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Testing Life outside Earth
by Davis Waithaka 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

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

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Website usability evaluation checklist
by Peter Karunyu 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

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

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

16 Jul '09

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

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Mail server
by Zack Githinji 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Hi People, Problem with mail server running, Postfix version 2.4.5 Redhat Linux Fedora 8 Amavis Host name : mail.organization.net server hosted by client MX:mail.isp.com Scenario organization.net hosted by godaddy.com organization.net expired and after 2days its renewed again. Since then server cannot send nor receive mail. Service provider says its an issue with the server settings, but nothing has changed in the server. issue 2: Organization had a public ip A it was blacklisted, changed to B which has been in use all this time. when the server is set to B it cannot ping outside (out of local LAN). and it cannot be accessed. if u send mail u get the error "Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name= smtp.isp.com type=MX: Host not found, try again" if i set it to use A it delivers mail but cant Receive, it can ping outside and can also be accessed. Please let me know your Views. -- Regards, Zack K. Githinji Technician Cell:+254 722 649199 "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

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Re: [Skunkworks] Mobile Internet-Getting the best of all worlds.
by wesley kiriinya 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

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

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India to Issue Biometric ID cards to its 1.2 Billion countrymen.
by Areba Collins 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

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

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

16 Jul '09

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

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

16 Jul '09

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

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Laban's Contacts
by Douglas Ogeto 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

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

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

16 Jul '09

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

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