the aim of exploring the public's appetite for "video conferencing, multiplayer gaming and home working." Virgin was unable to confirm how many people will be involved in this trial, or the specific towns that will be involved. It's also launching a Virgin-branded netbook assembled by CMS, the company which manufactures the netbooks for Zoostorm. Dubbed the "Freedom" it will be available in Red and Black and is thankfully free of any other George Michael references. The specification is fairly standard with a 10in screen complemented by a 1.60 GHz Intel Atom N270, 1GB RAM and a 120GB hard disk. The netbook will be available for free on a two-year broadband bundle. Now this is what should be in vision fibre optic! -- with Regards: Nairobi Eastlands, how the Mungiki reduce crime, at a fee. Only at my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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Laban's Contacts
by Douglas Ogeto 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Skunks, Anyone with Laban's contacts of Penguin Labs please help with them. Thanks. -- Douglas Ogeto douglas.ogeto(a)gmail.com

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I wonder if......
by fyodor 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Just turned on my vmware and had the thought of what if Vmware(TM) sold t-shirts......they would be called Vmwear....but i digress. Back to virtulization..... -tyrus _IEEE Member.

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Online Registration and Login headache
by Shiro Njagi 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Have you noticed that so many sites nowadays that offer "free" software downloads always require the user to login or register before he/she can "freely" download any software? First, I don't understand how my login/registration helps them make money or whatever Secondly, most users on being required to login will most probably look for another site that doesn't require the login or registration, which beats whatever purpose they were trying to achieve.. It's frustrating coz all I want is the software then I move on with life. And what assurance do I have that they won't start sending me spam??

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ATI RADEON X1950 AGP
by Mark Mwangi 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Anyone have the above video card for sale or know where I can get one locally? Ebay sellers arent very willing to dispatch goods to kenya . . Local shops have only older series nvidia cards if at all . . . Any help? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.wordpress.com

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Going to the moon
by Alex Wanjohi 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

forgot the link http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicapollo.htm -Alex

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FTP Transfers Zain vs Safaricom
by Edward Obiko 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Hello Skunks, Just curious, I have been trying to do some FTP transfers. My zain connection seems to complete more transfers while my Safcom one barely does any. Why would this be? I'm on Safaricom 3G and Zain Edge... Regards,

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If you're worried about how your ODF doc will look in other Office suites...
by saidimu apale 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

... then this may be for you (once it's out of closed beta, anytime now). http://officeshots.org/ saidi

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Looking for DUAL SIM phones
by Tony Likhanga 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Guys, I'm seeking to procure a couple of dual-sim phones for a small office. Any suggestions on good brands and models? For starters, no budgetary limitations. Stockists may contact me off-list. Cheers. Tony

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GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP)
by Richard Bosire 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP? There are too many parallel and sometimes duplicate infrastructure initiatives in this country.

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Nairobi Water Rationing Schedule
by Dennis Kioko 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

NWSCo Presents "The Rationing III" 'Thou shall dehydrate to death' Now Dripping at a tap near you. -- with Regards: Nairobi Eastlands, how the Mungiki reduce crime, at a fee. Only at my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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Dar on Bicycle transport ...
by Watson Kambo 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

I wonder if the Bicycle transport would work in Kenya... but I like this part its hilarious ..... 'Buru buru punda ya mwisho 20 bob' ;-) *The government has invited tenders for design of bicycle lanes under the recently formed national transport policy which also aims at increasing the use of donkeys as a mode of transport. * http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539444/624142/-/rwcbgn/-/index.html Watson

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Seacom finally going live Next Thursday
by Kevin Ouma 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

http://www.seacom.mu/news/news_details.asp?iID=98

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Joomla and Community Builder problems
by Shiro Njagi 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hey skunkworks-erians... I have Joomla 1.5 installed and have installed the Community Builder component However when I try to add some components to Community Builder I get the error - - Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package. - Path does not have a valid package. I have searched in the folder and the XML file exists.Have also tried unzipping the folder and installing it and i get the same error. Suggestions??

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Re: [Skunkworks] Of freelance teams and project afya et al.
by wesley kiriinya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Congratulations to the skunk(ette)s team! @ Al: I think more skunk(ette)s are interested but they only have 24 hours in a day... I'm definately keen on seeing how Project Afya goes. I hope the team can share issues they have during development, so that quality is not sacrificed. Perhaps the team can have a wiki where skunk(ette)s can contribute? And BIG THANKS Al especially for pushing for a skunk(ette)s team. 8~) --- On Wed, 7/15/09, Al Kags <alkags(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Al Kags <alkags(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Of freelance teams and project afya et al. To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 7:53 AM Skunk(ettes), I am informed that only one team responded to the project Afya. This team, it seems, consists of some serious professionals and they will be meeting with the client in the next few days. I suppose that only one team responded suggests to me that most skunk(ette)s are uninterested/unable/un-confident to work in teams and bid for work. I had a few who said to me that they had never before bid or done a profile of themselves and therefore were not confident. I had a number of company executives from web companies - including one who is fairly active on this forum - suggest to me that giving a chance to freelance developers is a waste of time and the work should be given to them. One supposes that we shall watch Project Afya's performance with interest. In other news, I had another set of clients who have a project that we can call 'project watu' who have interest in trying out a freelance team. Should they hold out any hope that this model could work in skunkworks? 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Nokia Kenya office numbers
by Mbugua Njihia 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Anyone got these? symbiotic_logo Mbugua Njihia - CEO SYMBIOTIC MEDIA CONSORTIUM | Design:Develop:Deploy [a] Muringa Court - Suite B2:Kilimani- Junction of Kirichwa and Muringa Road [t] +254 20 359 6305 [c] +254 721 668 709 [e] mbugua(a)symbiotic.co.ke [w] www.symbiotic.co.ke [b] http://blog.symbiotic.co.ke/blog/ This message may contain information, which is confidential, private or privileged in nature. If you are not the intended recipient of the message, you are notified that any distribution, use or copying of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately

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.ke domains
by Kevin Ouma 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Anyone doing .ke registration please get in touch . ASAP. Kevin

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SafKom "Silent Offer"
by Paul Njoroge 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Skunks, Buy airtime between 50-1000 and get 50% more, true story, av just loaded 250/- and got 375/- Regards

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Mobile phone address book backup/Sync
by Timothy Kyalo 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hi Skunk(ette)s, I'd like to backup/commit my phone book(Motorola L7e) to a backup server. Is there a company that offers this service(plausibly free). Or are these my options Writing a Python/Perl/PHP SyncML client Funambol What's your take? /Kyalo

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N6120
by Clement Ongera 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hello all, My friend's nokia N6120 doesn't send cash using mpesa, but receives cash. Could someone please tell me what to do? OOh, she can send through another phone.. A fruitful day......

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Re: [Skunkworks] ICT regulation - How it would affect the future.
by wesley kiriinya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Make sure the pot is big enough to cook vizuri. Hatutaki vitu zimeiva nusu nusu. 8~) --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] ICT regulation - How it would affect the future. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 5:07 PM Below is what we really ... Will soon be asking you for local IT entrepreneurs resumes..... something cooking... no details at this point in time.... cheers, ----- As Technology Needs Grow, One Sector Has No Shortage of Jobs By Kim Hart Monday, July 13, 2009 Platinum Solutions, a Reston information technology firm that serves the government, needs to find new employees so fast that it hired four full-time recruiters. At any given time, the company has 20 to 40 job openings, and it recently opened an office in West Virginia that has 65 employees. "We're hiring as fast as we can," said chief executive Laila Rossi. "The past six months have been the peak for us." She said the company used to have a new employee start every few weeks. Now it's common to see nine or 10 begin work in a single day, week after week. At a time when most industries are slashing costs and headcounts, IT firms in the Washington region are experiencing growth thanks to continued government contracts and an increased reliance on technology in nearly every sector of the economy. The demand for IT expertise has helped keep the local economy stronger compared with other regions of the country. The federal government is expected to increase spending on technology services by 3.5 percent over the next five years, according to a report released last week by Input, a Reston market research firm. The estimate is lower than last year's growth forecast of 4.1 percent, but "fairly optimistic considering the change in administration and the economic situation," said Deniece Peterson, manager of industry analysis. "This is a spend-to-save administration," she said, meaning that the government is investing in IT systems now to create savings down the road in health care, energy costs and agency communication networks. She expects the stimulus package to contribute at least $15 billion to the industry over the next two to three years. And President Obama's push to increase the federal workforce and rely less on contractors will still create opportunities for local firms, she said. "It will only add to the need for IT services," she said. "Even if there is a slight bump in federal employment, the government still has to supply the technological infrastructure for those workers. There's still a gap to be filled by the contracting community.".. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR200907120… On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Martin Muraguri<martinmur87(a)gmail.com> wrote: > With better use of the internet and making it a basic mode of communication > ... while involving , education, business and social life, we will not only > have an informed kenya ...but one that is up to date. > > That thing for "ban" sounds wrong... we could try ...face off .. without > giving the public... the impression that that is happening... eventually > people can attend to business while on the bus to/ from work/ home, submit > assignments on the bus to school. > > All this adds up to productivity ... With an I -phone u can watch videos on > TED's website.. the info that recides there will do great good in the ears > of many kenyans ..... > > Maina. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Mp3 licensed companies
by Tech List Kenya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

I was looking at this list and noticed a few things: http://www.mp3licensing.com/licensees/index.asp 1. Vlc is not there. I thought it has mp3 codecs inbuilt (correct me if am wrong) 2. Mandriva not on the list despite their out-of-box support for mp3 in powerpack versions 3. Novell should be there at least to offer mp3 support in their commercial SLED product 4. Shouldn't these guys from Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) be on the list? So they can distribute music on behalf of our musicians 5. Last thing I noticed (and not least), I am idle.

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modem setup safaricom
by david gathu 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

hi all i broke my safaricom modem setup cd the old version black funny looking compared to the new PNP bought it about 1 1/2 years ago any help where i can replace that .will appreciate -- regards DAVID

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CS3
by Al Kags 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Looking for Adobe series CS3. Could anyone assist? Kags

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Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing
by wesley kiriinya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

LOL. True Dennis. @Rad! Vision 2030 in darkness in-deed. Well I guess the wise are preparing. Let me pour in some wisdom. Get laptops with battery of atleast 3 hours, or even buy additional battery therefore u get atleast 6 hours battery and they can charge overnight. And I heard another drought, ohh sorry the country is in drought already so it must be famine, was in the horizon. Dare those people cutting trees plea for food coz there is no rain! 8~) --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 9:53 AM why are you surprised by such happenings? I Nairobi it is unoficially easier to get petrol in some estates than water. In the same country, several rivers empty millions of litres of fresh water into salty and sewered ( a small problem according to some health official) oceans. Before you comment on that, remember that Kisumu, right on the shows of the worlds second largest water lake, suffers from a persistent water shortage. the problem here is not shortage of resources, but inability to maintain them. no one was experiencing water or power rationing when we were on a forest burning spree earlier in the year. Remember that NTV advert of soil in your drinking water glass?apparently it wasn't and advertising con. 2009/7/14 Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> Absolutely absurd in the day of nuclear power, solar power, wind power this government is still treating overtaxed Kenyans to nonsense like power rationing. Vision 2030 indeed! On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Michael Omondi <michaelomondi(a)gmail.com> wrote: It was in the news. From September KPLC will be rationing power due to low level of water at the 7 fox dams From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of wesley kiriinya Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:08 AM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing What power rationing? 8~( _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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: Manifestation of the Kenyan culture of impunity in matatus: dangerous driving, law breaking, scrambling and porn. Only at my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Idea for Telcos: Open Platform.
by wesley kiriinya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hi yall, Can one of our ever competing Telcos develop a platform and expose APIs that allow developers to plug in applications to their back-end infrastructure that they hold dear? There are many developers who want to build awesome mobile applications but they would like access to the Telcos infrastructure for the application to make business/market sense. With all these applications, come the subscribers. If there is a Telco out there willing to do the next big thing after M-PESA, then I believe this is it. Have a department of skilled developers familiar with Telco stuff and the department will be the link to the outside developers, providing knowledge, support etc that a normal developer would need to plug in. Hopefully if at all the developer is charged anything then it will be reasonable. O_o?

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Of freelance teams and project afya et al.
by Al Kags 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Skunk(ettes), I am informed that only one team responded to the project Afya. This team, it seems, consists of some serious professionals and they will be meeting with the client in the next few days. I suppose that only one team responded suggests to me that most skunk(ette)s are uninterested/unable/un-confident to work in teams and bid for work. I had a few who said to me that they had never before bid or done a profile of themselves and therefore were not confident. I had a number of company executives from web companies - including one who is fairly active on this forum - suggest to me that giving a chance to freelance developers is a waste of time and the work should be given to them. One supposes that we shall watch Project Afya's performance with interest. In other news, I had another set of clients who have a project that we can call 'project watu' who have interest in trying out a freelance team. Should they hold out any hope that this model could work in skunkworks? Kags

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Tujuane Mixer: Info Session on Launching a start-up in Kenya!
by Gitonga Eric 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

For those that are interested, check out this link for details: http://surveys.nairobist.com/goinnovate/ Eric

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Business Unusual at ICANN !!
by Gakuru Alex 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Any body who needs the attachments please ask. List does not permit me to. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:43 PM Subject: Business Unusual at ICANN !! To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net>, kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [Excuse this long message. The issue is very important and I wanted to give as much relevant background information as possible. Alex] Four issues covered on this message: - 1. Disclosure within ICANN: 2. Commercial Stakeholders are going to allow any of the existing members of the IPR, ISP, and Commercial Constituencies VETO any board vote creating a new commercial constituency in the CSG. 3. Proved: ICANN ignored own bottom-up Policy Development Process ( or PDP) 4. Subject: ICANN and Free Speech Thank you for reading and your action is needed Alex Gakuru ICT Consumers Association of Kenya Non-Commercial Users Constituency - Kenya -------- 1. Disclosure within ICANN: [Of big brand owners and 'Intellectual Property" industry oiling ICANN domain name policy making process - to the detriment of people like us, in Kenya, and Africa. Countries that do not have well established digital IP laws, "Famous Marks" registries, and poor, if any, software and IT innovations patent system. If just continue sitting back and allow ICANN be influenced by wealthy IP interests, then expect those IP interests to patent/copyright even our traditional languages such that we cannot have our cultures nor use languages over the internet. Who knows, even using vernacular language on email could become 'copyright infringement' We already know the kiondo and Kikoy examples. Alex Gakuru] ---- The US government requires lobbying efforts to be documented, figures of dollars spent per industry are broken down by sector. This is because of the right of people to know who is spending what when policy is being made. Domain name law, such as it is, is being written as we watch. A large number of people are spending a lot of money to do this. Marilyn Cade spoke and wasn't exacly forthright that she represented the intellectual property interests of AT&T or that AT&T was the #1 "heavy hitter" for lobbying the government, something Marilyn has done since 1996. And it's no coincidence the Department of Commerce that oversees ICANN is the fourth most lobbied agency in the US government. The amount the trademark lobby spend on preventing new TLDs since 1996 is staggering IBM admitted to spending $30M/yr in 1998 and 1999 but we have no other figures. There is not now, full disclosure of lobbying efforts on behalf of the trademark lobby Or known how much big business spending this year to lobby against the creation of new top level domains. Question part 1: Is full disclosure of lobbying not consistent with ICANN's "open and transparent" US Government mandate? Question part 2: Would anybody care to estimate what they think this figure might be this year lobbying ICANN and what has WIPO spent doing this since the 1995 OECD meeting where they first publically ventured into this issue? Can these figures be published sometime before the end of this quarter for both WIPO and the business community as a intrest group in this consultation under this current monopoly procedure that could create thousands of jobs? For more information, see http://docs.vrx.net/dns/timeline/20/09/nyc_irt/ 2. Commercial Stakeholders Group are going to allow any of the existing members of the IPR, ISP, and Commercial Constituencies VETO any board vote creating a new commercial constituency in the CSG. We (noncommercial users) have really been asleep at the wheel over the last year while the ICANN Board of Directors had their heads filled with mis-representations about NCUC by relentless back-door lobbying. They get it from the commercial/IPR crowd and they get it from staff, neither of whom want to see noncommercial users effective in policy development. The fact that we haven't engaged in backdoor lobbying the way our critics do is coming back to haunt us by ICANN trying to take away our newly won 3 elected council seats for noncommercial users and staff imposing its "stranglehold" charter while ignoring all of work we did to develop one that was supported by global civil society (63 organizations + dozens of individuals in public comments). In particular, under the SIC approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/csg-proposed-petition-charter-22jun09…>for the CSG, they are going to allow any of the existing members of the IPR, ISP, and Commercial Constituencies VETO any board vote creating a new commercial constituency in the CSG. Amazing! The press should be having a field day with this level of incompetence and favoritism. "4.2 Membership shall also be open to any additional constituency recognised by ICANN’s Board under its by-laws, provided that such constituency, as determined by the unanimous consent of the signatories to this charter, is representative of commercial user interests which for the purposes of definition are distinct from and exclude registry and prospective registry, registrar, re-seller or other domain name supplier interests." We must push-back against ICANN injustice to get them to listen to noncommercial users and to stop developing policy through backdoor negotiations while ignoring the expressed will of the public and a bottom-up process. ICANN is accepting public comments until 21 July on their imposed charter, so we have to weigh in loudly on their failure to follow bottom-up processes and allow noncommercial users to govern themselves. More info on comment period: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#stakeholder --- 3. Proved: *ICANN ignored own bottom-up Policy Development Process ( or PDP) * Attached find two documents:- The first is a set of comments describing our procedural concerns about the way the IRT Committee was constituted and much fairer ways to proceed forward. The second is s set of detailed comments with our deep substantive concerns re: the IRT Report, and particularly the problems of the Globally Protected Marks List, the URSP system (a displacement of the UDRP), the IP Clearinghouse and the Thick Whois. Your action needed: Send your comments to ICANN under Non-Commercial Users Constituency (“Internet Users”) Attachments: 1. NCUC Procedural Comments on IRT Final Report.pdf 84K 2. NCUC Substantive Comments on IRT Final Report.pdf 116K ---forwarded message--- *4. Subject: **ICANN and Free Speech* For what it's worth I wrote a post on my blog about ICANN free speech issues and the importance of including non-commercial voices, aimed at people who know little or nothing about the IRT, NCUC, or how ICANN works. http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2009/07/icann-and-free-speech.… Best, Rebecca Rebecca MacKinnon Open Society Fellow | Co-founder, GlobalVoicesOnline.org Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong

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Chrome against Microsoft windows..
by Watson Kambo 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Now this is news .... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/623494/-… -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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Re: [Skunkworks] New shocker from Safaricom
by Oj G 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

This question was originally posted by Zain challenge Africa...and was forwarded by a 0724xxxxxx mteja. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Gichingiri Kuria <gmail(a)gichingiri.com> wrote: From: Gichingiri Kuria <gmail(a)gichingiri.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] New shocker from Safaricom To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 12:29 AM If you are calling from a Zain line, and you've been disconnected (for non payment) you get that message when you try call ANY number, even Customer Care. 2009/7/13 David Mugo <raidarmax(a)gmail.com> Kimani, Dont blame safaricom for everything, you are the people who blamed Kanu and moi for everythig that happened in life... Ever heard of call divert? It is a service that allows one to route calls to an alternative number in the occasion that either its not answered, unreachable or busy. David. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:21 AM, J. N. Kimani<ngugikimani(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Here I am calling this Safcom number 0724xxxxxx and it rings and rings > unanswered... > > At the end of the ringing what do i hear? THE ZAIN MOBILE YOU ARE CALLING > HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF ! > > > -- > J. N. Kimani > Fundi wa Mitambo > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 > > -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- Gichingiri Kuria _________________________________________ www.gichingiri.com / www.sokoletu.co.ke / www.website.co.ke / www.buyanzi.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Deacons: Woolworths Service Gone Bad
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

I applaud Woolworths for their attempt to be proactive and serve customers with their needs but at least you'd expect gender is among what they store in some database. Here's a text I got "Dear Customer, the woolworths bra clinic is back (my comment: where had it gone?)! Come and get measured to find out your correct bra size. Buy 2 bras and get 2 panties free! (Haiya nifanye nini nazo?) RSVP" These people need some serious help. Kiania D. -- [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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Installing adobe illustrator and corel draw using wine.
by Job Njogu 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Hi guys. I want to install the above softwares on linux using wine. Which versions work out of the box or with minimal tweaks on wine. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: +254736333075, +254202360107 Address: 42665 00100 Nrb

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Battle of the X Planes series
by aki 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

If you ever get a chance to see this, ( I think National Geo carried it ) then concepts of thinking out of the box help. competition between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, while the price up for grabs was a GOVERNMENT defense contract. Enjoy viewing. :-)

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interesting link: open source drug discovery
by ashok+skunkworks＠parliaments.info 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

I found this interesting project / concept : The Open Source drug discovery initiative <http://www.osdd.net/Home> <quote> ...it is a concept to collaboratively aggregate the biological and genetic information available to scientists in order to use it to hasten the discovery of drugs. This will provide a unique opportunity for scientists, doctors, technocrats, students and others with diverse expertise to work for a common cause. The success of Open Source models in Information Technology (For e.g., Web Technology, The Linux Operating System) and Biotechnology (For e.g., Human Genome Sequencing) sectors highlights the urgent need to initiate a similar model in healthcare, i.e., an Open Source model for Drug Discovery. .... </quote>

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Re: [Skunkworks] why's this mailling list publicly available on the internet?
by wesley kiriinya 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Paranoia has kicked in. Next, mass panic! --- On Tue, 7/14/09, ashok+skunkworks(a)parliaments.info <ashok+skunkworks(a)parliaments.info> wrote: From: ashok+skunkworks(a)parliaments.info <ashok+skunkworks(a)parliaments.info> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] why's this mailling list publicly available on the internet? To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 12:53 PM 2009/7/14 David Njuki <njukey(a)gmail.com>: > I dont like this either, all our email addresses are public. > > the list archives are public anyway : http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/ _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing
by wesley kiriinya 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

What power rationing? 8~( --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Michael Omondi <michaelomondi(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Michael Omondi <michaelomondi(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing To: "'Skunkworks forum'" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 11:29 PM With the upcoming power rationing, I couldn’t help but wonder why we are relying only on one source of energy for electricity. Must we wait for the white man to always lead the way… Read below how Europe wants to use the sahara desert to produce energy that will be sufficient for the whole continent (i.e Europe ) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5887597.ece Want to know why they choose the sahara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_array#_note-0 “” In the Sahara desert, with less cloud cover and a better solar angle, one can obtain closer to 8.3 kWh/m²/day. The unpopulated area of the Sahara desert is over 9 million km², which if covered with solar panels would provide 630 terawatts total power. The Earth's current energy consumption rate is around 13.5 TW at any given moment (including oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and hydroelectric).”” -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing
by wesley kiriinya 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Spot on! That's something I find disturbing. Physics is THE subject that attempts to explains how the universe works, and that leads to interesting inventions, however it seems very ignored by govmnts. However 'developed' countries U.S, Russia, etc use it. Allow me to express my passion of the subject: Without physics mathematics would just be numbers. Physics gives maths a home, a context. Biology can't exist in a physically (not the physics in physically) distorted world. Different composition of atoms, their velocities, attractive force, ... have given rise to Chemistry. And to put the icing on the cake, God's grand design is revealed through an understanding of physics. Once one sees how these simple designs fit in and balance each other to create awesome gigantic structures at atomic levels then the mind opens up to the Heavens. For example: Do u know what makes blue ray DVDs store more data than the current DVDs? You dont. Great, indulge me for a moment: Current DVD readers use red light to read data on DVDs, Red light has a longer wavelength meaning data on the storage device (DVD) needs more spacing. But blue light has a shorter wavelength so data can be compacted more. Now here comes more icing in the cake as to the simplicity of the matter. We are surrounded everyday by the fact that blue has a shorter wavelength! You don't believe it? Go outside and look at the Sky. It's Blue! That's coz blue's wavelength is so small is can't defract around particles high up in the air so it ends up reflected/defracted all over the place and thus our lovely blue sky! 8~) --- On Tue, 7/14/09, George Njoroge <themburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: George Njoroge <themburu(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 10:57 AM Hi Guys, The whole issue tickles down to the same thing, Our so called Leaders. I tell u guy Im a physisist by Training plus other friends I know of, we are full aware of this things as pple say "In the US/Europe" so the same goes for Kenya. Currently Efficient solar panels are being developed in the UoN (University of Nairobi), efficiency of solar panels is abt 10 %. Nuclear option is also possible from the same Physicists. I tell you guys, It is a fact Engineers just implement hence thats why we implement so much of western Tech, physicists do the real stuff of analyzing and comin up with such things, It is also a fact that 1 Physicist can replace 1000 Engineers (A simple proof of this is in the commedy Big Bang Theory - hope u have all wathced the physisct called Sheldon). If the Gvt would really listen and fund these projects we should be able to sort so many issues. Cheerz Themburu On 7/14/09, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > LOL. True Dennis. @Rad! Vision 2030 in darkness in-deed. Well I guess the > wise are preparing. Let me pour in some wisdom. Get laptops with battery of > atleast 3 hours, or even buy additional battery therefore u get atleast 6 > hours battery and they can charge overnight. > > > And I heard another drought, ohh sorry the country is in drought already so > it must be famine, was in the horizon. Dare those people cutting trees plea > for food coz there is no rain! > > 8~) > > --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 9:53 AM > > > why are you surprised by such happenings? I Nairobi it is unoficially easier > to get petrol in some estates than water. In the same country, several > rivers empty millions of litres of fresh water into salty and sewered ( a > small problem according to some health official) oceans. > > Before you comment on that, remember that Kisumu, right on the shows of the > worlds second largest water lake, suffers from a persistent water shortage. > > the problem here is not shortage of resources, but inability to maintain > them. > > no one was experiencing water or power rationing when we were on a forest > burning spree earlier in the year. > > Remember that NTV advert of soil in your drinking water glass?apparently it > wasn't and advertising con. > > > 2009/7/14 Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > > Absolutely absurd in the day of nuclear power, solar power, wind power this > government is still treating overtaxed Kenyans to nonsense like power > rationing. > > Vision 2030 indeed! > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Michael Omondi <michaelomondi(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > It was in the news. From September KPLC will be rationing power due to low > level of water at the 7 fox dams > > > From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke > [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of wesley kiriinya > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:08 AM > To: Skunkworks forum > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] upcoming power rationing > > > > > > > > > > What power rationing? 8~( > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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: > Manifestation of the Kenyan culture of impunity in matatus: dangerous > driving, law breaking, scrambling and porn. Only at my blog: > http://gramware.blogspot.com > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 > > > > -- Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried. _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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zain services rapidly heading south
by Victor Maina 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

hello. has any one noticed the rapid deterioration of zain's services. nothing works properly especially club 20 and data. moreover, the customer care agents sound exhausted and aloof. im really disappointed! -- Victor Maina.

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SHELL SCRIPTING IN LINUX VIDEO TUTORIAL AND PDF
by Trey 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Morning guys, Just got this one. Very informative for anyone interested contact me offline. Thanks Content: 1.Introduction 2.Your First Shell Script 3.Running a Shell Script 4.Shell Programming Features 5.Conditional Code 6.Loops 7.Text Processing 8.Functions 9.Command-line Parameters 10.Advanced Scripting The PDF is on Mastering Unix Shell Scripting.

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Re: [Skunkworks] How do I reset a Blackberry unlock Password
by Arthur Simiyu 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

You can wipe the blackberry under Options -> Security Options -> General Settings Then access full menu and choose wipe. This will clear all data from your phone so its best you backup your contacts and messages first. This is what will happen when you get to 10 tries and there is no other way to clear the password.

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SufferingCon weds VoodoCon - Shidwe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Raidar Creative Ltd 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Guys, I have been thinking there is no worse marriage than the one we have between Agwambo's oranges and Ubako's Banana and I have finally come accross a worse marriage. Safaricon wedded Vodacom in Tanzania. Call this a result of too many tuskers but I will still insist the marriage gave me more time for enriching its competitor in profits, EABL, due to poor speeds. For instance, to load my Gmail account took same time as 320ML of Tusker down my throat. Am not a fast drinker just so you know. I have come up with 10 reasons why the Coalition government is better than Safaricom + Vodacom. 1. Both are Cons (SafariCON and VodaCON). 2. 3g in Dar on a safcon line means 3bps. 3. Vodacom has poorer customer support than KBC TV. 4. When you follow the customer service prompt on Vodacom, there is a place where you select your prefered language. All recorded messages are in English but the live person who picks up talks swahili. If you request they talk English, Charlene my 5 year old daughter speaks better English. 5. When you get here, Safaricom takes a Safari and Vodacom gives you Voodo. 6. Am roaming on Voda, I keep getting SMS from other networks here to roam with them, I thought it was a faithful marriage with Safaricom. 7. I have to do this email on Basic HTML Gmail. 8. Since I came here, I know more bars and internet cafes than I know in Nairobi. 9. Its damn expensive to call Safaricom numbers from my Safaricom line, which normally costs me about 8 bob, now I am paying 30somthing... 10. When I click send, it will mean another Tusker down my throat before I see "Message Sent". Now I could go on and on, but as you notice, am a frustrated customer of the two giants. Someone forward this to Michael Joseph and ask him to send me a "Please Call me, Thank You", I will spend my over 30 shillings a minute to call him and offer him some few words. If there is a Michael Joseph of Vodacom, tell him to change his way if he suspects am on the same road, there is no telling what a drunk internet addict can do.... Also pass this message to whoever is doing the C-Class Promotion on safaricom data, ask them how am supposed to accumulate points when I can only do 3 bytes per second. I have used 26.7MBs in more than 42 days! I hope they give me a point for each byte. David, FBSnV (Frustrated By Safaricom and Vodacom, LLED), Bsc. SSIF (SMS me for meaning of this). -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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HP ProLiant ML350 G6 !!!!!
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

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upcoming power rationing
by Michael Omondi 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

With the upcoming power rationing, I couldnt help but wonder why we are relying only on one source of energy for electricity. Must we wait for the white man to always lead the way Read below how Europe wants to use the sahara desert to produce energy that will be sufficient for the whole continent (i.e Europe ) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5887597.ece Want to know why they choose the sahara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_array#_note-0 In the Sahara <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara> desert, with less cloud cover and a better solar angle, one can obtain closer to 8.3 kWh/m²/day. The unpopulated area of the Sahara desert is over 9 million km², which if covered with solar panels would provide 630 terawatts total power. The Earth's current energy consumption rate is around 13.5 TW at any given moment (including oil, gas, coal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal> , nuclear <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power> , and hydroelectric <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectric> ).

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SEARCHING FOR A LAPTOP
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hallo Skunks, I'm searching for a used laptop(i suppose it would be cheaper) at least 1gb Ram, Wi fi enabled, 80gb disk space and battery sustainability of at least an hour ..... Yap a good laptop. Give me a call on 0724517177 http://edsamich.blogspot.com

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Just curious!
by kuriah samuel 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hi all, The other day i forwarded a mail to "Skunkworks forum" < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> || <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke>. Do i expect a copy of the mail? I am carrying out a survey and would appreciate your contribution. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dERiUWZtYmVDUGNreExCNDRYbVp….. -- Regards Samuel Kuriah Get to know Kenya, Mega Travel Offers http://megatraveloffers.com/region.php?id=1

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[Security Forum] afr0-w00t Hackers convention blog post
by chuks Jonia 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hi. I posted the Afr0 w00t hackers convention on my blog. Here, http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/2009/07/afr0-w00t-convention-announced-in.ht… Hope to see papers coming from skunks members too. ./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/ http://www.kamongo.co.ke/

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What's your favorite screen - saver : How does it affect u.
by Martin Muraguri 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

I love the star field screen saver in win xp, It helps me cool down with the unpredictable stars coming in from "space" Whats yours? Can screen savers improve efficiency as they calm the mind.... * during breaks only as most us barely have time to "save" the screen. Muraguri

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New shocker from Safaricom
by J. N. Kimani 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Here I am calling this Safcom number 0724xxxxxx and it rings and rings unanswered... At the end of the ringing what do i hear? THE ZAIN MOBILE YOU ARE CALLING HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF ! -- J. N. Kimani Fundi wa Mitambo

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How do I reset a Blackberry unlock Password
by Chris W. 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hi all, Anyone with an idea on how to reset a Black Berry unlock password.??? Need to reset one and not lose any data and will want to avoid the idea of 'flushing' the phone - scenario of someone not recalling their password. Any links on howtos are very welcome...googling around offers me with instructions on how to unblock the Blackberries from different providers which is not what I require.I've got a few tries remaining out of the possible ten. Thanks, Chris_w. dabnix(a)gmail.com

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Missin windows games
by George Njoroge 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Hey Skunks, migrated from windows a while back, now all of a sudden I feel I miss the wins games NFS2, mostwanted, MaxPayne and others. Now the thing is I got some of these games eg Project IGI, MostWanted and GTA. I need NFS2 or any other enjoyable games. Guys I have been struggling to get the games to run eg i.e NFS Most Wanted and CSI. Please sm1 sort me out plus share the serial and cracks. BTW im using Isobuster to mount the images. Cheerz Themburu -- Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried.

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New NTV logo
by mambo mutua 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Guys, Am quite disturbed by NTV's new logo, I mean; they can do a lot better. What are your views? Mambo.

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Browser tests
by Rahim Kara 12 Jul '09

12 Jul '09

The following tests were done after clearing all browser history data. Each time the test was done, data was cleared. Internet Connection Access Kenya Premium Connection Site Tested : bbc.co.uk Total Load Time: Firefox 3.5 : 45.2 Seconds Opera 10 Beta : 48.4 Seconds Before Turbo On Opera 10 Beta : 24SECONDS After Turbo On Safari 4.02 :35.9 seconds Firefox 3.5 :41.4 Seconds Opera 10 Beta : 44.9 Seconds Before Turbo On Opera 10 Beta :19.3 seconds After Turbo On Safari 4.02 :34.0 seconds Have to say, that turbo thing makes a difference. Tests were done on Mac OS X 10.5.7 Opera 10 Beta with Turbo rules so far. :D Rahim Kara, Pro App's Specialist, Elite Digital Solutions Ltd.  Apple Premium Reseller Sarit Centre P.O.Box 75289, Nairobi – 00200 KENYA +254 (20) 374 5550 PHONE +254 (20) 375 3509 FAX +254 721 875 042 Safaricom MOBILE +254 734 334 074 Zain MOBILE +254 773 104 250 Orange MOBILE iChat rahim.kara(a)me.com Mailing List Subscription http://mail.wananchi.com/mailman/listinfo/elitedigitalsolutions

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HP Pavilion d5 problem
by john maina 12 Jul '09

12 Jul '09

Hey guys, I'm facing a rather unique problem with two HP pavilion d5 laptops they are randomly shutting down,the two laptops are on different OS platforms so it does not appear to be an OS related issue. Anyone who can advice how I can go about this and what could be causing this?oh and its not an overheating problem as well. Regards, John.

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Opera 10 Scores 100/100 on Acid3 test
by Tech List Kenya 12 Jul '09

12 Jul '09

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Re: [Skunkworks] Obama's Speech @ Ghana
by Walubengo J 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

deadly speech - as usual. Picked some highlights from: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXHQkTrA9IUUQBC9WHPK3ZMK_… @on Kenya But despite the progress that has been made — and there has been considerable progress in many parts of Africa — we also know that much of that promise has yet to be fulfilled. Countries like Kenya had a per capita economy larger than South Korea's when I was born. They have badly been outpaced. Disease and conflict have ravaged parts of the African continent. In many places, the hope of my father's generation gave way to cynicism, even despair. Now, it's easy to point fingers and to pin the blame of these problems on others. Yes, a colonial map that made little sense helped to breed conflict. The West has often approached Africa as a patron or a source of resources rather than a partner. But the West is not responsible for the destruction of the Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are enlisted as combatants. In my father's life, it was partly tribalism and patronage and nepotism in an independent Kenya that for a long stretch derailed his career, and we know that this kind of corruption is still a daily fact of life for far too many. @ on Democracy: This is about more than just holding elections. It's also about what happens between elections. Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty. No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves ... or if police — if police can be bought off by drug traffickers. No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top ... or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in there. And now is the time for that style of governance to end. @ on Civil Society. Across Africa, we've seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny and making change from the bottom up. We saw it in Kenya, where civil society and business came together to help stop postelection violence. We saw it in South Africa, where over three-quarters of the country voted in the recent election — the fourth since the end of apartheid. We saw it in Zimbabwe, where the Election Support Network braved brutal repression to stand up for the principle that a person's vote is their sacred right. As I said earlier, Africa's future is up to Africans. @ on African Capacity/Spirit. The people of Africa are ready to claim that future. And in my country, African Americans — including so many recent immigrants — have thrived in every sector of society. We've done so despite a difficult past, and we've drawn strength from our African heritage. With strong institutions and a strong will, I know that Africans can live their dreams in Nairobi and Lagos, Kigali, Kinshasa, Harare, and right here in Accra. walu. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> wrote: From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Subject: Re: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 6:40 PM Walu, Am sorry but i did not mean it in that sense, except to give information for participation. You know am as African as a Kenyan, Ghana happens to be my locus for coming into time. On a much lighter note, African tradition demands that if your son in visiting me, i need to inform you - we need to keep our Africaness intact....:-) Eric here On 7 Jul 2009, at 09:02, Walubengo J wrote: Eric @ Ghana, dont rub it in. He maybe visiting Ghana but he is still our son of "K'ogelo". :-) walu @ Kenya. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> wrote: From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Subject: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 12:36 PM Dear All, Hope your morning is well. Below are some outlets for getting involved in President Obama's visit - http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ SMS. We’ve launched an SMS platform to allow citizens to submit questions, comments and words of welcome (in English and in French) . Using a local SMS short code in Ghana (1731) , Nigeria (32969) , South Africa (31958)and Kenya (5683), as well as a long code across the rest of the world*, Africans and citizens worldwide will be encouraged to text their messages to the President. SMS participants will also be able to subscribe to speech highlights in English and French. Long numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and 45609910343. This SMS platform is not available in the US. We’d love to get a bunch of people signed up and submitting questions via SMS today. Radio. A live audio stream of the President's speech will be pushed to national and local radio stations during the speech. After the speech, a taped audio recording of the President’s answers to the SMS messages received will be made available to radio stations and websites. The President hopes to answer a variety of questions and comments by topic and region. The audio recording will also be made available for download on www.whitehouse.gov and iTunes. Online chat. We will host a live web chat around the speech on Facebook. The White House will also create a Facebook “event” around the speech wherein participants from around the world can engage with one another. A Twitter hashtag (i.e. #obamaghana) has been promoted to consolidate input and reaction around the event. WhiteHouse.gov/Ghana - On the day of the speech, we will launch www.whitehouse.gov/ghana with links to all of the relevant programs and content (including transcript, video, etc.) for both domestic and foreign audiences. NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: +233.24.4386792 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 Eric M.K OsiakwanDirector Internet Researchwww.internetresearch.com.ghemko(a)internetresearch.com.gh42 Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: +233.24.4386792 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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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Google Chrome OS
by Brian Lusiola 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Looks like google getting into the OS market. * http://tinyurl.com/n55fgy* By the way I have just noticed that its no longer gmail beta by google @ the top left of the screen but just gmail by google. Regards, -- Lusiola Brian Everyone has photographic memory, not everyone has film though.

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Debian needed
by Mr. Lawi 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Hi guys, Debian!, Debian!, Debian! Sorry, Debian Lenny!, Debian Lenny!, Debian Lenny! U have? How many blank dvds do I bring with me?

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Deploying Surfcontrol
by mike oketch 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Skunkers Anyone who has deployed Surfcontrol in Kenya please contact me offlist MO

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Off-topic: police sirens.
by Areba Collins 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Hello skunk(ette)s, just saw this on tv and remembered something ive always wanted to ask. What is the rationale behind police sirens when they are going to look for the bad guys? Doesnt that spoil the element of surprise?

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Mobile / SMS Application Market Survey in Kenya
by kuriah samuel 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Hi Skunkers, Please help in filling the simple form. If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dERiUWZtYmVDUGNreExCNDRYbVp….. -- Kind Regards Kuriah Samuel Get a Kenyan Touch, Mega Travel Offers http://megatraveloffers.com/regions-in-africa.php?id=26

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Application and Web Developers Wanted
by Sidney Wachira 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery(apologies Moses) I dislike long emails...but once in a while we get a long email worth reading. This is worth reading. Do you love to write code?Want to work smarter, not harder? Do you thrive in an work environment that enables you to work on exciting and challenging projects, day in and day out? Do you appreciate open feedback and speaking your mind? If you answered yes to any of these questions then we need to talk. The majority of our client development work is with Open Source such as PHP, Python, AJAX, Javascript and MySQL.We are looking for 2 talented, proven web application developers to join our team.The skills previously listed are highly desirable, but there's always something to be said for talent, potential, and attitude, so if you happen to be a developer with more expertise in other languages (. NET, Ruby, etc.) and are open to adding Python, PHP, AJAX, etc.to your arsenal, we want to hear from you. We are looking for the following qualities in a candidate: > Interested in learning and have a creative mind that enjoys the challenges of application development > Enjoys client interaction and problem solving, in a passionate way. > Knows the tools of your trade > Wants to raise the skill level of the whole team, not just themselves > Has the ability to play well with others - we will be welcoming you into our team > Has the ability to work independently and take initiative - coding, testing, gathering requirements, and communicating with clients > Knows the value of a great user experience when it comes to building applications > Accepts the fact that mistakes will be made and that every experience is an opportunity to get better and improve the working processes within the agency > Knows that open, honest and productive communication is key to project success > Believes that working less hours smarter is better than working more hours harder > Knows that perfection may not be possible but aiming for excellence is realistic > Wants a full-time position in a fast growing company Are you an application developer who is savvy enough to deal with an intensively customer service oriented digital agency? We are that company.We consistently deliver for not only long lived and well-maintained clients, but also our new projects.They range from content deployment and management systems to mobile based work force automation. What we need from you: > Provable, quantifiable expertise as an application developer (code samples and/or project descriptions) > Provable experience working on web application projects (work history) > Salary expectations. What we don’t need from you: > We don't enjoy reading lists - especially not a list of the 50 technologies you know.If your resume doesn't make it clear that you have focus on a specific web technology(s) then you're just wasting both of our time sending us your CV - and nobody enjoys having their time wasted. > If you are looking to be a company owner...you harbor entrepreneurial ambitions but may not have the resources to be one then you may have found the right place. Where you will work: We have a great office in one of Nairobi's growing business areas, easily accesible 5 mins from the city centre with 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 are looking for you, kindly send us your CV on guru(a)libertyafrika.co.ke

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THINK OPEN
by nyarotho kennedy 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hi guyz, I'd like to introduce to you to a society formed purely by students in campus with open membership though that has been hard at work behind the scenes in spreading awareness on open source computing (n ideas). please go through this doc by our secretary and give your comments. kind regards, Nyarotho Kennedy THE THINK OPEN SOCIETY Think open is a society that was started by students in colleges and universities taking courses in Electrical, Electronic Engineering and in ICT and related fields. In fact the founding members met at the 13th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Exhibition. The society has succeeded so far because of the innovativeness of its members, their desire to make positive contribution to the betterment of the society and the large community in general, their dedication and dogged determination in seeing that the society achieves its objectives. Persons in any field or discipline- Engineering and the Arts- is eligible to join provided they are above thirteen years of age. Note; Open Source Software is that software that is free to download, can be customized ( i.e. a programmer can change the code) and in most cases, easy to use. Open source software include operating systems, programs, programming languages, scripting languages, antivirus programs etc. Our Vision. A leader in ICT related activities and of particular interest the promotion, use, distribution and creation of awareness open source software and to have all computers in Kenya and Africa operate on open source software. Our Mission. Work closely with partners in the ICT industry through mutual co-operation on matters regarding open source products and the other ICT products and utilizing the same in educating and contributing to make positive changes in the society. STRATEGY Organisation Think open has an Executive Committee (office bearers) elected at the AGM and sub-committees to look into projects, programs etc who are elected when need arises. Aims and Objectives. 1. To promote the use of open source software and products in universities, colleges and all educational institutions. 2. To offer training in open source software products through workshops, seminars, conferences and information centers. 3. To develop open source software, operating systems in Swahili, local languages and in any other languages recognized in other parts of the world. 4. To mobilize resources in Kenya and the world to promote use of open source software and products. 5. To bridge the digital divide through the use of open source software. 6. To encourage interactions through the use of open source networking. 7. To establish, manage and facilitate software development forums. 8. To own and develop websites that will promote local content, open software and HIV/AIDS awareness. 9. To establish, acquire, build, maintain, manage and operate an E-library with digital books, digital CD’s and electronic systems and devices. 10. To engage in mobile services and applications, M-banking, e-banking, e-commerce, and m-commerce. 11. To promote HIV/AIDS awareness through the use of ICT methods. Way Forward The society aims at increasing its membership in the coming months. It aims at integrating persons in High Schools and other institutions in all parts of the country. The society plans on organizing conferences, workshops and training seminars on open source software in a bid to create awareness and promote open source software and products. You can follow the following link to our website www.whereis.co.ke/thinkopen. When you visit the website make sure you register as a member to log in and create your own page where you can post your blogs and share info on open source software and news and developments in the ICT industry. We will soon improve on the website and include the following features and more: history, contacts, what’s happening, achievements, sign up, links, discussions, forums, polls, pages, uploading and downloading files, search contents and registered users. The society is working on integrating interested partners in helping achieve the objectives mentioned earlier. The society is mobilizing resources to help in achieving the objectives. The society will open branches in the near future. We request you to invite more persons to join Think Open and help grow the Open source community. Thank you for your positive contribution to Think Open and the community. Kind regards, EDWIN MATENJWA, ORGANISING SECRETARY, THINK OPEN SOCIETY Tel: +254752 724482 -- People should know when they are conquered.

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Re: [Skunkworks] PCT.CO.KE
by Daniel kamau 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hi guys what do you think of the services from www.pct.co.ke Regards, Daniel Kamau

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VBS Editor with Intellisense
by Simon Mbuthia 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hi guys, Does anybody know a good VBScript editor that supports code completion besides Focus on VBS and VBSEdit, which do not meet my expectations..? :-( -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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OBAMA YAWA!!!
by skunk works 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Just check out the photo,obama will have to explain to michelle

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Re: [Skunkworks] Storymoja Hay festival
by fyodor 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Wash, Them say I am him...... >> >Chuks, fyodor and Tyrus is the same person, if I'm not wrong... >> >> >> Here I am, you may speak :) >> > >Are you him? :) > >Are you them? :-) > >Then who are you? :-) -tyrus _IEEE Member

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ENTRY LEVEL HP SERVERS OFFER
by Alvin Jason Ochieng 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Skunks Morning? For those who may want entry level servers with the below spec. Kindly do get intouch for this Offer from HP East Africa. HP ProLiant ML110 G5 Intel Xeon E2160 Dual Core 1.80 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800-FSB, 1GB (1x1GB) PC2-6400 unbuffered DDR2 ECC-800MHz Memory, DVD-RW Drive, 250GB SATA Non Hot Plug 3.5" HDD, Mouse, Keyboard, Tower (4U) - No Software. Part Number - 470064-670 + 374668-B31 (Google for Full Spec) Stock - 22 Units Starting Price - 45,000/= For any other Server/Printer/PC/Laptop do get in touch.We have alot of stock. Regards, 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 Mon- Fri 5PM. Print only when necessary  Help save paper - do you need to print this email?

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Re: [Skunkworks] Storymoja Hay festival
by fyodor 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hello, >Chuks, fyodor and Tyrus is the same person, if I'm not wrong... Here I am, you may speak :) -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Protect your investment. Click here to find the homeowner insurance policy that you need. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqeRvJNd7n2catARop6o0ofRdfEg2HiXyII9ki7…

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Re: [Skunkworks] Looking for retailer of fingerprint readers in nairobi
by wesley kiriinya 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Any particular models in mind? Some readers are great some are ugghhh. If u need advice let me know. --- On Thu, 7/9/09, liwindi joshua <liwindi81(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: liwindi joshua <liwindi81(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Looking for retailer of fingerprint readers in nairobi To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 6:04 PM Hi there is a vendor in kisumu city (Can also deliver in Nai) who can assist you to get one lincence ( Contact Sam mobile:0728914656) Kevin Oeba wrote: > There's a pal of mine , charles mtawali who was testing one. should be on this mailing list . cell phone is 0721498567 > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:15 PM, John Wesonga <john.wesonga(a)multiplechoices.biz <mailto:john.wesonga@multiplechoices.biz>> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Other lists > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Storymoja Hay festival
by Al Kags 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

The storymoja hay festival is coming up july 31 - Aug 3. Its the biggest literary festival in the world now franchised to Kenya. Google it. So they want to have a session on internet privacy, security and such. Who are the authorities in this area that they could invite to sit on the panel? Also, they have a session on social networking. Who are the authorities in this area? I need to feed them back this afternoon so all the help you can give is welcome. Kags

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Re: [Skunkworks] To all MySQL gurus...Left and Normal table joins..[HELP]
by Steve Obbayi 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

based on what i can see, ur query is gonna miss out some data on certain siuations. change to this query: SELECT * FROM listing LEFT JOIN buildings ON buildings.buildingid=listing.listingbuildingid LEFT JOIN categories ON categories.categoryid=listing.listingcategory LEFT JOIN subcategories ON listing.listingsubcategoryid=subcategories.subcategoryid Steve obbayi Sobbayi on Mobile -original message- Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] To all MySQL gurus...Left and Normal table joins..[HELP] From: Shiro Njagi <sheeroh(a)gmail.com> Date: 10/07/2009 1:09 pm @Kevin.. actually that was the problem! some of the tables had no data in the fields I queried... I solved it earlier on but thank you for the feedback! :-) On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Kevin Oeba <oeba.kevin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Shiro, > > To add to what Kyalo has requested for ( additional field names of the > other tables) , you could also try to limit the references made to the other > tables. > > I assume you are not getting any results back from the query because, well, > the data does not match your request. Use sample data in all these five > tables. See if the data you are trying to match exists in those > tables.Query could be correct, but the data is not there. > > Kind regards, > > Kevin > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Timothy Kyalo <this.gizmo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Shiro, >> >> Please list the field names for the other tables... >> >> >> BR// >> Kyalo >> >> 2009/7/10 Shiro Njagi <sheeroh(a)gmail.com> >> >>> Hello all... >>> >>> I have a slight problem with a certain page. >>> I have five tables: listing, towns, buildings, categories and >>> sub-categories. >>> >>> The page that i wish to display will show the listings form the listing >>> table in the database. >>> The listing table contains a categoryid, subcategoryid, buildingid and >>> townid. >>> I would like to display all these fields as names, hence the need for the >>> join. >>> However, a sub-category may be null, hence the need for the left join. >>> >>> I created the query below which is returning no data. >>> For the life of me, I can't diagnose the problem... >>> HELP!! >>> >>> *$query_listing = "SELECT * FROM buildings, categories, towns, listing >>> LEFT JOIN subcategories ON >>> listing.listingcategory=subcategories.subcategoryid WHERE >>> buildings.buildingid=listing.listingbuildingid AND >>> categories.categoryid=listing.listingcategory AND >>> towns.townid=listing.listingtownid";* >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> ------------- >>> Skunkworks 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 >> ------------- >> Skunkworks 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 > ------------- > Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Dev Env(y)combiator
by Murigi Muraya 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Success is harder than most of us think .... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=678398

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To all MySQL gurus...Left and Normal table joins..[HELP]
by Shiro Njagi 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hello all... I have a slight problem with a certain page. I have five tables: listing, towns, buildings, categories and sub-categories. The page that i wish to display will show the listings form the listing table in the database. The listing table contains a categoryid, subcategoryid, buildingid and townid. I would like to display all these fields as names, hence the need for the join. However, a sub-category may be null, hence the need for the left join. I created the query below which is returning no data. For the life of me, I can't diagnose the problem... HELP!! *$query_listing = "SELECT * FROM buildings, categories, towns, listing LEFT JOIN subcategories ON listing.listingcategory=subcategories.subcategoryid WHERE buildings.buildingid=listing.listingbuildingid AND categories.categoryid=listing.listingcategory AND towns.townid=listing.listingtownid";*

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accessing UUNET from orange broadband
by Charles Mwangi 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hi all, Has anyone been experiencing problems accessing sites hosted at uunet.co.kee.g. equitybanking.co.ke from orange broadband or Swiftglobal connection. Cant even access www.uunet.co.ke Have been unable to access these sites since last week yet i can get to them from Safaricom modem. Any ideas? suggestions? Charles.

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abba.co.ke
by Alex Wanjohi 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Skunks, how is one supposed to pay for domains at abba.co.ke ? M-pesa? has anyone followd the process to the end successfully? -Alex

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Internal System Administrator Jobs
by ssd sdsd 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

A leading technology company is in need for an internal IT admin Should : Be competent in windows operation environment Have supported backup services especially netbackup and TSM Have a firm computer networking base Have done similar work for atleast 2 years Knowledge in unix will be an added advantage If interested forward your updated C.V. and cover letter Powplug Systems Engineer - Sun Microsystems

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Data recovery?
by Nicholas Loki 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Hey Skunks, A friend of mine seems to have lost some data he had on his PC; images, documents that sort of thing. Can anyone recommend some good data recovery firms out there. Thanks in advance. KR, Loki "Excellent people exceed expectations".

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Top ten tips for preventing innovation
by Gakuru Alex 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Top ten tips for preventing innovation *1. Hire employees looking for safety in their roles*. Innovation happens when people stretch outside their comfort zones – don’t let them stretch! Find people who primarily want security and a nine-to-five role, stay away from those troublemakers who want to “change the world.” *2. Hire incompetent employees*. What better way to prevent innovation than to have people who have to focus just to do the bare minimum? For extra safety, try and find someone who can take credit for other people’s work and hide their own incompetence – these people are easier to promote, which will become important later. If we are forced to hire someone who is competent, it’s critical that we make sure that they only have one area of expertise. People with more than one area of expertise, switch-hitters, just cause trouble by talking to people on other teams. *3.Keep salaries below the 75th percentile.* Innovators know their value – and when they aren’t applying for jobs with intrinsic utility to them, they are commanding higher salaries. If we keep our salaries low, there’s much less risk of one of these innovators sneaking into our organization. As a bonus, we’ll save a fortune! *4. Read The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley of IDEO.* He focuses on the types of people and organizational behavior that encourage innovation. The writing style is very clever – Mr. Kelley writes as if he were trying to encourage innovation – what a riot! He identifies ten personas that contribute to innovation. Put those ten faces on the wall in HR like an FBI most-wanted poster and coach HR to screen those people out. *5. Treat employees like garbage.* Yell at them. Whenever possible, call them at midnight to yell at them some more. They work for us. If they get uppity, make them work on the weekends. Make them dig holes and fill them back up again. Threaten them – especially when they need the job. If you can’t yell, at least be condescending in public forums. Remember we are smarter than they are. Punks. *6.Reward conservative and marginal successes.* The old rule of thumb for office politics was “It takes ten good projects to recover from one bad project.” Stick to it! If we punish people for mistakes when they ’swing for the fences’, and reward them for marginal and safe projects, they will quickly get the idea. This is the most subtle of all the tips – but don’t worry – people will figure out the reward system and shy away from those risky projects. This technique has the added benefit of propogating itself up and down the management hierarchy. Many organizations get lucky, and do this one accidentally. Wish we were all so lucky! *7. Micromanage.* We’ve been promoted because we understand their jobs so well that we could do them in our sleep. Whatever those pesky little people think, it’s wrong. We know what we want, we know how we want it (not like that, you fool!). Every day we should make sure they do things exactly like we want. Even things like using the right font in their emails can be important. If anything slips thru unmanaged, then we aren’t doing our jobs. Of course, if we have a good boss, he’ll tell us exactly how to manage them. *8. Only create customer-requested features.* Let our customers tell us what to do. Lucky for us – customers don’t have big ideas, they keep us focused on what we’re doing. Don’t let them whine about their other problems – that’s not why we’re talking to them. We just want to know if they like the idea of animated buttons on all the dialogs. Stay away from the unhappy customers – if we aren’t getting the job done now, well, we don’t really care what they say (they are existing customers, we need new customers). We’re here to solve our problems. Oh – and don’t second guess the customer. If they say they want the menu items in alphabetical order, well, that’s what they want. The customer is always right. If Henry Ford had listened, think of how fast horses would be today. Even better, appoint a user-representative, then we don’t have to talk to the customers at all. *9.Make performance reviews easy.* Create some easy-to-measure metrics (like # of sick-days taken, # of powerpoint slides created, # of meetings attended), and use those for performance reviews. People always gravitate toward the metric. We can run the reviews with a minimum of effort, giving us more time to tell them how to do their jobs. Just an hour a year. Some managers can give feedback in 15 minutes. *10. Build a kingdom.* When we have information, that means we have power. With that power, we can grow our organization. The more people we have, the more important we are. We need to make sure that those other teams don’t get our information. They might apply it in ways that we didn’t intend. While we’re at it – make sure our people don’t find out what we know. Not only will it protect us from them, but it will keep them from accidentally discovering a more important problem, or an alternate way to apply what they already know to a new problem domain.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds.
by wesley kiriinya 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

How? Are there drivers for Ubuntu? And do u use the App that comes with the modem? If so, I thot that app is windows only. --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 3:38 PM Yes On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:32 PM, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: BTW: Are u using the $afcom modem on Ubuntu? --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 1:40 PM Wesley I think safcom's (1GB bundle) price(2.50/MB) is second only to telkoms 1/MB. And I have surfed on safcom for 200kbps on ubuntu so.... at the moment, I have these funny feelings for safcon...... On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: > and create multi-link PPP. 2 bundled L2TP tunnels from each SIM with IPSec - a perfect VPN solution! Someone should bring in 3G routers with dual sim support, the failsafe mechanism makes the whole setup perfect!, especially once the ofc is up and running. On 7/6/09, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > @Wash and Brian. will mail you offlist later on the changes I made. :-) > _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- www.dealcent.com - Your electronics shop www.golavish.com - The travel and leisure www.raccuddasys.com - code Development issues -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- www.dealcent.com - Your electronics shop www.golavish.com - The travel and leisure www.raccuddasys.com - code Development issues -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Mobile Boot Camp 2009 at Strathmore University
by Jessica Colaço 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi All, You are cordially invited to: Mobile Boot Camp 2009 on 9th - 11th of July 2008 at Strathmore University. The charges are: - Students (Strathmore and non-Strathmore): Ksh 700/- - Non-Students: Ksh 1,500/ More details: http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=171 We look forward to seeing you there. Please email me if you have any queries. Best, -- Jessica Colaço

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New Optical CSS Menus
by David Mugo 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Guys, For all of you who are website developers and those of you who love to just get things done quickly, you will find this very interesting....there is a new technology that is currently tested and working with Firefox 3.77 only, where you can get to a site and just think what you want to see and it translates that from your expressions and gets the relevant content. You need a webcam though or a mic, but you will need to turn your mic volume way up because the mic version reads your breath. Anyone wants code for the menu, talk to me. Currently working with PHP, ASP and RUBY ON RAILS. David. -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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Dear Old People who run the world...
by saidimu apale 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

.... my generation would like to break up with you. Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences. http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/07/today_in_capitalism_20_1.html This brilliant article reminds of an earlier Business Daily piece: "Is Exodus of young executives driven by generation clash in boardroom?" at http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/617890/-/u9k… Saidi

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fyi
by aki 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Four million people living in the grinding poverty of Nairobi’s huge and overcrowded urban slums are on the brink of a massive food crisis. Because they are already so poor and their living conditions already so bad, this deadly threat is hard for the outside world to see. Concern has launched a report urging an immediate response – before it is too late. In just two "neighorhoods" of Kibera slum, the report commissioned by Concern, Care, and Oxfam revealed that more than 5,000 children under five years old are currently suffering from malnutrition, with one-fifth of these suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Food shortages have been exacerbated by drought and poor harvests. Cooking fuel prices have risen by 30-50 percent, and the cost of water has more than doubled. full story here : http://www.concernusa.org/Public/News.aspx?Id=739

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safaricom roaming with vodacom a raw deal for data users
by David Mugo 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Am currently in TZ and within 3g coverage. Using my safaricom line, I get worse connectivity than Kenya's Zain if anyone knows what that means. At the same location i switch sim cards and use a vodacom line, I get serious 3g, up to 250 KBPS, now this is a funny thing because in Nairobi, vodacom subscribers get as good speeds as i get on my safaricom, someone communicate this to safaricom.... David. -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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Palm Treo 700m
by Job Njogu 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi guys. I have this phone from verizon me states. I understand its cdma. Anyone who knows how to get it working with any cdma network in kenya. -- Sent from my mobile device Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: +254736333075, +254202360107 Address: 42665 00100 Nrb

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www.tafutagari.com
by Zack Githinji 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi all, Any links to the guys who did this site, or is there any skunk(ette) out there who can do a replica, Please contact me offlist, with estimated cost and Time frame. -- Regards, Zack K. Githinji Technical Officer, Cell:+254 722 649199 E-mail:zachgithinji@gmail.com "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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Local software repository
by Simon Mbuthia 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi guys, I want to download MySQL and PHP 5 installers, but my internet speeds are painfully slow (thanks to SG). Anyway, I was just wondering if there is a mirror hosted locally from which I could download the files... something like http://mirror.ac.ke at reasonable speeds, at least. Or alternatively, could someone who is able upload the files to mirror.ac.ke or my.co.ke/pub? Thanks, Me. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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ZAP --> M-Pesa
by Odhiambo ワシントン 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hello Skunks, I have just received my daily dose of spam from the mobile networks, but this particular one failed to make it to /dev/null: "Dear subscriber, you can now send money from Zap to a Safaricon number for only Ksh 10. Go to Zap-Money-To phone number then follow the instructions. Zap Pesa Mkononi" Does anyone know how this is supposed to work? I get a notice of funds and then walk to a Zap shop to withdraw or does it go into my M-Pesa? I'd love the later:-) Okechukwu, could you please try this out for me to see? My Safaricon number is below. -- 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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Writing Professional Engagement Contracts
by Thomas Kibui 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

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 code - Financial 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 ..

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Re: [Skunkworks] Acer aspire One and Safcom Modem
by charles mtawali 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Thanx a lot guys it worked perfectly --- On Thu, 9/7/09, Jacob Odada <jacob.odada(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Jacob Odada <jacob.odada(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Acer aspire One and Safcom Modem To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thursday, 9 July, 2009, 8:29 AM get the huawei.sh script and you will get a gui just like the one that comes with the modems. You can even send sms and monitor your connections On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal(a)voicesofafrica.org> wrote: Change the OS to the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix... Works like a charm... Crystal On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Job Njogu <jnjogu(a)gmail.com> wrote: FIrst what distro are you using? If its gnome the NetworkManager 0.7.0.100 works great upgrade to that. If all that fails download Vodafone Mobile Connect from https://forge.betavine.net or google for it. Install usb_modeswitch first for it to work. If that doesnt work try umtsmon, it works out of the box with a wide range of usb dongles and pci cards. Hope that helps. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 5:42 PM, charles mtawali <cmtawali(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hey guys I have tried installing the safaricom modem e160 on a acer aspire on a linux machine. I installed the drivers and it worked the first time but apparently after that the connection seemed to disappear. Is there anyone who has encountered something similar. Or is there someone who succeeded in making them work them work together _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: +254736333075, +254202360107 Address: 42665 00100 Nrb _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- 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 _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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songs - Please note this is about backup, so not off topic
by David Mugo 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hi all, Am a 90s fanatic and collector of music from the 90s. I have at least 7k songs that were nice from the 90s, different genres from hip hop, RnB, jam ( we used to call it slow jam) and any nice songs that were hits then. Am looking for specific songs that were hits but not so popular. If you have any of the songs, let me know. 1. My love wont fade away - zakiya 2. Finally - Blackstreet & Hezekiah Walker 3. A Dream - Mary J. Blige 4. The Bohemian Rhapsody - The Braids 5. Walk you through - A few good men 6. Waiting on you - Donell Jones If you have any music that is rare, please let me have a copy... David. -- Got any life problems? visit www.dearkenya.com

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Acer aspire One and Safcom Modem
by charles mtawali 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hey guys I have tried installing the safaricom modem e160 on a acer aspire on a linux machine. I installed the drivers and it worked the first time but apparently after that the connection seemed to disappear. Is there anyone who has encountered something similar. Or is there someone who succeeded in making them work them work together

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The fault in high level programming languages
by wesley kiriinya 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Just sharing another thought from the programming world. Lattely I've been forced to look into assembly programming. And with awe and surprise I was struck! I came to appreciate the processor and what it goes through. More importantly I came to appreciate the connection of what happens in the processor and what is stored in memory. I was especially struck with the hoops the processor has to go through in order to fetch data from data structures in memory which are as a result of high level programming language features. I will take a simple case of data alignment. Those in the Java world are probably in a worse of case because they cannot choose the alignment for data allocated in memory (or may be Java does it for simple cases). The processor loves when the memory address of the data it fetches is aligned to a memory address value that is a multiple of the size of the data type. For example an integer is 4 bytes in size therefore an interger data should be in a memory address value that's a multiple of 4. For data structures then the alignment is according to the size of the data structure and this is where a high level programming language might screw up. Due to inheritance and polymophism a virtual table for function mapping is created in memory and the programmer has no control of that therefore the class data structure might not be aligned. High level languages seem to be created for the purpose of making modelling of real world concepts easier for the programmer, thus OOP. They seem to ignore the other world, the processor world. However compilers attempt to optimize the code for the processor but not always archieving the optimizations. Above is just a simple case. It's not completely explained but it introduces the idea. It probably won't make sense to someone who doesn't know C++ and processor stuff but atleast it's information for those willing to go under the hood! This doesn't matter for applications that are not concerned about performance. O_O.

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Best Gadgets Shops in Town
by Edward Obiko 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

Hello Skunk(ette)s, Since this is the forum with the best Techies in town, I would like suggestions on your favourite shops/stores which stock the latest and fanciest 'big boys toys' around. These can range from phones to cameras to laptops etc. I would greatly appreciate your help since I am doing some reviews for a local magazine. Feel free to self promote. I would also insist on 'genuine'/original gadgets... :) Regards, -- OO Omingo Obiko

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Mail Hosting Service Provider
by Odhiambo ワシントン 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hello Again, I've spent the whole day trying to find a simple solution provider. There seems to be none these days, or is there? I have a domain which already has MX pointed to some provider and mail is working. Because of budgetary constraints, my "client" is using ADSL connection. The mail server is a laptop. Works quite well for the setup, I must say, except spam is an issue, but that is not what I need to address. Now, there are some staff who are located elsewhere and for things to look "official", they need to be using the domain name in their e-mail addresses. I have decided that for now, creating a subdomain and hosting the associated MX with some other provider will do. So I am gonna have subdomain.foo.bar created. The problem is that all the service providers I am talking to have staff who believe that this is NOT possible unless the parent domain is hosted with them. Some service providers are simply drowning in bureaucratic red tape. So now I have to ask: Does anyone know a service provider who can offer mailboxes based on a subdomain without putting me through an interview process? I just need a SP who will say "Yes, we can. 10 mailboxes, NNN Kenya Shillings annually, point your MX records to these two hosts and come with the money. You will be done in 10 minutes". If you know such a provider, please let me know. -- 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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Orange modem, Zain Modem and PSP for SALE
by mike oketch 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

skunkers I have 1 Orange Internet Everywhere Modem with 1800 credit - Ksh 2500 (Selling coz its just not my thing) 2 Zain E220 Modem - Ksh 5,000 (selling coz am past that stage) 3 PSP 2004 chipped, 4 games, 4 gb mem card - Ksh 11,500 (too busy with Iphone games to play) Contact me Offlist -- Sent from my mobile device

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Re: [Skunkworks] CLOSE THE CHAPTER: OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...?
by Solomon Mburu 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Dear All, Can we please stop here and get back to the objectives of Skunkworks? Enough has been said, action is needed! Good Day :D -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!

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UI Ninja Wanted
by Jon Gos 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Appfrica Labs (appfrica.org) is looking to hire a part-time UI Designer for a number of our forthcoming web apps. The position will pay based on experience and may turn into a full-time offering in a few months. You'd be working with our staff of 7 full-time developers and 5 non-programmers on various web apps and software applications. Appfrica Labs is located in Kampala, Uganda. Applicants need not worry about location, this position will allow you to work remotely. You'll need to be a CSS, XHTML, JQuery, Javascript ninja. Applicants with experiencing designing for Ruby on Rails, Django (Python), and Java apps will be prioritized. Please submit samples of your recent work. ---- Jonathan D. Gosier Appfrica International P.O. Box 1420 Kampala, Uganda http://appfrica.net - African Technology News Blog http://appfrica.org - Investing in Africa's Entrepreneurs in Technology Uganda +256.773806071 USA +650.336.4313 USA +1.520.318.0828 ext 145 UK +44.2032398156 Skype j.gosier Twitter appfrica

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds.
by wesley kiriinya 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

BTW: Are u using the $afcom modem on Ubuntu? --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 1:40 PM Wesley I think safcom's (1GB bundle) price(2.50/MB) is second only to telkoms 1/MB. And I have surfed on safcom for 200kbps on ubuntu so.... at the moment, I have these funny feelings for safcon...... On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: > and create multi-link PPP. 2 bundled L2TP tunnels from each SIM with IPSec - a perfect VPN solution! Someone should bring in 3G routers with dual sim support, the failsafe mechanism makes the whole setup perfect!, especially once the ofc is up and running. On 7/6/09, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > @Wash and Brian. will mail you offlist later on the changes I made. :-) > _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- www.dealcent.com - Your electronics shop www.golavish.com - The travel and leisure www.raccuddasys.com - code Development issues -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Identity Theft?
by Odhiambo ワシントン 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

The following popped up on my IM screen: <CUT> (2:09:19 PM) *CENSORED*: phewww +o( unbelivable, is that you??? who ever is it...is really similar to you lol ... http://The-Crazy-Friends.com/?gallery=support&pic=DSC00457.JPG<http://the-crazy-friends.com/?gallery=support&pic=DSC00457.JPG> </CUT> Upon clicking on the url, I am presented by a window asking me to put in my MSN email and MSN password :P -- 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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Myclip by standard group
by Al Kags 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

The standard group has launched its 'myclip' service: their version of CNN i-report. What's your view of it? Al.

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Computer toolset wanted to buy
by Simon Mbuthia 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hi guys, I'm looking to buy something like this http://is.gd/1pHjN Anybody who knows where I can get such, please *nishtue* plus a rough estimate of the price. If you also sell such, please shoot me mail offlist tafadhali. Shukran, Me. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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Kenyan Greed
by Kevin Ouma 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

This noon I walked into a shop along kenyatta avenue and was shocked that they were selling an iphone 3G at 73000 because it was unlocked. - at a time when its retailing at 7700 in US meaning that even if you import and jailbreak it shouldnt cost more that 10 k considering that import duty was scrapped. I wonder why are some businessmen so greedy. Out of curiosity did anyone go to orange and fork out 55k for their iphone as Im yet to see anyone with one. Are they really selling. Kevin

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Property management software
by Mbugua Njihia 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Looking for the above. Any leads?

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IPHONE ACCESSORIES
by Kenneth Muhia 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hello Skunks I am looking for accessories are there any local dealers -- Regrds K Z M ---"It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts. ---

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Obama's Cyber Plan Causes Jittery
by Solomon Mburu 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Courtesy Forbes<http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/07/privacy-cybersecurity-obama-technology-sec…> Security Obama's Cyber Plan Raises Privacy Hackles Andy Greenberg<http://search.forbes.com/search/colArchiveSearch?author=andy+and+greenberg&…>, 07.07.09, 02:50 PM EDT Despite assurances of privacy, civil liberties watchdogs say Obama's plan isn't transparent enough. Since Obama's landmark speech on cybersecurity in May, his administration hasn't revealed much about its long-percolating plans to shore up the government's defenses against hackers and cyberspies. But privacy advocates monitoring the initiative are already raising concerns about what they know and what they don't: the details that have trickled out--including the involvement of the National Security Agency<http://topics.forbes.com/National%20Security%20Agency>--and the veil of classified information that still covers much of the multibillion-dollar project. "It feels like the Bush administration<http://topics.forbes.com/Bush%20administration>all over again," says Pam Dixon, executive director of the World Privacy Forum. "Not enough people know the details about these programs to have a good public discussion. We all want good security of government systems, but you have to balance the cloak and dagger elements with civil liberties." Though much of the initiative remains classified, news <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124657680388089139.html>reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR200907020…>that surfaced Friday revealed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is mulling a plan to build a new version of its intrusion detection system known as Einstein, a software program that monitors all government networks. That new system would be designed to not only detect intrusions, but also preemptively block them, preventing the sorts of cyberspying incidents that have plagued the government and military for more than a decade. But the plans involve two controversial players: The revamped monitoring technology would largely come from the NSA and initial tests would take place on *AT&T*<http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=T>'s ( T<http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=T>- news <http://search.forbes.com/search/CompanyNewsSearch?ticker=T> - people <http://people.forbes.com/search?ticker=T>) network, two ideas that bring to mind uncomfortable memories of the warrantless wiretapping programs that rattled civil libertarians under the Bush administration. "The same folks are being potentially entrusted with cybersecurity who have already shown that they have no regard for the law," says Lee Tien, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit group that sued AT&T for its involvement in those wiretapping programs. "It's troubling that the Obama administration would consider this sort of thing." At issue is whether government monitoring of networks could lead to intrusion in the digital lives of private citizens, whether through monitoring their visits to government Web sites or by blurring the line between government and private networks, privacy advocates argue. Much of the critical infrastructure that President Obama has spoken of protecting, including the power grid and telecommunications, is owned by the private sector. -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!

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HTC shop in Kenya
by mike oketch 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Skunkers I have heard HTC advertise alot in CapitalFM. Do you guys know where their shops are in Kenya? Gizmodo has an article on the HTC foray outside USA. I would be so much interested in testing their gizmos http://gizmodo.com/5309233/palm-pre-moving-abroad-to-silently-judge-america…

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Twittorati
by mike oketch 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

He he he he. Where are we heading to. I need a twittokanki for skunkers http://twittorati.com/

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Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...?
by Walubengo J 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

just checked the wiki on failed states and it is embarassing for .KE to make it on such a list together with Somalia, Zim, Iraq amongst others! Fact is - even if we were not black-listed - there's so much international mileage Kenya lost during the 200/8 fracas. Evidence is there when one compares the respect the Kenyan passport holders used to be accorded at international airports - before and after 2007/8 . The difference is huge - and ofcourse in the negative direction. How sad - cry the beloved nation. walu. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...? To: motobaridi(a)gmail.com, "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 10:27 AM What happens if all donor funding etc is pulled out? Do we have enough resources to cater for ourselves as a nation? I think that may be the simplest definition of the same... On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:23 AM, MotoBaridi <motobaridi(a)gmail.com> wrote: @saidimu, i beg to differ... the warring somalis do not consider theirs a failed state, and neither do they care what the rest of the world thinks... that doesnt change the facts: we all KNOW somalia IS A FAILED STATE... moral? in this day and age, what others think about you as a state plays a pretty big part in your existence and/or well-being... yes, from a "patriotic" (term used loosely) point of view, we are not a failed state, yet... from a global perspective (relative to so many other states), we are a failed state... (actually, 2 years past point of failure) </motobaridi> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: I have always maintained that we are surely a failed state. The minute we realize this, then we can wake up and do something about it, but when we continue arguing whether we are a failed state or not, we will remain a failed state. The definition is a country with the following characteristics: loss of physical control of its territory, or of the monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force therein (YES) erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions, (YES) an inability to provide reasonable public services, and (YES) an inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community. (Maybe) So we have 3outof4 outright YES, unless someone can give a NO and provide proof. ./Ok3ch On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 6:55 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu(a)gmail.com> wrote: True, caring about others' opinions is a natural response, but not necessarily a helpful one. Again I ask, so what if Tz, Ug, Rw etc notice? As long as we're doing our thing, and doing it right, then "they" can't "capitalise" on "it". Unfortunately, and this has been my observation for a very long time, Kenyans are too prickly and thin-skinned. We spend way too much time glancing at our neighbours' reactions than on putting out the flames right on our front doorstep. We also spend way too little time taking stock of our strengths and maximizing that. Just being successful isn't a recipe for being liked either, you may get more envy than approval. In short, human approval/disapproval is an inexact science, if a science at all. You're better of spending your scarce resources doing the right thing, whatever that may be for you. On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Tech List Kenya <techlistkenya(a)gmail.com> wrote: Saidimu, I will stick my neck out and tell u that it doesn't work that way. Contrary to popular belief, we all care what others think. And Kenya does not live in a vacuum. Its global times we live in and when it is reported that Kenya is a failed state, countries like Tz, ug, rw, etc will notice. And will try to capitalise on it. Meanwhile we bury our heads in the comfort of familiarity because "it works". I cant say I knw how exactly it will affect me. But I am sure you and I will notice the effect(s). Whether or not we acknowledge it is a whole different story On 7/6/09, saidimu apale <saidimu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How about this: forget about what others think of your country. > > The question is: is it working for you? If it isn't, fix it. If it is, who > cares what others think? > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> >> I was just going through the Foreign Policy >> <http://www.foreignpolicy.com>website and in their current newsletter, >> Failed >> state >> Index<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/06/22/the_2009_failed_states_ind…>Kenya >> is considered as one of the Failed States. >> Then according to Wikipaedia (Failed States >> Index<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Failed_States_Index>) >> Kenya is a country on the verge of being considered a failed state, >> actually, we are placed on the alert level >> >> I wonder how much patriotic we can to change this state of event! >> >> >> -- >> Solomon Mburu >> P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi >> Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 >> >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the >> same way to the side of a hill! >> >> AND >> >> It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous >> generosity! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> ------------- >> Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 | -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Kenya... a failed state?
by Solomon Mburu 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Listers, I've created a thread on the Bulletin Board<http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=89>on the above subject. Please send in your comments there. Regards, Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!

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Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attack
by mike oketch 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Federal-Web-sites-knocked-out-apf-2773092122.… WASHINGTON (AP) -- A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned. The Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and Transportation Department Web sites were all down at varying points over the holiday weekend and into this week, according to officials inside and outside the government. Some of the sites were still experiencing problems Tuesday evening. Cyber attacks on South Korea government and private sites also may be linked, officials there said. U.S. officials refused to publicly discuss details of the cyber attack. But Amy Kudwa, spokeswoman for the Homeland Security Department, said the agency's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued a notice to federal departments and other partner organizations about the problems and "advised them of steps to take to help mitigate against such attacks." The U.S., she said, sees attacks on its networks every day, and measures have been put in place to minimize the impact on federal Web sites. It was not clear whether other federal government sites also were attacked. Others familiar with the U.S. outage, which is called a denial of service attack, said that the fact that the government Web sites were still being affected three days after it began signaled an unusually lengthy and sophisticated attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. Web sites of major South Korean government agencies, banks and Internet sites also were paralyzed in a suspected cyber attack Tuesday. Ahn Jeong-eun, a spokeswoman at the Korea Information Security Agency, said the U.S. and South Korean attacks appeared to be linked. The South Korean sites included the presidential Blue House, the Defense Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan Bank, Korea Exchange Bank and top Internet portal Naver. They went down or had access problems since late Tuesday, Ahn said. Kudwa had no comment on the South Korean attacks. Two government officials acknowledged that the Treasury and Secret Service sites were brought down, and said the agencies were working with their Internet service provider to resolve the problem. Ben Rushlo, director of Internet technologies at Keynote Systems, called it a "massive outage" and said problems with the Transportation Department site began Saturday and continued until Monday, while the FTC site was down Sunday and Monday. Keynote Systems is a mobile and Web site monitoring company based in San Mateo, Calif. The company publishes data detailing outages on Web sites, including 40 government sites it watches. According to Rushlo, the Transportation Web site was "100 percent down" for two days, so that no Internet users could get through to it. The FTC site, meanwhile, started to come back online late Sunday, but even on Tuesday Internet users still were unable to get to the site 70 percent of the time. "This is very strange. You don't see this," he said. "Having something 100 percent down for a 24-hour-plus period is a pretty significant event." He added that, "The fact that it lasted for so long and that it was so significant in its ability to bring the site down says something about the site's ability to fend off (an attack) or about the severity of the attack." Denial of service attacks against Web sites are not uncommon, and are usually caused when sites are deluged with Internet traffic so as to effectively take them off-line. Mounting such an attack can be relatively easy using widely available hacking programs, and they can be made far more serious if hackers infect and use thousands of computers tied together into "botnets." For instance, last summer, in the weeks leading up to the war between Russia and Georgia, Georgian government and corporate Web sites began to see "denial of service" attacks. The Kremlin denied involvement, but a group of independent Western computer experts traced domain names and Web site registration data to conclude that the Russian security and military intelligence agencies were involved. Documenting cyber attacks against government sites is difficult, and depends heavily on how agencies characterize an incident and how successful or damaging it is. Government officials routinely say their computers are probed millions of times a day, with many of those being scans that don't trigger any problems. In a June report, the congressional Government Accountability Office said federal agencies reported more than 16,000 threats or incidents last year, roughly three times the amount in 2007. Most of those involved unauthorized access to the system, violations of computer use policies or investigations into potentially harmful incidents. The Homeland Security Department, meanwhile, says there were 5,499 known breaches of U.S. government computers in 2008, up from 3,928 the previous year, and just 2,172 in 2006. Keynote: http://www.keynote.com/keynote(underscore)competitive(underscore)research/p… Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.gov Treasury Department: http://www.ustreas.gov

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Happy Skunkworks Day!
by Tuma Barua 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hi, Today is a fictitious Skunkworks day, did you know that? Let us cerebrate by you telling me when is the next BARCAMP scheduled. Are there any other major skunkworks events this year. Do we have sponsors? Ni mimi moja wenu, Tuma Barua.

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Michael jackson
by maina martin 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

hi all to all those who we share the same passions,breakdancing,the beats of MJ. mine is that we have lost a great lenged who played a big role to promote video technology displayed in various ways.promoting The sony label that we all know about and believe is the best quality. though am all grown up the memories of his dancing skills,music will live on. Michael jackson was true icon more visit http://www.tmz.com/ -- regards martin sms word DOCTOR to 8998 and follow instructions. QUICK CONTACTS &TIPS ON: Emergencies,FirstAid,Diet,Latenightchemist, Clinics,HIV/AIDS,FamilyPlanning,Specialists and much more The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light

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Re: [Skunkworks] The fault in high level programming languages
by Oj G 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Java being in the worst case?... OS kernels do the alignment while Java runtime uses a garbage collector which employs algorithms like ....Reference Counting ....Mark and Sweep GC As much as there is alignment, there is more to do with house cleaning of heaps and leaks... The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] The fault in high level programming languages To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 11:52 PM I wouldn't call it a fault per se. You must also acknowledge that the lower the level of abstraction the more work the programmer has to do, and the more details the programmer must manage e.g. big endian vs little endian ordering, 64 bit vs 32 bit development, etc, functions & libraries vs first principle code. I think an analogy that fits this scenario is you don't have to know how an engine works to drive a car. Although if you do know how an engine works, you'll probably be a better driver. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:52 AM, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Just sharing another thought from the programming world. Lattely I've been forced to look into assembly programming. And with awe and surprise I was struck! I came to appreciate the processor and what it goes through. More importantly I came to appreciate the connection of what happens in the processor and what is stored in memory. I was especially struck with the hoops the processor has to go through in order to fetch data from data structures in memory which are as a result of high level programming language features. I will take a simple case of data alignment. Those in the Java world are probably in a worse of case because they cannot choose the alignment for data allocated in memory (or may be Java does it for simple cases). The processor loves when the memory address of the data it fetches is aligned to a memory address value that is a multiple of the size of the data type. For example an integer is 4 bytes in size therefore an interger data should be in a memory address value that's a multiple of 4. For data structures then the alignment is according to the size of the data structure and this is where a high level programming language might screw up. Due to inheritance and polymophism a virtual table for function mapping is created in memory and the programmer has no control of that therefore the class data structure might not be aligned. High level languages seem to be created for the purpose of making modelling of real world concepts easier for the programmer, thus OOP. They seem to ignore the other world, the processor world. However compilers attempt to optimize the code for the processor but not always archieving the optimizations. Above is just a simple case. It's not completely explained but it introduces the idea. It probably won't make sense to someone who doesn't know C++ and processor stuff but atleast it's information for those willing to go under the hood! This doesn't matter for applications that are not concerned about performance. O_O. _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...?
by wesley kiriinya 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Then has Kenya been always a failed state? If we are a failed state now, when have we not been a failed state? Kenya might have it's issues but I wouldn't go as far as calling it a failed State. I think a better term is failed institutions, not because of lack of rules and regulations but because of lack of people with vision and integrity. So there's a thin line here. And if Kenya is a failed state then I would say that it's Kenyans who have failed it. The State is fine but most Kenyans have failed to do what is right for their country. One of the most sorry things I come across are young people with myopic vision. They sit and wait for things to improve. They can't even clean their environment, things that only cost effort not money. A second thing is fear. Most Kenyans I have seen are not bold enough to take the right action. They're still looking over their shoulders to check whether there are people who have their back. Suprisingly they are bold when doing the wrong things! China will come and construct our roads coz they are bold and they know the world is their's for the taking. O_O --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...? To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 9:08 AM I have always maintained that we are surely a failed state. The minute we realize this, then we can wake up and do something about it, but when we continue arguing whether we are a failed state or not, we will remain a failed state. The definition is a country with the following characteristics: loss of physical control of its territory, or of the monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force therein (YES) erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions, (YES) an inability to provide reasonable public services, and (YES) an inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community. (Maybe) So we have 3outof4 outright YES, unless someone can give a NO and provide proof. ./Ok3ch On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 6:55 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu(a)gmail.com> wrote: True, caring about others' opinions is a natural response, but not necessarily a helpful one. Again I ask, so what if Tz, Ug, Rw etc notice? As long as we're doing our thing, and doing it right, then "they" can't "capitalise" on "it". Unfortunately, and this has been my observation for a very long time, Kenyans are too prickly and thin-skinned. We spend way too much time glancing at our neighbours' reactions than on putting out the flames right on our front doorstep. We also spend way too little time taking stock of our strengths and maximizing that. Just being successful isn't a recipe for being liked either, you may get more envy than approval. In short, human approval/disapproval is an inexact science, if a science at all. You're better of spending your scarce resources doing the right thing, whatever that may be for you. On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Tech List Kenya <techlistkenya(a)gmail.com> wrote: Saidimu, I will stick my neck out and tell u that it doesn't work that way. Contrary to popular belief, we all care what others think. And Kenya does not live in a vacuum. Its global times we live in and when it is reported that Kenya is a failed state, countries like Tz, ug, rw, etc will notice. And will try to capitalise on it. Meanwhile we bury our heads in the comfort of familiarity because "it works". I cant say I knw how exactly it will affect me. But I am sure you and I will notice the effect(s). Whether or not we acknowledge it is a whole different story On 7/6/09, saidimu apale <saidimu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How about this: forget about what others think of your country. > > The question is: is it working for you? If it isn't, fix it. If it is, who > cares what others think? > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> >> I was just going through the Foreign Policy >> <http://www.foreignpolicy.com>website and in their current newsletter, >> Failed >> state >> Index<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/06/22/the_2009_failed_states_ind…>Kenya >> is considered as one of the Failed States. >> Then according to Wikipaedia (Failed States >> Index<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Failed_States_Index>) >> Kenya is a country on the verge of being considered a failed state, >> actually, we are placed on the alert level >> >> I wonder how much patriotic we can to change this state of event! >> >> >> -- >> Solomon Mburu >> P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi >> Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 >> >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the >> same way to the side of a hill! >> >> AND >> >> It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous >> generosity! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> ------------- >> Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...?
by Solomon Mburu 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Listers, I was just going through the Foreign Policy <http://www.foreignpolicy.com>website and in their current newsletter, Failed state Index<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/06/22/the_2009_failed_states_ind…>Kenya is considered as one of the Failed States. Then according to Wikipaedia (Failed States Index<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Failed_States_Index>) Kenya is a country on the verge of being considered a failed state, actually, we are placed on the alert level I wonder how much patriotic we can to change this state of event! -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!

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Blog design - how?
by nyarotho kennedy 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Hi happy people, i need some serious help here. To blog designers, i once created a blogsite like 2yrs ago using the standard Google blogger templates - kennedy-nyarotho.blogspot.com (voted the most idle blog! :) . Thing is i need to create another but more professional and dynamic for some 'serious' cause asap. My Q is, is there some new other hard coded way of doing this or some much better templates available for this? Please if u knw, drop in a suggestion. And if you are a pro blog designer do drop me your contacts offlist and some of your works. Note that am in transit and googling using a phone isnt that interesting. Thanks n God bless y'all! -- People should know when they are conquered.

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Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...?
by wesley kiriinya 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

There is another thing about Kenya that we are not looking at. Kenyans have money! In sub-saharan Africa I believe Kenya comes a good 3rd economy-wise after SA and Nigeria. This can lead to another argument on economies but ... I'm no economist so I'll speak from my simple observations: Ignore the poor Kenyans for a while (respectfully). Nairobi is parked full of thousands of cars. Rent is up but people are still paying. High end restaurants and shopping areas are up and running. Profits from $afcom, banks, etc, and on and on. One of the reasons the poor man might be suffering is that the demand for goods has shot up and prices along with it. I think this is so coz people are spending more or are buying wiser especially the generation in their 20s or 30s who are in good employment and have a small number or no children. This category of people are well educated and have planned the direction of their lives. Many of them don't come from rich backgrounds and have struggled to earn their wealth. I believe this now forms the new middle class of Kenya which raises the bar from the previous middle class and the poor have been caught with their pants down. It's not practical for someone who earns USD 200 a month to compete in purchasing the same basket of goods as someone who earns USD 1,000. That brings me on the next point. I believe in Kenya all income groups compete for the same basket of goods. These goods are essential! Unga ya Ugali, Sukuma wiki, mafuta, transport, mobile credit, etc. That's so because of poor planning (failure of institutions) such that people who earn about USD 100 a month are forced to compete with those earning 10 times that. The only difference is their tax brackets. It has been said that poor people pay more for goods and services than the rich. I believe so. Goods bought in bulk are cheaper, yet there is no way a family in the slums will afford to buy in bulk. I hope the data collected in the coming census will be used to create policies that make life affordable for the lower income group. Such as establishing special shops where same goods are at lower prices. But we saw what happened to the Unga ya Ugali! O_O --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...? To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 7:17 AM I don't think policies and politics can replace leadership qualities, for instance, courage, goodwill towards the people you represent and many more. I can only be glad for the few good leaders who know what they are doing. Look at South Africa for example - they have Zuma for a leader yet nothing goes wrong, why? because they have structures in place and it doesn't matter who is at the helm of leadership - structures first, before leadership qualities ./Ok3ch But i stopped myself these questions :-) R D On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: We can say these all our lives but won't change even a bit. We need to put structures in place to go beyond personalities, then things will start working. Moving out of this state reqiuires political goodwill which doesn't seem to be anywhere in sight. ./Ok3ch On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Rahim Kara <rahim(a)applecentre.co.ke> wrote: Maybe This will help. I'm Gonna Make A Change, For Once In My Life It's Gonna Feel Real Good, Gonna Make A Difference Gonna Make It Right . . . As I, Turn Up The Collar On My Favourite Winter Coat This Wind Is Blowin' My Mind I See The Kids In The Street, With Not Enough To Eat Who Am I, To Be Blind? Pretending Not To See Their Needs A Summer's Disregard, A Broken Bottle Top And A One Man's Soul They Follow Each Other On The Wind Ya' Know 'Cause They Got Nowhere To Go That's Why I Want You To Know I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make The World A Better PlaceI Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2009, at 2:26 PM, "Al Kags" <alkags(a)gmail.com> wrote: Perhaps someone needs to help me out: what is a failed state? In definition that is. -----Original Message----- From: Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:07:50 To: Skunkworks forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OUT-OF-TOPIC: Kenya a Failed State...? _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 ------------- Skunkworks 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Do you know Dave?
by fyodor 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

Dave was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them." Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK, dave, how about Tom Cruise?" "No dramas boss, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it." So dave and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and Tom Cruise shouts, "dave! What's happening? Great to see you! Come on in for a beer!" Although impressed, Dave's boss is still skeptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells dave that he thinks him knowing Cruise was just lucky. "No, no, just name anyone else," dave says. "President Bush," his boss quickly retorts. "Yup," dave say's, "Old buddies, let's fly out to Washington and off they go. At the White House, Bush spots dave on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, "dave, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up." Well, the boss is very shaken by now but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds he expresses his doubts to dave, who again implores him to name anyone else. "The pope," his boss replies. "Sure!" says dave. "I've known the pope for years." So off they fly to Rome. dave and his boss are assembled with the masses at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square when dave says, "This will never work. I can't catch the pope's eye among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the pope." He disappears into the crowd headed towards the Vatican. Sure enough, half an hour later dave emerges with the pope on the balcony, but by the time dave returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics. Making his way to his boss' side, dave asks him, "What happened?" His boss looks up and says, "It was the final straw ... you and the pope came out on to the balcony and the man next to me said, 'Who the hell is that on the balcony with dave?" Blessed Friday guys:-) -tyrus _IEEE Member. -- Click here for great quotes from top international movers! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqhoPYFLQOrTLB2xf2bPpbZOZKCP5JEmHpPNPSV…

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FOR DUMMIES
by Trey 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi guys, Anyone interested in: 1.Ubuntu Linux for Dummies 2.VOIP for Dummies 3.SQL Server 2008 for Dummies 4.Building a Website for Dummies 5.Linux complete Reference for Dummies Have any other one you need? Let me know. Thanks

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OFFTOPIC: Now looking for a house
by Simon Mbuthia 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hi skunkers, Pardon me for asking so many things that do not necessarily pertain to the objectives of the list, but I just thought that there might be someone with information that people on the list might find useful should they find themselves in a situation like mine. A friend of mine is looking for a two-bedroomed house, preferably in the Langata area, going for between 20 and 24 thousand shillings a month, spacios enough to accomodate a young family with a newborn. Master en suite preferred, but not necessary. If you know someone that can be contacted regarding the above or you know a vacant house that matches the above description, kindly contact me offlist. Thanks again, Me. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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Avaya Gurus
by Odhiambo ワシントン 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Hello Skunk{ette}s, Is there any Avaya guru "in the house"? I am playing with some Avaya PBXs (IPO406 platform) and wondering whether anyone has tried out the Avaya one-X Mobile server. -- 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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