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Got GoogleWave Invites [10]
by Isaak Mogetutu 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Someone? Anyone? Everyone? Got 10 remaining! -- Stephen Leacock<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so."

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NSE and Nelly Data?
by aki 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Many kenyan business sites are nowadays carrying Nelly Data Ticker. Question is : 1) Is Nelly Data a local app and by whom? 2) Is the NSE on local developed business app thus Nelly Data on offspring ? Interesting stuff ahead. :-)

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OT: geek toys price check
by Michael Kamunge 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi guys!, I. About how much would the following phones go for? ( new ) 1) Sony Ericsson P1 or P1i 2) Sony Ericsson W810 3) Nokia E71 4) Nokia E63 5) Nokia E95 Can anyone suggest a good dealer/place to purchase at reasonabe prices? II. What's the best Palm smartphone one can get for 25k-30k (locally)? [ + a dealer with reasonable prices ] Your analyses/opinions will be most appreciated. Thanks,

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Looking for Nokia E55
by Brian Munyao Longwe 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi y'all, Anyone know whether this phone can be found in Kenya yet? Pls sambaza me details... Lotsa lurv, Mblayo -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Looking for Quickbooks
by Evans Ikua 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

I am looking for a Quickbooks reseller. Any referrals please? Ikua

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Urgent IBM X32000 server
by henry kamabi 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi where can i get this server. IBM X32000 1GB SAS hardisc 146 GB 15K rpm.. Please assist. Regards, henry +254721791608 On 11/27/09, wambugu esther <essiekui(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > i have a problem with a server where the server performance is > unstable,one time it is good and the other time is completely slow > causing the sybase server running on the machine to be slow too. > On the hardware side we checked the RAM and the part numbers > were:398707-051..im not an expert in hardware but can someone confirm > to me whether this part number is certified for HP SERVER DL 580.Or > what else could cause a new HP server to be so unstable in speed > > > your response will be highly appreciated > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > 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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SOS: Asp.net Ajax tabs
by Edwin Wambua 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi all, For those who have worked with asp.net 2.0 with the ajax toolkit extender,I'm wrestling with a slight issue here.I have a form with several tabs and on each tab there are 2 command buttons, save and exit; and save and go to the next page.The problem is that the button click events aren't firing.Endless googling reveals that the tabs arent saving client state correctly when postbacks, which I've used on some other controls in my tabs, are triggered.Please help. Edwin Wambua Tel No:+254721995519

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FURTHER REDUCTION Garage Sale
by Martha Muriuki 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi all, The earlier advertised sale at KDN's go-down along Msa road is on-going & there's a further price reduction for new and used items. Attached is the item list with prices attached Please take your pick & make arrangements to purchase. Terms cash. Dont miss out! Directions: The go-down is situated on Mombasa road, the 2nd building after Visions Plaza (former Swift Global Offices) right before the Nakumatt HQ entrance. Regards, Martha Muriuki. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of gideon.kirui(a)kdn.co.ke Sent: 26 November 2009 21:36 To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: [Skunkworks] Kdn Garage sale Kdn is doing its end year garage sale visit them at their warehouse at former swift global office msa rd for laptops ,pcs modems, UPS,adaptors ........ etc Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone from Zain Kenya _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- 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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PHP: dates between dates code review
by Peter Karunyu 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

I have been pulling out my hair for the last few hours... Given two dates in whichever format, e.g. 2009-10-06 and November 12, 2009, which is the best logical approach here to get all dates in between those two dates? I was thinking of converting the received dates into timestamps, then using mktime to add one day to the older timestamp till i get to the new one, but a small voice tells me there is a better way. Any ideas? Here is the code I am using. <?php /** * Get the days between two dates and return those actual dates in an array */ function getDaysBetweenDates($startDate, $endDate){ //initialize array that will get returned $daysBetweenDatesArray = array(); //attempt to convert the received dates into timestamps $startDateTimestamp = strtotime($startDate); $endDateTimestamp = strtotime($endDate); /*TODO: Problem 1: even if the received dates are bogus, strtotime() will convert them into sane timestamps, which might pass the checkdate() validation below */ //check that the received values are valid if (!checkdate(date('n',$startDateTimestamp), date('j',$startDateTimestamp), date('Y',$startDateTimestamp))) { //do some error handling here return false; } if (!checkdate(date('n',$endDateTimestamp), date('j',$endDateTimestamp), date('Y',$endDateTimestamp))) { //do some error handling here return false; } //dates received are probably valid /* Logic 1: One day has (24*60*60) seconds, therefore, if I can get the number of 86400 seconds between those two days, I can get those actual dates. Havent used this method Logic 2: Use mktime to add One to the start date, then increment $startDateTimestamp with 86400, i.e. the number of seconds in one day and loop it untill $startDateTimestamp is less than or equal to $endDateTimestamp. */ //variable to count the number of times the loop has run, will be used as index in the $daysBetweenDatesArray array $loopCounter = 1; //variable to store the dates found in between, not really necessary, the dates found could be put directly in the array $dateInBetweenTimestamp = ''; //assume startDate is included, put it as first element in array $daysBetweenDatesArray[0] = date('j-n-Y', $startDateTimestamp); while ($startDateTimestamp <= $endDateTimestamp) { //in order to use mktime, we will need seconds, minutes, hours, day, month and year for each date $startDateSecond = date('s',$startDateTimestamp); $startDateMinute = date('i',$startDateTimestamp); $startDateHour = date('G',$startDateTimestamp); $startDateDay = date('j',$startDateTimestamp); $startDateMonth = date('n',$startDateTimestamp); $startDateYear = date('Y',$startDateTimestamp); $dateInBetweenTimestamp = mktime($startDateHour, $startDateMinute, $startDateSecond, $startDateMonth, $startDateDay+1, $startDateYear); $daysBetweenDatesArray[$loopCounter] = date('j-n-Y', $dateInBetweenTimestamp); //increment loop counter $loopCounter++; //increment $startDateTimestamp $startDateTimestamp = $startDateTimestamp + 86400; } return $daysBetweenDatesArray; } ?> How to use: <?php $datesInBetween = getDaysBetweenDates('2009-01-01', '2009-01-30'); print_r($datesInBetween) ; ?>

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Crystal Watley has recommended this group to you
by crystal＠voicesofafrica.org 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

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Google wave invites
by Denis G. Wahome 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

7 left... R D

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trace source of DDOS attacks
by kennedy waweru 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi guys, am in the process of tracing which machine on our network is responsible for DDOS. It seems we have a culprit and is now in a botnet. We have identified the specific segment from which this is comming from but they are a number of computers. Our portscan shows that the attacks are comming from a certain comp whose IP address is has never been allocated to anybody and is not active. Have you come accross a worm, trojan which projects a virtue IP address of something of the sort. Any ideas how we can do this quick enough without having to isolate each comp at a time, any good open source software out there, any good tips? thanks

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Bad news - Court ruling forces Mininova to end illegal torrents
by Okechukwu 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8382012.stm ./Ok3ch

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Re: [Skunkworks] I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it ??
by Shekey 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Send me one pliz. kmucheke(a)gmail.com

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Kdn Garage sale
by gideon.kirui＠kdn.co.ke 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Kdn is doing its end year garage sale visit them at their warehouse at former swift global office msa rd for laptops ,pcs modems, UPS,adaptors ........ etc Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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On torrents and anti-piracy..
by Paul Njoroge 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

> > Mininova, the largest torrent site on the Internet, has removed all > torrents except those that were uploaded through its content distribution > service. > More<http://torrentfreak.com/mininova-deletes-all-infringing-torrents-and-goes-l…>. -- Best Regards, Paul Njoroge. Skype: njorogepaul

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Underground data center (in a former nuclear bunker) in Stockholm, Sweden
by Dorcas Muthoni 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Underground data center (in a former nuclear bunker) in Stockholm, Sweden http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/10369477_vWpc7#718985583_iWPBD It has greenhouses, waterfalls, German submarine engines, simulated daylight and can withstand a hit from a hydrogen bomb. Hope we shall soon be seeing serious facilities in Kenya sometimes soon! -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Broadband Hunting
by Phares Kariuki 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

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FW: RE: A LITTLE SECRET FOR THE SKUNKS
by Lenchipai Nakodony 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Good evening. As i was asking sometime back... Please may someone from KDN let me know about the butterfly? It is actually (not being paid for), and this clogs the system.... Lenchipai Nakodony Suntel(K) Ltd Skype me:lenchiiz "Idealism is what precedes experience" > -----Original Message----- > From: lenchi(a)inbox.com > Sent: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:30 -0800 > To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > Subject: A LITTLE SECRET FOR THE SKUNKS > > There is word going round that butterfly is currently free of charge, > that there is a problem with their payment systems right now. Can anybody > confirm this? We might actually get a chance to test the speeds and know > which is, really, the faster option. > > > Lenchipai Nakodony > Suntel(K) Ltd > Skype me:lenchiiz > "Idealism is what precedes experience" ____________________________________________________________ Receive Notifications of Incoming Messages Easily monitor multiple email accounts & access them with a click. Visit http://www.inbox.com/notifier and check it out! ____________________________________________________________ Receive Notifications of Incoming Messages Easily monitor multiple email accounts & access them with a click. Visit http://www.inbox.com/notifier and check it out!

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Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge
by Ngũgĩ Kĩmani 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

*Welcome to Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge, sponsored by Google* We invite you to take part in this challenge to create Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. We hope to make the online experience richer and more relevant for 100 million African users who speak Kiswahili. You've never created a Wikipedia article before? No problem. We will have training available at the start of the competition. The articles you create will be attributed to you, which will earn you instant and lasting online fame, and prizes will be given away to the winners who qualify. You could win a mobile phone, netbook or even a laptop. Other prizes include wireless Internet modems and wearable Google gear. All participants who meet the set criteria will receive a certificate of participation from Google for your efforts. *What is the Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge?* This is your opportunity to bring Africa's information online by creating Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. You can participate by translating English Wikipedia articles into Kiswahili or by writing your own articles from scratch. You can choose your own topic to write about. Are you a pursuing a degree in Physics? Translate the entry for 'condensed matter' from English to Kiswahili. Studying literature? Write an entry on your favorite local author. Or translate an article about your favorite musician or sports team. Just think about what topics would be of interest to some of the 100 million Kiswahili speakers worldwide. *Eligibility* The Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge is open to students enrolled in participating schools and individuals who are passionate about the Kiswahili language. *How it will work* As a participant, you will be either creating original Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili or translating existing Wikipedia articles from English to Kiswahili. If you're creating a new article, you will do so via Wikipedia.org’s entry tools. If you're translating articles from English to Kiswahili, you will use Google Translator Toolkit, which integrates with Wikipedia so that you can upload your new article from there. Once you register, you will receive information on the venue and time for a one-day training. The training will include how to create Wikipedia articles with the help of the Google Translator Toolkit as well as general overview of Wikipedia. All articles submitted will be reviewed by Kiswahili Wikipedia Jury members who will assess the quality of your article and assign a 'point' per article. *Winners and Prizes* Winners of the prizes will be determined by a point system taking into consideration the number of articles submitted and the quality of the articles. We will also award prizes to the second place participants and runners up. Prizes includes laptops, mobile phones, prepaid internet access modems, Google T-shirts, and more. Participants will also receive certificate of participation. Please contact *kiswahili-wiki(a)googlegroups.com*<kiswahili-wiki(a)googlegroups.com>if you have any questions. Sign up to make a difference, have fun, and win some cool prizes. *Register now!* <https://services.google.com/fb/forms/kiswahiliwiki/> -- Ngũgĩ Kĩmani Fundi wa Mitambo

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A counter-challenge for Kai Wulff
by saidimu apale 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Note: I don't know if Kai Wulff is on this list. If not, someone with his contacts please forward this to him? -------- Kai, I very much enjoyed the talk you gave to Skunkworks a few weeks ago (partial video on Youtube). I liked your example of SMS being a waste product (created for engineers to exchange test results on microwave alignments). I didn't know shit could taste so good. You're a funny guy, and a real techie it seems. Nice to see a prominent CEO with such an attitude. Here's a question you asked in the talk that pricked my conscience: "Where are the creative Kenyans who go out of Kenya and create companies > with interesting ideas? Where are they here? Are they the same ones that are > on blogs constantly complaining complaining that something has to change for > change to happen?" > I'm not in a position to speak for any bloggers/non-bloggers. But here's a counter-challenge to your challenge: I understand KDN has a network of traffic video cameras stationed at various places in Nairobi. How about opening up that stream and letting us attempt to perform real-time analysis to monitor, save and predict: - traffic flow - accidents - other related events Using this data to create dynamic traffic models, one can then actually start controlling traffic: - directly by signalling traffic-lights - directly by providing routing info to people's GPS devices - indirectly by notifying police on the ground (via SMS) - indirectly by providing real-time updates on the web I'm ready, and extremely interested, in such a project. Are you game, Herr Kai Wulff? Saidi PS I should note that the applications of such technologies go way, way beyond traffic control systems. Basically, you can apply the core principles wherever you need to automate pattern-recognition and act on them.

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I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it??
by Willie Ong'uti 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? -- http://www.onlineduka.com - Search, Compare, Save.

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Facebook worm spreads with a lurid lure
by maina martin 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

hi all, be aware Some Facebook users have been infected with a worm after clicking on an image of a scantily clad woman, which then redirects the victims to a pornography site, according to security researchers http://www.techworld.com.au/article/327542/facebook_worm_spreads_lurid_lure The GOD FATHER OF SPAM NETTED One of the most notorious U.S.-based spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order to make a profit. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/327550/godfather_spam_sentenced_four_…

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Dimagi Careers
by Ukang'a Dickson 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

http://www.dimagi.com/about/careers/ extract: - Core developer on a project to coordinate cancer care with various domestic partners and systems for a NIH funded research project with Boston Medical Center. - Core developer on an open source J2ME mobile data collection application being used and developed in Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya. - Core developer on a C# based medical record system that is the national HIV care system in Zambia and being piloted in Ethiopia. - Core developer on a Python/Django based web application to help manage community health programs.

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send me wave invite
by Frank Maina 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM, <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OT: KRA Graduate Trainee Aptitude test (Mr. Lawi) > 2. I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? (Willie Ong'uti) > 3. Re: I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? > (maina martin) > 4. Re: I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? > (Abraham Mwangi) > 5. Re: I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? > (richard muteru) > 6. Re: I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? > (richard muteru) > 7. Configure Samsung SGH-D880 for Internet (Nick Wambugu) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:16:24 +0300 > From: "Mr. Lawi" <mail2lawi(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: KRA Graduate Trainee Aptitude test > Message-ID: > <e0b11a530911260016l7ebb7f6aif088567e4c978580(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Most aptitude tests are IQ tests which are freely available on the > net. Try some of them. Don't be discouraged by the initial IQ rating, > though:) > > On 11/26/09, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Dont forget abstract thinking tests and one time I also did a mechanical > > aptitude test.... > > > > e.g where would you hold a hammer ? What point would you place your hands > on > > a wheel barrow if a load sits at point A or B ? > > > > etc etc > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:29:46 +0300 > From: "Willie Ong'uti" <williexm(a)gmail.com> > To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > Subject: [Skunkworks] I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing > it?? > Message-ID: > <ff1c2a140911260029j3c9a5be5j649faee85fda81dd(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I have Wave Invites to spend, anyone needing it?? > > -- > http://www.onlineduka.com - Search, Compare, Save. >

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