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

23 Jul '09

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

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Seacom goes live?
by Walubengo J 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

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

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

23 Jul '09

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

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Fellowship reminder
by Dorcas Muthoni 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

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

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

23 Jul '09

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

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Joomla Developers
by Areba Collins 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

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

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

23 Jul '09

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

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

23 Jul '09

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

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

23 Jul '09

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

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

23 Jul '09

http://tinyurl.com/l75mt5

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