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Pigs Do Fly
by Rad! 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

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

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

22 Jul '09

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

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VLANs and FreeBSD
by aki 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

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

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

22 Jul '09

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

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

22 Jul '09

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

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

22 Jul '09

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

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

22 Jul '09

Neither Telkom nor KDN have their fiber connections to Mombasa in Ring formation but rather are bus, this means that should either cable break for any reason, the entire Nairobi, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi stand disconnected, so much for "The Promise". This is rather puzzling and implies that should you require a redundant link to SEACOM/TEAMS you need to purchase capacity from both TKL and KDN. The same applies to the NOFBI (National Optic Fiber Backbone Initiative) which runs "countrywide". (sic) I find this design rather strange if not outright curious, does anyone know why? It's tough enough that we have to deal with Power Crisis which have similar repercussions but technical design??? inexcusable. Kiania D. -- [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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Re: [Skunkworks] How do you disable subscribed messages from a cell phone( unsubcribe) from it)
by mary kariuki 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

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

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Web Caching
by Big Quark 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

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

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

22 Jul '09

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

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