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Joomla and Community Builder problems
by Shiro Njagi 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hey skunkworks-erians... I have Joomla 1.5 installed and have installed the Community Builder component However when I try to add some components to Community Builder I get the error - - Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package. - Path does not have a valid package. I have searched in the folder and the XML file exists.Have also tried unzipping the folder and installing it and i get the same error. Suggestions??

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Re: [Skunkworks] Of freelance teams and project afya et al.
by wesley kiriinya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Congratulations to the skunk(ette)s team! @ Al: I think more skunk(ette)s are interested but they only have 24 hours in a day... I'm definately keen on seeing how Project Afya goes. I hope the team can share issues they have during development, so that quality is not sacrificed. Perhaps the team can have a wiki where skunk(ette)s can contribute? And BIG THANKS Al especially for pushing for a skunk(ette)s team. 8~) --- On Wed, 7/15/09, Al Kags <alkags(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Al Kags <alkags(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Of freelance teams and project afya et al. To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 7:53 AM Skunk(ettes), I am informed that only one team responded to the project Afya. This team, it seems, consists of some serious professionals and they will be meeting with the client in the next few days. I suppose that only one team responded suggests to me that most skunk(ette)s are uninterested/unable/un-confident to work in teams and bid for work. I had a few who said to me that they had never before bid or done a profile of themselves and therefore were not confident. I had a number of company executives from web companies - including one who is fairly active on this forum - suggest to me that giving a chance to freelance developers is a waste of time and the work should be given to them. One supposes that we shall watch Project Afya's performance with interest. In other news, I had another set of clients who have a project that we can call 'project watu' who have interest in trying out a freelance team. Should they hold out any hope that this model could work in skunkworks? Kags _______________________________________________ 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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Nokia Kenya office numbers
by Mbugua Njihia 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Anyone got these? symbiotic_logo Mbugua Njihia - CEO SYMBIOTIC MEDIA CONSORTIUM | Design:Develop:Deploy [a] Muringa Court - Suite B2:Kilimani- Junction of Kirichwa and Muringa Road [t] +254 20 359 6305 [c] +254 721 668 709 [e] mbugua(a)symbiotic.co.ke [w] www.symbiotic.co.ke [b] http://blog.symbiotic.co.ke/blog/ This message may contain information, which is confidential, private or privileged in nature. If you are not the intended recipient of the message, you are notified that any distribution, use or copying of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately

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.ke domains
by Kevin Ouma 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Anyone doing .ke registration please get in touch . ASAP. Kevin

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SafKom "Silent Offer"
by Paul Njoroge 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Skunks, Buy airtime between 50-1000 and get 50% more, true story, av just loaded 250/- and got 375/- Regards

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Mobile phone address book backup/Sync
by Timothy Kyalo 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hi Skunk(ette)s, I'd like to backup/commit my phone book(Motorola L7e) to a backup server. Is there a company that offers this service(plausibly free). Or are these my options Writing a Python/Perl/PHP SyncML client Funambol What's your take? /Kyalo

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N6120
by Clement Ongera 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Hello all, My friend's nokia N6120 doesn't send cash using mpesa, but receives cash. Could someone please tell me what to do? OOh, she can send through another phone.. A fruitful day......

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Re: [Skunkworks] ICT regulation - How it would affect the future.
by wesley kiriinya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Make sure the pot is big enough to cook vizuri. Hatutaki vitu zimeiva nusu nusu. 8~) --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] ICT regulation - How it would affect the future. To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 5:07 PM Below is what we really ... Will soon be asking you for local IT entrepreneurs resumes..... something cooking... no details at this point in time.... cheers, ----- As Technology Needs Grow, One Sector Has No Shortage of Jobs By Kim Hart Monday, July 13, 2009 Platinum Solutions, a Reston information technology firm that serves the government, needs to find new employees so fast that it hired four full-time recruiters. At any given time, the company has 20 to 40 job openings, and it recently opened an office in West Virginia that has 65 employees. "We're hiring as fast as we can," said chief executive Laila Rossi. "The past six months have been the peak for us." She said the company used to have a new employee start every few weeks. Now it's common to see nine or 10 begin work in a single day, week after week. At a time when most industries are slashing costs and headcounts, IT firms in the Washington region are experiencing growth thanks to continued government contracts and an increased reliance on technology in nearly every sector of the economy. The demand for IT expertise has helped keep the local economy stronger compared with other regions of the country. The federal government is expected to increase spending on technology services by 3.5 percent over the next five years, according to a report released last week by Input, a Reston market research firm. The estimate is lower than last year's growth forecast of 4.1 percent, but "fairly optimistic considering the change in administration and the economic situation," said Deniece Peterson, manager of industry analysis. "This is a spend-to-save administration," she said, meaning that the government is investing in IT systems now to create savings down the road in health care, energy costs and agency communication networks. She expects the stimulus package to contribute at least $15 billion to the industry over the next two to three years. And President Obama's push to increase the federal workforce and rely less on contractors will still create opportunities for local firms, she said. "It will only add to the need for IT services," she said. "Even if there is a slight bump in federal employment, the government still has to supply the technological infrastructure for those workers. There's still a gap to be filled by the contracting community.".. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR200907120… On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Martin Muraguri<martinmur87(a)gmail.com> wrote: > With better use of the internet and making it a basic mode of communication > ... while involving , education, business and social life, we will not only > have an informed kenya ...but one that is up to date. > > That thing for "ban" sounds wrong... we could try ...face off .. without > giving the public... the impression that that is happening... eventually > people can attend to business while on the bus to/ from work/ home, submit > assignments on the bus to school. > > All this adds up to productivity ... With an I -phone u can watch videos on > TED's website.. the info that recides there will do great good in the ears > of many kenyans ..... > > Maina. > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Skunkworks announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

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Mp3 licensed companies
by Tech List Kenya 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

I was looking at this list and noticed a few things: http://www.mp3licensing.com/licensees/index.asp 1. Vlc is not there. I thought it has mp3 codecs inbuilt (correct me if am wrong) 2. Mandriva not on the list despite their out-of-box support for mp3 in powerpack versions 3. Novell should be there at least to offer mp3 support in their commercial SLED product 4. Shouldn't these guys from Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) be on the list? So they can distribute music on behalf of our musicians 5. Last thing I noticed (and not least), I am idle.

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modem setup safaricom
by david gathu 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

hi all i broke my safaricom modem setup cd the old version black funny looking compared to the new PNP bought it about 1 1/2 years ago any help where i can replace that .will appreciate -- regards DAVID

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