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iPad
by Philip Musyoki 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

So Steve Jobs has finally unveiled the iPad amidst much fanfare. Much like what many had speculated, but seems to be using a special chip, not Intel. Guess now we may be seeing that chip in other devices like the iPhone and MacBook. I am sure Intel is watching this with much intrest, and it is not unlike Apple to disrupt industries it enters. All in all I think it is a beautiful device, and I am waiting for the pricing details. It will have both WiFi and 3G, but I am not sure it is tied to carriers like the iPhone. And they announced the iBook, an eBook Reader application for the iPad.

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CentOS SERVER SECURITY
by Cynthia Wahome 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Hello Skunkers I have a Linux Box that is on the internet.I have several times noticed that when i look at my log files in /var/log/secure i notice alot of possible break in attempts eg 32 proxicious sshd[32036]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=cl67-179-182-213.cl.metrocom.ru user=root Jan 25 19:02:34 proxicious sshd[32036]: Failed password for root from 213.182.179.67 port 47122 ssh2 Jan 25 19:02:34 proxicious sshd[32037]: Received disconnect from 213.182.179.67: 11: Bye Bye Jan 25 19:02:36 proxicious sshd[32038]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 There are so many ip addresses trying to enter this box.I have been blocking the IP addresses using iptables -A INPUT -s a.b.c.d -j DROP from the box. My question is,if there are very many IP's trying;is there a simpler method of doing this or do i have to do it one by one.(really frustrating) PS I have not enabled SELinux becoz sometimes it becomes a hindrance alot. Any help is appreciated Regards ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Scheduled NT backup scripts....
by Maq Tim 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Hi guys, i could do with some of your help here. My scheduled NT-Backups don't happen. At first i thought it happened and just had a problem with retrieving the logs until i decided to do a few manual backups. The logs are ok and the report is given even with the verified backed-up data after the backup has happened. On the other hand, if i do a scheduled backup to a tape, it doesnt recognize the drive and give a no device found error. In manual mode, it works like a dream. However, if i schedule a backup to a hardisk on another machine on the same network, it works fine. Que...has someone encoutered such and if so, a script that i can use to go round all those que's i have to give a "yes" or "no" to? coz i suspect there lies the problem.... will appreciate your help. regards, Tim.

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Facebook rewrites PHP runtime
by Daudi Were 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

from: http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2010/01/30/Facebook-rewrites-PHP-runtime.a… Well, I was able to put all the pieces together on this one, finally, and I now understand exactly what is up: *Facebook has rewritten the PHP runtime from scratch*. This coming Tuesday, they will make a big announcement around this project, and will make it available as open source software. I'm not really sure of any of the details of the project, but I do know that Facebook hired someone two years ago to do this, and I'm relatively sure this was a one-man project during that entire time ... This Tuesday, salvation should arrive. I would imagine this new project will push a lot of the weight in the PHP community into Facebook's corner of the world. It will be nice to see what they can do with all that interest, since Yahoo!, in the same position 6 years ago, largely squandered their opportunity to mold PHP into a more robust platform and language. -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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Interesting facts
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Listers, I was going through http://khushiwebworld.com/ and it has some interesting facts. I'm not really sure of facts number 2,3 and five. Any one who can attest to that? -- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke

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Tuktastic: a tuk-tuk driver with a website
by saidimu apale 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

> > Auto-driver Samson is different. He has a website, a legion of happy > customers and even turns on the meter. Something that's as rare as wearing > pullovers in Chennai. http://tuktastic.com/ Mad props to Samson! Saidi

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Google May Insert Real-Time Ads Onto Old Billboards in Street View
by saidimu apale 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Interesting. http://gizmodo.com/5446271/google-may-insert-real+time-ads-onto-old-billboa… Saidi

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Discussion on Python performance, Google, and Unladen Swallow
by Joseph Wayodi 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Hey people, For those interested in the present and future of Python, here's an interesting discussion about Python's use at Google, it's performance problems, the Google-sponsored Unladen Swallow (an optimization-focused branch of CPython), and other possible solutions: < http://groups.google.com/group/unladen-swallow/browse_thread/thread/4edbc40… >. Joseph.

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The Right to Read
by saidimu apale 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

> > They moved to Luna, where they found others who had likewise gravitated > away from the long arm of the SPA. When the Tycho Uprising began in 2062, > the universal right to read soon became one of its central aims. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html An interesting short story by Richard Stallman. He is many things, good and evil, to many people (knowledgeable and ignorant). Whatever you think of him, the short story is fascinating. Saidi

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10 Things Netbooks do better than the iPad
by Roy Michoma 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

With all the noise about the iPad this is the best article<http://content.zdnet.com/2346-9595_22-388040.html>about the iPad I've read so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!!!!

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Smart Board Resellers/Dealers
by David Ndambuki 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

are there any smart board resellers and dealers on the list. could someone please point me in the right direction. please feel free to contact me directly. -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka Phne: +254733476463; Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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Why are local ICT company so expensive to sub-contract from
by Imelda Mueni 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi, I was just talking to a friend who works at Nokia research company , was asking them how come they sub-contract most of there projects outside the country,,,,apparently they would love to work with local upcoming companies here in kenya, they had a project last year and they wanted to work with local companies , the quotes they were getting left them shocked , some one was quoting for a mobile application 200m (and that's was the range of the quotes),,,,yet the same project they were able to sub-contract from outside at 2m ..........are our local companies becoming greedy ? -- God Loves Us All

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Interesting: MIT Web Programming Competition
by Brian Munyao Longwe 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu/

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MIT Web Programming Competition
by Mr. Lawi 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu/

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bleach anime-calling on all death gods
by [dan buria] 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Guys, i have recently started this madness and realise i will not stop any time soon. does anyone have , like the whole lot of episodes? Currently am at episode 9 and getting them from the web has proved rather tedious and wasteful (of time). [D.Buria] [254 722 630 560] [254 733 566 340] Sent from Nairobi, Kenya

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Kenya Ranked 8 in Worst Cities to Work in IT
by Joshua Gichuhi Kinuthia 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi Skunkers, I honestly have no words... how can we be ranked alongside Iraq, Afghanistan and China?? http://www.cio.com/article/523463/Worst_Cities_to_Work_in_IT_International_… Regards, Joshua Kinuthia -- Self-reflection is the school of wisdom

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Locate a single text file out of 20000 files
by mambo mutua 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Skunks, I managed to recover 20000 text files out of a formatted HDD. My challenge is the application I used to recover with renamed all files to a different name. Out of the 20000 recovered, I only need one. Fine, this is easy with a linux distro, but am in a remote area where I cant find one. I need to use the file tomorrow. Am currently on vista. Any help? A.M

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blazle.vbs virus and tmpData.exe virus
by wallace ngene 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Has anyone encountered these viruses in windows? Blazle can be detected by kaspersky and removed and not with nod32 tmpdata.exe virus has the following symptoms; blocks network access, denies you all ICS Services -- WALLACE NGENE TARURU wallacengene(a)gmail.com

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.co.ke Domain Registration
by Kelvin 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi Skunks. Could you help me out here...I need to register a .co.kedomain. I wonder if there is any better (and possibly cheaper) option to Webhost Kenya (www.webhostkenya.co.ke) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Kelvin www.likechapaa.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We help make your website a success. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Google Analytics
by Rahim Kara 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

anyone using?

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[Event] AfricaDotNet Developer Forum Silver Springs Hotel Saturday 30 Jan 10:00
by Rad! 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Right people, as promised there shall be a developer forum this saturday at the silver springs hotel (30th jan) from 10:00 Confirmed speakers are as follows: - Rahim Kara will flex his muscles (ha ha!) and talk about Adobe Flex / Air & Flash - Stephen Ebichondo will share some wisdom on SQL Server Execution Plans - Conrad Akunga (yours truly) will talk about the Innovation Hub and squeeze in some functional programming with F# Tentatively we shall have Wilfred Mworia talking about iPhone development, and hopefully Murigi will share some of his wisdom on the industry. The roster is still open so if you are interested in presenting send me a mail (conradakunga(a)gmail.com) No restrictions as long as it is technically or related to the business of the software industry. I'd be particularly interested in presentations on - Ruby - Silvelight - Python (Wayodi??) - Java (Glen??) - C & C++ (Wesley??) - J2ME

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Permission denied accessing WMI collection object
by Simon Mbuthia 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi guys, Any VBS/WMI gurus out there? I'm trying to run a script that'll return a list of all COM objects beginning with the word "datac". So my script looks as below: Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2") Set ClassCollection = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ClassicCOMClassSetting where Description like 'Datac%'") For Each item In ClassCollection WScript.Echo item.Name WScript.Echo item.Description Next I'm getting an error message at the For.. Next loop. As in the section coloured blue runs well, but when I try to iterate through the items in the ClassCollection collection, that's where I get a message saying "Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Permission denied". I know it has to do with permissions, but what object/system user needs to be granted permission to what exactly? My user account that I use has admin priviledges and I run Windows XP SP3. Thanks in advance, Me. -- Be kind to your dentist - he has fillings too...

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29 Jan '10

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Resolving attack site issue on firefox
by Martin Njuguna 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear Skunks, Anybody encountered the error "Reported attack site " while using firefox, yet the same website shows up very well in IE? How can I resolve the problem? Thanks in advance Martin S. Njuguna Digital Vision Limited c:+254 751 440 543 c:+254 721 440 543 t:+254 20 21 33 865 e:martin@digitalvision.co.ke w: http://www.digitalvision.co.ke Skype: digitalv.ke

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How to advertise on Facebook
by vada dava 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Anybody on this list who has ever advertised on facebook,give me some freq guidelines on how to go forward on this.Does it work and the returns(clicks to your site) and method of payment used.

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