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Web Development
by Jac 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Hi Guys Anyone who can refer me to a well established organization that can do web-development for a simple dynamic website. Kindly hit me up with the name of the company and the email address that they can be contacted on and any referral work done in the past. The company should have a certificate of compliance, registration certificate and a business permit. I need this by 9am tomorrow. Thanks -- Jackson Gathoni

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vXML 2.1 Guru
by Jangita Nyagudi 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Hi Guys, Looking for a vXML 2.1 Guru for a one month stint. Interested? Contact me off list.

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Cisco 3750 G POE 48 PORT
by Daniel 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Whoever stocks the above, please call me on 0732 049940 Regards, Daniel

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Re: [Skunkworks] Arduino Microcontroller Board Needed
by Arthur Buliva 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

These guys[1] are based in Thika and they stock the boards as well as sheilds. They also deliver for an additional 100/- [1] http://nerokas.co.ke lucas oketch <lucas.oketch(a)gmail.com> wrote: hi mathew, are you interested in the arduino starter kit or which model ? thanks, Lucas. On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 11:31 PM, Matthew Gathu <mattgathu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah Lucas I am...how much will a basic board cost > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 7:39 PM, lucas oketch <lucas.oketch(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> i can source it for you, still interested ? >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Matthew Gathu <mattgathu(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I'm urgently in need of an* Arduino microcontroller* board for a >>> project. >>> >>> If you happen to have a board lying around, email me the board type and >>> a price figure. >>> >>> I'm also interested in electronic components used together with the >>> board...sensors,transistors,shields,motors,robotic frames etc >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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RHCSA/RHCE Labs in EA?
by Alex Nyalita 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Skunks, Does anyone know of a college offering RHCSA/RHCE Labs in East Africa. Kindly share. ---- Kind Regards, Alex Nyalita

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Ref: Synology NAS storage for Business
by Josy Ngatia 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

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Password for Mac forgoten
by Thomas Odol 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hi Skunkers, Does anyone know how i can recover or disable password access to my Macintosh? EMC no: 2308 or S/N: VM011M7B5PK Thomas

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Toshiba Satellite Pro S300 - 13D Battery
by Luke Tendayi 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hi Skunks, Looking a battery for the above, If you have kindly contact me. Luke.

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Looking for LG G2
by Kevin Omondi 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Skunks Anyone know where I can get the LG G2.Being advertised by them bit no shop seems to have it including the main Sarit centre store. Rgds Kevin

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NFC + KitKat
by John Maina 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

For techies interested in deploying NFC solutions, check out the new host card emulation (HCE) capabilities embedded in Android 4.4. Basically you wont need a Secure Element to store payment credentials http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html Could be very interesting for the future of mobile payments. regards, J. Mwangi

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Arduino Microcontroller Board Needed
by Matthew Gathu 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

I'm urgently in need of an* Arduino microcontroller* board for a project. If you happen to have a board lying around, email me the board type and a price figure. I'm also interested in electronic components used together with the board...sensors,transistors,shields,motors,robotic frames etc

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OT: 3750xpoe 48port
by Eric Muiruri 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Hi Skunks, Is there anyone stocking the above either new or used but refurb? Contact me off list with prices asap. Regards Eric Kiruthi

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Online Payments with Local Debit cards
by Kevin Omondi 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Skunks Is it me or have local banks just blocked online payments for local cards. All of a sudden my CFC and KCB cards are nto working with paypal or amazona and a number of other sites. Please advise. Kevin

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OnFon Media Bonga Point Trading Platform *981*400#
by Kebaya 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

So Sufferi-com decides to shut down a perfectly legitimate bonga point trading platform. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/-/539550/2055474/-/xk1n6a… *Psalms 23*

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Panasonic
by Brian Mang'oli 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

HI Skunks, Anyone with the below. kindly contact me - *KX-TDA0484 4 channel Gateway Voip* * * *Regards* *Brian*

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where to buy SSD in .ke? Cost & Capacity?
by Mugambi Kimathi 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

where to buy SSD in .ke? Cost & Capacity?

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URGENT NEED OF CISCO 3925/3945
by peter Ngali 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Hi Skunks, I am urgently looking for the below equipments new or refurb. Kindly send me quotes offlist. 1 x Cisco3945/K9-GR3 RFQ115172-MF - 1 x Cisco3945/K9 2 in HWUKM 1 x L-SL-39-DATA-K9= 1 in HWUKM And or 1 x Cisco3925/K9 New only-2 in HWUKM 1 x L-SL-39-DATA-K9= 1 in HWUKM 1 x SM-NM-ADPTR - Network Module Adapter for SM Slot on Cisco 2900 3900 ISR 1 x GLC-LH-SM - 1000BASE-LX/LH SFP transceiver module for MMF and SMF 1300- Thanks in advance. -- Kind regards Peter Ngali, peterngali(a)gmail.com Mob: +254 722569981

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OT:SAS HDD Wanted
by Eric Muiruri 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

where can get the below: HP 300GB 15K SAS SERVER HARDDISK

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Alcatel 4019 Premium reflex handsets
by Brian Mang'oli 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Hi Skunks, Anyone selling the above topic. Kindly contact me Regards Brian

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DELL R720 Server wanted
by charles kungu 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Del R720 8 x 8GB RAM or/and 4 x 16GB REM 2 x 6 Core processors (Include heat sink) iDRAC Enterprise License -- Regards, C . K

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Offshore Development Centers in Kenya
by Bwana Lawi 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Do we have the above? If so, which?

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PayPal Merchant Integrators
by Josiah Mugambi 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Hi, I need a list of people/agencies able to provide PayPal integration services for merchant websites (In light of the recent PayPal - Equity partnership). Please fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FzxzOikaCXYjofgYjHwm18Vb6PZpNrfvmg4CJPC5Sw… -- Josiah Mugambi

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Wozniak on Apple and Android
by Tech List Kenya 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

He wishes the two would work more together "I believe you should have a world where you've got to license something at a fair price. There are good things I see on Samsung phones that I wish were in my iPhone. I wish Apple would use them and could use them, and I don't know if Samsung would stop us," he says. If wishes were horses. More here<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24758791> Meanwhile, I am genuinely really scared for Android. I doubt it will come out of this onslaught <http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5052962/google-and-samsung-sued-for-pate…>unscathed.

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Sun Servers
by charles kungu 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Is there a local reseller for oracle or sun servers in Kenya.

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PAYPAL
by James Muendo 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Hi, Anyone with funds to transfer as CFC stanbic, after systems upgrade no longer does funds transfer to Paypal. I am looking for a small amount of $60. I will send MPESA or hard-cash. Anyone? -- James M. Muendo P.O Box 28016 - 00200, Nairobi. Mobile: +254725 567 508 Skype:tim.rick | Twitter: @MMuendo | gtalk: timrick | Web: www.muendo.co.ke <james(a)muendo.co.ke> <http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/>

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Re: [Skunkworks] HP Dealers
by Ken Mwaura 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

How can i help? Regards, Ken Mwaura 0723650688, 0748959900 Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: Muthoni Njuguna <muthoniee(a)gmail.com> Sent: 11/4/2013 17:13 To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] HP Dealers Are there people who work for these guys below in this forum? I have been trying to call but i'm not able to get through. I would really like to get in touch with these guys. It's urgent. RedDot Distributors <http://www.reddot-ea.com/> [image: External link] +254 20 4452556/7The Mall Lower ground floor- Westlands Redington Kenya Ltd+254204237000 / +254726414522383-00606, School Lane, Westland, Nairobi IT4Africa Kenya Ltd <http://www.it4africa.com/> [image: External link] +254 203744433/991st Floor, Corner Plaza, Parklands Road, Westlands, P.O.Box 149400606, Nairobi Mitsumi Computer Garage Ltd.<http://www.mitsumigroup.com/> [image: External link] +254 20 3742604P O BOX 32735-00600, Muthiti Road, Westlands, Nairobi Despec East Africa -- *Kind Regards* *Muthoni Njuguna*

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HP Dealers
by Muthoni Njuguna 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Are there people who work for these guys below in this forum? I have been trying to call but i'm not able to get through. I would really like to get in touch with these guys. It's urgent. RedDot Distributors <http://www.reddot-ea.com/> [image: External link]+254 20 4452556/7The Mall Lower ground floor- WestlandsRedington Kenya Ltd+254204237000 / +254726414522383-00606, School Lane, Westland, NairobiIT4Africa Kenya Ltd<http://www.it4africa.com/> [image: External link]+254 203744433/991st Floor, Corner Plaza, Parklands Road, Westlands, P.O.Box 149400606, NairobiMitsumi Computer Garage Ltd.<http://www.mitsumigroup.com/> [image: External link]+254 20 3742604P O BOX 32735-00600, Muthiti Road, Westlands, NairobiDespec East Africa -- *Kind Regards* *Muthoni Njuguna*

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Ref: Wordpress Website Developer- Urgent
by Josy Ngatia 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Dear Skunks, Am looking for techie, who is very good in Wordpress to complete and tweak some few enhancement on a wordpress site. Contact me offlist 0721514530

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Systems Administrator Job
by Tom Musau 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

* * *A job opportunity has arisen at Radio Africa: Drop your CV if interested * *Job Qualifications:* - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or ICT - Minimum 4 years of experience with implementing, and managing hardware and software solutions from a UNIX background. - Minimum 2 years of experience with IT Project Management - Mentoring and overseeing work of junior team members - Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5 and 6; Centos - System Provisioning: Kickstart, PXE, Cobbler, cfEngine, Package Management - Storage: NetApp Network Attached Storage; NetApp ONTAP 7 and 8; vFiler; NFS; CIFS; Autofs with NIS and LDAP maps - Print Queues: CUPS - Authentication: NIS, LDAP, Red Hat Directory Server, Active Directory - Virtualization: VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 5.0) - Networking: 10GbE, iSCSI, TCP/IP, SSH, RSYNC, FTP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, HTTP - Scripting / Programming: PERL, bash, C, HTML, CSS, JavaScript - Database: MySQL - Server Monitoring: Nagios - Remote Server Administration: HP iLO, IBM IMM - Linux Productivity Tools: Open Office and Thunderbird email client Drop me your CV on tom.musau(a)radioafricagroup.co.ke

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anyone with ZTE or ERICSSON certificates
by sam sammy 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Hello,my friend wants some IT professionals with a certificate from ZTE or ERICSSON. you can send me your cv and i'll forward it to him. thanks

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Cisco 2901 router
by Edwin Ngige 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Urgently required. Call 0722841953

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(no subject)
by George Muriithi 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Comments and critics are welcome http://www.president.go.ke

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Advert: HP PROBOOK 4540s -78,000/-
by wa 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

I have 10 pieces of HP PROBOOK 4540s with following specs, if interested please contact me offlist - Intel® Core™ i5-3230M with Intel HD Graphics 4000 (2.6 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores) - Mobile Intel® HM76 Express - 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 500 GB 5400 rpm SATA - DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL - 39,6 cm (15.6") diagonal LED-backlit HD anti-glare (1366 x 768) - 2 USB 3.0 2 USB 2.0 1 HDMI 1 - -cell (47 WHr) Li-Ion Battery - Windows 8 Professional - 1-year limited EMEA warranty - Finger Print Reader --Walter

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Citizen RMS websites Injected
by Henry Kamabi 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

http://www.inoorofm.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&It… http://www.ramogifm.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&It… There is no contact us on these sites and i wonder at this age how u can get such info.

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BBM error in Android
by Joe Odanga 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

A couple of my friends are getting *no connection detected *error after installing BBM on their samsung phones. Why is this? Regards, Joe

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OT : Where can I get an SQL server 2008
by Benson Maina 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

if you can supply the above kindly quote offlist , else kindly advice best regards

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AITEC East Africa ICT Summit Open Source Pavilion
by Evans Ikua 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI.org) is partnering with AITEC to host the Open Source Pavilion during this year's east Africa Summit being at the Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, 20-21 November 2013. The Open Source Pavilion in the expo area will provide demo and networking facilities for suppliers and developers of open source products and solutions. A range of participation options are available at subsidized rates for open source developers and solution providers as follows: - 6sq metre exhibition stand with shell scheme: Ksh100,000 + VAT - 4sq metre exhibition stand with shell scheme: Ksh50,000 + VAT - Demo pod with up to three display panels, table and chairs and electric power point: Ksh20,000 + VAT * * *To book a position, email salesadmin(a)aitecafrica.com,<salesadmin(a)aitecafrica.com> * * * *Or get in touch with me if you need further details. * *-- ---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua, *

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opportunities on itender.co.ke
by martin chege 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

hi listers, today there very many opportunities from the counties. Find them on itender.co.ke, especially the 'ICT services' section. Regards, Martin

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FIRE - Afrinic Grants- Deadline 30th November
by Bernard Owuor 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hallo, Some info about Afrinic's FIRE grants. Cheers!

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OT:GRAPHICS DESIGNER
by jaredkoyier＠gmail.com 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hello Skunks/Skunkettes Am looking for a graphics designer to engage for weekly designs on a retainer basis. Sent from my HTC

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Re: [Skunkworks] .pst File Repair
by Peter Mugoh 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Skunks, Anyone who know a freeware to repair .pst file which is about 3.5GB in size? Regards, Peter Mugoh

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Re: [Skunkworks] .pst File Repair
by Ian Kipchirchir 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Peter, Try use Advance Outlook repair. Its a free download and should do the trick. Best Regards, Ian 0721207308

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Opportunity to learn Mobile Gaming for Android
by Bernard Chiira 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hi all, There's a great opportunity to learn gaming for Android optimized for Intel hardware. Check it out here<http://ilabafrica.ac.ke/index.php/media-news/news/324-call-for-application-…>and register here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wtr6MF8ufMGrJbyBXC1CoN2Zw9T8el3LNvSzYAaQ6q…>to attend the training at Strathmore University. -- ** -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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OT: Projection LED Screens
by Anthony Tai 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Hi, Do we have skunkers who rent out projection screens. Kindly inbox your rates. Thank you. Regards -- Anthony Tai "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

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Sam Gichuru/Billy Odero @ TechCrunch Europe - Twpple
by Kennedy Kairu Kariuki 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Another amazing one from our local developers. http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/27/twpple-hack-built-by-kenyan-duo-connects-s…! Regards, Kennedy KK Mobile: +254751110168 Skype: k.kairu Gtalk: kkairu

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OT: Paypal $ for Mpesa
by Jangita Nyagudi 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Hi Guys, Got 1k USD Paypal. Need Mpesa Contact me off-list if you need. J

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OT: Of Rims & Tires
by Kakai Eugene 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Guys, I got a set of 19 inch wheels & rims which I'm looking to dispose of ASAP. The tires are in a fairly good condition. Two rims had cracks (one front, one rear) ambazo nilichomelea. Specific details of the tires: Front -225/30/R19 Rear -225/35/R19 The tire manufacturer is Bridgestone. All rims still have the original BMW caps on. Cost for the set of tires is Kes 20,000. Cost for the rims we can agree upon. Contact me off list on 0701 392423 or 0722 726290 if interested. I must insist, the tires are in pretty good shape. Kakai

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Acer aspire 4810T motherboard
by matere lusitche 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

anyone knows links to buying laptop motherboards online (make Acer aspire 4810T )

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Apple sells 150M iPhones, 71M iPads in 2013 (Total revenue for year US$170.9 billion)
by Philip Musyoki 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

http://asia.cnet.com/apple-sells-150m-iphones-71m-ipads-in-2013-62222830.ht… Pretty impressive numbers there from Apple. iPod revenue continues to shrink, slight growth in Mac sales but huge growth in both iPhone and iPad. And the iTunes Store revenue could be a Fortune 500 company on it's own.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Strange behaviour on Windows 8 phone
by William Muriithi 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

> > Guess I'll live with it as @Wash suggests. Bought the phone in Dubai and > > have no idea when I can get someone to go replace it, or maybe I just offer > > it for sale at OLX and transfer my problems :-( > > Anyway, am really glad it isn't a Windows 8 problem since I was about to > > lose faith in this OS, after I gave up on Android. > > Disclimer, not an objective brain here, but I also thought it was drivers issue. Think about it, on desktop, if you have issues, you restart your computer and all is well, don't that point to a software problem? How do we arrive on a different conclusion here considering this just a mobile computer? I could understand it if he has to switch off the phone for a while as that could point to overheating. Anyway if you ever find a fix, please share. Would go along way in satisfying a curiosity Muriithi > > ./Ok3ch > > > > > >

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Obamacare website
by Okechukwu 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

What exactly is ailing obamacare website, and is it some proof that even the best techies might have glitches once in a while and we shouldn't be too hard on say Ministry of Education website with KCPE/KCSE results? ./Ok3ch

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Locally hosted File share or FTP server
by Jacob Odada 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hi, Im looking for a server in Nairobi on which I can store some files to be downloaded by users in Nairobi. Any help? Regards

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Phone Bloks ... Assemble your own phone
by geoffrey gitagia 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hi Guys bumped into this , i think we can all agree with the concept and if all we need to do is support then guess thats what we gonna do http://www.neowin.net/news/check-out-this-customisable-upgradable-smartphon… So keep this in your diary sep 29 http://www.phonebloks.com/ -- GG

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OT: 19' Tires & Rims (for BMW)
by Kakai Eugene 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Skunks, I got a set of 19 inch wheels & rims which I'm looking to dispose of ASAP. The tires are in a fairly good condition. Two rims had cracks (one front, one rear) ambazo nilichomelea. Specific details of the tires: Front - 225/30/R19 Rear - 225/35/R19 The tire manufacturer is Bridgestone. All rims still have the original BMW caps on. Cost for the set of tires is Kes 20,000. Cost for the rims we can agree upon. Contact me off list on 0701 392423 or 0722 726290 if interested. I must insist that the tires are in a very good condition. Kakai

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Call for Support: AUCC Petition
by Marcela Sinda 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Hello Skunks... We (Strathmore- Centre for Intellectual Property) are calling for a Parliamentary debate over the merits of the AUCC and whether Africa should support the passage of this ill-advised treaty. Once this is ratified the stringent law will curtail your internet use...signing the petition is a good way to delay the process and seek amendments. At a very minimum, cyber security experts and a wide selection of industry and non government stakeholders should be given a chance to vet the AUCC. The process ought to be transparent and public. All you have to do is take a minute of your time and make a change... Regards, Marcela Sinda

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Fwd: [i-network] African Digital Woman of the Year Award: Call for nominations (Deadline: 5 November)
by Barrack Otieno 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dorothy Okello <info(a)wougnet.org> Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 9:06 AM Subject: [i-network] African Digital Woman of the Year Award: Call for nominations (Deadline: 5 November) To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Cc: "info@ict4mdg" <info(a)ict4mdg.org> *African Digital Woman of the Year Award: Call for nominations *We would like to inform you that the first African Digital Woman Award will be organized during the ICT Days, 14 - 16 November 2013. This event is under the patronnage of Dr. Hamadoun Touré, General Secretary of ITU (International Telecommunication Union). The *2013 African Digital Woman of the Year Award* is destined for a woman, who lives and/or works in Africa and distinguishes herself through leadership, creativity, entrepreneurship, social-focus and/or innovative discoveries, and who is positively impacting our society. The Digital Woman may be nominated for this Award by someone else or she may nominate herself. The Award Selection Committee celebrates women taking credit for excellent work they deliver and also values that others recognise the important work of women peers, and therefore very much support both kinds of nominations. Nomination form is available on: http://ict4mdg.org/. Deadline for nomination is *Tuesday* *5th November 2013*. See the supporting video here by Dr. Touré: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KURIIFWWNdU&feature=youtu.be Best Regards ICT Days Organizing team Evolving consulting 0810 012 015 (France) 98 15 60 46 (Cameroon) http://www.evolvingconsulting.com/ @evolvingcons http://twitter.com/EvolvingCons http://www.facebook.com/ICTDaysEvolvingConsulting Did you hear about #ICTdays: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ICTdays&src=hash and 1st hackathon in Cameroon! http://t.co/MQRVQdof9T 14-16 Nov 2013 save the date! -- Dorothy Okello Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) Plot 55 Kenneth Dale, Kamwokya P.O. Box 4411 Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 41 4 532035 Web: www.wougnet.org FB: www.facebook.com/wougnet Twitter: @wougnet ICT4Ag: www.ict4ag.org MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <info(a)wougnet.org> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Cover Is An Android-Only Lockscreen That Shows Apps When You Need Them.
by Kevin Omondi 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Skunks check this app and tell me what you think. Revolutionary are my words. http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/24/cover-android/?ncid=fb

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Synology Reseller
by charles kungu 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Who is the synology reseller in Kenya.

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Fwd: Appwiz Apps Presentation & Judging
by John Matogo 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

A reminder...my apologies for cross posting. Dear colleagues. @iBizAfrica,the business incubator at Strathmore University, and Safaricom invite you to the Appwiz Apps Presentation. 17 mobile application development companies will showcase their latest innovative mobile apps and give Demos to participants. Come and Applaud our innovators! Apps in the following categories will be showcased: - Financial - Health - Education - Gaming - Public Utilities - Agriculture The event will take place at Strathmore University Auditorium on 29th October from 9am to 1pm. You are welcome to come along and bring your friends too!! Kindly register your participation at this link: https://appwizpresentation.eventbrite.com Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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BEWARE: Google Docs Phishing Scam Could Steal Your Email Info
by Joe Odanga 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Hello skunks, Please be careful when you receive an email like this: *Greetings, How are you today? I found this credential and your classified information where tag on it. I already uploaded the document for you, Click https://docs.google.com/ and sign in your email to view the documents. Thanks* When you click the link you will be prompted to enter your email and the password to your email. I got suspicious of this since I was already logged in to my Gmail account yet I was being asked to 'log in to view' the shared docs. You can also read 1) http://www.hoax-slayer.com/google-docs-phishing-scam.shtml 2) http://www.scambook.com/blog/2013/07/google-docs-phishing-scam-could-steal-… 3) http://sites.udel.edu/phishing/2013/09/09/phishing-scam-targets-google-docs/ Regards, Joe Odanga

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<OT>PayPal for Mpesa
by Peter Karunyu 27 Oct '13

27 Oct '13

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iPad Air and New MacBooks
by Philip Musyoki 27 Oct '13

27 Oct '13

Apple just released a new iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina. The Air is pretty impressive, and quite thin too. Sadly no fingerprint scanner for the iPads. And new MacBooks. The 13" now has Retina.

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Java MidP 2.0 Games- Ksh 100, 000 new price reviewed from ksh 50, 000
by Tom Musau 26 Oct '13

26 Oct '13

We want to get some game programmers to write some games for us that we can use on a new project. Below is the specifics for this 1. We need simple and interesting games created in Java MidP 2.0 format 2. The games should be of 480P resolution 3. The maximum RAM the games can use is 10MB 4. We are going to award 100,000shs in cash to any games that we decide to use Anyone interested can inbox….kilonzotom2000(a)gmail.com

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big data
by Nicholas Mutinda 26 Oct '13

26 Oct '13

http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Its-time-for-Big-Data-not-Nyumba-Kumi/… your views please

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Strange behaviour on Windows 8 phone
by Okechukwu 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Hi All, I managed to settle on a Nokia Lumia 925 Windows 8 phone after searching for my second preferred platform for ages. I love the touch on this phone (second only to my iPhone) and all, but I have an issue where the phone just loses network connectivity and cant make or receive calls (all other functions are up & ok and even those that require internet work well with Wi-Fi) and upon reboot, all comes back. This has happened to me every 4 or 5 days consistently. Has anyone using this platform experienced this, or could it be my specific handset? ./Ok3ch

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BBM for Android
by Kebaya 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Enjoy http://global.blackberry.com/bbm/en.html Much better than the intrusive WhatsApp. *Psalms 23*

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IT (NETWORKS/HARDWARE) INTERNSHIP NOV-DEC 2013 WANTED
by Memusi 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Hello A student is looking for internship for the period stated above. JKUAT 2nd Year. Thanks in advance. -- Regards Memusi Communication is vital in this century....

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Fwd: Appwiz Apps Presentation & Judging
by John Matogo 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Dear colleagues. @iBizAfrica,the business incubator at Strathmore University, and Safaricom invite you to the Appwiz Apps Presentation. 17 mobile application development companies will showcase their latest innovative mobile apps and give Demos to participants. Come and Applaud our innovators! Apps in the following categories will be showcased: - Financial - Health - Education - Gaming - Public Utilities - Agriculture The event will take place at Strathmore University Auditorium on 29th October from 9am to 1pm. You are welcome to come along and bring your friends too!! Kindly register your participation at this link: https://appwizpresentation.eventbrite.com Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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PRSP Requirements
by Dan Wanjohi 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Hello Fellow skunks & skunkettes. Someone kindly assist with this info. What are the requirements for one to become a PRSP? Thanks in advance Dan

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Laptop(s) Rental
by Ephraim Muchemi 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by William Muriithi 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

> > @Ndwex, nope, I am not duplicating table structure. I am following > something I heard from some Facebook engineering video "store the data in > the state its going to be used". The actual SELECT I use from my_table_b is > a little bit more complicated. Like I mentioned, its a particularly nasty > piece of SQL which takes 40 seconds to run, and does some calculations and > transformations that honestly gives me headaches. > It may have been suggested by Facebook guy but you are being dishonest by saying its not table duplication. And to me, sound like an over engineered nightmare. Sorry for the people who will support the system and devs who will maintain the code. > And then you raise something interesting... A colleague once challenged me > to practically and factually show him why *SELECT column_a, column_b, > column_c FROM some_table *is better than *SELECT ** *FROM some_table*. EXPLAIN > and EXPLAIN EXTENDED didnt show me any difference between the two. > Would be petty easy demonstration. Set up a MySQL database with significant data and graph I/O through cacti. Then set up a clone to run some random select * . After collecting enough I/O data, turn the select * to select column x and compare the 2 I/O graphs. Seriously, this don't even need that demonstration. Its petty logical to assume pulling out a full table from hard disk is more involving that pulling a column or two. Muriithi > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Ken Muturi <muturiken(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think peter is trying to have data from one table to another table but > > in a different format. Perhaps the one table is a Key => value but now > > wants to create a linear/structured table with some of key/values. some > > kind of PIVOTING. Mysql does it by MAX CASING. (I have been there.) . > > > > @Nd'wex => a view may not be appropriate probably because of performance > > (in a view u will just be running the same query again and again from the > > parent.) which i suppose peter is why he is creating the next table because > > of performance issues. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Nd'wex Common <flexycat(a)gmail.com >wrote: > > > >> @peter looking at the query seems like you are duplicating a tables > >> structure and copying the respective record which in turn brings up the > >> arguments by nelson (above) why not create a view? > >> > >> tip: select * is more hungry resource wise that select id > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> skunkworks mailing list > >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> ------------ > >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >> ------------ > >> > >> Skunkworks Rules > >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >> ------------ > >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > skunkworks mailing list > > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > ------------ > > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > > > Skunkworks Rules > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > ------------ > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Peter Karunyu > ------------------- >

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Re: [Skunkworks] skunkworks Digest, Vol 44, Issue 175
by William Muriithi 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

> > @murithi > > You bring up an important point. Ideally, schema migrations are done by a > different database user than the one used by the application under normal > use. This isn't commonly done but is definitely best practice. > > Nonetheless, the schema migration has to be done via a user with rights to > do it ... you can't create a table without the privileges to do so. > You sound like you think its normal to run an application with a database user who has all the grants. To me, that's not normal. I tend to think it's the lazy way out. When setting up a system, I will take time going over the manual looking for the least privilege the database user need to be and assign the user just that rights. Software will always be buggy irrespective of how much auditing time you invest in. So a good application is the one that can operate on least privileges, and only need extended rights for maintenance. The windows ecosystem has just shown how horrible ignoring that principal can be. We should stop repeating the mistakes of the past. Don't sacrifice security please Muriithi > -- > Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:43 PM, William Muriithi < > william.muriithi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I can't imagine that a mature framework like CodeIgniter would touch the > > > table in order to check for the existence of that table. > > > > > Think a production application should not be able to alter the database > > schema. Should only be able to insert, update, select and delete for > > security reasons. > > > > So optimization that is checking schema status is a wrong approach in my > > humble opinion > > > > Muriithi > > > -- > > > Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > > > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > > > > > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > @Adam, yes, the framework I use (CodeIgniter) allows usage of > > ActiveRecord > > > > and a variety of other third party ORMs. I wrote the queries herein to > > make > > > > it easier to explain my situation. > > > > > > > > On the (de)merits of using ORMs and other database abstractions, I > > believe > > > > thats a *discussion* for another day :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> @steve - you're right about the permission issues and the SELECT can > > be a > > > >> good workaround > > > >> > > > >> @peter - why are you writing SQL from a program? Presumably, whatever > > > >> framework you're using has abstracted this stuff out, no? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > > > >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > > > > > >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Depending on the situation one can run into unexpected occurrences > > > >>> reading the information schema because of permissions. In short for a > > > >>> general user you cannot access all table meta data from that schema > > without > > > >>> proper rights... you are restricted to only some of it otherwise you > > get > > > >>> NULLs all over the place. Then again there is the significantly > > additional > > > >>> overhead reading from the info schema, but again this can be argued > > away in > > > >>> dozens of ways. Doing a simple select is the least painful of course > > unless > > > >>> the table exists and has a gazillion rows :) so running a query like > > SELECT > > > >>> 1 FROM table LIMIT 0,1 becomes the least expensive option to verify > > > >>> existence of a table in MySQL. > > > >>> > > > >>> ------------------------------ > > > >>> > > > >>> *From: *"Adam Nelson" <adam(a)varud.com> > > > >>> > > > >>> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > > >>> *Sent: *Mi?rcoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 14:08:36 > > > >>> > > > >>> *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not > > exists > > > > > >>> > > > >>> Nonetheless, if you want to know if a table exists, the proper place > > to > > > >>> look is in the information_schema database or if for some reason you > > can't > > > >>> look there, run `show tables;` from within the database you're > > checking. > > > >>> > > > >>> There's no need to touch the table in order to evaluate its > > existence. > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > > > >>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > > > > > >>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> > > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> Yes really @Rad its the resource that returns NULL and not the table > > > >>>> row, don't mix the two. By the way 'id' is the name of any column > > in the > > > >>>> table and not 'id' persay so in essence.. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> SELECT any_row from table; > > > >>>> > > > >>>> should return the rows or 0 rows if the table exists. By calling the > > > >>>> affected_rows function in the mysql api one can clarify that. NULL > > is > > > >>>> returned when mysql doesnt find the table to select from. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> ------------------------------ > > > >>>> > > > >>>> *From: *"Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > > > >>>> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > > >>>> *Sent: *Mi?rcoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 12:19:37 > > > >>>> *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not > > exists > > > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> @steve really? What if the value for ID is actually null? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com > > >wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT > > > >>>>> EXISTS is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already > > exists and > > > >>>>> from an execution stand point it is no different than if it was > > left out. > > > >>>>> In short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating > > it > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query > > directly > > > >>>>> on the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then > > the table > > > >>>>> doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> ------------------------------ > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com <pkarunyu@gmail. > > ..com>> > > > >>>>> *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > > >>>>> *Sent: *Mi?rcoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 > > > >>>>> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > > > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Dear MySQL gurus, > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> So I have this query: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b > > > >>>>> WHERE some_column=some_value);* > > > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the > > > >>>>> SELECT * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the > > table? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b > > WHERE > > > >>>>> some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes > > forever, > > > > > >>>>> and therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE > > > >>>>> table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' > > > >>>>> 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b > > > >>>>> WHERE some_column=some_value); } > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>> skunkworks mailing list > > > >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >>>>> ------------ > > > >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >>>>> ------------ > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Skunkworks Rules > > > >>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >>>>> ------------ > > > >>>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>> skunkworks mailing list > > > >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >>>>> ------------ > > > >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >>>>> ------------ > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Skunkworks Rules > > > >>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >>>>> ------------ > > > >>>>> Other services @ http://my.co...ke <http://my.co.ke> > > > > > >>>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>> skunkworks mailing list > > > >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >>>> ------------ > > > >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >>>> ------------ > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Skunkworks Rules > > > >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >>>> ------------ > > > >>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>> skunkworks mailing list > > > >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >>>> ------------ > > > >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >>>> ------------ > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Skunkworks Rules > > > >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >>>> ------------ > > > >>>> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> > > > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> skunkworks mailing list > > > >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >>> ------------ > > > >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >>> ------------ > > > >>> > > > >>> Skunkworks Rules > > > >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >>> ------------ > > > >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> skunkworks mailing list > > > >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >>> ------------ > > > >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >>> ------------ > > > >>> > > > >>> Skunkworks Rules > > > >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >>> ------------ > > > >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> skunkworks mailing list > > > >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > >> ------------ > > > >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >> ------------ > > > >> > > > >> Skunkworks Rules > > > >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > >> ------------ > > > >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > Peter Karunyu > > > > ------------------- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > skunkworks mailing list > > > > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > > ------------ > > > > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > > ------------ > > > > > > > > Skunkworks Rules > > > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > > > ------------ > > > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > > > >

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24 Oct '13

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Office Home & Business 2013
by Steve Kyengo 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Anybody stocking the above i need 1 piece send me a quote offlist -- Kind Regards, Tel: +254 727 049692 Twitter: Sadaqsteve Skype: steve.kyengo

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by William Muriithi 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

> I can't imagine that a mature framework like CodeIgniter would touch the > table in order to check for the existence of that table. > Think a production application should not be able to alter the database schema. Should only be able to insert, update, select and delete for security reasons. So optimization that is checking schema status is a wrong approach in my humble opinion Muriithi > -- > Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > @Adam, yes, the framework I use (CodeIgniter) allows usage of ActiveRecord > > and a variety of other third party ORMs. I wrote the queries herein to make > > it easier to explain my situation. > > > > On the (de)merits of using ORMs and other database abstractions, I believe > > thats a *discussion* for another day :-) > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: > > > >> @steve - you're right about the permission issues and the SELECT can be a > >> good workaround > >> > >> @peter - why are you writing SQL from a program? Presumably, whatever > >> framework you're using has abstracted this stuff out, no? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Depending on the situation one can run into unexpected occurrences > >>> reading the information schema because of permissions. In short for a > >>> general user you cannot access all table meta data from that schema without > >>> proper rights... you are restricted to only some of it otherwise you get > >>> NULLs all over the place. Then again there is the significantly additional > >>> overhead reading from the info schema, but again this can be argued away in > >>> dozens of ways. Doing a simple select is the least painful of course unless > >>> the table exists and has a gazillion rows :) so running a query like SELECT > >>> 1 FROM table LIMIT 0,1 becomes the least expensive option to verify > >>> existence of a table in MySQL. > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> *From: *"Adam Nelson" <adam(a)varud.com> > >>> > >>> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > >>> *Sent: *Mi?rcoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 14:08:36 > >>> > >>> *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > >>> > >>> Nonetheless, if you want to know if a table exists, the proper place to > >>> look is in the information_schema database or if for some reason you can't > >>> look there, run `show tables;` from within the database you're checking. > >>> > >>> There's no need to touch the table in order to evaluate its existence. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > >>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > >>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Yes really @Rad its the resource that returns NULL and not the table > >>>> row, don't mix the two. By the way 'id' is the name of any column in the > >>>> table and not 'id' persay so in essence.. > >>>> > >>>> SELECT any_row from table; > >>>> > >>>> should return the rows or 0 rows if the table exists. By calling the > >>>> affected_rows function in the mysql api one can clarify that. NULL is > >>>> returned when mysql doesnt find the table to select from. > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> *From: *"Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > >>>> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > >>>> *Sent: *Mi?rcoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 12:19:37 > >>>> *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> @steve really? What if the value for ID is actually null? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com >wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT > >>>>> EXISTS is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already exists and > >>>>> from an execution stand point it is no different than if it was left out. > >>>>> In short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating it > >>>>> > >>>>> In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query directly > >>>>> on the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then the table > >>>>> doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it > >>>>> > >>>>> ------------------------------ > >>>>> > >>>>> *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com <pkarunyu@gmail...com>> > >>>>> *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > >>>>> *Sent: *Mi?rcoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 > >>>>> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Dear MySQL gurus, > >>>>> > >>>>> So I have this query: > >>>>> > >>>>> *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b > >>>>> WHERE some_column=some_value);* > >>>>> > >>>>> My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the > >>>>> SELECT * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? > >>>>> > >>>>> The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > >>>>> some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, > >>>>> and therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: > >>>>> > >>>>> 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE > >>>>> table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' > >>>>> 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b > >>>>> WHERE some_column=some_value); } > >>>>> > >>>>> And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. > >>>>> > >>>>> Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> skunkworks mailing list > >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >>>>> ------------ > >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >>>>> ------------ > >>>>> > >>>>> Skunkworks Rules > >>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >>>>> ------------ > >>>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> skunkworks mailing list > >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >>>>> ------------ > >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >>>>> ------------ > >>>>> > >>>>> Skunkworks Rules > >>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >>>>> ------------ > >>>>> Other services @ http://my.co...ke <http://my.co.ke> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> skunkworks mailing list > >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >>>> ------------ > >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >>>> ------------ > >>>> > >>>> Skunkworks Rules > >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >>>> ------------ > >>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> skunkworks mailing list > >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >>>> ------------ > >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >>>> ------------ > >>>> > >>>> Skunkworks Rules > >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >>>> ------------ > >>>> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> skunkworks mailing list > >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >>> ------------ > >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >>> ------------ > >>> > >>> Skunkworks Rules > >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >>> ------------ > >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> skunkworks mailing list > >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >>> ------------ > >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >>> ------------ > >>> > >>> Skunkworks Rules > >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >>> ------------ > >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> skunkworks mailing list > >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> ------------ > >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > >> ------------ > >> > >> Skunkworks Rules > >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > >> ------------ > >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Peter Karunyu > > ------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > skunkworks mailing list > > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > ------------ > > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > > > Skunkworks Rules > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > ------------ > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > >

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Re: [Skunkworks] Car Track / Mobile asset Tracking member
by Alex Nyalita 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by Adam Nelson 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

@steve - you're right about the permission issues and the SELECT can be a good workaround @peter - why are you writing SQL from a program? Presumably, whatever framework you're using has abstracted this stuff out, no? -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > Depending on the situation one can run into unexpected occurrences reading > the information schema because of permissions. In short for a general user > you cannot access all table meta data from that schema without proper > rights... you are restricted to only some of it otherwise you get NULLs all > over the place. Then again there is the significantly additional overhead > reading from the info schema, but again this can be argued away in dozens > of ways. Doing a simple select is the least painful of course unless the > table exists and has a gazillion rows :) so running a query like SELECT 1 > FROM table LIMIT 0,1 becomes the least expensive option to verify existence > of a table in MySQL. > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Adam Nelson" <adam(a)varud.com> > > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 14:08:36 > > *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > > Nonetheless, if you want to know if a table exists, the proper place to > look is in the information_schema database or if for some reason you can't > look there, run `show tables;` from within the database you're checking. > > There's no need to touch the table in order to evaluate its existence. > > -- > Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >> Yes really @Rad its the resource that returns NULL and not the table row, >> don't mix the two. By the way 'id' is the name of any column in the table >> and not 'id' persay so in essence.. >> >> SELECT any_row from table; >> >> should return the rows or 0 rows if the table exists. By calling the >> affected_rows function in the mysql api one can clarify that. NULL is >> returned when mysql doesnt find the table to select from. >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> >> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 12:19:37 >> *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists >> >> >> @steve really? What if the value for ID is actually null? >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT EXISTS >>> is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already exists and from >>> an execution stand point it is no different than if it was left out. In >>> short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating it >>> >>> In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query directly on >>> the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then the table >>> doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com <pkarunyu@gmail...com>> >>> *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >>> *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 >>> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists >>> >>> >>> Dear MySQL gurus, >>> >>> So I have this query: >>> >>> *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b >>> WHERE some_column=some_value);* >>> >>> My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the >>> SELECT * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? >>> >>> The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >>> some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, >>> and therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: >>> >>> 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE >>> table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' >>> 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b >>> WHERE some_column=some_value); } >>> >>> And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. >>> >>> Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co...ke <http://my.co.ke> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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Car Track / Mobile asset Tracking member
by Plugged PC 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Hi Looking for someone in the Mobile asset tracking industry along the lines of Car Track / Stoic, Track and trace. Is there anyone on this list? Many thanks . -- Confidentiality Notice: This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by Adam Nelson 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Nonetheless, if you want to know if a table exists, the proper place to look is in the information_schema database or if for some reason you can't look there, run `show tables;` from within the database you're checking. There's no need to touch the table in order to evaluate its existence. -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > Yes really @Rad its the resource that returns NULL and not the table row, > don't mix the two. By the way 'id' is the name of any column in the table > and not 'id' persay so in essence.. > > SELECT any_row from table; > > should return the rows or 0 rows if the table exists. By calling the > affected_rows function in the mysql api one can clarify that. NULL is > returned when mysql doesnt find the table to select from. > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 12:19:37 > *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > > > @steve really? What if the value for ID is actually null? > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >> Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT EXISTS >> is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already exists and from >> an execution stand point it is no different than if it was left out. In >> short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating it >> >> In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query directly on >> the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then the table >> doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com <pkarunyu@gmail..com>> >> *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 >> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists >> >> >> Dear MySQL gurus, >> >> So I have this query: >> >> *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >> some_column=some_value);* >> >> My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the SELECT >> * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? >> >> The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >> some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, >> and therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: >> >> 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE >> table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' >> 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >> some_column=some_value); } >> >> And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. >> >> Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by Peter Karunyu 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

@David, sorry if I gave the wrong impression... I am not splitting the table, I am removing the "IF NOT EXISTS" part from the "CREATE" and then wrapping it in a conditional, using this pseudocode: Start: Does table my_table_a exist? If yes { do nothing } else { CREATE the table } End: That way, I only run the CREATE iff the table doesn't exist, and thereby avoid having to incur the pain of having to run the nasty *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE some_column=some_value.* * * But you are right, I will still have to fix it, eventually On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > Yes really @Rad its the resource that returns NULL and not the table row, > don't mix the two. By the way 'id' is the name of any column in the table > and not 'id' persay so in essence.. > > SELECT any_row from table; > > should return the rows or 0 rows if the table exists. By calling the > affected_rows function in the mysql api one can clarify that. NULL is > returned when mysql doesnt find the table to select from. > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Rad!" <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 12:19:37 > *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > > > @steve really? What if the value for ID is actually null? > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >> Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT EXISTS >> is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already exists and from >> an execution stand point it is no different than if it was left out. In >> short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating it >> >> In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query directly on >> the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then the table >> doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com <pkarunyu@gmail..com>> >> *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 >> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists >> >> >> Dear MySQL gurus, >> >> So I have this query: >> >> *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >> some_column=some_value);* >> >> My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the SELECT >> * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? >> >> The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >> some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, >> and therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: >> >> 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE >> table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' >> 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE >> some_column=some_value); } >> >> And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. >> >> Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Regards, Peter Karunyu -------------------

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Ref: Urgent 3TB Seagate Internal Hardrive. (3pcs)
by Josy Ngatia 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Any one who could be selling the Seagate 3TB Desktop Internal hard drives

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Java Developers Day at Crowne Plaza this Friday (25th Oct 2013)
by Josiah Mugambi 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

For anyone interested, on the 25th October 2013 at Crowne Plaza, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Oracle Kenya will show what they have been doing both in the public and private enterprise space. All Java users and developers are welcome. Schedule of events (it's a whole day event): http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2013/10/oracle-software-powers-the-internet/ Register for *free* here: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8901764417 -- Josiah Mugambi

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by Rad! 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

@steve really? What if the value for ID is actually null? On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT EXISTS > is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already exists and from > an execution stand point it is no different than if it was left out. In > short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating it > > In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query directly on > the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then the table > doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 > *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > > > Dear MySQL gurus, > > So I have this query: > > *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > some_column=some_value);* > > My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the SELECT > * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? > > The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, and > therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: > > 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE > table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' > 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > some_column=some_value); } > > And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. > > Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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IMAC Procedures
by Yvonne Murenga 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

I would KINDLY like to know more about IMAC procedures. TIA

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Re: [Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists
by Peter Karunyu 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Thanks @Steve and @Adam, let me try splitting it and see if there is any discernible improvement in speed. Much thanks. On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > Yes it starts with the SELECT then executes the CREATE... IF NOT EXISTS > is simply meant to suppress errors that the table already exists and from > an execution stand point it is no different than if it was left out. In > short CREATE always checks if the table exists before creating it > > In addition to your solution you can also run a simple query directly on > the table (SELECT Id FROM table ) and if it returns NULL then the table > doesn't exist so you can proceed and create it > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Miércoles, 23 de Octubre 2013 10:38:07 > *Subject: *[Skunkworks] MySQL question: create table if not exists > > > Dear MySQL gurus, > > So I have this query: > > *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > some_column=some_value);* > > My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the SELECT > * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? > > The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, and > therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: > > 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE > table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' > 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE > some_column=some_value); } > > And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. > > Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place? > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Regards, Peter Karunyu -------------------

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MySQL question: create table if not exists
by Peter Karunyu 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Dear MySQL gurus, So I have this query: *CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE some_column=some_value);* My question is, how does MySQL evaluate it? Does it start with the SELECT * then goes to check if that table exists, then creates the table? The reason I am asking is because the *SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE some_column=some_value *part is particularly nasty and takes forever, and therefore, I was thinking of splitting it into two thus: 1. $x = SELECT COUNT(1) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema='my_db' AND table_name='my_table_a' 2. if ( ! $x ) { CREATE TABLE my_table_a ( SELECT * FROM my_table_b WHERE some_column=some_value); } And therefore, possibly save a few seconds. Or am I searching for speed in the wrong place?

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Harddisk replacement for Macbook Pro
by Mark Mwangi 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Hi wise citizens, I want to replace the hdd on my macbook pro seeing as it has been complaining forever that it is about to fail. It has been failing the S.M.A.R.T test with a reallocated sector count of 2047 that has remained there since the problem started. I am tired of this and the work arounds needed to upgrade the OS and the incessant warnings to back everything up right now. Are there any things I need to know before I take the plunge and which brand of Harddisk would give me good service? Or I just buy any and go with it? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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Best Messenger
by Kebaya 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

https://heml.is/ Its about to be launched by the Founders of TPB ( The Pirate Bay) Looks awesome. Cannot wait for it. I will uninstall WhatsApp , Chaton and BBM :) *Psalms 23*

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Fiber switch
by Job Muriuki 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Hi, Am Looking for an eight port fiber switch. Where can I get one and at what price? -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb nbsp;|

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HP Laserjet Pro M1536 Dnf Quote
by Steve Kyengo 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Anybody stocking the above printer sent Me a quote offlist -- Kind Regards, Twitter: Sadaqsteve Skype: steve.kyengo

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RAM Required
by Josphat Karanja 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Hi all, I am looking for RAM. Contact me offline if you have the following 1. 4GB (2x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 ECC RDIMM 2. 8GB (2x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 ECC RDIMM Josphat

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Quotation for LG 32 Inch Model 32LN540U
by njuguna waweru 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Hi Guys. I'm looking for a good quote for the above. Kindly send me one (to my gmail address above) or recommend me to a shop within Nairobi where i can get one at an affordable price. Thanks in advance.

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Paypal Talk with Head of Business Development SSA: Wed 23rd Oct
by Josiah Mugambi 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Hi guys, I know this is a bit late but *tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd Oct, *Malvina Goldfield, Head of Business Development for Sub Saharan Africa will be at the iHub over lunch, and will be hosting an informal session around frustrations experienced around online ecommerce and Paypal in particular. See more details on this as well as registration for this here: http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2013/10/lunch-with-paypal/ -- Josiah Mugambi

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Yii Client side conditional validation
by jamo njoroge 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, Has anyone managed to implement what ive mentioned in the subject, i've looked at dozens of site / extensions but none of them work well. Regards James

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iOS Developer
by Joseph Tintale 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Skunks, A friend is looking for an iOS dev. Get in touch offlist if interested. Regards, Joseph.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Dell Laptop battery Inspiron 1545
by tchadavey＠gmail.com 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Mickey stop being paranoid...battery have always been sold in this town you aren't the first kununua....bei ni 6k for a replacement na it work well. Refferal ya kazi gani tena ---------- David Nyamboki Technical Consultant. 0726570919. ------Original message------ From: Mickey Mickey <michaelakunga(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 12:35:19 PM GMT+0300 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Dell Laptop battery Inspiron 1545 @Ngugi any skunk bought from you I need to know the experience pls refer one here. I will be glad to have a customers experience or customer review forgive my inquisitive techniques but that is the techie in me. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 11:55 AM, James Ngugi <wangtecsys(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We stock replacement batteries for all laptops @5k. Call me on 0722394264James > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 4:43 AM, Mickey Mickey <michaelakunga(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> @Nguku a month? I better ship on my own then but thanks for the input I >> will make time and see into their shop >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Edwin Nguku <edwinnguku(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Mickey, >>> >>> You should visit Redington Kenya Limited, 1st Floor, Westlands Square >>> Building, Near Uchumi Super Market, Westlands Roundabout. >>> >>> I believe they are authorized Dell dealers in Kenya. I went to them a >>> while back when I needed a screen replacement for a HP laptop and since >>> they are also authorized HP dealers, they had to order for the screen of >>> that specific laptop since they didn't have one in stock, the only downside >>> to this is that I had to wait for almost a month to get the screen imported >>> and fixed on the laptop. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Mickey Mickey <michaelakunga(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Skunks, I am thinking of procuring the above in subject but I face >>>> one challenge buying locally with 'fake genuine' risk hanging or to ship >>>> direct from Dell (Scared of cost Auuuch!) my questions are anybody bought >>>> one in kenya, how much and at what condition from since you bought it? >>>> Anybody bought it straight from Dell, what was the cost and shipping, how >>>> long did it take before reaching you, anything else I should know in case I >>>> ship? Do we have Dell dealers in kenya? Anyone interested to ship we share >>>> cost in case I decide to ship that is. >>>> -- >>>> MICHAEL A. AKUNGA >>>> Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 >>>> E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com >>>> michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com >>>> Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com >>>> Skype: michaelakunga >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> ------------ >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> ------------ >>>> >>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>> ------------ >>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Warm Regards, >>> >>> Edwin K. Nguku >>> Email: edwinnguku(a)gmail.com, mail(a)edwin.co.ke >>> Blog: www.edwin.co.ke >>> Skype: edutchz >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> MICHAEL A. AKUNGA >> Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 >> E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com >> michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com >> Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com >> Skype: michaelakunga >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- MICHAEL A. AKUNGA Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com Skype: michaelakunga _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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shoptab kenyan version
by Daniel kamau 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Is there any app in nairobi like shoptab that one can add to their facebook brand page and enable customers to pay via mpesa/airtelmoney etc?

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Dell Laptop battery Inspiron 1545
by Mickey Mickey 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, I am thinking of procuring the above in subject but I face one challenge buying locally with 'fake genuine' risk hanging or to ship direct from Dell (Scared of cost Auuuch!) my questions are anybody bought one in kenya, how much and at what condition from since you bought it? Anybody bought it straight from Dell, what was the cost and shipping, how long did it take before reaching you, anything else I should know in case I ship? Do we have Dell dealers in kenya? Anyone interested to ship we share cost in case I decide to ship that is. -- MICHAEL A. AKUNGA Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com Skype: michaelakunga

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Bad news for pirates - Isohunt.com to shut down
by Garr Patronas 20 Oct '13

20 Oct '13

Popular torrent site isohunt.com to shut down<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24580130>

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Best 3G wireless access point for 2-3 developers
by Adam Nelson 20 Oct '13

20 Oct '13

As some of you know, I'm now in a different office and the Internet is even worse here than old place :-/ Anybody have a suggestion for the best 3G wireless access point solution along Ngong Rd? Cheers, Adam -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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bypassing webhosting companies
by Eva Kimathi 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Ola! Recently i encountered a situation where the company i registered my website with a reseller company ( I was young and naive). Trouble is contacting the support staff in the company is impossible now because their phone-lines are dead. How can I bypass them inorder to migrate my website? Any leads? -- __________________________________________________________________________ Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity ~Albert Einstein Eva Kimathi

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olx- just asking
by Joseph Maina 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

how does olx.co.ke make money if they offer free adverts/classified and yet they are advertising heavy on broadcast media

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PayPal in exchange for MPesa...
by Michael Bullut 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Greetings Listers, Anybody with $20 in their PayPal account they're willing to exchange for Kenya Shillings? *Feel free to contact me directly...* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Re: [Skunkworks] PayPal in exchange for MPesa...
by Martin Gicheru 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

It was supposed to happen today according to HumanIPO, I don't know if I am the one who missed it, haven't heard anything in that regard. I have used the Equity Paypal service, 8 work days, and got an average rate of 84. Regards, Martin Gicheru | Editor, Techweez Tel:254721906171 | 0772906171 | Website:http://www.techweez.com | Skype ID: martingicheru | Twitter ID:martingicheru | Gplus: gplus.to/martingicheru On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > @Martin dont count on 2-3 days. From PayPal to US Banks is 3-4 days > although sometimes it takes two days. > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Mickey Mickey" <michaelakunga(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Viernes, 18 de Octubre 2013 8:23:50 > > *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] PayPal in exchange for MPesa... > > @Martin you sound informed about this are your sources authentic? I will > be happier so long they don't exchange at bad rates like they did in > Moneybookers and I stopped using their services. have you used the paypal > before.... what was the fee and at what rate did they exchange? Thanks for > the info. > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Martin Gicheru <martin(a)techweez.com>wrote: > >> Mickey lets wait for tomorrows Announcement by Equity and Paypal, might >> be lesser days and cutting FNB in the deal. >> >> Meaning like 2-3 days. I also got something close I wanna drop. >> ------------------------------ >> From: Mickey Mickey <michaelakunga(a)gmail.com> >> Sent: 10/17/2013 6:20 PM >> To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co..ke> >> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] PayPal in exchange for MPesa... >> >> @Bullut I wish you were taking more, I got like $350 and I need someone >> taking all lot >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> wrote: >> >>> Greetings Listers, >>> >>> Anybody with $20 in their PayPal account they're willing to exchange for >>> Kenya Shillings? >>> >>> *Feel free to contact me directly...* >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Michael Bullut. >>> >>> --- >>> >>> *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. >>> **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* >>> ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> >>> * >>> *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* >>> *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* >>> * >>> * >>> *---* >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks<http://orion..my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks> >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> MICHAEL A. AKUNGA >> Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 >> E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com >> michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com >> Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com >> Skype: michaelakunga >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> >> > > > > -- > MICHAEL A. AKUNGA > Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 > E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com > michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com > Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com > Skype: michaelakunga > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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Kindly Vote for the Ushahidi Platform.
by Gregory Omondi 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Hi guys, please vote for this amazing Kenyan product called Ushahidi that was born during the 2007 post election violence in Kenya to help Kenyans map incidents of violence and peace efforts throughout the country based on report submitted via web and mobile phones. It takes only 5 seconds to vote. Deadline is Today. So far the highest innovation has 353 vote, we are at 80 votes, PAMOJA MAJAMAA!!! http://www.innovatingjustice.com/innovations/ushahidi -- Kind Regards, Omondi Gregory Peter.

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Re: [Skunkworks] PayPal in exchange for MPesa...
by Martin Gicheru 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Mickey lets wait for tomorrows Announcement by Equity and Paypal, might be lesser days and cutting FNB in the deal. Meaning like 2-3 days. I also got something close I wanna drop. -----Original Message----- From: "Mickey Mickey" <michaelakunga(a)gmail.com> Sent: ‎10/‎17/‎2013 6:20 PM To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] PayPal in exchange for MPesa... @Bullut I wish you were taking more, I got like $350 and I need someone taking all lot On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> wrote: Greetings Listers, Anybody with $20 in their PayPal account they're willing to exchange for Kenya Shillings? Feel free to contact me directly... Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- Cell: +254 723 393 114. Skype Name: Michael Bullut. Twitter: @Kipsang Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ E-mail: main(a)kipsang.com --- _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- MICHAEL A. AKUNGA Cell No: (+254) ( 0) 726 174 815 E-Mail: michaelakunga(a)gmail.com michaelakunga(a)yahoo.com Blog: http://michysoft.blogspot.com Skype: michaelakunga

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Re: [Skunkworks] which is the Best data gsm provider.
by thea maina 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

On Oct 11, 2013 4:10 PM, "thea maina" <theamaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > Among the telkoms, who is the best data provider for a moderate data user? >

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OT: Looking for a poe 2960,3560,3750 24port switch
by Eric Muiruri 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Afternoon Skunks, I am looking for any of the above switches either new or refurbished. Any leads? Contact me offlist on 0712 603 271. Thanks Eric Kiruthi

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@iBizAfrica Open Day/Demo Day on Wednesday 23rd October from 2pm to 6pm
by John Matogo 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Dear colleagues. @iBizAfrica is the business incubator at Strathmore University, located on the 5th floor of the Student Centre building. We invite you to come and visit the young entrepreneurs that are based here at the incubator and see some of the exciting business ventures they are involved in. We now have over 70 individuals in about 33 projects working at the Incubator on various projects. We welcome you to come by on 23rd October between 2pm and 6pm to see some of the work the entrepreneurs are involved in and learn more about the Incubation process. Register your participation on the Open Day by clicking on this link http://ibizafricaopenday.eventbrite.com/ More information about the business incubator is available here: www.ibizafrica.co.ke We look forward to seeing you then. Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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O.T Furnished Apartments
by Fellow Skunk 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

www.mauaplace.com Incase your new in town and I.T SAVVY..............

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BEWARE CONMEN
by wa 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Afternoon Skunkers, As per the subject, there has been a series of CONMEN on the list posing as interested buyers for IT Equipment. These guys raise LPO's of different organizations, organizations they don't work for . Deliveries are done and the guy disappears and the said organizations where the LPO originates deny knowing these guys. A friend almost lost Equipment worth 800K today. - Kind Regards,

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Looking for a kindle
by Mark Mwangi 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Hey peoples, Am looking to buy a kindle. The basic version that goes for 69$ on Amazon. Anyone know where I can get or have experience buying stuff from Amazon? How much is this likely to cost me? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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Musical skunks
by TheMburu George 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Some nice music for Friday https://www.youtube.com/melodiake -- Conservatism is the adherence to the old tried against the new untried.

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OT: ASA Firewall 5505 & Cisco 3750 poe 48 ports
by Eric Muiruri 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Afternoon Skunks, I require the above asap. Please contact me offlist of call me on 0712 603 271. Regards Eric Kiruthi

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Game developers
by Tom Musau 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Radio Africa wants to get some programmers to write some games for us that we can use on a new project. Below is the specifics for this 1. We need simple and interesting games created in Java MidP 2.0 format 2. The games should be of 480P resolution 3. The maximum RAM the games can use is 10MB 4. We are going to award 50,000shs in cash to any games that we decide to use email kilonzotom2000(a)yahoo.com

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State cancels the Laptop Project tender process
by Bwana Lawi 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

"Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced that the tender process was canceled as lowest bidder quoted *Ksh 32B against an anticipated budget of Ksh 20B.*" I really need to position myself :) More on this here<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000095732&story_title=jubilee-la…>

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Mpesa download error
by Evans Ny 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Hi Listers, Am getting this error when want to download data from mpesa web. Anyone with a solution help pls. The following error has occurred - Input string was not in a correct format.

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Sencha Grid Filters
by Ken Muturi 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

i have a sencha grid that does remote filtering code Example ( http://dev.sencha.com/deploy/ext-4.0.0/examples/grid-filtering/grid-filter-…) All my filters are of list type (i have checkboxes on all columns i want to filter.) The question is, Is there a way to trigger this filters with a button not the auto filtering on a list/textbox click. Something like first apply all the filters i want then click on a button (to apply filters) ? Like what Excel does with you are doing data filtering. Why would i want that ? I am using grid.reconfigure() which is overriding the initial filter options when auto filtering happens. ie if i had the filter options [green, red, blue, yellow, orange] the i do a filter on greenand the auto filtering happens then grid.reconfigure only [green] is present in my options, and am not able to do more filtering...

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IP Engineers - consultancy works
by Oliver Ndegwa 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Dear good People, A client of ours is seeking for consultancy services from somebody that can deliver a training workshop on the migration from IPv4 to IPv6. The workshop would include presentations about both protocols, the main scenarios of migrating from IPV4 to IPV6 and hands on exercises using some IPV6 test bed. If you can do this please get in touch privately for more information. Regards Oliver - TPC oliver(a)tpc.co.ke

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[VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT] ICT & ICT-integration in Education Consultants
by James Waciira 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Short - Term Consultancy: ICT and ICT integration in Education Instructor For more details: http://www.avu.org/Employment-Opportunities/short-term-consultancy-ict-and-… Best, James W. -- gtalk : jwaciira | skype : jwaciira

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Chess via SMS on Android
by Patrick Wayodi 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Is there an Android app for playing chess against another person that uses sms to transmit the moves? That is, instead of the moves being delivered via the internet, the moves are delivered via sms. Patrick Wayodi.

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Is the long tail dying?
by Patrick Wayodi 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

There's a new book that contradicts Chris Anderson's "long tail" theory. Read this snippet: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2013/10/16/the-most-importa… Patrick Wayodi.

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Access control system
by Pwaruingi 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Am looking for a bar code based ticketing and access control system. Would appreciates any leads for rental of such system. WARUINGI

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Service Delivery Indicators Techies Event
by Simeon Oriko 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

FYI -- Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com (http://www.mtotowajirani.com/) | Twitter: @mtotowajirani (https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani) LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko (http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko) Cell: +254 724 892 941 | Skype: simeonoriko Forwarded message: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Jane Machira" <jmachira(a)hivos.or.ke (mailto:jmachira@hivos.or.ke)> > Date: Oct 16, 2013 2:01 PM > Subject: Fwd: Service Delivery Indicators Techies Event > To: > > > Dear Sir/Madam > > We would like to invite you to the service delivery indicators techies/digital artists event at PAWA254- 2nd Floor, AAYMCA Building State House Crescent, off State House Avenue on Thursday, October 17,2013 from 1400hrs to 1600hrs. The event will bring together techies/digital artists to share on the gaps in the health and education sector and how the problem can be addressed using available data sets. We are awarding grants ranging from $10,000 to $ 60,000. > > > Attached find an invitation letter and a map to the venue.Please acknowledge receipt and confirm availability with Jane Nduta - info(a)kenyasdi.or.ke (mailto:info@kenyasdi.or.ke) > > Please circulate to your network > > Regards, > > Jane Nduta. > Program Assistant, > ATTI & ICT - Election Watch. > ACS Plaza - 3rd Floor. > P.O Box 19875 - 00202,Nrb > Tel:+ 254 20 3861372/3/4 > Mobile:0725 - 451 729 > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "HacksHackers Nairobi" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hackshackers-nairobi+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com (mailto:hackshackers-nairobi+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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.NET Developer
by Martin Waireri 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Hi Lister's, We looking for an ambitious .NET programmer. Preferably one who has had experience on SAP Business One Add-Ons before. Kindly send your detailed CV's to martin.waireri(a)seal.co.ke Kind Regards, -- "There's no better gift than to do something that you love to do, and being good at it "

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configuring Cisco 881
by martin chege 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Hi Listers, My office recently acquired a cisco 881 routers and the guys assigned to install it seem to have a problem configuring it. I think with your help I can help them. Please advise if Cisco 881 is manageable. and if so, is it through a console or a GUI? Kindly help. Regards, Martin

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OT: TV Box
by Boniface 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

A friend is looking for a TV Box. Anyone selling one, kindly contact me.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It?
by Kinpro Computers-All IT soutions 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Let me differ from others. Well other professional Paper certificates(based on technologies) expires, and even masters degree certificate would expire . too.The difference is, one you can be pretty sure that it would expire within a short time the other one has a slim chance. But all in all when it comes to knowledge both can behave the same or you might need to unlearn a lot of junks before you can be useful with your masters. Masters brings confidence,pride and other kind of things to boost one`s ego.Sometimes masters reminds you of what you didn't study seriously in your bachelor Degree,because you thought were inapplicable in real life. You can make few choices before you decide why you need a masters Degree, what do you want o achieve after .many people go for something different (to compliment)after realizing that they need to move where money and pride reside .E.g from computer Science to MBA, or to Security etc. Remember you will always need to practice or go for refresher causes regularly. Nicholas. > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> wrote: >> >>> Greetings Listers, >>> >>> I've been wrestling with a quagmire for sometimes now about pursuing a >>> Masters Degree Program. As an Information Technology professional, would it >>> more pertinent to seek vendor certifications as they instruct on what >>> technologies the industry is using? In my humble observation, professionals >>> of all fields pursue a Masters either because it is fashionable or they >>> have no other choice but to do so. My question to my brethren: *What >>> would your advice be in such a situation?* *Did you pursue a Masters >>> because it was a means to an end or it enhanced your knowledge and passion >>> in the field? * >>> >>> *Help a wandering young man out?* >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Michael Bullut. >>> >>> --- >>> >>> *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. >>> **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* >>> ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> >>> * >>> *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* >>> *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* >>> * >>> * >>> >>>

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Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It?
by Michael Bullut 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Greetings Listers, I've been wrestling with a quagmire for sometimes now about pursuing a Masters Degree Program. As an Information Technology professional, would it more pertinent to seek vendor certifications as they instruct on what technologies the industry is using? In my humble observation, professionals of all fields pursue a Masters either because it is fashionable or they have no other choice but to do so. My question to my brethren: *What would your advice be in such a situation?* *Did you pursue a Masters because it was a means to an end or it enhanced your knowledge and passion in the field? * *Help a wandering young man out?* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Enterprise SMS Solution
by John Karanja 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi Listers, I would like to introduce you to our new Enterprise Bulk Messaging Platform which offers the following services. - Secured & Private Bulk SMS platform - Allows for Multiple Users and Multiple Accounts - Allows for Address Book Management - Allows for SMS Scheduling - We also give 2 complementary training sessions for Admin and Staff - Telephone and On-line Support - Reach your staff, clients and potential customers easily via SMS today! If interested in a demo or becoming a reseller buzz me off-list. *More: http://whive.org/introducing-smsey-com-enterprise-sms-solution-businesses/* Will appreciate any feedback as well. Cheers, John

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Cisco SG500-52P 48 port POE switch
by Job Muriuki 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi. Am looking for new Cisco SG500-52P 48 port POE switch its small business 500 series switch -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, *Director IT** **|*** | Lonak business park Off Thika Road, Kasarani | M [+254] (0)708 293 116 | M [+254] (0)722 906 324 | US no +1 *(815) 216-5747*

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DIGITAL JOBS
by Tom Musau 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

*DIGITAL JOBS * *About Company:* Radio Africa Group is a leading media business that manages some of Kenya’s major brands including The Star, Kiss 100, Classic 105,Radio Jambo, East FM, XFM and KISS TV. The company is committed to a complete transformation of its current business model and will be launching a range of digital products as well as refreshing its current offerings. *1. **Position :* *DRUPAL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS & UI Developer* *Job Description*: This role bridges the creative, user experience and technical aspects of project delivery. An expert who can deploy Drupal for enterprise use as an editorial workflow system and CMS and well as re skin the front end completely. You also need to be an HTML expert who can make custom and highly complex but presentable web interfaces. Your specialties should include knowledge of all web UI technologies and frameworks (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, ASP, PHP). *Duties and Responsibilities.* - Deploy Drupal for web systems and reskin into an entertprise editorial workflow system - Knowledge of Ecommerce Websites, CMS, Shopping Cart, CMS & Application development. - Develop complex rich Internet Applications, Macromedia Flash and AJAX, particularly technical and coding aspects such as Object Oriented Programming, Action Script, Flash Remoting, Data Binding, Components, etc. - Program web interfaces using emerging HTML5 specification. Program web interfaces and applications using CSS 3 specification. - Optimize web pages for mobile display. - Standards-based web development. - Develop and test web applications across multiple browsers, platforms, DOM implementations etc. - Optimize presentation layer performance. - User Interface Design, Information Architecture, graphic design with Adobe Photoshop. Illustrator and Dreamweaver. - Any other responsibilities as assigned. REQUIRED SKILLS: - Ideal candidate has 3-4 years' experience designing and developing web applications using various technologies and languages, and you must have proven experience with Drupal as well JavaScript, HTML 5 and frameworks such as jQuery, YUI, Dojo, etc. - A Bachelor's Degree is required (preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) - Knowledge of native mobile application development (iOS, Android). - A seamless ability to used jquery, CSS, HTML, Javascript and various perks. - Experience with payment gateways is a plus. *2. **Position*: *SENIOR PHP Programmer* We are seeking a talented senior PHP Programmer responsible for the creation and implementation of a wide variety of Web-based products using PHP, JavaScript, MySQL and AJAX Duties and Responsibilities - PHP Development work (involved in coding after getting necessary inputs of design and Architecture). - Prototype development using the requirements. - Modification of open source software including SugarCRM and OpenBravo among others - Daily status update of the work with tangible milestones. - Documentation of the module developed and coding according to industry best practices. - Troubleshooting the code developed - Capable to handle projects independently - Performance Optimization (server, client, and db) - Any other responsibilities as assigned. Additional Requirements - Must have at least 3+ years’ experience working with PHP - A Bachelor's Degree is required (preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, etc.). - Strong experience working in a LAMP & Unix environment. - Experience implementing Drupal as a major editorial system - Experience with CodeIgniter, Zend or Symfony PHP frameworks preferred. - Transact-SQL, writing and optimizing SQL queries, stored procedures, and developing databases. - Proficiency with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Ext JS, AJAX - Experience in creating, implementing, testing, and maintaining full-featured "web 2.0" dynamic database-driven web applications - Experience in team-based web development - Adherence to web design accessibility standards and cross-browser compatibility - Experience with payment gateways is a plus.

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Raspberry Pi shop
by Peter Muchemi 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi, Where can i buy a Raspberry Pi ? -- Peter Muchemi Software Developer Electra Software Ltd http://www.software.co.ke +254 722 320986

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Fw: LakeHub Manager
by Simeon Oriko 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Skunks, For a while now, LakeHub (www.lakehub.co.ke (http://www.lakehub.co.ke)) has made significant efforts to build and strengthen the tech community in Western Kenya. The effort has made tremendous progress and is looking to grow beyond their early success by hiring a manager to lead the initiative through a new period of growth and development. I'm sharing this in hope that some of you may be interested. Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko -- Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com (http://www.mtotowajirani.com/) | Twitter: @mtotowajirani (https://twitter.com/mtotowajirani) LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko (http://ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko) Cell: +254 724 892 941 | Skype: simeonoriko Forwarded message: > From: Evan Green-Lowe <evan.greenlowe(a)gmail.com (mailto:evan.greenlowe@gmail.com)> > To: Simeon Oriko <simeon(a)mtotowajirani.com (mailto:simeon@mtotowajirani.com)> > Date: Monday, October 14, 2013 11:21:12 PM > Subject: LakeHub Manager > > Hey Simeon, > > How is everything? Long time no chat, and hope all has been well in Nairobi. Thank you again for your time and inputs on the "LakeHub" idea ... we've been doing alright for ourselves and now I have a very quick, but super-helpful favor to ask if you can spare 2 minutes. > > Do you mind forwarding a job description to lead the growth/development of LakeHub to a few people that could be interested and well suited. > > As you know (but can now just forward on to colleagues and friends), LakeHub - www.lakehub.co.ke (http://www.lakehub.co.ke/) - is a growing and enthusiastic community of techies, and entrepreneurs based in and around Kisumu, Kenya. > > We're ready to take the next step and looking for a full-time, paid Manager to lead LakeHub forward. LakeHub is seeking someone who shares our passion, won’t take “No” for an answer, and is interested in the position described in the attached document. > > It's incredibly important us to find *the* correct candidate. I think it is the most important decision we'll make - and with the right person I think there is a very bright future for LakeHub and for the successful candidate. > > If you can pass this on to a couple (2? 3?) friends, former co-workers, or acquaintences in Kenya that might be suitable for the role - that would be a tremendous help. Feel free to send me names to look out for, and/or any other thoughts/advice you have to share on how we can make this hiring process a success. > > Let me know if this is something you can do. Even knowing who is spreading the word will be helpful for us to guide the hiring process. > > Thanks very much - really do appreciate it, hope to talk soon. > > Warm regards, > Evan >

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Dell Laptops for Sale
by Leonard Kore 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Boxed Affordable Dell 2521 core i3, 320gb HDD, 2GB ram....with warranty call 0722 416 225 -- Leonard Kore

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Re: [Skunkworks] Power Suppy
by Denis G. Wahome 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

@Peter, Thanks for you response. R D On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Denis G. Wahome <dwahome(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Wash, > > I found one with higher Amperage but it worked, 12V, 1A. The equipment > requires 12V 500mA. > > Regards, > > D > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:00 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Lemme get back to you on this tomorrow. >> >> Can you also show the size of the connecting pin - thought it's not so >> important as we can cut the one on the blown up one ... >> >> >> >> On 14 October 2013 12:14, Denis G. Wahome <dwahome(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> See attached. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Denis >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Denis G. Wahome <dwahome(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> FYI >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> >>>> Date: Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 1:51 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Power Suppy >>>> To: "Denis G. Wahome" <dwahome(a)gmail.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Take a photo f the blown up one and show it that to me - focus on the >>>> power specs. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11 October 2013 13:07, Denis G. Wahome <dwahome(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> WAP54G v.2? >>>>> >>>>> Any leads for the above? >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>>> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>>> ------------ >>>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>>> ------------ >>>>> >>>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>>> ------------ >>>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best regards, >>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >>>> Nairobi,KE >>>> +254733744121/+254722743223 >>>> "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler." >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler." >> > >

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Laptop Repair
by Geofrey Karani 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi Guys, I need someone who can fix laptop hardware. The fault is that one of the "connectors" of the screen to the system unit is broken. Hope my explanation is understood...it is within CBD. Anyone please revert via my mail Regards, Karani.

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Vacancy Announcement: Senior Software Developer...
by Michael Bullut 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Greetings Good People, Echo Mobile is looking for a Senior Software Developer. If you are interested please follow the directions in the attached job description to apply. If you're not available for this opportunity at present, please forward the same to your existing networks. Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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FB Accounts hacked
by Evans Ikua 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

I have just had a friend of mine lose her FB account after a hacker got her credentials and started scamming he friends to send him/her money. Now I log into FB and I see my cousin's account with a similar message on his wall. Seems like there is trend here. Please warn all and sundry against just sending money to anyone just because they saw a message from a friend on FB. Twitter may help. -- *---------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Evans Ikua,* Twitter: @ikuae

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Local FTA on KU Band..
by Areba Collins [ ＠BrainiacKE ® ] 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hello skunks, I just realized today that from my bouquet of services i do not have any local TV channels, So I got a C band dish with its LNB and for good measure a KU band lnd. I have pointed these to the general direction of 60E, but cant seem to get anything on scanning the frequencies of say citizen on 62E. is there someone here who has the exact settings ? these<http://www.lyngsat.com/Intelsat-902.html>ones seem not to work... -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*

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ChromeCast
by Joseph Tintale 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, Anyone selling the above item either as brand new or 2nd hand? Get in touch offlist. KR, Joseph.

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Power Suppy
by Denis G. Wahome 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

WAP54G v.2? Any leads for the above?

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Airtime to Cash
by Moses M.G 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

It looks like someone has a solution for those times when you accidentally buy more credit than you need! Check it out here : https://www.chura.co.ke/mobileairtime4money/ N.B: This is not an advert since I'm not affiliated to the company! Actually i don't even know who runs the service but I think it's cool! :)

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] We are recruiting : IP Analyst
by Kivuva 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Dear Colleagues, Please note that AFRINIC is looking for an IP Analyst. More details on the job description and candidate profile can be found here<http://www.afrinic.net/en/about-us/career/959-afjob-ipa20131003> . If you feel that you have the correct profile and wish to apply for this position, please send a letter of motivation accompanied by your CV, both in English, either via email to jobs[at]afrinic.net or on following address: Director Human Resources & Administration 11th Floor, Raffles Tower, Ebène Cybercity, Ebène. *APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 October 2013* -- __________________________ Babusha Radhakissoon Social Media/Online Engagement Officer, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.netfacebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AFRINIC-19 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 23-29 November 2013 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Epson stylus CX4300 help
by Okechukwu 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hi All, I have an Epson Stylus CX4300 that is giving me hell trying to replace the cartridges. I bought genuine cartridges from TBC but the printer refuses to recognize them - google and done all those 'tricks' people say but none helps - If anyone can help please do before I resort to throwing it off the balcony :-( PS. Am told Epson is very strict on fake ink cartridges, and am not sure if these are refills or not ./Ok3ch

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Re: [Skunkworks] Game developers
by Oliver Ndegwa 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Steve! i knew you will be the first to make an offering.. I almost called. haha!! On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > I have a few I can port to JavaXXX it there a limit one can submit? > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Tom Musau" <kilonzotom2000(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Lunes, 14 de Octubre 2013 7:04:37 > *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] Game developers > > Less than a month..... > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >> Whats the time frame? >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Tom Musau" <kilonzotom2000(a)gmail.com> >> >> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> *Sent: *Lunes, 14 de Octubre 2013 6:25:32 >> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] Game developers >> >> >> Radio Africa wants to get some programmers to write some games for us >> that we can use on a new project. Below is the specifics for this >> >> >> 1. We need simple and interesting games created in Java MidP 2.0 >> format >> 2. The games should be of 480P resolution >> 3. The maximum RAM the games can use is 10MB >> 4. We are going to award 50,000shs in cash to any games that we >> decide to use >> >> email kilonzotom2000(a)yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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Solitaire Android App Promotion Request.
by John Doe Smith Kamau KipNg'etich Jones 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Greetings Skunks, Now we bring you A Simple Solitaire Collection For Android<http://bit.ly/17NSpcp>, Bundle friendly as usual 299Kb. Please take a minute to download and rate/review. Click Here To Download From Playstore <http://bit.ly/17NSpcp>

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HDTV Adapter
by Jimmy Thuo 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hi Guys I want to connect a samsung Galaxy s4 phone to a HDTV via hdmi. Anyone who knows where i can get the following adapter locally? and Price? Thanks http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MHL-2-0-HDTV-Adapter/dp/B00BTCPQ5C%3FSubscrip… -- Best Regards Jimmy Thuo

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Decoder splitter
by Vincent Kiama 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hello everyone. Just a quick one. Am in need if a decoder splitter. I would like to have info on the models, channel output, prices and where I can purchase. Thanks in advance.

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ONE COMPUTER – 4 INDEPENDENT MONITORS/SCREENS -
by Charles Murithi 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Hi Guys , I need to operate 4 display LCD Screens from one computer . Each Display Screen displaying a web based link (Unique URL)as below [image: Inline images 2] *Screen - Displaying * *Screen 1 - URL Link 1* *Screen 2 - URL Link 2 * *Screen 3 - URL Link 3 * *Screen 4 - URL Link 4 * Is there a way to do this either via a network(Cat 6) VGA Splitter . All the Links are managed from a CRM and the Output is via a Website Link. Please let me know if any of you has such a solution. -- Regards , Charles

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Zuku Biz internet connections.
by Job Muriuki 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Am looking for anyone with the old zuku biz links which they are not using. Contact me off list I want to adopt them. -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb nbsp;|

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Re: [Skunkworks] Game developers
by Tom Musau 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

there is no limit, in fact you would probably take the day since i have received very few submissions.... On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > I have a few I can port to JavaXXX it there a limit one can submit? > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Tom Musau" <kilonzotom2000(a)gmail.com> > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Lunes, 14 de Octubre 2013 7:04:37 > *Subject: *Re: [Skunkworks] Game developers > > Less than a month..... > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > >> Whats the time frame? >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Tom Musau" <kilonzotom2000(a)gmail.com> >> >> *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> *Sent: *Lunes, 14 de Octubre 2013 6:25:32 >> *Subject: *[Skunkworks] Game developers >> >> >> Radio Africa wants to get some programmers to write some games for us >> that we can use on a new project. Below is the specifics for this >> >> >> 1. We need simple and interesting games created in Java MidP 2.0 >> format >> 2. The games should be of 480P resolution >> 3. The maximum RAM the games can use is 10MB >> 4. We are going to award 50,000shs in cash to any games that we >> decide to use >> >> email kilonzotom2000(a)yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co..ke <http://my.co.ke> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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Re: [Skunkworks] Game developers
by Tom Musau 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Less than a month..... On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com> wrote: > Whats the time frame? > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Tom Musau" <kilonzotom2000(a)gmail.com> > > *To: *"Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > *Sent: *Lunes, 14 de Octubre 2013 6:25:32 > *Subject: *[Skunkworks] Game developers > > > Radio Africa wants to get some programmers to write some games for us that > we can use on a new project. Below is the specifics for this > > > 1. We need simple and interesting games created in Java MidP 2.0 format > 2. The games should be of 480P resolution > 3. The maximum RAM the games can use is 10MB > 4. We are going to award 50,000shs in cash to any games that we decide > to use > > email kilonzotom2000(a)yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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PHP developer
by Tom Musau 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

We are seeking a talented PHP Programmer responsible for the creation and implementation of a wide variety of Web-based products using PHP, JavaScript, MySQL and AJAX Duties and Responsibilities v PHP Development work (involved in coding after getting necessary inputs of design and Architecture). v Prototype development using the requirements. v Daily status update of the work with tangible milestones. v Documentation of the module developed and coding according to industry best practices. v Troubleshooting the code developed v Capable to handle projects independently v Performance Optimization (server, client, and db) v Any other responsibilities as assigned. Additional Requirements v Must have at least 3+ years’ experience working with PHP v A Bachelor's Degree is required (preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, etc.). v Strong experience working in a LAMP & Unix environment. v Experience with CodeIgniter, Zend or Symfony PHP frameworks preferred. v Transact-SQL, writing and optimizing SQL queries, stored procedures, and developing databases. v Proficiency with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Ext JS, AJAX v Experience in creating, implementing, testing, and maintaining full-featured "web 2.0" dynamic database-driven web applications v Experience in team-based web development v Adherence to web design accessibility standards and cross-browser compatibility Experience with payment gateways is a plus email me on kilonzotom2000(a)yahoo.com

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PHP developer
by Tom Musau 13 Oct '13

13 Oct '13

Hey guys, Am looking for a PHP developer with extensive hand ons on experience in web development on open source CMS....drop your CV to kilonzotom2000@yahoo.com.....good package being offered for the right candidate

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Hotel Keycard and Power System
by Jangita Nyagudi 13 Oct '13

13 Oct '13

Hi Guys, Looking for a system that does that key card thing for hotels where you get a key to open your door and slot it into some RFID thing to switch on the power. For 30 rooms. I'm guessing the door locks have to be reinstalled and rooms re-wired. Any suppliers please contact me off-list with costs. This should include training, installation and so on. Include all hardware (including PCs required).

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[OT] RINGKE SLIM FUSION Case for Google Nexus 4
by Joseph Tintale 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, Does anyone know where I can get the following locally? http://www.amazon.com/RINGKE-Selling-Absorption-Scratch-Premium/dp/B00B7QGT… Regards, Joseph.

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External Tables in Mysql/Postgre
by Bwana Lawi 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

DB/SQL developers, what is the equivalent of Oracle External Tables<http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14215/et_concepts.htm>in PostgreSQL or MySQL (and it's forks)? I cant seem to get any on the net, probably coz they are implemented under a different name.

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Looking for a shared webhost running postgres
by Ndungi Kyalo 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hi Guys, I am looking for a shared webhost running postgres. I say shared because there are budgetary constraints to consider. -- Ndungi Kyalo

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Fibre net
by Chege 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hii All, Mombasa internet users whom do you recommend for fibre cable internet. Consideration on downtime most important and not let than 20 pcs usage Rgds Chege

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LOOKING FOR A CISCO HWIC 16A card
by Dan Kwach 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, Anyone with the above component on sale to urgently get in touch off list. With many thanks. Immediate availability...:) through to around Wednesday morning next week most preferred. Rgds, Dan.

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Best data gem provider
by thea maina 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hi guys, Among the telkoms, who is the best data provider for a moderate data user?

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D
by Adam Nelson 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Apropos my other comments about various languages and how the ones with a smaller community can really be leveraged by sharp developers to get ahead: http://forum.dlang.org/thread/l37h5s$2gd8$1@digitalmars.com D is now in use at Facebook and for sure, an awesome D developer would be able to get pretty far in the interview process there. -Adam -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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DEll T110 power edge server
by charles kungu 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Looking for the above. contact me off list with your best price. -- Regards, C . K

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Symantec Backup issue
by charles kungu 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

I am using symantec to do my back ups. However I cant select new resources when I want to create a new job. attached is a screenshot of the scenario. -- Regards, C . K

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Re: [Skunkworks] urgent cisco 871
by Edwin Ngige 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hi, Urgently require one again. Either used but in a box. Urgently call 0722 841853

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Remote File Transfer
by Tech List Kenya 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hi guys, I have an ssh connection to a remote server (ServerA, public IP) from which I then ssh to another box (ServerB) within the same network. How can I copy files from my laptop to ServerB considering I have no write access to ServerA?

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Facebook fan page admin
by Geofrey Karani 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Hey guys, I am at this organization where no one knows the account that was used to create its fan page. The previous admin(s) vanished with those details. Is there a quick way of getting around this? Trying to contact facebook guys is proving fruitless - unless I don't know how to... Anyone with a workaround kindly assist. Oh, and same case to twitter account... Kind Regards, Geofrey

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[advert] introducing the smart staff badges
by Oliver Ndegwa 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

[image: Inline image 1]The innovation from Motorola is a A brand-new category of mobile computer, the SB1replaces the plasic cards and is worn around the neck, on a belt or arm and not only allows clients to identify staff, but also enables staff to scan bar codes and to answer customer questions on price or inventory. And with a task management application, workers can access their own task list and supervisors can monitor task status — all in real time. The result? More efficient store and warehouse operations and a better customer experience. We are glad to get talking with you ! On Network security - TPC is an official partner of Check Point regards Oliver Ndegwa TPC - intelligent systems for business leaders

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IP Engineer Job
by kihamba nengo 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Hello A fast growing ISP is looking for an IP Engineer job with provisioning experience. Requirement: - CCNP. Interested persons to send me their CVs. Regards, Godfrey.

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Fwd: [Networks Group] Needed Consultant Developer
by Dan Wanjohi 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Hi Guys, Please see attached TOR. If interested or know someone who is interested kindly forward your/their CV to evansorogolla(a)gmail.com urgently. -- *......................................................... No pressure.....No diamonds!!!*

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Re: [Skunkworks] Hotel Management Solution
by Kibe Wachira 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

There is an Open Source Solution available, Open ERP and OTB Africa is the only partner in East Africa that can help your organisation in customizations and implementation strategy for the solution and the full ERP if need be. check this link for more info https://www.openerp.com/partners/directory -- kind regards, kibe wachira. software developer. tel:+254721888474 email:kiffea@gmail.com

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Things that i didn't know u could do in PHP
by Ken Muturi 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

<?php echo (in_array(false, array(true,true,true,false)) ? 'T' : 'F'); echo (in_array(false, array(true,true,true,true)) ? 'T' : 'F'); Output: => T => F

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IT Assistant Job
by Andrew Mutua 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Guys, I'm looking for someone with 2-3 yrs experience for a short term position (6 months) to work for a leading International NGO. Key skill set: - Basic Systems Administration (Windows Server and also some Linux Servers) - End User Support (Windows Platform) and Computer Maintenance - Basic Network Administration (Internet, LAN) - Basic Programming (Java, PHP) will also be an advantage - Great Customer Service Skills - Great Attitude Email: itjobcare(a)gmail.com Thanks Andrew

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[SKUNKWORKS] <AD> Galaxy S 4 for sale
by Martin Gicheru 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Hallo Skunks, I am selling a Mist Black Galaxy S4 I9500 in very good condition, everything in the box, acquired locally and thus still on warranty, used 3 months. Extras: brushed aluminium snap on case by Cygnet. Asking 47k. Talk to me off list. Regards, Martin Gicheru Editor Techweez Sent from my Galaxy S4

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Survey for new premium SMS ads and USSD surveys platform
by steven maina 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Fellow skunks, We at BTI Millman Ltd are developing a revolutionary new approach to ads and surveys tailor made for the african market. kindly take one minute or less of your time to answer the survey below and help us collect market research data for feasibility studies. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rDIDjOPxtjqRdpIBkvKxPgP03Esi8w7nTpjzJTWY75… God bless you for taking time off your busy schedules regards yours sincerely / wako mwaminifu Stephen Maina Project Manager BTI Millman Limited Branton Court, Suite A2 Ndemi Lane,Adams Arcade P.O. Box 333-00502 Karen, Nairobi, Kenya Mobile: +254726489473 Office: +254202314263 *Skype: s.n.maina *| *Github: stevemaina* www.btimillman.com | *stephen*(a)btimillman.com <dunstan(a)btimillman.com> *Impacting Society . Using Technology*

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Wanted Color Printer - Laserjet for 10 -15,000 kshs
by Benson Maina 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Please send me prices and models thanks

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AU Convention on Cyber Security
by Marcela Sinda 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen*,* http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/ ** *Do you know? * The African Union has prepared a final draft of an AU Convention on Cyber security (“the AUCC”). The AUCC is scheduled for final passage at an AU meeting in January 2014. * * After extensive discussions with various Kenyan stakeholders from industry, academia, and NGOs, we (Strathmore - Centre for Intellectual Property) have identified numerous provisions in the AUCC that, if passed by the AU and ratified by Kenya, will have substantial negative effects on the Kenyan online economy and social culture. A few of the more problematic examples are: * * * * * * *1. * The AUCC significantly *restricts freedom of expression* in violation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by prohibiting individuals from expressing ideas and theories on religion and ethnicity. ** * * *2. * The AUCC requires governments to have in place a mechanism for cyber forensic investigations into online criminal activity. This includes appointment of investigative* *judges with almost* unlimited power to require **seizure and analysis of digital and physical evidence*. Most African governments currently lack legislative and technical capability to satisfy such a legal requirement, and the likelihood of misuse is high.** * * *3. The AUCC criminalizes all unsolicited *electronic communications. No government or intergovernmental treaty in the world has had success in doing this; it is completely impractical and will draw wide criticism for selective enforcement or lack of enforcement. ** * * *4. * The AUCC requires that a person or a corporate organization engaging in electronic financial transactions (e.g., M-Pesa or OLX users) provide *full identity information*, including PIN and address information. This requirement is costly and risky, and it remains unclear how such data will be protected and how confidentiality will be maintained. Finally, preparation of the AUCC *involved little or no consultation with non-government stakeholders*. Major industry stakeholders have expressed serious misgivings to us about the scope and practicality of the AUCC. Most industry stakeholders, however, remain completely unaware even of the existence of the draft AUCC. Oppose passage of the AUCC in its current form here http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/ Regards, Marcela Sinda | Project Management | *M*: (+254) 727 987 907 *S*: sinda.marcela *T*: SindaMM

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Radio stations SMS management application
by Benson Maina 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hello what do this guys use to manage text messages where can I get it?

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Ref: WIFI Management Software
by Josy Ngatia 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hey Skunks, Any one know of an affordable WIFI management software to manage suite of Hotel WIFI hostspots. Would be looking also for a solution that can allow like integration to like wordpress for Login Page content customization or else integration to HTML login page which can be customized regularly to update content. Contact me offlist

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Network Interns
by Evon Wangari 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, We are looking for network interns with abit of experience in Cisco Networking. Probably someone who has cleared his Degree with CCNA Certisfied ready to start his career. Send your CV to msoc(a)comtecmhs.co.ke. Address it to IP Engineer Chege.

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A0 Flatbed scanner
by Mark Mwangi 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Anybody have an A0 scanner or know somewhere I can do it? It needs to be a flatbed not a roller type. -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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Breaking Safaricom Scratch Card Code
by Stephen Wanjau 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Might be offlist or spam, or both spam and offlist :) http://blackorwa.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/breaking-safaricom-scratch-card-c…

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Hotel Management Solution
by charles kungu 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

I need a hotel Management system. Leads? -- Regards, C . K

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County Policing Authority- It is likely to be the right framework to reduce crime
by Isaac Kiplagat 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Just looking at this job advert makes me want to know more, could this be better than nyumba kumi by His excellency the president? Our Board has been asked to recruit persons to be members of the County Policing Authority as per sections 41(1) (e) and 41(2) of the National Police Service Act, 2011. *Ref: KCPSB/2013/ 32* * * *Functions* The Functions of the Authority shall be to; - Develop proposals on priorities, objectives and targets for police performance in the County; - Monitor trends and patterns of crime in the county including those with a specific impact on women and children; - Promote community policing initiatives in the county; - Monitor progress and achievement of set targets; - Provide financial oversight of the budget of the County police; - Provide feedback on performance of the police service at the county level county police, - Provide a platform through which the public participate on all the aspects to do with county policy and the National Police Service at county level; - Facilitate public participation on county Policing policy; - Ensure policing accountability to the public; - Receive reports from Community Policing Forums and Committees; and - Ensure compliance with the national policing standards. * * * * *Sectors to be represented* Appointees will be picked from the following categories; - The business sector. - Community Based Organizations. - Women. - Persons with special needs. - Religious organizations. - The youth. * * * * *Requirements for appointment;* - Must have a minimum level of KCSE education or its equivalent. - Should be of good character and moral standing. - Should not have been convicted of a felony. - Should have been a resident or employed in Kericho County for a continuous period of not less than three years. * * * * *How to Apply* *Applicants must:* - Attach clearance certificates from CID (certificate of good conduct) - Indicate Sub-County and Ward of residence - Submit application attaching copies of National identity card, curriculum vitae and testimonials, academic and professional certificates indicating the category applied for as shown in (b) above. N/B: - Members of the Authority shall be paid allowances - Applications should reach the Secretary, County Public Service Board *on or before Thursday the 10th, October, 2013, 5.00 p.m.* - Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Address your application to; The Secretary County Public Service Board P. O. Box 1376- 20200 Kericho. OR Deliver it by hand to: County Public Service Board Office (Room 107) Governor’s Office Nakuru -Kericho-Kisumu Highway Kericho -- Isaac Kiplagat. KIP®

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NAS
by Tusker 21 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Skunks, Looking for a good reliable NAS solution. Kindly inbox with recommendations. thans in advance. R. T21

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Re: [Skunkworks] Genuine Microsoft Licenses
by William Muriithi 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Is this an advert ? > > What else can it be? Its not informative, not a question, nothing technical about it. If you replace Microsoft license with banana, it would still be sensible. Some people have no respect with their peers at all. If it was on oracle-l for example, he would stand out badly as that mailing list has very respectful users. Muriithi

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Genuine Microsoft Licenses
by Gilbert Kiprono 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hello Skunks I am a *Gold Certified partner of Microsoft* and i sell all Licenses from Windows 7/8, Office 2007-2013, all version of Servers applications Windows Server, Exchange server, SQL, Sharepoint, Lync, Office 365 and the like. Gold Competency means my margins are very flexible and *i am very low on the pricing.* Kindy reach me on 0727137695 or mail me directly for a *QUOTE ASAP* ** *Gilbert kiprono*

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(OT) Looking For a Dedicated IP
by Andrew Nduati 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hello people, We are looking for the above. The requirements: 1 Single dedicated I.P Address 2 Link speed of 2*Mbps* *3 A router under lease for about a month or 2.* * * *Please contact me asap with cheap prices.* We are located near Adams Arcade.( Could reduce price:) ) * *

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Ref: Linux System Administration Job
by Josy Ngatia 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

*Purpose* - Provide systems and network and administration support for internal and client systems. *Essential Functions* - Deploy and maintain servers, workstations and networking equipment in accordance with regulations and requirements. - Provide direct end-user support. - Provide skilled analyses to determine future hardware/software requirements. Maximize systems and network availability. - Ensure compliance with System Security Plans and other organizational requirements. - Other related functions as assigned to include training to internal and external customers. *Required qualifications* - 2-3 yrs with wtih Linux systems admin/common automation/configuration mgmt/deployment tools/enterprise network systems monitoring. - Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Active Directory admin. - Understanding and working skills of common network services protocols(SMTP,IMAP,POP, DHCP,DNS,LDAP,Active Directory,NFS,CIFS, SSL). - 2 yrs demonstrated ability with scalable Windows/Linux network-based deployments. - 2 yrs demonstrated ability with scalable Zimbra/Postfix deployments. - Specific experience deploying/configuring/managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS. - Ability to deploy/maintain telecommunications/networking equip - WiFi routers. - Able to work under pressure. - Ability to work independently with sensitive and confidential information. - Experience integrating Windows/Windows Server/varied Linux environments. Experience w/ Puppet/Nagios/Cacti for configuration mgmt/network monitoring/capacity planning. - Experience with BackupPC and rsync. - Experience w/ Linux kernel configuration. - Basic programming experience, to include Linux shell scripting, Perl, Python, SQL, C, C++, PHP/HTML. - Experience with virtual computing environments, specifically VMware and VirualBox. - Experience with continuous network and host-based security monitoring. Experience with classified systems security implementation. *Preferred Qualifications* - Bachelor's degree in computer science/IT/related/2+ years of experience. - More than the required experience in managing Linux systems/Microsoft Windows Active Directory

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Experienced NEC SV8100 PBX techie
by Eunice Wa 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hi All, I am looking for technical expertise with good experience in installing NEC SV8100 IP PBX escpecially in a hotel case. Part-time/ Short hire Regards, +254 734 531794

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(no subject)
by Sylvesta Kiprop 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

anyone with any ict microfinance training -- // sylvesta momi kiprop chepkirwok // sylrop(a)rafode.co.ke // 0727328069 //0787522664

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ADVERT: Selling Genuine Windows 7/8 & Office 2010/2013
by Eric Muiruri 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hi Skunks, Kindly note that i am selling the above software at very competitive rates. You stand to get a better discount on bulk purchases. Call me on* 0712 603 271 *or email me directly for more details on pricing.. Regards Eric Kiruthi

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20 feet container
by dauglas kidake 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hi team , Any leads to where i can get the subject within Nairobi , help a colleague secure his infrastructure from Burglary Thanks

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Google Web Designer
by Kibe Wachira 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

is this the end of the Adobe Creative Suite, the likes of CS5 and the rest? welcome to the free Google Web Designer https://www.google.com/webdesigner/ <https://www.google.com/webdesigner/> -- kind regards, kibe wachira. software developer. tel:+254721888474 email:kiffea@gmail.com

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AU Convention on Cyber security
by Marcela Sinda 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen*,* http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/ ** * * The African Union has prepared a final draft of an AU Convention on Cyber security (“the AUCC”). The AUCC is scheduled for final passage at an AU meeting in January 2014. * * After extensive discussions with various Kenyan stakeholders from industry, academia, and NGOs, we (Strathmore - Centre for Intellectual Property) have identified numerous provisions in the AUCC that, if passed by the AU and ratified by Kenya, will have substantial negative effects on the Kenyan online economy and social culture. A few of the more problematic examples are: * * * * * * *1. * The AUCC significantly *restricts freedom of expression* in violation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by prohibiting individuals from expressing ideas and theories on religion and ethnicity. ** * * *2. * The AUCC requires governments to have in place a mechanism for cyber forensic investigations into online criminal activity. This includes appointment of investigative* *judges with almost* unlimited power to require **seizure and analysis of digital and physical evidence*. Most African governments currently lack legislative and technical capability to satisfy such a legal requirement, and the likelihood of misuse is high.** * * *3. The AUCC criminalizes all unsolicited *electronic communications. No government or intergovernmental treaty in the world has had success in doing this; it is completely impractical and will draw wide criticism for selective enforcement or lack of enforcement. ** * * *4. * The AUCC requires that a person or a corporate organization engaging in electronic financial transactions (e.g., M-Pesa or OLX users) provide *full identity information*, including PIN and address information. This requirement is costly and risky, and it remains unclear how such data will be protected and how confidentiality will be maintained. Finally, preparation of the AUCC *involved little or no consultation with non-government stakeholders*. Major industry stakeholders have expressed serious misgivings to us about the scope and practicality of the AUCC. Most industry stakeholders, however, remain completely unaware even of the existence of the draft AUCC. Oppose passage of the AUCC in its current form here http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/ Regards, Marcela Sinda | Project Management | *M*: (+254) 727 987 907 *S*: sinda.marcela *T*: SindaMM

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AU Convention on Cyber Security
by Marcela Sinda 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen*, * The African Union has prepared a final draft of an AU Convention on Cyber security (“the AUCC”). The AUCC is scheduled for final passage at an AU meeting in January 2014. * * After extensive discussions with various Kenyan stakeholders from industry, academia, and NGOs, we (Strathmore - Centre for Intellectual Property) have identified numerous provisions in the AUCC that, if passed by the AU and ratified by Kenya, will have substantial negative effects on the Kenyan online economy and social culture. A few of the more problematic examples are: * * * * * * *1. * The AUCC significantly *restricts freedom of expression* in violation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by prohibiting individuals from expressing ideas and theories on religion and ethnicity. ** * * *2. * The AUCC requires governments to have in place a mechanism for cyber forensic investigations into online criminal activity. This includes appointment of investigative* *judges with almost* unlimited power to require **seizure and analysis of digital and physical evidence*. Most African governments currently lack legislative and technical capability to satisfy such a legal requirement, and the likelihood of misuse is high.** * * *3. The AUCC criminalizes all unsolicited *electronic communications. No government or intergovernmental treaty in the world has had success in doing this; it is completely impractical and will draw wide criticism for selective enforcement or lack of enforcement. ** * * *4. * The AUCC requires that a person or a corporate organization engaging in electronic financial transactions (e.g., M-Pesa or OLX users) provide *full identity information*, including PIN and address information. This requirement is costly and risky, and it remains unclear how such data will be protected and how confidentiality will be maintained. Finally, preparation of the AUCC *involved little or no consultation with non-government stakeholders*. Major industry stakeholders have expressed serious misgivings to us about the scope and practicality of the AUCC. Most industry stakeholders, however, remain completely unaware even of the existence of the draft AUCC. Oppose passage of the AUCC in its current form here * * *Regards, * *Marcela Sinda | Project Management | * *M*: (+254) 727 987 907 *S*: sinda.marcela *T*: SindaMM

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Asset tagging
by Justin Mosbey 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hi guys, Anyone who knows where i can get Asset tagging machine. regards, jm

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Web Development Intern Needed
by Pithon Kamau 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

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