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Whats with the insults
by joan waweru 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Why are we insulting each other? This is a decent forum and we are turning it into smthng else. There is enuf of insults going arnd evry where, the media is covering on that already.

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Toshiba Q
by mike oketch 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Ken Bring it on. I have unlimited hours thanks to Safcom 3G. MO On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:24 PM, nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Help! Help! Now its really getting hot in here!! Mike for the sake of > the servers (notice am switching talk) frying lets kill this > thread!..te he he! Let it go man, u now sound like one of those MAWE > guyz -complainin bout anythin! Anyway Mike we apologize for any harm > we have caused to you and your friends at Bidii Afrika. God (notice > who i worship)bless u in ua discussions there! Nw for matters > skunkworks, still wondering(since u seem to hv a lot of modem hours) > if u could assist me with my Q on Toshiba laptops?? > > On 6/7/09, mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Ntarotho > > > > What do you mean by AKi is the smartest IT guys? What has he done. What > in > > IT in Kenya if not Africa has he pioneered? Lets not worship > personalities. > > > > And where in Kenyan media do you think they discuss issues without > > "degenerating into character assasination"? In CNN, Fox, NTV, KTN, > Citizen, > > Kiss? Character assasination is your judgement and you cant force people > to > > use your judgement all the time. I dont see you having anything important > > and even serious allegations against Bidii. What you have are petty > > differences which you seem to have inside you. The funny thing is that > you > > hate it but secretly you are into it. Subscribed in a secret name. > However > > how would you be knowing all that is happening there without you being > > subscribed > > > > Mburu, dont force your judgement on people. When Mueni was writing those > > allegations aagainst others, did you tell her that she must stick to > issues? > > Anyone who hits below the belt must be ready for an equal and opposite > > amoung of reaction. Unless your physics teacher didnt see it fit to > indulge > > you in such. > > > > If we want to be professional, lets stick to it. But if you think that > you > > can get away with character assasination and condemn reaction to such, > pole. > > > > MO > > > > On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Even in Parliament, when a member uses unparliamentary language or > >> words, he/she is told to apologies otherwise the member is likely to > >> be thrown out of the house.I think we can't be reprimanded in that > >> way. But when it gets personal, I get to wary because personality > >> attacks, reduces me to some gossiper and rumour monger. I think Mueni > >> should sort out herself on the allegations on bidii list, and we have > >> no right to be her lawyers, unless she so appoints us. I subscribed to > >> bidii afrika without any duress and only comment to what is related to > >> my interest. Let us stop this character assasination now. Perhaps we > >> should go back to an earlier thread on the same bidii afrika and > >> advocate for google to strengthen their opting-out of a group > >> mechanisms. The way this issue is moving might surprise you when you > >> come to realize that bidii afrika moderator is a skunkworker or there > >> is an insider in skunkworks mailing list! My thinking. > >> > >> On 07/06/2009, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > @Mike, glad to know your opinion. I too stand by my position. > >> Unfortunately, > >> > our positions help no one on the list. :-) > >> > > >> > @Kennedy is 100% correct that we need to get back on track. > >> > > >> > I shall apply self moderation on my postings effective immediately. > >> > Else, > >> we > >> > are headed down an engagement road of which this list can do without. > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > >> > > > > > -- > People should know when they are conquered. > _______________________________________________ > 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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DIESEASE OF THE IMAGINEDLY INFORMED AND MENTALLY INADEQUATE, BLAME, BLAME, BLAME
by mike oketch 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

STOP BLAMING OTHERS FOR YOUR INADEQUACIES! http://www.druglibrary.org/special/king/dhu/dhu10.htm http://books.google.co.ke/books?id=DRs9Ks4p-R8C&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=blame… http://www.zimbio.com/member/lexilex/articles/74439/STOP+BLAMING+OTHERS+INA… On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Dear all, > > Who would know when the medical technology skunkworks forum will be > active? It might be resourceful to store below there. > > Abstract The rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) theory holds > that individuals with severe personality disorders in general, and > borderline personalities in particular usually are biologically > different from “normal” neurotics and are born with a predisposition > to be highly vulnerable to stressful environmental conditions. They > tend to have cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits or > disabilities that handicap them socially, vocationally, and in other > important aspects of their lives. But they also have distinct, and > sometimes exceptionally strong, neurotic tendencies to demand that > they absolutely must perform well, that other people have to treat > them kindly and fairly, and that frustrating conditions ought not > exist. Their neurosis exacerbates their cognitive-emotive-behavioral > handicaps, produces even greater life difficulties, and often > interferes with their working hard at therapy. A summary is presented > of how borderline personalities can be treated with rational emotive > behavior therapy (REBT). > > http://www.springerlink.com/content/w88rk87507215823/ > > 2. The phrase; "Madness is any behaviour, feeling or thinking that > interferes with one's ability to work, get along with others, or > simply enjoy life." > > Regards, > > Alex > _______________________________________________ > 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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Toshiba L305 performance?
by nyarotho kennedy 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hi guyz, am plannin to acquire one of these Toshiba Lxxx series esp. L305 for personal use but with a bit of heavy high end applic. development n simulated server environment. I need ua input on Toshiba performance as concerns the above. Also a little bit on battery life n end user comfortability. If u think i need to pick a diff brand, direct me to a good dealer esp one onlist. Thanks n God bless u all. KR, Nyarotho. -- People should know when they are conquered.

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Food for thought...
by Watson Kambo 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Hello, Just thinking, Voyager 1 was launched some time in 1977, so by the time I was born it had done some 1451.04 Million Kms, to date its been traveling at 17Kms every sec! meaning by last month it had done some 16445.29 million Kms, so in all my life its traveled 14994.25 million Kms... and all this time its been calling out to any Aliens out there presumably luganda aliens, since Luganda was one of the languages in the Golden record. But again if aliens got hold of it and returned with it expecting the technology that was on board they would be shocked .... 1977 tech vs 2009 ..... just asking, what would you show them .... and would we show them the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva??... For one I would compare for them, hoping they have a sense of hearing, the turn table disks, as they were called, and the DVD as we know it today... the Sony Walkman and the Ipod... Hhhhmmmm ;-), wait I should not believe these things, how can I when am told a star is 10 light years this is like 95,000,000,000,000 Kms away, yet they are some that are more than a 20,000 light years, don't ask for the number, aha meaning the light you see at that moment left its origin more than 20,000 years ago, so if according to the bible/ Koran the earth, and the Universe including light was created like 6000 years ago .... I choose the later less thinking God created some 6000 years ago in 6 days our origin is Adam and Eve .... -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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Global warming.
by J. N. Kimani 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

I have just finished watching a feature film on Citizen TV that is mighty scary. Can we reverse the imminent doom of all mankind? How about we work on cultivating the sun, wind, water and tapping those sources of energy instead of petroleum-based energy sources? Food for thought. -- Sent from my mobile device -- J. N. Kimani

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Ecommerce infrastructure in Kenya
by Duggan Kim 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Hi, I am trying to find out if there is a proper/adequate infrastructure for ecommerce in this country. Are there Kenyan ecommerce sites and if so, how do they handle issues relating to electronic payments such as the mode of payment, security etc. How do the companies running the sites collaborate with the financial institutions to receive payments and how are the clients assured of receipt of their purchased goods? Is there appropriate legislation to handle issues arising from this kind of trade. Incase of a problem, are institutions that the customer or the legal entity can consult to resolve these in Kenya. My biggest problem is electronic payments in this discussion. Putting up shopping carts might be easy, but in this beloved country, what electronic payments are possible. Any insight on this topic will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Duggan Kimani

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Article sent by Nyarotho Kennedy
by Nyarotho Kennedy 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

The following article from the eWeek.com website has been referred to you by Nyarotho Kennedy ( Kenyarotho(a)gmail.com ). You can access it at the following url: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Mono-Develop-20-Rivals-Mic…

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Looking for an Intern - July 5th to August 15 - Nairobi, Kenya
by Bernard Owuor 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Looking for an Intern - July 5th to August 15 - Nairobi, Kenya Yesterday at 9:48pm Dear Friends -- The Children of Kibera Foundation is looking for a college intern to work for us on a project for five or six weeks this summer in Nairobi - July 5th to August 14th It is an unpaid internship, although the foundation will provide the intern with a one-time grant of USD 500 (or the equivalent in Kenyan Shillings), and could help with identifying suitable housing with a host family within the community at Olympic Estate or at a hostel within an easy commute of the project site. The intern will work on phase two of our "KiberaOnline Schools" project whereby our foundation provides computer equipment and sets up a computer lab/classroom for schools that educate Kibera's under-served children. This includes responsibility for basic hardware and software management in a lab with about 15 laptop computers, a printer, and scanner, possibly an internet connection and wireless network. The intern will need a strong set of personal and technical skills to be a manager and a teacher, training adult teachers intensively, as well as high school level teenagers, and little children ages 3 to 8 on how to use the computers for a variety of learning and work purposes. Please let me know if you have any students in mind, perhaps one who is coming to Kenya for the fall and could arrive earlier in the summer or one who is there for a summer course and could stay on longer. Lastly, whoever the intern is, they will not be working alone on this project. They will be working with another intern who is a 2009 graduate of Georgetown University that will be there for six weeks, and will get assistance from our projects coordinator Jeff and the teachers of the school where we are putting up this new lab. You can see photos of Kibra Academy, the partner school where we will be setting up this new lab at http://picasaweb.google.com/okothjapheth/KibraAcademy# Media coverage about the first lab we opened at the Red Rose School illustrate the possibilities for such a project being opened at Kibra Academy and other schools in Kibera in the future. Read a New York Times Article here about the Red Rose computer lab http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/nyregion/28bronxville.html Please forward this message to your students who might be interested in this opportunity. They can get back to me through email ken(a)childrenofkibera.org or phone 202-288-0764 Thanks, Ken Okoth

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Cisco 1600 Series Power Adapter
by Joe Murithi Njeru 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Hello Guys, Anyone with an Power Adapter for a Cisco 1600 Series router.. mine blew and I can't get any locally. Send offlist price -- Regards, Joe Linux User: #361092 SIP: joenjeru(a)ekiga.net

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have a few precious spare secs to test LIVE Customer support?
by aki 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

finally success! I can breathe now.... www.chekelea.com/support and click on LIVE CHAT. pls keep test to a maximum of 10 seconds as I'm the only test operator on it, and if chat queues build up it will route your request to a ticket page. will be online until 530pm. I've to hand over on tue, so will setup staff area test for monday ( to confirm ). FYI : this is not marketing or anything else, just concept tools used to improve on what can be done which I sincerely hope will allow others to improve on service delivery. :-) Rgds.

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HELP! HELP!
by Anne Njoroge 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Hello Good People, I need SPSS v10 or 15 to save my life. If you can hook me up, i'll really appreciate. Any kind hearted man or woman out there? -- Believe: - To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe ----Anatole France

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Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks Digest, Vol 3, Issue 47
by joan waweru 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Thanks Josiah for saving us On 6/5/09, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII AFRIKA > (nyarotho kennedy) > 2. Re: Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII AFRIKA > (Martin Muraguri) > 3. Re: Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII AFRIKA > (Peter Karunyu) > 4. Re: Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII AFRIKA > (Jose Ngunjiri) > 5. Re: Air France: Turbulence brought it down? (Michael Kamunge) > 6. Re: Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII AFRIKA > (Josiah Mugambi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:23:46 +0000 > From: nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII > AFRIKA > Message-ID: > <72e561b30906050123n6acc24cfn4f9b7ab931c8ef18(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Nooooooooo!! Somebody...anybody. Mich/vincent/Riyaz save us from this > eminent barage of political war....... > > On 6/5/09, pithon kamau <pitkag(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> nyaoke sijui who i dont want to be a member of bidiiafrika so please undo >> ur >> addition >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Steve <sikileng(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Nightmare!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Philip Musyoki >>> <pmusyoki(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Jesus, not again. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 10:58 AM, <noreply(a)googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> nyaoke arthurnyaoke(a)gmail.com has added you to the BIDII AFRIKA group >>>>> with >>>>> this message: >>>>> >>>>> welcome to bidiii afrika >>>>> >>>>> Here is the group's description: >>>>> >>>>> Welcome to BIDII AFRIKA group. This is a group which is surely >>>>> interested >>>>> in >>>>> promoting the understanding of issues ranging from politics, religion, >>>>> culture >>>>> and career between young Africans. Send us your business stories and >>>>> ideas to >>>>> bidiiafrika(a)googlegroups.com. >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------- Google Groups Information >>>>> ---------------------- >>>>> >>>>> The owner of the group has set your subscription type as "Email", >>>>> meaning >>>>> that >>>>> you'll receive a copy of every message posted to the group as they are >>>>> posted. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Visit this group on the web by using this URL: >>>>> >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/bidiiafrika?hl=en >>>>> >>>>> You can unsubscribe from this group using the following URL: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/bidiiafrika/unsub?u=uU9fWggAAAB44Y8f-GQR_Qbg… >>>>> >>>>> -------------------- Information About This Message >>>>> -------------------- >>>>> >>>>> If you feel that this message is abuse, please inform the Google Groups >>>>> staff >>>>> by using the URL below. >>>>> >>>>> http://groups.google.com/groups/abuse?direct=YQAAAAAANMZOAAAAAAOTH3cAAAAABw… >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Pithon K. Kamau >> Mobile: 0723 588705 >> Tel: +254 20 2039220 >> Website: www.pithonkamau.com >> Website Design, Domain Registration, Website Hosting, Corporate Email >> Solutions, Website Maintainance, Website Marketing, Logo Design and >> Branding, Bulk SMS Solutions, Computer Hardware and Maintainance, Network >> Design and Set Up............. >> >> "Love Your Neighbour as You Love Yourself" >> > > > -- > People should know when they are conquered. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:39:14 +0300 > From: Martin Muraguri <martinmur87(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Google Groups: You've been added to BIDII > AFRIKA > Message-ID: > <e41daf1f0906050139h2f72b3b0t2fe9b4716d88bc08(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > This Friday... > > *HORROR IN YOUR INBOX!* > > dont miss it!!! > > only on BA! > > Check your spam or junk folders for more info. >

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The new Alienware M17x; the most A.W.E.S.O.M.E laptop ever!
by Peter Karunyu 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

I saw this behemoth and the beautiful and inspiring image of the MacBooks was banished forever in my mind. I read the tech specs and the Dell XPSes seem like the P3s of yesteryear. Intel Core 2 Quad, 2.0GHz 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M dedicated graphics card 17-inch Wide XGA+ 1440 x 900 - Beyond HD (900p) Display 4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM I think I am in love. http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-alien…

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IT Management Scholarships
by Gathinji Mwangi 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Skunks. For sometime now i have been in serious search for scholarships leading to a Masters degree(Msc) in IT and Management , without success- most links are just that links and no more- deep down they hold no water..Anybody with a hint, idea or knowledge about a genuine institution where i can start up am willing to do the digging. Asanta With Kind Regards Gathinji Charles - CG +254710852974

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Sourcing Internships for Kenyatta University ICT Students
by Dennis Kioko 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

I am requesting anyone who is in the I.T. industry and is in a position to offer ICT internships to Kenyatta University Computer Science & Software Engineering Students to contact me. The students are in 3rd year of study(both courses are 4 years) and are required to take at least 10 weeks of industrial attachment in the I.T. field( Any programming/ large(medium) scale maintenace/ Networking). The students are ready to begin this internships immediately. We will be thankful to all those who would like to help. Pay packages will depend on your firms Human Resource Policy(i.e. no allowances/transport allowances/minimal pay all applicable) -- with Regards: Explore the Nairobi Economic Law of Price and Time of the Month at my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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OT: Outside Catering
by Michuki Mwangi 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Hi Skunkwors, Am looking for Outside Catering Service provider - not hotels please they tend to be abit expensive. What i need is someone who can provide 2 coffee breaks (morning and afternoon) and Lunch for 5 days. Please recommend someone reliable and has good service. Budget is small hence looking at starting from 500pp/per day. Kindly send me their contacts offlist. Regards, Mich

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[Fwd: [ISOC] ISOC launches IGF 2009 Ambassador Program]
by Michuki Mwangi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ISOC] ISOC launches IGF 2009 Ambassador Program Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:35:43 +0200 From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> To: <isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, Following the successful ISOC Ambassador program to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005, to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Rio in 2007 and in Hyderabad in 2008, we are pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest to participate in the ISOC Ambassador program to the Internet Governance Forum meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. As part of the ISOC Internet Leaders program, the Ambassador program is designed to involve members in ISOC's global engagement activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how to the IGF meeting in Sharm El Sheikh. This year, ISOC is supporting not only the participation of first time Ambassadors, but also of returning Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum. The IGF 2009 meeting will take place Sunday 15 through Wednesday 18 November 2009. Interested individuals should be available to arrive no later than Saturday 14 November. Further details on ISOC's IGF 2009 Ambassador program can be found here: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/ Read also about: ISOC Internet Leaders program: http://www.isoc.org/leaders/ Internet Governance Forum: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/ Best regards, Constance Bommelaer Senior Manager Strategic Global Engagement Internet Society (ISOC) +41 22 807 14 48 +33 6 62 17 31 86 http://www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/> _______________________________________________ Isoc-members-announce mailing list Isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isoc-members-announce

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HP sever hard-disc for sale
by henry kamabi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hi people I have a 1 terabyte SAS 7.2k ,3.5 " inc hotplug.. going at ksh25000. hola if interested. regards, henry 0721791608

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Laptop HP 510 - SEEKING TO BUY
by Alex Wanjohi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hello all, Am seeking to buy a HP 510 Laptop by saturday.. Second hand but in good condition. Anybody with one and wanting to sell, please contact me offlist.. and also include price you are selling at. Kind regards -Alex

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Request Mandriva Powerpack 2009.1
by Dennis Kioko 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

I am requesting anyone with a copy of Mandriva Linux 2009.1 (spring) POWERPACK and available within the C.B.D. to assist me with a copy. I need some utilities and lack a proper internet connection for the download. Thank You. -- with Regards: Explore the Nairobi Economic Law of Price and Time of the Month at my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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Blogging in Kenya
by Victor Ngeny 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

I am doing an post on www.kenyaimagine.com about the state of blogs in Kenya, ie topics and themes that people write about and would be grateful to anyone who knows of a good blog/site and passes the link on to me on this thread. Feel free to self promote. Cheers, V -- Victor Ngeny Mobile +254716622916 GTalk: victormaritim Twitter: @ngeny Yahoo: vikngne Skype: victor.ngeny

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SOMALI CRUISES . COM
by ndungu stephen 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Found this on some website.. They sound pretty serious. http://www.somalicruises.com/ Who on earth goes for such experiences w/regards Snn

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Consultancy: Oracle Support
by Vincent Ngundi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hi Skunks, A friend of mine is looking for an Oracle Admin to do some consultancy work. Any one interested can ping me on vincent(a)kenic.or.ke. Regards, -Vincent -- -- "It's not the bullet with my name on it that worries me. It's the one that says 'To whom it may concern'."

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Sacco software
by Legrandchef 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Salutations All, I am looking for a company\guys who are involved in designing\sale of Sacco software. We require one for our local sacco. Pls contact me offlist if you are involved in this biz. Thanks! V Le Grand Chef <mailto:vlegrandchef@hotmail.co.uk> vlegrandchef(a)hotmail.co.uk it is the space between the bars that holds the cage.

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Re: [Skunkworks] [kictanet] Fw: [ISOC] Nominations for 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award Due by29 May
by Walubengo J 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

I would support Brian's nomination but hasten to add one Michuki Mwangi - the founding technical manager for KENIC, KIXP and probably others we do not know about. But I think the technical group (skunkworks) would be better placed to nominate. walu. --- On Thu, 5/28/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> wrote: > From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: [ISOC] Nominations for 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award Due by29 May > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 7:13 PM > I think Brian's > technical work on the continent over the years, could merit > a submission...... > Eric here > > > On 28 May 2009, at 08:26, alice munyua > wrote: > > No. unfortunately. They need techies....:) > Best > Alice > From: Kamotho Njenga > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:02:01 +0300 > To: <alice(a)apc.org> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: [ISOC] Nominations for > 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award Due by29 May > > Alice,Might > you be the eligible > Kenyan? Kamotho > > On 5/28/09, alice munyua <alice(a)apc.org> > wrote:Dear all > I m sure we have Kenyans who would bag this award. > > Best > Alice > ------Original Message------ > From: Greg Wood > Sender: isoc-members-announce-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org > To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org > Subject: [ISOC] Nominations for 2009 Jonathan B. Postel > Service Award Due by29 May > Sent: May 27, 2009 11:35 PM > > Dear Colleagues, > > Nominations for the 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award > are due by > 29 May. The Internet Society presents this annual award to > an > individual or an organization that has made outstanding > contributions > in service to the data communications community. This year > the award > will be presented during the 75th Internet Engineering Task > Force > (IETF) meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 July. The award > includes a > presentation crystal and a prize of USD20,000. > > The award recognizes sustained and substantial technical > contributions, service to the community, and leadership. > With respect > to leadership, the nominations committee places particular > emphasis on > candidates who have supported and enabled others in > addition to their > own specific actions. > > More information about the award, the nomination procedure, > and about > Jon Postel's life and contributions is available at: > > http://www.isoc.org/postel/ > > -- > Greg Wood > Internet Society > http://www.isoc.org > > office: +1-703-439-2145 > mobile: +1-703-625-3917 > _______________________________________________ > Isoc-members-announce mailing list > Isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org > http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isoc-members-announce > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: kamothonjenga(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kamothonjenga%40gmail.… > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emko%40internetresearc… > > 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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Using files in Windows from my linux
by liwindi joshua 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

I've god both Mandrek(Linux) and windows installed in my comp. Windows is corupt and need to format its partition(NTFS). >From linux I can view the files but cannot copy them to a different location. I get an error "Cant write to disk" or something like that. I have had of wine but have not used it. Any help please

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am offerring
by Penninah Kyulle 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Hey guys; av just cleared my IT degree tho yet to graduate and I would like to kindly offer may knowledge and services to anyone willing to let me help and will be able to learn from what I will be doing. and the offer is at a negotiable fee hurry while the offer lasts.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Sacco software
by fyodor 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Coopworks; www.coopworks.org, >http://sourceforge.net/projects/coopworks. > >It is Kenyan open-source system. Seriously,. The guys who developed this software are doing a very good job.....but for Pete's sake, why are there tonnes of php warnings on the site???? Surely they should disable this....and if they are testing the site they are really exposing the back end and this is a major security hole!!! -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Click to find information on your credit score and your credit report. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqeNwzBRTpHGYszHqLyEknuxBkkE71SL2Cq10Kx…

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Government Information Portal and PMs Office site
by Steve 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

the government through KICTB has launched the information portal www.information.go.ke. still no single form is filled and submitted online and The PM's office site is online www.primeminister.go.ke presentable i would say not the usual GOK sites.

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Lifehacker Pack 2009: list of essential free Windows downloads
by Michael Kamunge 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

http://lifehacker.com/5271828/lifehacker-pack-2009-our-list-of-essential-fr…

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Re: [Skunkworks] Meeting Reminder, Today, 6pm, Teleposta Towers, Wilfred Mworia on Windows 7 RC
by wesley kiriinya 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Will likely come. 8~) --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Meeting Reminder, Today, 6pm, Teleposta Towers, Wilfred Mworia on Windows 7 RC To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 11:04 AM Hi, This is a reminder that there will be a meeting today at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, KCCT from 6.00pm. Speaker: Wilfred Mworia Topic: Microsoft's Windows 7, a Technical Overview Free Windows 7 DVD's and some Windows 2008 Server Discs to be given out for free :). Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares | _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- 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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Thank you, Zain :)
by Tech List Kenya 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Zain Ke. Airtime Bonus: You have won kshs. 500, 000 in a our promotion, call manager: on 0734709763 Zain a wonderful world....

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MPs getting Laptops?
by Peter Karunyu 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Just read an interesting story on The Standard Online Edition, all 222 MPs will be getting internet connected laptops courtesy of Telkom. This made me think, what kind of content would an MP want to access while taking part in some discussion in parliament? Considering MPs have a humongous disposable income, they are a very attractive for someone with "pay-per-view" content. This must be a good thing. Assuming they are computer literate. http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144015813&cid=14&j=&m=&d=

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curve equations
by BOOKER OMOLE 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Skunks and skunkettes, I got sets of data, to be specific electrical energy consumption against time of the day for various residential units in Nairobi. I have so far presented this in line graphs by use of Ms excel and its required of me to come with mathematical equations for this curves. Any suggestions? _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx…

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Totalizer Supplier / Support
by J. N. Kimani 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

We are looking for a reliable supplier /support for Totalizer stock taking system. Our current provider has been disappointing us lately. Please get in touch offlist. Kind regards, -- J. N. Kimani

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Interns
by gachuhi anthony 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Dear all we are looking for interns who have hands on training on pc maintenance. lan troubleshooting and other technical skills. successfull ones will get a chance to get full employment. kindly forward me their cv's. regards Gitau

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Re: [Skunkworks] Dead HP Pavilion - fixed
by Steve Muchai 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys and gals, > Bad start to the long weekend. My HP Pavilion DV6000 just died. Fixed. I followed HP's troubleshooting instructions (which, BTW, allow you to reseat/change memory without voiding warranty) but that didn't quite work for me. The error codes are supposed to be from the LEDs, not beeps, and there were none showing up. To cut a short story long, I removed memory, HDD, battery, and forced a stuck key error. That did produce a beep and then the LED error codes showed up, indicating a memory issue. I then reassembled, did a hard reset (with CMOS battery disconnected as well), and the darn thing booted. Now I know what to try next time, though I'm not sure about the order... :) BR, S -- "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Stolen from someone else's sig.

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Ticked off by Safcom
by Mbugua Njihia 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Iz how I can't text with 100bob credit? Insufficient credit message. Anybody from Safcom who can explain this.off course you would know customer care ain't going thru. A permanent move most emminnet.

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Re: [Skunkworks] learning programming is annoying
by Oj G 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Why learn coding when u have code generators all over the place...some lazy developer tells me so. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] learning programming is annoying To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 3:25 AM My best bet with coding has always been - Know the syntax of the language and compiler instructions Know how to use the IDE very very well that is if you want to use an IDE Define a problem you want to solve or a project you want to work on Start with the UI and continue coding Everytime you hit a snag, research for a solution - in C# MSDN is still great Continue optmizing the code and rewriting the methods in conformation to the language At the end of this project you would have learnt alot and you will be ready to take on the books but this time you will start from page 200+ not from the hallo world regards, Paul. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:13 PM, aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> wrote: this is back! I've moved from books and onto other books. Same story each time : not enough info or same method syntax that really is not what you want. All start with silly hallo world syntaxes that within a chapter or 2 is useless towards writing progs. Eg a good book I read so far ( IMHO ) is visual c# 2008 by John Sharp but by chapter 2 or 3 makes many assumptions. It is amazing how small the code portion becomes if you use correct method syntax and program flow. Why can't book writers use a standard convention of the best ways to write methods, then take it from there. A hallo world method with screen output has no place in this world! %^$%%!!! Any online college or Uni offering a sane way to learn visual c# you could refer me to? Anyone... :-) Rgds. _______________________________________________ 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 -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy. -----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] Anyone with similar problems? (PHP Header)
by Oj G 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

test if register_globals is disabled by poiting the $filetodownload to the actual file u intend to download. Oj. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, James Gutu <jmgutu(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: James Gutu <jmgutu(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Anyone with similar problems? (PHP Header) To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 12:43 PM Hi guys and gals. Having a problem with access kenya hosting services (again). I have this script that automatically downloads a PDF file when a link is clicked. It works on all my testing servers but not on Access Kenya's. Please find the script below: <?php $filetodownload = $_GET['filedownload']; header('Content-type: application/pdf'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.$filetodownload); readfile($filetodownload);?> Script is simple enough. Any work around apart from pointing the script to another server that can handle? Or anyone from Access Kenya who can explain this? Regards,.jmg -----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] Air France: Turbulence brought it down?
by Oj G 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Very possible, Remember some voice like "...cabin crue please take your seats...please everyone fasten your seat belt..". The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <kianiadee(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <kianiadee(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Air France: Turbulence brought it down? To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 3:07 PM Am freaked, I understand that turbulence brought the Air France down off the coast of Brazil? Is this actually possible, I was under the impression that turbulence can not down a plane. Does KQ adhere to this, I have been in pretty scarcely situations. It's just a matter of time, may ditch our national carrier, this is not funny. My two cents 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 -----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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Laptop Battery
by Simon Mburu 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Hi skunks/skunkettes, I am having a problem with my laptop battery. The make of the laptop is a HP Pavillion dv6000, Any one on the list who can direct me where to source for one or better still contact me offline with quotes -- Simon Gatonye 0722993642 P.O. Box 75232 Nairobi - 0200

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GOOGLE WAVE
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

check out the developer preview at Google I/O Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. watch demo video and check out more details at here

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GOOGLE WAVE
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Check out the developer preview at Google I/O Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. watch demo video and check out more details at:- http://wave.google.com/

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Kevora databases IDE, very clever
by Gakuru Alex 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

An IDE for managing various databases, dynamically integrates with new dbs when installed. e.g. MySQL, ODBC, Oracle, PostgreSql, Sqlite tested by adding Firebird/interbase, it works. http://kevora.sourceforge.net/

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Personal Finance - Lite App
by ukuta ken 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Hey, My Financial year 2009 -2010 has just began. I require a very light app (run from flash) that i can use for personal finances i.e budget, simple stocks and bank reconciliation,etc have a blsd post-madaraka day

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Anyone with similar problems? (PHP Header)
by James Gutu 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

Hi guys and gals. Having a problem with access kenya hosting services (again). I have this script that automatically downloads a PDF file when a link is clicked. It works on all my testing servers but not on Access Kenya's. Please find the script below: <?php $filetodownload = $_GET['filedownload']; header('Content-type: application/pdf'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.$filetodownload); readfile($filetodownload); ?> Script is simple enough. Any work around apart from pointing the script to another server that can handle? Or anyone from Access Kenya who can explain this? Regards, .jmg

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Reminder: Please Respond to hellen's Invitation
by hellen masita 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

hellen masita wants you to join Yaari! Is hellen your friend? <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=user&action=mailregister&friend=1&sign=YaariYZ…">Yes, hellen is my friend!</a> <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=user&action=mailregister&friend=0&sign=YaariYZ…">No, hellen isn't my friend.</a> Please respond or hellen may think you said no :( Thanks, The Yaari Team ----------------------------------------------------------- Yaari Inc., 358 Angier Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30312 <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=privacy">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=absn&action=addoptout&email=skunkworks@lists.m…">Unsubscribe</a> | <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=termsofservice&action=index">Terms of Service</a> YaariYZT989LEK203KCS592JKO674

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Skunkworks on twitter
by Steve 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Should skunkworks be on twitter by now? What do you think guyz .....Does Twitter really fit into business and IT?.... http://bit.ly/JWSv7

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Re: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics...
by Arthur Simiyu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi all, Change of the seacom landing pictures link http://www.flickr.com/photos/37176631@N08/sets/72157619056104485/ Simiyu

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Re: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics...
by fyodor 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

>Nice, the Nakumatt paperbag definitely give it local flavour. Well "You need it they've got it"......bandwidth that is.....in a reusable polythene bag. -tyrus _IEEE member. -- Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqmC5wnWywJPxAQJ7CGI9g9FN2qAi60zKgf4PqQ…

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M-PESA
by Max Muraya 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi guys, Does anyone know how mpesa works as in requirements to be an agent and commission structures? Thanks

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Sea fiber cable
by Alex Wanjohi 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

hmmm. good news here, just heard Kibaki on TV saying he's about to officially launch the cable - (well, something like it :) ) - good news i say, regards -Alex

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Seacom Landing site pics...
by fyodor 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37176631@N08/sets/72157619046069391/ Courtesy of Arthur Simiyu .....thanks alot pal -tyrus _IEEE member -- Click now to find great remedies for hangovers! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqgbos1TOVPnsfkvvAntsyMveeutlGyFl9B6IZr…

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Re: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics...
by Oj G 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

It appears the camera person landed at the seacom mombasa landing station at night... The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, fyodor <fyodor(a)hushmail.com> wrote: From: fyodor <fyodor(a)hushmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics... To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 1:55 AM http://www.flickr.com/photos/37176631@N08/sets/72157619046069391/ Courtesy of Arthur Simiyu .....thanks alot pal -tyrus _IEEE member -- Click now to find great remedies for hangovers! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqgbos1TOVPnsfkvvAntsyMveeutlGyFl9B6IZr… _______________________________________________ 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] Personal Finance - Lite App
by Oj G 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi Mugambi Money manger works for me. See http://www.codelathe.com/mmex/ Will tell you where your money goes from bank to bills to charities... Regards, Oj. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Personal Finance - Lite App To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 4:56 AM I'd be curious about this too... On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:44 PM, ukuta ken <ukutaken(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hey, My Financial year 2009 -2010 has just began. I require a very light app (run from flash) that i can use for personal finances i.e budget, simple stocks and bank reconciliation,etc have a blsd post-madaraka day _______________________________________________ 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 -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. -----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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UBUNTU 9.04 CD/DVD
by David Ndambuki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

If anyone who is coming to the meeting leo [ Wilfred's windows 7 ...] who might be having a cd/dvd of ubuntu, I would really appreciate it if i could get a copy. I will come with both a cd and dvd for your trouble. Thank you in advance. -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka David Phne: +254733476463;+254722316140 Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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Re: [Skunkworks] learning programming is annoying
by Arthur Simiyu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, Try the following book, a free pdf dowload. http://www.robmiles.com/c-yellow-book/ Simiyu

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Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu
by Rita Gitobu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

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learning programming is annoying
by aki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

this is back! I've moved from books and onto other books. Same story each time : not enough info or same method syntax that really is not what you want. All start with silly hallo world syntaxes that within a chapter or 2 is useless towards writing progs. Eg a good book I read so far ( IMHO ) is visual c# 2008 by John Sharp but by chapter 2 or 3 makes many assumptions. It is amazing how small the code portion becomes if you use correct method syntax and program flow. Why can't book writers use a standard convention of the best ways to write methods, then take it from there. A hallo world method with screen output has no place in this world! %^$%%!!! Any online college or Uni offering a sane way to learn visual c# you could refer me to? Anyone... :-) Rgds.

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Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu
by Rita Gitobu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

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Kenyaweb.com, anybody out there?
by Solomon Mburu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Skunks and Skunkettes, Is there anyone on this list who works for Kenyaweb.com? I'd really appreciate your assistance! -- 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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seacom gone live? latencies of upto 200ms to some sites
by aki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

seems to me they have but not stable. anyone share this?

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Meeting Reminder, Today, 6pm, Teleposta Towers, Wilfred Mworia on Windows 7 RC
by Phares Kariuki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, This is a reminder that there will be a meeting today at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, KCCT from 6.00pm. Speaker: Wilfred Mworia Topic: Microsoft's Windows 7, a Technical Overview Free Windows 7 DVD's and some Windows 2008 Server Discs to be given out for free :). Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Safaricom Bambanet (HSDPA Modem)
by Alex Wanjohi 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Is it just me or has anybody else noticed how the speeds immediately drop whenever you queue a series of 'heavy' downloads (~ 2MB @) when using the safaricom modem.? I noticed they drop till they eventually start timing out. They shot back to a consistent ~600 ms when I un-queued the downloads. Whats the most likely explanation for this? regards -Alex

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Cost of a go.ke
by James Mutuku 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hellos, What is the cost of a .go.ke? James

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Looking for Outsourced Jobs
by Jayeesh Bhalla 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

A great resource for those looking for outsourced Jobs. www.odesk.com

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Equity bank atm
by imelda Mueni 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

hi guyz is Equity bank upgrading there ATM thats why none is working in most branches or any IT guy from equity please , cause your service is detoriating and not to mention the the way the ATM keeps retenting Cards (happend thrice in this month) am just from opening another account in a diiferent bank, any one from Equity to explain whats happening

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Microsofts Project Natal
by Jayeesh Bhalla 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Interesting http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/microsofts-project-natal-demo-video-has-… jumping-with-anticip/

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BING!!! goes live redirecting live Search
by Steve 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Microsoft has made its new search engine available ahead of schedule and is redirecting searches from Live Search to the new site read more<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jun/01/searchengines-microso…>

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Dead HP Pavilion
by Steve Muchai 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi guys and gals, Bad start to the long weekend. My HP Pavilion DV6000 just died. I last used it two nights ago and it was fine. When I power on, the LEDs come on but it doesn't attempt to boot, hard drive stays strangely quiet, and the display doesn't seem to get powered. I've tried with an external display as well. I've removed the HDD and backed up my important stuff to another machine. Looks like a HW problem but I don't think it's the mobo. Have tried the memory as well, no joy. Ideas needed before I dismantle the whole jingamathing. Regards, Steve -- "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Stolen from someone else's sig.

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Looking for Kenyans for EU funded tech workshops
by Karimi 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

*[Attachment(s) <#1219d21b1a0663f6_1219d1805fb03a14_TopText> from pragnya alekal included below]* Please contact Sheila Ochugboju directly if you are interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Sheila Ochugboju* <sheilaafrica(a)googlemail.com> Date: Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:21 AM Subject: Calling all Kenyans!! To: ted-lb-fellows-2009(a)googlegroups.com Dear Fellows, I am calling for your help. We need 30 great Kenyan Participants for a series of workshops we are running in June and July. Please see flyer attached. This is part of an EU funded project with 11 partners from Europe, India and Kenya. The focus is capacity building & socialization of science and technology in developing countries. www.set-dev.eu Participants must attend at least *three *out of the four workshops for the SET DEV process.An African Manifesto for Science & Technology is being written both as a catalyst for internal dialogue across African communities and also as an outcome of those conversations to create a vision for the future of African Science and Technology for the continent. All travel (within Kenya only) and accommodation costs for the workshops will be covered by ATPS, along with a small stipend for all participants. Please spread to your Kenyan networks or contacts. Feel free to request more details from me or ATPS. Thank You!! Sheila -- TED Long Beach Fellow. www.ted.com/fellows --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Sheila Ochugboju Senior Communications Officer African Technology Policy Studies Network 3rd Floor, The Chancery P.O Box 10081-00100-GPO Nairobi, Kenya Tel 2714092/2714498/2723800 Fax 27104028 Mobile: 00 254 736 462 120 (Kenya) 00 44 787 217 8867 (UK) sochugboju(a)atpsnet.org. www.atpsnet.org On www.twitter.com as SheilaAfrica. Passionate About Ideas worth Spreading - Read more: http://sheilaochugboju.posterous.com www.ted.com. check out TEDTALKS -- .................................................................................................... An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. Arnold Glasgow ...... "Attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteed…unless God steps in!"

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Google Vs. Microsoft Bing
by Solomon Mburu 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi All, *Microsoft's Bing search engine <http://www.bing.com/ComingSoon>* and *Google Wave <http://wave.google.com/>* are two very distinct and different products, but they showcase where in the ecosystem each vendor is as well as current strengths and possible strategic mistakes. Let's take a look at both efforts, less from a product standpoint and more from the perspective of what they say about the companies. Read more<http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/enderle/microsoft-bing-vs-google-wav…> -- 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! * Sent from Nairobi, Kenya

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eBook Readers
by Jonathan McLean 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hey Skunks! I am contemplating purchasing an eBook reader here in Kenya. I honestly haven't done much research, but was wondering if anyone has advice on locations, dealers, brand availability. I am in Mombasa, and honestly, travelling to NRB is a less than desirable feat. And no, I do not want an Amazon Kindle, if it was even available. Cheers! -- jonathan mclean us peace corps volunteer ict specialist mtongwe, kenya

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TB
by Sammy Lusiola 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hello Skunks, Does anyone have info on where I could get a 1 TB USB hard disk? -- Sammy Lusiola CTO - Reelforge Systems 3rd Floor, EBS, K-Rep Centre Wood Avenue, Kilimani P.O. Box 8125 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya http://www.reelforge.com Office: 020 2372965/6 Cell: 0736 129119

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Website Design
by Allan Kapten 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hey. I'm looking to design a website. Please anyone get in touch. Thank you

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http://www.gladiatus.co.ke/
by kuriah samuel 31 May '09

31 May '09

Hi all, Has anyone managed to play the game. What's the idea behind the site coz this guys has done serious advertising - google adwords? May be i am missing the point! -- Regards Samuel Kuriah Get to know Kenya, Mega Travel Offers http://megatraveloffers.com/region.php?id=1

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hellen masita sent you a Friend Request on Yaari
by hellen masita 30 May '09

30 May '09

hellen masita wants you to join Yaari! Is hellen your friend? <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=user&action=mailregister&friend=1&sign=YaariYZ…">Yes, hellen is my friend!</a> <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=user&action=mailregister&friend=0&sign=YaariYZ…">No, hellen isn't my friend.</a> Please respond or hellen may think you said no :( Thanks, The Yaari Team ----------------------------------------------------------- Yaari Inc., 358 Angier Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30312 <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=privacy">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=absn&action=addoptout&email=skunkworks@lists.m…">Unsubscribe</a> | <a href="http://yaari.com/?controller=termsofservice&action=index">Terms of Service</a> YaariYZT989LEK203KCS592JKO674

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D-Day 1st Sept 2009 : lets open the discussion
by aki 30 May '09

30 May '09

Hi all, As you can see below, the task below requires quite a commitment. But we sometime have to make those sacrfifices to get things done. Pending personal finances and time, I've set a commited date of 1st Sept 2009 as the video website date. By whatever means necessary, the plan is to move. The site will be simple and can evolve over time. I may co-host if I can resolve some personal issues etc but the show must go on. You may create your own 1 minute flv video and send. I can post or you can post directly after moderation 24hrs period. Content strictly ICT related such as news, projects, ideas, if you are a solution or service provider etc, programmer, content developer etc. A small overview of content for first 4 months is as follows but not limited to ( if you have the time ) ( pls remember I cannot do this full time so mostly evenings or sat will work ) : Suggested Main program ( I've missed on many who should be here, pls add yourself ): @Josiah, Riyaz and other who founded skunks. This will be a simple opening video but covers plenty. @A four part series with Alex and CCK initiative @A four part series Evans and LPAK and others who are involved. @Washington and BSD @David Kiania : VOIP and other contributions @Conrad Akungu ( Rad )- decorated soldier in his own field. There are others too @Ushaidi : Eric and all other developers who got mentioned recently at open source awards @chuks and security @Mombasa skunks and tech scene @RF guys and gals. This one a must @Any skunks ( Tony, Njihia, Mbuthia, there are so many ) working on area of expertise @Any kictanet people who are working on policy and the rest. @long term live webcast of tuesdays meeting and all technology related events Suggested Normal program: @ABC of technology : Tips, guides. I may do this one and welcome all ideas and video contributions for this @Weekly/Monthly Hardcore tech item : this will be a sequence Suggested Self videos : @anyone who is in technology or doing something. A special request for Wesley. A few months ago you mentioned about lack of content in national media. This credit goes to you. Hopefully you can think of a small 8 week series that can make it to both KBC and online. I can help you with content if needed, maybe co-host with you if possible. We will then need assistance to get the video to KBC and aired. its a long shot but I hope once they see what its about, they will consider it. I've left out many things which I've considered including modalities, but please shoot those questions and contributions. The discussion is open to anyone. Also, if anyone wants to use the idea and get things done, I say all the better. There are time, commitment and cost implications. So all the help anyone gives or gets will be a big step forward. Cheers.

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new laptop for sale
by Steve 30 May '09

30 May '09

** *Nice Hp for sale at a very good price (60K), its new!! * * * *Product Features* - 17.0-inch Diagonal WXGA plus High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display, 1440 x 900 resolution - 2.00 Ghz AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual-Core Mobile Processor with 1MB L2 Cache - 4096MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 250GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M with up to 1918MB total graphics memory - LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support, Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN - Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium, dims in inches: 15.59 (W) x 11.22" (D) x 1.31 (min H) in approx., 7.57 lbs *Processor, Memory, and Motherboard * - * * - *Processor:* 2 GHz AMD Turion 64 - *Number of Processors:* 2 - *RAM:* 4000 MB - *RAM Type:* DDR2 SDRAM *Special Features * - *Condition:* New - *Startup Operating System:* Windows VistaTM Home Premium (64-bit) - *Optional Operating Systems:* Windows VistaTM Family (available separately)

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M$ Bing a Google killer?
by Chris Mwirigi 30 May '09

30 May '09

Microsoft have come up with what they call a decision engine , a smart search engine called Bing. Could this finally be the answer to Google? check out the presentation and decide for yourselves http://www.decisionengine.com/Default.html http://www.bing.com

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Vbulletin + CMS Intergration
by Theus Owicho 30 May '09

30 May '09

Anyone who is well versed in Vbulletin + Drupal or Vbulletin +Vbadvanced Intergration please get in touch

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New Interactive Website
by J. N. Kimani 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hello, We are looking to outsource to a reputable company the creation of a *new*interactive website capable of blogs, feedback, embedded YouTube videos *etc* for our organization. The new website should resemble our current website as much as possible on the front-end. Please get in touch offlist. Kind regards, -- J. N. Kimani

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Smart Bus concept
by Kevin Ouma 29 May '09

29 May '09

Just read on the new smart buses being introduced in Nairobi in 2 weeks. Among the things that caught my attention were :- http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Local/Kenya-Smart-Buses-to-ease-traffic.html - “They will keep scheduled times so that you will know that at this bus stop, this bus will be here at this particular time,” - The Smart Buses will be using software that enables people to get more information about the routes and times of travel.You can even sms saying that this is the bus stop and it will tell you that the next bus is coming in the next many minutes - It will charge according to the distance charged Does anyone think it will work against the Mungiki infested transport sector Kevin Ouma

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Vacancies - Product Manager & Support Specialist
by Patrick Kariuki 29 May '09

29 May '09

See below for details: http://www.urbanit.co.ke/images/developer.pdf http://www.urbanit.co.ke/images/Product%20Manager.pdf

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Flash/HTML Website Update Work
by John Wesonga 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hi, A client of mine needs a person with flash/HTML skills to update their site (a flash site) on a regular basis, the site is 75% complete, up and running and only requires a person to make changes to text,images etc Your primary task will be to complete the remaining 25% which is mainly text and image changes. Contact me off list at john.wesonga(a)multiplechoices.biz if your interested. -- John Wesonga http://www.multiplechoices.biz http://wesonga.peupe.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwesonga http://www.twitter.com/jwesonga "You are remembered for the rules you break."-Douglas MacArthur

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Need 1 TerraByte disk drives
by Sammy Lusiola 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hello everyone, It appears my previous email had a dubious subject line. I urgently need a 1 TerraByte disk drive (USB) ... if anyone has an idea of where I could purchase one (locally), please let me asap. Regards -- Sammy Lusiola CTO - Reelforge Systems 3rd Floor, EBS, K-Rep Centre Wood Avenue, Kilimani P.O. Box 8125 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya http://www.reelforge.com Office: 020 2372965/6 Cell: 0736 129119

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Motobaridi mailbox full - I imagine you are losing business
by J. N. Kimani 29 May '09

29 May '09

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: motobaridi(a)motobaridi.com mailbox is full: retry timeout exceeded *I imagine you are losing business* -- J. N. Kimani

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Lost Toshiba A40 laptop
by Evans Ikua 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hi All, A friend of mine has lost a Toshiba laptop (in Nakuru). The model is Toshiba A40, Serial Number 54558792G. It had very important documents and she is ready to compensate anyone who may have information that may lead to its recovery. This is an appeal to anyone who may come across that kind of machine perchance. You can get in touch with me offlist. Thank you.

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FW: Skunkworks List and available resources
by Steve Obbayi 29 May '09

29 May '09

@peter I forgot to add the query you will use to import the data, there is a slight difference from the mysql defaults. load data local infile '/path/to/datafile' into table `archives` fields escaped by '\\' terminated by ';' enclosed by '\'' lines terminated by '|^^|' (`from`, `date`, `timezone`, `subject`, `body`); @peter, Here is the SQL code you can use to create your table for this list then you can get the actual data files from Alex. This is just for storage purposes so there are no indices so you will have to create them as you like depending on how you plan to make the script. It also creates the table using InnoDB Engine so you might prefer to use MyISAM or any other you prefer. Now before I post the source code for the Parser, I want to make some few changes on the compilation optimization options coz with the wrong option even though it will still compile there is a bug in three inner loops (I havent bothered fixing) that could cause the loops to corrupt the heap when run at a very high optimized runtime state thereby crushing the progrm as it attempts to escape the string data. Maybe I should just sort out the bug once and for all to make it easier to use it fully optimized for speed and send it in a day or two. /*!40101 SET NAMES utf8 */; /*!40101 SET SQL_MODE=''*/; /*!40014 SET @OLD_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=@@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS, FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0 */; /*!40101 SET @OLD_SQL_MODE=@@SQL_MODE, SQL_MODE='NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO' */; CREATE TABLE `archives` ( `from` varchar(255) NOT NULL, `date` datetime NOT NULL default '0000-00-00 00:00:00', `timezone` varchar(5) NOT NULL default '', `subject` varchar(255) NOT NULL, `body` longtext NOT NULL ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1; /*!40101 SET SQL_MODE=@OLD_SQL_MODE */; /*!40014 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=@OLD_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS */; Steve Obbayi, ________________________________ From: Peter Karunyu [mailto:pkarunyu@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 3:08 PM To: steve(a)sobbayi.com; Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Skunkworks List and available resources Wow! that's fantastic. If you send me the schema of the DB, I can whip up some PHP to search the DB. Maybe you could share the source code as well? Thanks. On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: @peter. I decided to take up and do what you had been trying to do. i have mailed alex gakuru the parsed monthly archives. Now some months were missing from the archives and all i had was up to March 2009. So there are about four archive files which still need to be parsed. To do this I developed a tool which has done this job very well. Am sending Alex the source code for the tool which can be compiled on any OS as long as it has a C++ compiler . Now all i developed was the tool and used it to parse all the files, i have also given the schema for the data file and the query to load it into a MYSQL database. So as far as code to make the data searchable i dont think i can squeez in time for that so maybe you or someone from this list can take it up and develop one for our sakes. Steve Obbayi,

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Re: [Skunkworks] Outlook on Safaricom 3G Modem
by Joram Mwinamo 29 May '09

29 May '09

In the last few days my Outlook has refused to connect and send mail giving the (infamous) Task '..............com - Sending' reported error (0x80042109) : 'Outlook cannot connect to your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).' Now if my ISP is safaricom,and I have not changed settings in the last few weeks,what am I supposed to do?Im hesitant to go through the call center option Anyone else suffering or just me?

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Google Wave - http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-guide/
by Mbugua Njihia 29 May '09

29 May '09

Google Wave is a real-time communication platform. It combines aspects of email, instant messaging, wikis, web chat, social networking, and project management to build one elegant, in-browser communication client. You can bring a group of friends or business partners together to discuss how your day has been or share files. http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-guide/

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Re: [Skunkworks] QUICKBOOKS 2009
by charles mtawali 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hi I am looking for Quickbooks 2009. Not a pirated version. Let me know as soon as possible

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Toshiba Satellite A100 - Battery Pack
by Solomon Mburu 29 May '09

29 May '09

Good humans, Is there any of you who knows how much it would cost a Toshiba Satellite A100 Battery pack as the one I have charges up to around 36% and when unplugged from the main power, the laptop goes off. In case of power outage, which is a common thing, I end up losing my data! Thank you1 -- 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! Sent from Nairobi, Kenya

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Any Ericsson SDS users out there??
by nyarotho kennedy 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hi guyz, hope all is well. am a user of the above n would like to know if there are any other guyz on board so we can share experiences n challenges n successes. any? thank you n God bless y'all! -- People should know when they are conquered.

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Hunger - the plight of our fellow Kenyans, what can the ict community do?
by Athar Ahmad Bhatti 28 May '09

28 May '09

Dear Friends We need to be our brother's and sister's keeper. The drought situation, increase in basic food prices and other obvious reasons become unbearable for the mwanainchi. I believe we should celebrate little about undersea cables and more about how we can aleviate the plight of our fellow citizens. Our's is a sharing profession. One of the leading figures of our industry, Bill Gates has given the majority of his wealth to a charitable trust... I open this thread to I pray hopefully cause action. If we cannot contribute cash, why not use the power of the internet to flood websites of humanitarian institutes begging for food relief for Kenya. Posting and contribution to youtube videos about the situation. Writing realn stories on the plight. Setting up blogs, reserving a minimal sum for csr and the like. Please my sisters and brothers let us share helping our fellow family as we share technology. We cannot feed cables to our people, and economic change is longterm. I urge that we get mobilised and help. Athar -- Sent from my mobile device

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Facebook and attacks
by Solomon Mburu 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hackers successfully stole passwords from some of Facebook's 200 million users. By Jim Finkle, Reuters, 15 May 2009 at 08:11 [image: facebook logo] Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/> has been hit by another hacking attack, as a phishing campaign was used to steal passwords from users of the social networking site. Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt said that the site was in the process of cleaning up damage from the attack, and that that Facebook was blocking compromised accounts. Schnitt declined to say how many accounts had been compromised. The hackers got passwords through what is known as a phishing attack, breaking into accounts of some Facebook members, then sending e-mails to friends and urging them to click on links to fake websites. Those sites were designed to look like the Facebook home page. The victims were directed to log back in to the site, but actually logged into the one controlled by the hackers, unwittingly giving away their passwords. The fake domains include www.151.im, www.121.im and www.123.im. Facebook has deleted all references to those domains. -- 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Backup
by Oj G 28 May '09

28 May '09

Gee the guy doesn't seem to be a techie... he should hire one of the techies here...one with screw driver, glass of beer and hair drier..lol! The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Thu, 5/28/09, Geeh Cheezmode <cheez.mode(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Geeh Cheezmode <cheez.mode(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Backup To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 4:55 AM aaahhh......had the same problem some time back...its very easy.... take a screw driver remove the computer casing. then identify the harddisk. remove it make sure u protect it from static then get a glass of beer and drop the harddisk inside the glass let it soak for a few hours then dry it off using a hair drier then fix back the hard disk. u will notice that the capacity of the disk will hv doubled. salut! 2009/5/28 Georg <cheez.mode(a)gmail.com> Have you ever used a computer? Or the internet? Because a very elementary search on google would ans your question Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: kihu kibe <kihukibe(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:59:54 To: Skunkworks forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Backup Seriously? Noo...ok, Seriously? :-) On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:55 PM, liwindi joshua <liwindi81(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi skunkers > I've got a problem with my comp, my c drive has run out of space I need to > install Partition margic so that i can increase size of C but I cannot > because there is no enough space for this instalation. > Some of the S/Ws cannot be uninstalled reasons low disk space for the > processes. > > The only way out is to format the C drive to create space but I have a > software installed on the machine that I dont want to loose. > Is there anyway I can make its backup since I lost its installation disk and > to get another is going to cost me alot > > thanks alot > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- "If you're going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill -----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] Backup
by David Kago 28 May '09

28 May '09

Start ->Run->ntbackup Back up all files and settings, then restore on a HDD with higher capacity ________________________________ From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of liwindi joshua Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:22 PM To: cheez.mode(a)gmail.com; Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Backup Thanks a lot my fellow skunkers It seems like some people are just out to mock others. My main question was in the last part How can I backup installed programs to use after format thanks in advance Georg wrote: Have you ever used a computer? Or the internet? Because a very elementary search on google would ans your question Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: kihu kibe <kihukibe(a)gmail.com> <mailto:kihukibe@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:59:54 To: Skunkworks forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Backup Seriously? Noo...ok, Seriously? :-) On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:55 PM, liwindi joshua <liwindi81(a)gmail.com> <mailto:liwindi81@gmail.com> wrote: Hi skunkers I've got a problem with my comp, my c drive has run out of space I need to install Partition margic so that i can increase size of C but I cannot because there is no enough space for this instalation. Some of the S/Ws cannot be uninstalled reasons low disk space for the processes. The only way out is to format the C drive to create space but I have a software installed on the machine that I dont want to loose. Is there anyway I can make its backup since I lost its installation disk and to get another is going to cost me alot thanks alot _______________________________________________ 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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Solar city
by Watson Kambo 28 May '09

28 May '09

Cool.. http://www.mysolarpower.org/news/babcock-ranch/ -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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Re: [Skunkworks] Backup
by fyodor 28 May '09

28 May '09

>aaahhh......had the same problem some time back...its very >easy.... Lets make a toast...... -tyrus -- Improve your driving ability with a stop at traffic school. Click now! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqhynxlUzENXKw97fcTXG12ufHrghVNn9rSqxiN…

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Broad band ....
by Watson Kambo 28 May '09

28 May '09

Is it finally here? I mean with seacom .... anyway I like this bit from Japan esp the last part ;-) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8068560.stm "Japan is now focusing on the development of broadband based services or content as broadband coverage expands," says Tokyo journalist, Takahiro Kikuchi, who has been covering Japan's IT market for nearly 20 years. The boldest plan is to achieve 100 per cent broadband penetration within the next two years he says. "They can do it. They have budgets to accelerate broadband investment within the telecommunication and cable TV operators and are considering a satellite broadband system as a temporary option." The next step towards ever breakneck speeds is commercialisation of 10 GBPs fibre optic deliver. Telecoms firm Oki Japan has successfully tested a 160 GBPs long-distance, high-speed optical connection that delivers the equivalent of "four full movies" worth of data every second. Oki expects it to be commercialized late next year maintaining Japan's bragging rights for some time to come. Just don't ask them what they will do with it. Now thats funny while we have all the ideas of what to do with the bandwidth.......... -- Watson wanjohi kambo

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Ticked off by Safcom
by Mbugua Njihia 28 May '09

28 May '09

Had someone from Safcom engineering contact me. Will share the feedback I get.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Postfix maildir.
by Broken Maize 28 May '09

28 May '09

1001 Apologies for the "misleading" info. I hadn't read earlier posts? What are the benefits on performance for storing mail on a db? --- On Wed, 5/27/09, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Postfix maildir. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 11:14 PM On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Broken Maize <brokenmaize(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Postfix setup thread. > First of all, there is no such thing as storing mail in a database -mysql or Actually there is. Lots of proprietary systems store mail in databases. Even some open-source: look at http://search.cpan.org/~rjbs/Email-Store-0.255/lib/Email/Store.pm. > otherwise. The only stuff that would go into the database would be user > credentials. Agreed, IMHO only user credentials should go into the database, plus other stuff like location of mailbox, status of account (enabled/disabled/vacation etc), quota details..... which is why I asked what's the reasoning behind wanting to store the actual messages in a database. > Secondly for performance use the "maildir" format, which supports indexing > and hence scales well with speed of retrieving mail, indexing the mailboxes, > etc. > The alternative "mbox" format stores all mail in a single file, and this > does not scale well. Enjoy! Totally agreed. Maildir works great, mbox doesn't scale well and is plagued with file locking issues. Regards, Steve -- "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Stolen from someone else's sig. _______________________________________________ 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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BBC's Broadband World: Mapping the global picture
by Michuki Mwangi 28 May '09

28 May '09

FYI http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8068598.stm

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Re: [Skunkworks] Postfix maildir.
by Broken Maize 28 May '09

28 May '09

On Postfix setup thread. First of all, there is no such thing as storing mail in a database -mysql or otherwise. The only stuff that would go into the database would be user credentials. Secondly for performance use the "maildir" format, which supports indexing and hence scales well with speed of retrieving mail, indexing the mailboxes, etc. The alternative "mbox" format stores all mail in a single file, and this does not scale well. Enjoy! --- On Wed, 5/27/09, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Postfix maildir. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 5:41 AM On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 3:04 PM, David Ndambuki <damundx(a)gmail.com> wrote: [.......] > And yes, I would like to store the e-mails in a mysql database instead of a > home directory (maildir format). > What's the motivation behind this? I remember seeing some posts on exim-users or similar list some time back, arguing the merits and demerits of storing the actual email content in a database. I can't remember any of the arguments for/against this, however. IMHO, storing user info in a database is as far as I'd go (actually, have done) and leave the mail on the good old filesystem, but it would be great to know of any compelling reasons to go the whole 9 yards. I'm not saying you're doing the wrong or right thing, I'd just like to learn from your point of view. > I've already started on it, will get back to you soon. Watching this thread...please keep us posted. Including any gotchas.... Regards, Steve -- "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Stolen from someone else's sig. _______________________________________________ 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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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise performance problem
by Peter Karunyu 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hi good people, Recently, I've been charged with babysitting a HP ProLiant DL360 G3 server with 2 dual core Intel Xeon 3.06 processors and 2GB of RAM. The server runs MySQL and IIS. I have installed Spotlight on MySQL on my PC to monitor the server and it tells me that it has about 1.2GB free RAM. This figure has been consistent even when the server is under heavy use. Now, my problem is that over the last few days, the processor usage has been averaging 90% which is very abnormal. In task manager, the top three processes in order of processor use are System Idle Process, w3wp.exe and mysqld-nt.exe. Even when processor use is above 90%, free RAM never goes below 1GB. What could be causing System Idle Process to use so much processor time yet its memory use is costant at 16k? Another thing, the server has 2GB virtual memory. Is this too much/little considering the total RAM is 2GB? This article<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555223>suggests that RAM should be 1.5 times the RAM, is this a must? And finally, much as I would really like to, I cant replace the IIS and Windows with Apache and Linux. Thanks. Regards, Peter.

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bulk sms modems for sale
by henry kamabi 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi people I have fusion 100 modems that you can interface for with your software system for bulk sms. They can be programmed with wavecom AT commands and then interface with an application to send and receive sms. The same can be interface with a server to do mobile banking. They are the same ones interfaced with the PABX to act as gsm modem: please contact me offlist if you are interested..+254721791608 regards, henry

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Africa.NET Meeting 30 May 2009 Silver Springs Hotel
by Rad! 27 May '09

27 May '09

If you are a developer, and especially a developer on the .NET platform you might be interested in attending the Africa.NET monthly usergroup meeting at the Silver Springs Hotel, this Saturday 30 May from 9 to 1. There will be a few presentations and demos, and *lots of free swag*. I have a couple of DVDs of SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and Windows Vista to give away, as well as training vouchers There will be a introductory session from followed by the main session and finally an open Q&A session. So if you're curious about .NET and technology make sure you attend. So far the confirmed are as follows: 1. Michael Owuor will lead a newbie session from 9:00 - if you are new to .NET and want to find out all about it, this is the session to attend. He will present on creating custom controls on VB.NET 2. Emmanuel Birech will present on the Microsoft BizSpark program for enabling startups, as well as well as Being Ahead Of The Curve: Getting Windows 7 Certification 3. Conrad Akunga will have a practical session of functional programming with F# language Additional speakers are still welcome. If you're interested in making a presentation shoot me an email. 10-45 minutes on ANY software or technology related topic. Bring your friends, Make new friends. Network with your peers. You might find your next client/boss/employee/project/idea there!

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New Group Launches with Open-Source Tools for Mobile Health and Development
by Josiah Mugambi 27 May '09

27 May '09

Good stuff here:http://www.cellular-news.com/story/37684.php?source=rss OMC has already brought together a number of mobile technology tools for collaboration and sharing. These include, among others: - CommCare, a mobile-phone based application that allows community health workers to provide better, more efficient care and improve coordination of community health programs; - Mobilisr, an open source enterprise class mobile messaging platform for NGOs around the world; - Mesh4X, a platform for seamless cross-organizational information sharing between mobile devices, databases, desktop applications, and websites; - RapidSMS, an open source platform allowing for any mobile phone to use SMS to collect data, used in Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria to collect information and provide rapid feedback to field workers; - GeoChat, a flexible open source group communications tool that enables mobile field communications and situational awareness during emergencies; - *Ushahidi, a web-based platform that any person or organization can use to set up their own way to collect and visualize information.* Posted to the site on 27th May 2009 -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info.

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CISSP
by Calvin Omari 27 May '09

27 May '09

HI Techies, CISSP will be for the first time be offered in Kenya in June but I don't have an idea where anyone with who knows please get in touch online Calvin

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Local Content
by Paul Mathu 27 May '09

27 May '09

Is it just me or we absolutely have negligible amount of local content on the web. I was once looking out for a procedure of paying elec using mpesa, something i thought should be all over but alas!! This coupled with a thread on districts leave me thinking........ Where are our stories......? -- Regards Mathu http://sojjar.blogspot.com

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Natd on FreeBSD 7.0
by Kisakye Alex 27 May '09

27 May '09

Greetings All, Am running FreeBSD 7.0 on ET/BWMGR appliance. Ive hit a snag when trying to start natd, the box freezes. On googing ive found that it seems tobe a bug in natd within FreeBSD 7.0 but no work around is provided. Anyone on this list with a possible solution. I've run out of support licence for this box so even if Denis wanted to help, he cant without $$$. Any help is welcome. Alex

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Postfix maildir.
by David Ndambuki 27 May '09

27 May '09

Good evening, Is it possible to have postfix save mail in a database table instead of flat file /home/vmail/[domain]/[user] after having set up virtual users? Is there a special reason why it should ALWAYS save there? Any help on this would be HIGHLY appreciated. Been trying to figure it out for a couple of weeks now and I'm not getting anywhere. -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka David Phne: +254733476463;+254722316140 Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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safaricom internet
by Quentin Papu 27 May '09

27 May '09

I use safcom modem frequently, and I've noticed something wierd about their internet like: -At times I cannot get through my server (i.e http). The same is accessible on other networks. The problem is usually on and off, and cant seem to figure reason why. I also noticed the same problem in connecting to other servers, like at the moment I cant connect to "http://www.opensuse.org/" among others. Try to ping the same I get "uknown host" -Also the rendering of some pages on the browser(firefox and konqueror) seem to be affected, like - cant load the stylesheet of goole analytics once logged in. Again the same works well on other networks. Maybe the problem is just on myside....how and why???

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Districts
by Edwin Wambua 27 May '09

27 May '09

I need an updated list of Kenya's districts.Is there any .go.ke portal out there where I can get it,including the locations in each and where they refresh the list as the President creates new ones?

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TED 2009; Talk on Creativity *Demons and *Genies
by Martin Muraguri 27 May '09

27 May '09

At the TED viewing last evening the lady who is a writer {Cant remember her name} gave a talk on creativity and where it comes from or rather where its believed to come from. In my opinion she was very right, just last week there was an article associating creativity and insanity or mental disorder, In this article various individuals famous for their brilliant work and insane behavior were mentioned e.g. Michael Jackson - Child abuse, Plastic surgery linked to change of sex Whitney Houston - drug abuse so on so forth Most of us undergo strange sessions while realizing ideas.... Could the theory of Demons and Genies be true? ... I believe It.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Hunger - the plight of our fellow Kenyans, what can the ict community do?
by Arthur Simiyu 27 May '09

27 May '09

>Dear Friends > >We need to be our brother's and sister's keeper. The drought >situation, increase in basic food prices and other obvious reasons >become unbearable for the mwanainchi. I believe we should celebrate >little about undersea cables and more about how we can aleviate the >plight of our fellow citizens. Our's is a sharing profession. One of >the leading figures of our industry, Bill Gates has given the majority >of his wealth to a charitable trust... > >I open this thread to I pray hopefully cause action. If we cannot >contribute cash, why not use the power of the internet to flood >websites of humanitarian institutes begging for food relief for Kenya. >Posting and contribution to youtube videos about the situation. >Writing realn stories on the plight. Setting up blogs, reserving a >minimal sum for csr and the like. Please my sisters and brothers let >us share helping our fellow family as we share technology. We cannot >feed cables to our people, and economic change is longterm. I urge >that we get mobilised and help. Athar -- I wholeheartedly support you in this. we need to do more to help our fellow Kenyans. Can we setup a a relief coordination website on the my.co.ke server? Have ushahidi run it and monitor the situation on the ground. Simiyu

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Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku
by Riyaz Bachani 27 May '09

27 May '09

One of the things we've noticed is that the Wimax SS takes about 2 mins to boot up. During this process, most devices/OSes time out in their DHCP requests and hence have to be refreshed. But let me get someone to run some tests with you offline. On customer care - a few weeks ago we commissioned a call center PBX system (yes, I know the discussion here about systems :). But this lets us analyze more data on the quality of support. Also, there's some serious training ongoing to make them pointy-hatted. But if you get a particular incident, you need to report it so it can be addressed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Macharia" <kihahu(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:42:37 AM GMT +03:00 Iraq Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku Riyaz, The major problem is your DHCP server and the dead customer care!!! On 05/27/2009, Riyaz Bachani < riyaz.bachani(a)ke.wananchi.com > wrote: Theus, Will help you and give you hotlines to call when things are not going well. And lemme know details for your 3 pals too. And this goes out to any skunks on Zuku - if you're having issues, please let me know. My interest is to get to the bottom of any technical issues that exist. R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theus Owicho" < owichot(a)gmail.com > To: "Riyaz Bachani" < riyaz.bachani(a)ke.wananchi.com > Cc: "Skunkworks forum" < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:35:12 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku Riyaz You can look into it but will you resurrect the dead customer care? Will you be on call 24/7 for me? Or do you want to help me now then when I call or email you then you will get back to me rudely or one week later? Zuku must have a functioning CC. It must have standby support team 24/7. There are 3 friends in my predicament who just find it hard that in this day and age you guys start such a service and then you cant support it? I had to throw it away and now I am fully using Safcom but I am paying through the nose. The good thing is that its super fast and I can even download a whole DVD in 14 Minutes. I love it and I have the latest Books and Movies and even softwares because of it. I just love the speeds. If I get twice the speed of Safcom, I will move but until then, I am stuck with Safcom Theus On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Riyaz Bachani < riyaz.bachani(a)ke.wananchi.com > wrote: Theus, Hi, What issues did you have with your connection ? I can look into it. R ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Theus Owicho" < owichot(a)gmail.com > To: "Skunkworks forum" < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:14:55 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku Ugly Ugly Ugly. Dont even dare. I dumped my equipment in the bacyard On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Victor Maina < vmaina(a)gmail.com > wrote: Hello! I saw an interesting ad from Zuku (Wananchi) over the weekend offering half price internet bundles. However, I am yet to meet anyone who uses or has used their services. How good is the service as compared to other similar product offerings? -- Victor Maina. Mobile: +254-738-722554 _______________________________________________ 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

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Notice:-BPO eDiscussion, June 2nd-15th, 2009
by Walubengo J 27 May '09

27 May '09

Dear esteemed Listers (& apologies for cross-posting), I must seek your apologies for having to bring forth the BPO discussion ahead of the eContent Discussion as earlier planned. This is due to the fact that the BPO research undertaken by UoN, Prof. T. Waema et al has some strict publishing deadlines and he did NOT want to go to press without feedback from the community. We therefore seek your indulgence to ran the BPO discussion next week from Tuesday 2nd June 2009 for 2weeks according to the following themes and specifications: e-Discussion outline: 1. The policy, legal and institutional frameworks for BPO sector (2days, Walu moderating) 2. Subsidies accorded to BPO sector (2days, Walu moderating) 3. Human Capacity Issues (2days, Walu moderating) 4. Youth and Gender Issues (2days, Dr. C. Adeya moderating) 5. Strengths and Challenges for Kenya as a BPO destination (2days, Dr. C. Adeya moderating) The Aim of the e-discussion is to: Present the interim findings from the BPO research team and to get inputs from the ICT community and other e-participants in Kenya. The Objectives of the e-discussion are: * to share the interim findings of the BPO study * to obtain inputs from the e-participants * to begin to build consensus on the policy implications The Outputs The main output is a summary of the e-participants contributions. This summary will be used to enrich the findings to be presented in a stakeholders' workshop at the end of June 2009. We look forward to your active contribution to this important discussion next week and promise to run the eContent discussion soon after. walu.

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JOB Advert - Project Officer Kakuma
by Michael Omondi 27 May '09

27 May '09

Please forward this advert to suitable candidates Thanks, Mike

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Meeting Announcement; Windows 7 RC Review, Tuesday 2nd June
by Phares Kariuki 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi, The next Skunkworks meeting will be on Tuesday 2nd June, 2009. Speaker: Wilfred Mworia Topic: Windows 7 RC Review Time: 6.00pm Location: Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor SWAG: Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD's, Windows 7 RC DVD's. Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku
by David Kago 27 May '09

27 May '09

<comment>Crap service</comment> ________________________________ From: Theus Owicho [mailto:owichot@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:15 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku Ugly Ugly Ugly. Dont even dare. I dumped my equipment in the bacyard On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Victor Maina <vmaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hello! I saw an interesting ad from Zuku (Wananchi) over the weekend offering half price internet bundles. However, I am yet to meet anyone who uses or has used their services. How good is the service as compared to other similar product offerings? -- Victor Maina. Mobile: +254-738-722554 _______________________________________________ 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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Wolphram Alpha opens API
by David Kago 27 May '09

27 May '09

This is the coolest RESTful service ever! http://blog.programmableweb.com/2009/05/26/wolfram-alpha-opens-api-more- features-on-the-way/

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Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku
by Theus Owicho 27 May '09

27 May '09

Riyaz You can look into it but will you resurrect the dead customer care? Will you be on call 24/7 for me? Or do you want to help me now then when I call or email you then you will get back to me rudely or one week later? Zuku must have a functioning CC. It must have standby support team 24/7. There are 3 friends in my predicament who just find it hard that in this day and age you guys start such a service and then you cant support it? I had to throw it away and now I am fully using Safcom but I am paying through the nose. The good thing is that its super fast and I can even download a whole DVD in 14 Minutes. I love it and I have the latest Books and Movies and even softwares because of it. I just love the speeds. If I get twice the speed of Safcom, I will move but until then, I am stuck with Safcom Theus On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Riyaz Bachani < riyaz.bachani(a)ke.wananchi.com> wrote: > Theus, Hi, > > What issues did you have with your connection ? I can look into it. > > R > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "Theus Owicho" <owichot(a)gmail.com> > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:14:55 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zuku > > > Ugly Ugly Ugly. Dont even dare. I dumped my equipment in the bacyard > > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Victor Maina < vmaina(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > Hello! > > I saw an interesting ad from Zuku (Wananchi) over the weekend offering half > price internet bundles. However, I am yet to meet anyone who uses or has > used their services. > > How good is the service as compared to other similar product offerings? > > -- > Victor Maina. > > Mobile: +254-738-722554 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Epson LQ-1170 repair
by Antony Gichure 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi Ochieng, Thanks for your responce. I will bring the printer for repair next week. See you then. Kind regards, Antony Gichure. --- On Sun, 5/24/09, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Epson LQ-1170 repair To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 11:24 PM Anthony, Kindly get in touch offlist. We have over 10 units of the same. You can bring it to our offices for repair. Alvin Ochieng Corporate Account Manager Greenline Technology Limited IT Hardware and Software Solutions 2nd Floor, Odyssey Plaza, Mukoma Road. South B. 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 On 5/25/09, Antony Gichure <gichurek(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi All, > I have an Epson LQ-1170 printer with a faulty printer head. I'm seeking > where it can be repaired or where parts are available. > > Kind regards, > Antony Gichure. > > > > -- Regards, Alvin Ochieng - Corporate Account Manager GREENLINE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED| IT solutions Odyssey Plaza 2nd Floor| Mukoma Road | Box 61895-00200 Nairobi. |+254.20. 651755 / 552086 Fax +254.20-559841. **Wireless - 020-2405225 / 020 - 2429734 ** CellPhone – 0722-219938 / 0733610758  Help save paper - do you need to print this email? -----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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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] Open Source Software Awards Invitation!
by Gakuru Alex 27 May '09

27 May '09

Moderator(s), Please release copy of below message (with attachment) sent to skunkworks. thanks, Alex ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM Subject: [ke-internetusers] Open Source Software Awards Invitation! To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> We have reserved front row seats for a) invited guests b) awards nominees c) those that reserved their seats via email - makes it easier for the videographer to capture the moments... Please avoid taking those seats else you may find yourself 'seatless' as more attend later on. We're adopting a stricter branding policy to avoid e.g. a repeat of non-partners banners and promotional materials. Program to be issued at the registration desk. Otherwise, we're good to go, see you then. regards, Alex _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Production Tech For The XYZ Show
by majiq mud 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi all, Just for those interested in highend content production thought we'd mention that there is currently a "making-of" featurette from the ongoing XYZ Show (running on CitizenTV, Sundays at 9:45pm). The special featurettes are being developed for kenyan iphone users but for the time being this first featurette is available for general down to all our website visitors. Get this featurette at http://www.xyzshow.com Enjoy and thanks. Majiqmud www.majiqmud.com

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Zuku
by Victor Maina 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hello! I saw an interesting ad from Zuku (Wananchi) over the weekend offering half price internet bundles. However, I am yet to meet anyone who uses or has used their services. How good is the service as compared to other similar product offerings? -- Victor Maina. Mobile: +254-738-722554

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Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
by Kamwana Investment 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi All, Am wondering if this guy called Odhiambo WASHINGTON, is the owner of SKUNKSWORKS. He comments on every single comment or post. Don't you have a life??? Regards, Kamwana

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Zain-GPRS Modem Problem
by Beatrice Ngugi 26 May '09

26 May '09

Pple, I have a strange problem with my Huawei GPRS Modem (Zain-UG).When I use it in my laptop, the software installs well and i can access Skype and sometimes GoogleTalk (rarely), but I cannot connect to any other site (with IE or Mozilla). My main concern is that when I connect it to other computers/laptops, it connects to any site despite our network configurations/setup being similar. When I do an IP Config on my laptop, this is what I get; I have tried to contact their customer support but has not been helpful so far, what could be the problem? any assistance....please. Rgds, Beatrice Ngugi Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

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Meeting Reminder, Today 6 pm, TEDx Video Review
by Phares Kariuki 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi, Meeting is on today. Topic: TEDx 2009 Video Review. Location: Teleposta Towers Fourth Floor Time: 6.00pm Moderator: Erik Hersman Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Smart phone VS. Personal Assistant.
by Martin Muraguri 26 May '09

26 May '09

So my boss needs me to apply for membership at NHIF... I filled in the form and have been promising to bring the passport sized picture for a whole week now! Its there on my tasks and reminders on outlook, and as a reminder on my phone but the shortest instance of dismissal has had me forget to carry this photo for a whole week... I honestly don't need a P.A ... but should the solutions for Personal Assistance be more enhanced?? Whats your take? Maina

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Chrome and PDF...?
by Paul Mathu 26 May '09

26 May '09

I have been experiencing problems opening PDF links with Chrome yet i can do it with Mozilla....? Anyone seen this before? -- Regards Mathu http://sojjar.blogspot.com

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Okoa Jahazi
by Mbugua Njihia 26 May '09

26 May '09

I am curious as to how else Safaricom manage the risk of their Okoa Jahazi service apart from the users having been on the networks say for certain time X having spent an average of amount T per month.

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White House launches data.gov
by Christopher Kiagiri 26 May '09

26 May '09

A new GoK web portal is not a bad start, but how about taking it a step further ... http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/white-house-launches-datagov-and-s… White House Launches Data.gov and Seeks Advice on Transparency - By Kim Zetter [image: Email Author] <kzetter(a)gmail.com> - May 21, 2009 | - 3:32 pm | - Categories: Sunshine and Secrecy<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/category/sunshine-and-secrecy/> [image: us-whitehouse-logo]<http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2009/05/us-whitehouse-logo.jpg> The Obama administration launched its anticipated Data.gov web site<http://www.data.gov/>today where federal agencies will publish raw data. The data is being made available to programmers to allow them to develop applications to make the data more accessible to the public. The site’s catalog <http://www.data.gov/catalog> currently contains fewer than 100 datasets, but will grow as agencies translate more data into raw digital formats. The data is available in XML, Text/CSV, Keyhole Markup Language and Compressed Keyhole Markup Language, Feeds, XLS, or ESRI Shapefile formats. The site also provides links to widgets and data mining and extraction tools to help cull through data from specific agencies. To encourage the development of applications for the data, the Sunlight Foundation, in conjunction with others, has launched a competition, Apps for America 2: the Data.gov Challenge<http://www.sunlightlabs.com/contests/appsforamerica2/>. The winner of the best application will receive $10,000<http://www.sunlightlabs.com/contests/appsforamerica2/>. The runner-up and third place winners will receive $5,000 and $2,500 respectively. All three will receive a trip to Washington, D.C. to the awards ceremony in September. A special $2,500 prize will go to the person who creates the best visualization of data.gov data. Deadline for submissions is August 7. In addition to its Data.gov site, the Obama administration is also asking the public for advice on how it can become more transparent. Comments, ideas and proposals can be submitted between now and June 3 to opengov(a)ostp.gov or through the White House Open Government Initiative<http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/>web site. Beginning today, we will have a brainstorming session for suggesting ideas for the open government recommendations. You can vote on suggested ideas or add your own. Then on June 3rd, the most compelling ideas from the brainstorming will be fleshed out on a weblog in a discussion phase. On June 15th, we will invite you to use a wiki to draft recommendations in collaborative fashion. Cheers, - Chris

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XHTML/CSS Guru Required
by John Wesonga 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi, If you have strong XHTML/CSS skills,strong understanding of User Interface (UI) design and development,Experience is preferred but not necessary. I have a client who needs someone to fill in the position, the work will could be full-time or part-time. Please contact me off list at john.wesonga(a)multiplechoices.biz if you fit the profile. Cheers, -- John Wesonga http://www.multiplechoices.biz http://wesonga.peupe.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwesonga http://www.twitter.com/jwesonga "You are remembered for the rules you break."-Douglas MacArthur

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Re: [Skunkworks] black = dumb? (Out of Subject)
by Chris W. 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi CK, Happened to listen to your interview on Power Radio this morning.Quite an an accomplishment you have. Its also good to know we have men of such character as you in Mainstream IT. Big up man!!! Chris_w. dabnix(a)gmail.com On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Christopher Kiagiri <ck(a)google.com> wrote: > > The new kid on the block offers up an interesting list of synonyms for the > word "dumb" > > http://www70.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=dumb > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Internship required.
by nyarotho kennedy 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi guyz, hp al is well. Am currently on holiday n expected to be on attachment. Requesting for placement in any of the IT/TelCos firms from June to end of August. If thez an openin pliz let me knw,al b very greatful. Thanks. Nyarotho, Bsc. Elec/Electron. Eng. (5th) for qualif. n cv, pliz contact me offlist. -- People should know when they are conquered.

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Epson LQ-1170 repair
by Antony Gichure 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi All, I have an Epson LQ-1170 printer with a faulty printer head. I'm seeking where it can be repaired or where parts are available. Kind regards, Antony Gichure.

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Tuesday Meeting; *Tomorrow, 6pm, Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor. Change of Plans
by Phares Kariuki 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hi, Erik Hersman, of Ushahidi is around this week and suggested we have a TED video review session. He has the latest set of DVD's. Wilfred was kind enough to postpone his meeting to next week Tuesday. The session will be moderated by Erik. Thanks, and apologies for the inconvenience caused. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Server software installation
by Simon Mbuthia 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hello people, Anybody know how much [rough estimate] I am likely to pay for someone to set up spamassassin, squid proxy and a firewall application on a Linux server? -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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MAKE magazine
by Okechukwu 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hi All, Got an overwhelming response of those who wanted to see these great magazine. I have put them online at http://gweb301.iwayafrica.com/~jokech Please try and download them as soon as possible, each volume is roughly 50MB so it shouldn't take long to dload. For those without much bandwidth, you can organize to pick them from my workplace - just bring a CD along and I can write them all - Location is somewhere at Wilson airport - I ain't hard to find. ./Ok3ch

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Re: [Skunkworks] Server software installation
by David Kago 25 May '09

25 May '09

I use Firestarter and it really easy to configureIptables... -----Original Message----- From: Simon Mbuthia [mailto:simon.mbuthia@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 2:54 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Server software installation What do you think of firestarter? It's a kind of GUI frontend to iptables On 25/05/2009, Odhiambo ワシントン <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Simon Mbuthia > <simon.mbuthia(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hello people, >> >> Anybody know how much [rough estimate] I am likely to pay for someone >> to set up spamassassin, squid proxy and a firewall application on a >> Linux server? > > > Install spamassassin and integrate with the MTA and ensure it is > working properly, install squid and configure/tune, install a firewall > and probably configure NAT.... > I don't think there are fixed charges. It will possibly depend on the > amount of work involved. metered in hours - install, test, deply, > train you to take over management.... I believe it's negotiable. That's the way I do it. > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. > Naked people have little or no influence on society." > -- Mark Twain > -- שִׁמְעוֹן _______________________________________________ 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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Autocad software
by mnjoguus＠gmail.com 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hey, Anyone in the list who can provide a quote for autocad?

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Request for help to trace the origin of an ip
by Athar Ahmad Bhatti 25 May '09

25 May '09

Dear Friends I need some help tracing an ip address location of someone. I would realy appreciate if you could advise me of reliable tools. Athar -- Sent from my mobile device

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Re: [Skunkworks] Spring DI and OOP inheritance:
by wesley kiriinya 25 May '09

25 May '09

Thanks 4 the clarification. That also applies if one was accessing java through from C++ via JNI. Aside from this, I don't see the need to have the s/getters private. --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Ashok Hariharan <ashok(a)parliaments.info> wrote: From: Ashok Hariharan <ashok(a)parliaments.info> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Spring DI and OOP inheritance: To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 11:50 AM On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:24 AM, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Another solution: > > You don't have to make the setters and getters private (i.e. setCustomerDao, > getCustomer because the references they return are also private). Therefore > the s/getters would be either protected or public allowing you to do the > spring wiring as follows: > > <bean id="customerServiceImpl" class="ke.co.x.x.CustomerServiceImpl"> > <property name="customerDao" ref="customerDao"/> > </bean> > You would think that is the logical way.... but with direct injection frameworks like Spring method encapsulation is ignored ... you can have a private setter method which is settable by an external object ! it uses the reflection api to call setter / getter methods irrespective of encapsulation rules _______________________________________________ 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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Nmap iis scan option
by Jamal Mohamed 25 May '09

25 May '09

Fyodor recently released a script for the nmap to check the recently iis vulnerability. So all who are running windoze with iis5/6 go to tinyurl.com/hack-iis Sent from my iPhone

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Skunkworks List and available resources
by Lmwangi 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hi all, * As you may have noticed, we are on a new server. Migrating to the new box resulted in a loss of your settings (Digests/Plain text mails etc.). Please visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks to adjust your personal settings * We also do have an announce list for products/meeting announcements. You may want to subscribe through http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce. * my.co.ke hosts a bulletin board that you can visit at http://my.co.ke/phpbb/index.php . We intend to use it to complement the mailing list. * To find out about all the services available, my.co.ke index page has a simple listing * If you have any questions/request please reply to this thread. Regards, Laban

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Re: [Skunkworks] Josiah weds Rael
by J. N. Kimani 25 May '09

25 May '09

I thought I should revive this thread because I realize Josiah has been contributing a lot lately (and therefore working). Deuteronomy 24:5 - When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken. -- J. N. Kimani 2009/4/8 Edwin Wambua <eddwak(a)gmail.com> > And may you be blessed with wonderful little Skunklets. > > _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Josiah Mugambi >> +254 738 504418 >> >> http://blog.josiahmugambi.com >> >> SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided > each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all > gates, all opportunities. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >

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Re: [Skunkworks] Software Story
by Oj G 25 May '09

25 May '09

Lawi good idea... My small idea, start us off with a little story board...and because it's a story everyone free to speak their language. I guess by the end of it there will be a new story and new language...say phC the optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Sun, 5/24/09, Mr. Lawi <mail2lawi(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Mr. Lawi <mail2lawi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Software Story To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 11:38 PM Looks interesting. You could start us off... Though judging by the response (or lack of it) things dont look good. On 5/23/09, Tech List Kenya <techlistkenya(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I have heard of 'story games' which are games in which a story is told > by the participants. Basically, one person begins the story, eg, 'I > was walking down Migingo when last week...' then the next in line tops > up the story, and so forth. > > Now, I was wondering, could we have a software story as well? The > first thread gives the initial code and successive threads build onto > it. Any lang - php, asp.net, java, etc. You never know what can be > built out of it! > > The difference between this and a collabo project is that this has no > defined end product. > Any one interested? > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > _______________________________________________ > 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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Undersea Fiber Pricing
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 25 May '09

25 May '09

I am attending a conference in Uganda where both Seacom and WOICC (EASSY) have made presentations and based on my new found understanding would like to shed light of pricing per MB which has generated both Heat and Light on this forum. One option available for operators is IRU (Irrefutable right of Use) which will run for 20 years. This means that an operator will purchase the right to use STM-1 (155mbps) which will be the lowest unit of sale for whatever purpose they want. Seacom will sell an STM-1 IRU for $3.5M WOICC (EASSY) will be selling the same IRU for $2.5M. This translates to per MB cost of US$ 94 per MB (SEACOM) and US$67 (EASSY). End-users pricing maybe higher and contention ratios will enable the same providers recover their investment. Should an operator purchase higher capacity say STM-4 the IRU unit price will lower. Hope this helps someone. Rgds 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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black = dumb?
by Christopher Kiagiri 25 May '09

25 May '09

The new kid on the block offers up an interesting list of synonyms for the word "dumb" http://www70.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=dumb

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HP Pavillion Dv 6000 Laptop for SALE
by Theus Owicho 25 May '09

25 May '09

*HP Pavillion Dv 6000 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0 Ghz) Windows Vista Nvidia GeForce 8400M 2Gb RAM 120GB HDD WEB CAM WI-FI / BLUETOOTH DVD WRITER 5 - IN - 1 CARD READER, FIREWIRE Anti Scratch Back Sticker Free Lock for your Laptop With close to 5,000 Mix of unique Hits Coming with Webmaster Software like Dreamweaver CS3, Photoshop CS3, Twitterdeck, IE 8, Filezilla, WammpServer, Itunes 8.1.1.10, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, * *KSH 45,000 (NOT NEGOTIABLE PLIZ)* *Executive Targus Free Spirit Bag - Ksh 5,000* [image: http://www.soukalahad.com/products/uploads/products261-dv6000.jpg][image: http://trauko.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/hp-dv6000_50b.jpg]

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In defense of AFSAT
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 25 May '09

25 May '09

According to Salim Suleman, CEO of AFSAT, submarine fiber will have no effect on their business and he doesn't expect the price per MB to go below US$2,000. Well I know you are supposed to defend your territory but it seems absurd when you are in blatunt disregard of reality. In an interview on CNBC, AFSAT will continue to see growth in their number of installations and will remain relevant to carry traffic in and out. I have heard this storyline from a number of VSAT operators, are they for real? Why would any customer opt for 900ms connection at US$ 2,000 when an alternative at 100ms is available at US$ 200 or less? Could they wake up and smell the bandwith. 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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Software Story
by Tech List Kenya 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hi guys, I have heard of 'story games' which are games in which a story is told by the participants. Basically, one person begins the story, eg, 'I was walking down Migingo when last week...' then the next in line tops up the story, and so forth. Now, I was wondering, could we have a software story as well? The first thread gives the initial code and successive threads build onto it. Any lang - php, asp.net, java, etc. You never know what can be built out of it! The difference between this and a collabo project is that this has no defined end product. Any one interested? -- Sent from my mobile device

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mpesa and online payments
by jnjogu＠gmail.com 25 May '09

25 May '09

Just read from slashdot that hackers use nokia 1100 to mimic ones phone number and recieve their calls, smses plus other security detail so people who use mpesa like a bank account be warned. Its not long before this technology gets here. _____________________________ Sent from my phone using Flurrymail - Get free mobile email and news at: http://www.flurrymail.com --- Original Message --- Date: Thu May 21 06:38:06 PDT 2009 From: Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Mpesa and online payments --- I read it now and it is - am just not sure whether I should apologise or not, since its also so much in context, but I agree, should have put it better. ./Ok3ch On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Ok3ch, the last para of your mail... is an ouch! to David and the researcher. > > On 20/05/2009, Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > My point is and always has been, it is blutant wrong to reverse a > > transaction without reference to both the initiator and the receiver, > whether the transaction was leggit ot not. The best the CS can do is simple > > call up the other party and have some > > authentication/authorization/informational. If I transact to 0720 yeat I > meant 0722, then let 0720 know that I am reversing, its not about asking > 0720 for permission to reverse, but just inform them, so that if am being > malicious in my referral, then it can come out. > > @david, for your research analyst, thank him for telling us what we know. > ./Ok3ch > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:55 AM, David Mugo <raidarmax(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hey... > >> > >> By the way guys, this is Kenya. You have to find your way on every little > >> thing. I have been failed so much that I cant ever rely on any customer >> service of the multinational companies in Kenya, beginning with Orange, >> whose internet service i use. Anyway, for anyone interested, I developed a > >> system that automatically does online transactions for MPESA payments, >> email > >> me for details. > >> > >> David. > >> > >> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Solomon Mburu > >> <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> > >>> Quiet informative. How well will a rural or ignorant folk understand >>> all these? The reversal process, in my opinion, should be easy and >>> accomodative for even the illiterate to grasp with ease. I only see an >>> educated and quick witted person benefitting in the reversal > >>> transaction. > >>> > >>> On 20/05/2009, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > I forwarded him your issues and heres is the reply. He is a research >>> > analyst, and his work is to research on new products and to get >>> > feedback > >>> of > >>> > existing products and services. > >>> > > >>> > Dennis, > >>> > First, I must say that I am not official spokesman on this matter but I > >>> will > >>> > try to answer based on my experience/interaction with M-PESA (I am a >>> heavy > >>> > consumer of this product) > >>> > > >>> > If you send money to a wrong number (say 0710222222 when you were meant > >>> to > >>> > send it to 0720222222), the customer care will examine the transaction, > >>> ask > >>> > you a few questions and then reverse the transaction without having to > >>> talk > >>> > to 0710222222. In any case, the MSG displayed will show owner's name. >>> So, > >>> > they will compare your the two nos and determine if your claim is >>> actually > >>> > true. > >>> > > >>> > If you intended to withdraw but missed a certain digit in the agent ID, > >>> say > >>> > if you wanted to withdraw in outlet 08102 (assume Uchumi Ngong Rd) but > >>> get a > >>> > message telling you to collect your cash in Greenlight Meru, that is >>> > the > >>> > same information you will give Customer care representative. Chances >>> are, > >>> > Greenlight Meru will have number which bears a striking similarity to >>> that > >>> > of Uchumi Ngong Rd e.g. 08210, 08201 etc. Customer care representative > >>> will > >>> > get in touch with Greenlight Meru and if indeed they claim you took the > >>> > money, they will be expected to read out your ID NO (since you should >>> always > >>> > present original ID during any transaction). Mostly, they will not >>> > guess > >>> it > >>> > right and therefore the money will be reversed. If indeed you wanted to > >>> play > >>> > tricks, they will be able to say your number right and therefore you >>> wont > >>> > get the money > >>> > > >>> > The rule is, whoever requests for a reversal MUST demonstrate it was >>> truly > >>> > an erroneous transaction before customer care representative can either > >>> talk > >>> > to the other person or take any action. Mostly, CCR will ask many >>> question > >>> > but this is intended to ensure they get the right infor before taking >>> the > >>> > next course of action > >>> > > >>> > Any action taken, the system records the CCR who did that and therefore > >>> they > >>> > dont joke around with this. > >>> > > >>> > We have studied this product and I can assure you as at now, it is >>> extremely > >>> > secure - besides, there is a dedicated fraud team that is continously >>> > studying all the tricks crooks can use and thereby sealing them. >>> > > >>> > Please call me for more information. > >>> > > >>> > Regards- > >>> > > >>> > 2009/5/19 Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> > >>> > > >>> >> @ Dennis, H{Sh}e is employed to give good news to the consumers even >>> >> if it is a lie. How many times has one called customer care of any of > >>> >> our telcos, to be told the matter you are calling about will be >>> >> attended in a couple of minutes only to call again and be told it has > >>> >> not been addressed yet. Ask exhaustively before pointing an accussing > >>> >> finger. Alternatively, give us his email and we shall ask him a >>> >> million questions! > >>> >> > >>> >> On 19/05/2009, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> >> > I apologize. I thought that the fact came from a safaricom official > >>> was > >>> >> > evidence enough. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > On 19/05/2009, Okechukwu <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> @Dennis, you should have enquired more before saying we make things > >>> up, > >>> >> >> coz > >>> >> >> its happened before. > >>> >> >> ./Ok3ch > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >>> Ok, I will inquire more on that. > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> 2009/5/19 David Mugo <raidarmax(a)gmail.com> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>>> Guys, > >>> >> >>>> > >>> >> >>>> yes, someone sent me cash, it was in my balance and after a while > >>> we > >>> >> >>>> agreed he should reverse, he did, got his cash back but there was > >>> >> >>>> nothing on > >>> >> >>>> my side....no notification or any confirmation, just that my >>> balance > >>> >> was > >>> >> >>>> less. > >>> >> >>>> > >>> >> >>>> David. > >>> >> >>>> > >>> >> >>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Dennis Kioko < dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >> >>>> > >>> >> >>>>> > >>> >> >>>>> so you saying that you received money and it was reversed >>> >> >>>>> without > >>> >> >>>>> you > >>> >> >>>>> been contacted? > >>> >> >>>>> 2009/5/19 David Mugo <raidarmax(a)gmail.com> > >>> >> >>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>> Hi, > >>> >> >>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>> Actually this is not true. I have had someone do a reversal >>> >> >>>>>> that > >>> i > >>> >> >>>>>> knew > >>> >> >>>>>> of but no safaricom contacted me. It was only that I was aware > >>> of > >>> >> it. > >>> >> >>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>> David. > >>> >> >>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Dennis Kioko < dmbuvi(a)gmail.com > >>> >> >wrote: > >>> >> >>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>>> I talked to a Safaricom Official about this issue, and he >>> assured > >>> >> me > >>> >> >>>>>>> that both parties are contacted before any reversal is made. >>> >> >>>>>>> so > >>> >> >>>>>>> you > >>> >> >>>>>>> guys > >>> >> >>>>>>> have just been making up stories and allibis! > >>> >> >>>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>>> 2009/5/18 Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > >>> >> >>>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>>>> did you say Zain already got an API? > >>> >> >>>>>>>> > >>> >> >>>>>>>> -- > >>> >> >>>>>>>> Bored? 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Re: [Skunkworks] Spring DI and OOP inheritance:
by wesley kiriinya 25 May '09

25 May '09

Another solution: You don't have to make the setters and getters private (i.e. setCustomerDao, getCustomer because the references they return are also private). Therefore the s/getters would be either protected or public allowing you to do the spring wiring as follows: <bean id="customerServiceImpl" class="ke.co.x.x.CustomerServiceImpl"> <property name="customerDao" ref="customerDao"/> </bean> --- On Mon, 5/25/09, Duggan Kim <mdkimani(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Duggan Kim <mdkimani(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Spring DI and OOP inheritance: To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 10:09 AM Found Solution: The problem with my code is that the subclasses did not have a constructor making a call to super(). Turns out this was necessary to init the superclass, although it is usually left out in spring applications: public subclass(){ super(); } On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi, did you test if setCustoHi gmerDAO() actually sets your customerDao first before trying to get it? On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Ashok Hariharan <ashok(a)parliaments.info> wrote: On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Duggan Kim <mdkimani(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Every other dependency is taken care of in Spring's > applicationContext.xml config file in a similar manner. > > When tested using JUnit or on the browser, a NullPointerException is > thrown at (2). The DAO > defined in the superclass is null in the subclass. This raises the > question whether Spring's DI supports normal Java class inheritance > and if it does, is there any special config required for this? I am not so familiar with spring as such... but dependency injection frameworks require interfaces for both implementing classes *and* properties .... is the customerDAO object based on an interface ? ashok _______________________________________________ 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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Spring DI and OOP inheritance:
by Duggan Kim 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hi all, I have a problem with Spring dependency injection. The scenario is as follows: I have a number of Data Access Objects (DAOs), Service Classes, and Web Layer Controllers. Data exchange between the different layers takes place via Sping DI. Injecting a DAO directly to my Controllers works fine but this brings in design issues. So I have included the Service layer that undertakes additional business logic before sending the data to the DAOs. The implementation of the service layer includes a base service class inherited by other classes: i.e: public class ServiceImpl implements Service{ (1)protected Dao<Customer, String> customerDao private void setCustomerDao(Dao<Customer, String> customerDao){ this.customerDao = customerDao; } ............ ............. ...... } public class CustomerServiceImpl extends ServiceImpl implements CustomerService{ private void getCustomer(String customerId){ (2) customerDao.getCustomerById(customerId); } ......................... .......................... ........................ } The customerDao in ServiceImpl injected by Spring as follows <bean id="serviceImpl" class="ke.co.x.x.ServiceImpl"> <property name="customerDao" ref="customerDao"/> </bean> <bean id="customerServiceImpl" class="ke.co.x.x.CustomerServiceImpl"> </bean> Every other dependency is taken care of in Spring's applicationContext.xml config file in a similar manner. When tested using JUnit or on the browser, a NullPointerException is thrown at (2). The DAO defined in the superclass is null in the subclass. This raises the question whether Spring's DI supports normal Java class inheritance and if it does, is there any special config required for this?

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Personalising a News Site
by Theus Owicho 25 May '09

25 May '09

Skunkers I am looking to buy the interspire.com CMS or vivvo.net CMS and wants someone to make for me a news site which is more comprehensive. Can you guys give me the rates you would charge me offlist for the job. I need the news site ASAP T

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online customer sales and support centre operational
by aki 25 May '09

25 May '09

not marketing.... completed centre. check it out at www.chekelea.com , click on support centre and follow link. Live to be operational very soon. At the moment, only setup sales department but can setup support, engineering, watch, internal tracking etc. Site will provide any new annoncements and knowledgebase. Please feel free to test for next 2 days and some feedback would be appreciated. :-) Cheers. Rgds.

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What is the most important Linux security technology?
by Steve 25 May '09

25 May '09

when setting up your server with linux what would you deploy for security? iptables, SE linux or bastille.

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Home internet solution
by Simon Mbuthia 25 May '09

25 May '09

Hi guys, I have an iBurst wireless modem from Afol at home and would like to share my connection between a laptop and a desktop. I was thinking of acquiring an integrated router which would be my home AP, connect the iBurst terminal to it, and use a straight through cable to connect the PC to the ISR and let the laptop connect via Wi-Fi. Is this possible? If so, which ISR would be appropriate? Thanks in advance, Me. -- שִׁמְעוֹן

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Podcasting Skunkwork Meetings (and anything else)
by Josiah Mugambi 25 May '09

25 May '09

I was walking around downtown looking at music/sound equipment for other purposes and came across a podcasting kit that's going for 11k (USB interface) or 15k (Firewire interface). Perhaps this could be useful...? The actual systems are: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/Packaged_Systems/Recording_Packages/ -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info.

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Used Toshiba Satellite Notebook 1300 series for sale
by Dennis Kioko 25 May '09

25 May '09

A friend is selling a used notebook, Toshiba Satellite 1300 series, with the following specs: - AMD turion 64 1.8 (dual core) - 250 GB HDD - 3 GB RAM - 14 inch TFT LCD - DVD RW lightscribe - illuminated keyboard - 2 X USB - Wifi/Bluetooth - line in/microphone/audio out - in built speakers - ATI Radeon Price is Kshs. 55,000/= contact him on 0725 743500/020 240 7390. -- Read about how other countries are outdoing Kenyans when it comes to milking the taxpayer. all this and more at my blog: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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Kenya to host first open source software awards
by Gakuru Alex 24 May '09

24 May '09

/FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wednesday, 27 May, 2009 Venue:Panafric Hotel, Nairobi Time: Media briefing 12:00 noon - 12:30 pm Nominees and invited guests arrive at 12:30 pm Registrations desk to open at 2:00 pm Guests should be seated by 2:20 pm Open Awards Ceremony 2:30 - 5:00 pm Entry: Free Seat Reservations: email opensourceawards(a)lpakenya.org ( cc' gakuru(a)gmail.com) You are most welcome. The event continues to draw increasing international attention... Alex Gakuru ICT Consumers Association of Kenya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Tectonic » Kenya to host first open source software awards May 20, 2009 ... The Linux Professional Association of Kenya and ICT Consumers Association of Kenya will be hosting Kenya's first-ever open source awards at ... <http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4796> ________________________________ This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google. _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Window 7 RC!!
by James Wachira 24 May '09

24 May '09

Hi guys, anyone with a copy of the RC?Would love to try it out. James W -- I believe,

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A safaricom experience
by Mbugua Njihia 24 May '09

24 May '09

Today morning, I send a text only for the 3 notorious responses from Safaricom saying insufficient credit. A quick *144# reveals that the credit is sufficient to call 20 people sembuse text. How could this happen? Ps. I am looking for technical suggestions in as much as having the experience sucked

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laptop price
by Michael Omondi 23 May '09

23 May '09

Who knows where i can get a laptop with the specs below, How much can you get me this laptop dell latitude d630 or higher blue tooth serial port (very important ) 4 usb ports or more carry case dvs rw wifi 15.4" screen tru brite xp sp2 or sp3 intel core 2duo 1.8 ghz or higher 160gb hdd 1gb ram Thanks in advance

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Important:- Common Crimes in Urban Areas
by ndungu stephen 23 May '09

23 May '09

Hallo - please read the attached pdf carefully - it may save your money and your life. This has affected lots of people in your life - read carefully and spread. w/r Stephen N.

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Kenya Data Networks
by Odhiambo ワシントン 23 May '09

23 May '09

Hello Skunk*s Is there anyone on this forum who can say they are happy with KDN? >From my dealings with this company, I fear that something is not quite right. Actually, if KDN is surviving in the Kenyan market, then any company can! What with the absence of any semblance of Customer Service? Or is it just me who is not quite lucky with them? What is your general view of KDNs service delivery? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain

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And while Orange announced its One million customer.....
by aki 23 May '09

23 May '09

their grps has been google only service for the 3rd day running. I wish they would make some announcement to say when services will be fully restored. Good Luck Orange.. :-) Which brings me to this question about GENERAL networks and operators : Is it the equipment or people running them? Is it shortcuts in implementation? Is it corporate sabotage by competitors or staff? Is it that we cannot sustain network reliability? what excatly is the problem? >From experience of setting up systems a few year back, we ran an intensive FreeBSD system on a network for almost 2 years without a single outage. I just dont get it. I think telecommuncation systems are the rot and most unreliable pathetic systems in the whole tech industry. Infact they are rubbish compared to systems much lower in the system chain. How is it that we can sustain networks for an uptime of 100% per year while the much much more expensive systems drop and collapse frequently. Amazing isn't it?

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Profiler
by Josphat 23 May '09

23 May '09

Morning Skunks? Anyone who has a better understanding of the sql server 2005 profiler (sql trace) can send me tutorials of the same or give me a site that can help. Please also include an excellent software downloading site. Thanks in advance -- Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. Albert Einstein +254726982020 or +254732982020

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Open Source Awrds
by Evans Ikua 22 May '09

22 May '09

This is an open invitation to members of this forum to the inaugural Kenya Open Source Awards to be held on 27th May at the Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. The event will kick off at 2.30. It will be preceded by a media briefing at 12.30 which will also be attended by the guest oh honour. As earlier communicated, details are on our website, www.lpakenya.org. The nominations are still ongoing. Its amazing the kind of project nominations that we have received so far. One of the biggest gains that we intend to make from these awards is to map the FOSS community on Kenya. We hope to get a clear picture of who is involved in what project in the FOSS community. Its a kind of an audit of our FOSS activity. We again appeal to you to nominate any individuals, projects or organizations that are actively involved in Open Source so that we can consider them along those that we already have. We know that there is quite a bit of FOSS activity going on out there but nobody knows what the other is doing. For instance, do you know of a hospital that has implemented an open source solution like Care2X? Or a Government Ministry that is running entirely on Linux (I have heard about the Ministry of Youth Affairs but am not sure, anyone with info?). Anyone who has helped an organization to fully migrate to FOSS? Or an Educational institution that uses/trains a lot of Open Source (Like Strath)? Or anyone who has a FOSS project at Freshmeat or Sourceforge etc? Any Individuals who have done some innovative solutions on Open Source? This information will be highly appreciated and we urge you all to come out and support this initiative by giving this information. Please dont forget that you cn also nominate yourself or your organization. Pass the word around. The full list of the award recipients will be availed before the event once we complete the nomination process. Thank you in advance and see you all there. Evans Ikua, LPA-Kenya

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Wireless Router Security
by rocky mbithi 22 May '09

22 May '09

Hi Skunkers and Skunkresses, Is there any wireless router/switch/access point that can automatically generate Random passkeys for Wi-Fi access with the option of expiring after a specified time frame e.g a password for 1hour, a password for a day, a password for 1 week e.t.c. Thanks. Regards, Rocky Skype id: rockymbithi

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Cybersecurity: Pentagon Seeks High School Hackers
by Gakuru Alex 22 May '09

22 May '09

<http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/21/cybersecurity-students-hackers-technology-…>

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Re: [Skunkworks] myDBA gurus
by Oj G 22 May '09

22 May '09

this report of clients who used a service but had zero charge INVOICE has 132000 distinct recs vw_use has 170000 distinct recs vw charge has 140000 distinct recs the views are projections for /country ALL THE UNDERLYING KEY FIELDS ARE INDEXED ON KEYS THE MYSQL QUERY, INSERT INTO REPORT() SELECT custnum,region,status,invoice,inv_date,price,discount FROM INVOICE i WHERE EXISTS(select * from vw_use u where i.custnum=u.custnum) AND NOT EXISTS (select * from vw_charge c where i.invoice=c.invoice) Bernard, Nicholas thanx so far... The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Fri, 5/22/09, bernard kioko <bernsoft(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: bernard kioko <bernsoft(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] myDBA gurus To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 1:05 AM Also,,,,consider pasting the query here for people to assist you even better...... sometimes its easier to pick the problem when you are seeing it visually. Regards On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: IMO I think the performance of the subquery found in the WHERE EXISTS and WHERE NOT EXISTS clauses could be affecting the performance of your view. See if you can tune this query either by adding indexes to the key fields of your query or using conditions that allow you to fetch smaller datasets if possible. Also consider doing the same for your outer query. "Excellent people exceed expectations". From: Oj G <ojiwaj(a)yahoo.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 9:15:22 AM Subject: [Skunkworks] myDBA gurus mySQL 5 is performing poorly when it comes to WHERE EXISTS AND NOT EXIST in views... any myDBA with ideas how to optimize this...? ======================================== The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. _______________________________________________ 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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Ministry of Water connection error
by Peter Muchemi 22 May '09

22 May '09

www.water.go.ke gives a "Database Error: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL" error! -- Regards "What makes it remarkable is how well the software works. This software never crashes. It never needs to be re-booted. This software is bug-free. It is perfect, as perfect as human beings have achieved"

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Mobile Phone Software/Application Programming Training - MIT/Nokia Joint Entrepreuneurship program
by Agatha Gikunda 22 May '09

22 May '09

Hi eMobilis Mobile Technology Academy www.emobilis.org is now offering the MIT/Nokia Joint Entrepreuneurship program which is a program created by Nathan Eagle, an MIT professor in conjunction with Nokia. The program basically trains students on how to create mobile based applications, for commercial purposes (eg inventory management software systems for dispersed stores, running on J2ME platform, create games to sell on Apple Store or Nokia Ovi Store online, RSS over mobile etc). Its a brilliant program. Regards Nancy (0716-608-066)

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fiber stats
by James Mutuku 22 May '09

22 May '09

Hello, Does anyone know in details the extend of fiber layout by the different providers...kdn, accesskenya, jamii, etc etc etc etc Thanks

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Mobile and internet usage(penetration) stats in kenya
by James Mutuku 22 May '09

22 May '09

Hellos, I need to get stats for mobile and internet usage/penetration in kenya. Where can I find such data? James www.agile.co.ke mutuku.wordpress.com ....Changing Direction in Life is not Tragic. Losing Passion in life is

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Crystal Watley has invited you to use Google Talk
by Crystal Watley 22 May '09

22 May '09

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Watley has invited you to sign up for Google Talk so you can talk to each other for free over your computers. To sign-up, go to: http://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?service=talk&sendvemail=true&skip… Google Talk is a downloadable Windows* application that offers: - Free calls over your computer anytime, from anywhere, and for as long as you want - A simple and intuitive user interface for sending instant messages or making calls--no clutter, pop-ups or ads - Superior voice quality through just a microphone and computer speaker - Fast file transfers with no restrictions on file type After signing-up, download Google Talk and sign in with your new Google Account username and password. You can then begin inviting anyone you want to talk to for free. Google Talk works with any computer speaker and microphone, such as the ones built-in to many PC laptops today, as well as with wired and wireless headsets and USB phones. Google Talk also works across all firewalls. Google Talk is still in beta. Just like with Gmail, we're working hard to add features and make improvements, so we might also ask for your comments and suggestions periodically. We appreciate your help in making it even better! Thanks, The Google Talk Team To learn more about Google Talk before signing up, visit: http://www.google.com/talk/about.html (If clicking the URLs in this message does not work, copy and paste them into the address bar of your browser). * Not a Windows user? No problem. You can also connect to the Google Talk service from any platform using third-party clients (http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html)

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Number portability
by Job Njogu 22 May '09

22 May '09

The was talk about introduction of number portability afresh. What happened to it? -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: +254736333075, +254202360107 Address: 42665 00100 Nrb

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Fwd: Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu
by Odhiambo ワシントン 22 May '09

22 May '09

FYI - This looks like a clever way to steal identify/contacts, like the ones some guys may have fallen for. I am pretty sure the mentioned sender, much as I know here, did not originate this! It looks so fake, and I wonder who is UNYK.com anyway. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rita Gitobu <rgitobu(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:36 PM Subject: Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu To: odhiambo(a)gmail.com If you are not able to click these links, click the following: « Show content » and try again. E-mail sent 5/19/2009 8:32:51 AM, by Rita Gitobu: Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu <http://www.unyk.com/ml/245/1/?i=7201a5ec89534c3abd04fb3b50947857&s=14350802> Hello, Finally, a smart and simple way to manage your contacts! With UNYK, I put all my contacts together in *one address book* that is *automatically updated*. One of my contacts changes his or her information at UNYK.com: My address book is updated. I change information at UNYK.com: My contacts’ address books are updated. Simple, but life-changing! Can I add you as one of my contacts? To accept, click here!<http://www.unyk.com/ml/245/1/?i=7201a5ec89534c3abd04fb3b50947857&s=14350802> You too can create your own smart address book. Rita Gitobu UNYK : BQB 326 UNYK, the first smart address book that updates itself! Click here<http://www.unyk.com/ml/245/74/unsubscribe.asp?mid=9E95A5A9797C839F&email=od…>if you no longer wish to receive invitations from Rita Gitobu to try UNYK! Click here<http://www.unyk.com/ml/245/2/unsubscribe.asp?i=7201a5ec89534c3abd04fb3b5094…>if you no longer wish to receive invitations to try UNYK from your contacts! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain

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Re: [Skunkworks] [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi
by John Walubengo 22 May '09

22 May '09

Agreed...but weren't they the same ones who had planned to come in 2008? This time if they fail to show up - "tutangoa reli" ;-) walu. --- On Fri, 5/22/09, Paul W Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > From: Paul W Kukubo <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue is Nairobi > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 9:49 AM > This is absolutely fantastic news. > > Paul Kukubo > CEO Kenya ICT Board > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Celtel > Kenya > > -----Original Message----- > From: amugambi(a)jambo.co.ke > > Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 08:37:53 > To: <pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] It is official!! ICANN 2010 venue > is Nairobi > > > > Hello all, > > The ICANN Board of Directors has approved Nairobi as the > site of the 7-12 > March 2010 ICANN Meeting. > > > Thank you very much for the support and we look forward. > > Anthony K Mugambi > KENIC Chairman > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkukubo%40ict.go.ke > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Podcasting Skunkwork Meetings (and anything else)
by Josiah Mugambi 22 May '09

22 May '09

Also just noted that the prices at the outlet I checked are comparable to what's abroad: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10333941 On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 11:15 PM, David Kariuki <david.kariuki(a)kdn.co.ke>wrote: > This looks ok…. I think we should pursue it. If contributions are needed, > I wouldn’t mind chipping in. > > > > David > > > > *From:* skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto: > skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *Josiah Mugambi > *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2009 11:07 AM > *To:* skunkworks > *Subject:* [Skunkworks] Podcasting Skunkwork Meetings (and anything else) > > > > I was walking around downtown looking at music/sound equipment for other > purposes and came across a podcasting kit that's going for 11k (USB > interface) or 15k (Firewire interface). Perhaps this could be useful...? > > The actual systems are: > > > > http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/Packaged_Systems/Recording_Packages/ > > > -- > Josiah Mugambi > +254 738 504418 > > http://blog.josiahmugambi.com > > SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info.

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myDBA gurus
by Oj G 22 May '09

22 May '09

mySQL 5 is performing poorly when it comes to WHERE EXISTS AND NOT EXIST in views... any myDBA with ideas how to optimize this...? ======================================== The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole.

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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO is on leave
by Mick Wilson 22 May '09

22 May '09

I will be out of the office starting 20/05/2009 and will not return until 26/05/2009. I am on family leave 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

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RedHat Certification in Kenya
by Arthur Simiyu 22 May '09

22 May '09

Hi guys, Does anyone know any place in Kenya where one can sit for any of the RedHat Certification? Simiyu

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Flurry - jnjogu@gmail.com has invited you to join!
by jnjogu＠gmail.com 22 May '09

22 May '09

I want to let you know about a cool service called Flurry, which lets me get my email and news on my mobile phone. You should check it out because I think you'd like it. Flurry is free and signing up is quick and easy. Just go to: http://flurrymail.com/?u=14437570 Thanks! jnjogu(a)gmail.com p.s. Flurry won't spam you, so if you're not interested, just ignore this message. _____________________________ Sent from my phone using Flurrymail - Get free mobile email and news at: http://www.flurrymail.com

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domain registration
by aki 21 May '09

21 May '09

looking for a domain registrar, not hosting for now? need a domain twtv.co.ke registered. pls contact me offlist. Best

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Best Modem.
by Allan Kapten 21 May '09

21 May '09

Hey guys. I'd like to get your opinions on which of the three providers' usb modems offers the best service? Based on pricing, speed, reliability etc. Thanks.

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Re: [Skunkworks] 2000 Kenyan Software Developers
by David Kago 21 May '09

21 May '09

Java is second nature.. i go with needs, there are instances c# does a better job ________________________________ From: Murigi Muraya [mailto:mmskunkworks@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:58 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] 2000 Kenyan Software Developers Do you prefer c# to Java for Windows based apps? Have always thought of you as a Java (veteran) geek. On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 1:07 PM, David Kago <kago(a)ultimate-security.net> wrote: Been doing c# stuff for like 4yrs now.. IPC, Network programming, Async I/O, Services.. Si angenicall :-) -----Original Message----- From: Allan Kapten [mailto:allankapten09@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:26 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] 2000 Kenyan Software Developers And thank God for Skunkworks, On 5/20/09, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sometime ago someone said according to their research, there are 2000 > software developers in Kenya. He also said 10% of them really know > what they are doing. Would not have taken him seriously if he did not > say that those who know what they are doing are also world class > developers - from the Linux kernel and Java stuff he has seen some of them do. > > Over the past 2 years, it has dawned on me he also meant that only 10% > of our software developers collaborate or connect (whether online or > in person) to help each other out. This coming from a fellow who comes > from the side of the world that has produced the software developers / > architects who birthed Linux, Delphi and C# should be taken very seriously. > > What he has unable to find himself was a hard core (c#) Windows programmer. > C# sw devs are going to be very very hot locally in the near future! > _______________________________________________ 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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Very very very bad marketing tactics!!
by Paul Roy 21 May '09

21 May '09

Hello all, I highly respect everyone in this forum and their opinions, however in the past few months I have been silently reading articles being circulated in this forum and am left wondering if some of us would adopt better ways of marketing their products and services in this forum. Allow me to point out some of the most annoying marketing gimmicks; I have noticed, people bashing other respected companies complaining of this service and that not working but secretly fronting their solutions. I have read the thread on KDN services and it holds no water. Likewise I have noted the same with the Telcos. Whereas we all deserve better if not best service from our vendors, I believe there are proper channels to present our grieviences to the concerned parties without involving everybody and mud slinging tactics. Some of the issues are trival and could be resolved in a phone call. If you want to sell or present your solution or if you are looking for a job and would like to market your skills, I would urge you to present such in a dignified manner. Mud slinging and name calling wouldn't take you far. Kind regards, -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." .

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XOOPit.com
by melvin obiri 21 May '09

21 May '09

I was looking for a tool that can be integrated to a CRM that can pull data from facebook ; I came across XOOPit.com, If you are using your facebook email on skunkworks too. It will pull your profile picture on skunkworks conversation. Its a firefox add-on

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Water and Sanitation Monitoring Platform
by Phares Kariuki 21 May '09

21 May '09

Hi, Kindly find attached a Water Sanitation & Monitoring Platform EOI from the World Bank. Kindly contact me offlist if interested in applying for the same. Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Mpesa and online payments
by Okechukwu 21 May '09

21 May '09

How ideal is mpesa for online payments if I can pay a good or service by mpesa and immediately call Safcon and inform them that I made a transaction to the wrong number and request them to reverse transaction - and they actually do it as long as the other party hasn't picked the money yet? ./Ok3ch

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Re: [Skunkworks] 2000 Kenyan Software Developers
by David Kago 21 May '09

21 May '09

Been doing c# stuff for like 4yrs now.. IPC, Network programming, Async I/O, Services.. Si angenicall :-) -----Original Message----- From: Allan Kapten [mailto:allankapten09@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:26 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] 2000 Kenyan Software Developers And thank God for Skunkworks, On 5/20/09, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sometime ago someone said according to their research, there are 2000 > software developers in Kenya. He also said 10% of them really know > what they are doing. Would not have taken him seriously if he did not > say that those who know what they are doing are also world class > developers - from the Linux kernel and Java stuff he has seen some of them do. > > Over the past 2 years, it has dawned on me he also meant that only 10% > of our software developers collaborate or connect (whether online or > in person) to help each other out. This coming from a fellow who comes > from the side of the world that has produced the software developers / > architects who birthed Linux, Delphi and C# should be taken very seriously. > > What he has unable to find himself was a hard core (c#) Windows programmer. > C# sw devs are going to be very very hot locally in the near future! > _______________________________________________ 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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What is this
by solomon kariri 21 May '09

21 May '09

Go here and tell me what you like about this http://home.comcast.net/~wolfand/ -- Solomon Kariri, Cell: +254736 729 450 Skype: solomonkariri

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